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Beaver Island

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Beaver Island 14 mi (23 km) long, from 3 to 6 mi (4.8-9.6 km) wide, off N Mich., in Lake Michigan. It is the largest island of the Beaver Archipelago and has forests, lakes, beaches, and a harbor at St. James village. The island's permanent inhabitants are mostly fishermen. James J. Strang had a Mormon settlement there from 1847 to 1856. Author not available, BEAVER ISLAND. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

James Jesse Strang

James Jesse Strang , 1813-56, American Mormon leader, b. Cayuga co., N.Y. A lawyer and teacher, he migrated in 1843 to Wisconsin, was converted to Mormonism, and at the death of Joseph Smith (1844) claimed the succession, saying that he had had a vision in which God had proclaimed him prophet. Excommunicated,... Read more

Isle Royale National Park
...571,790 acres (231,575 hectares), comprising about 200 islands, in Lake Superior, NW Mich.; est. 1940. Isle Royale, 210 sq mi (544 sq km), is the largest island in Lake Superior; Greenstone Ridge extends along its entire length. Glaciated, the island has many lakes, streams, and inlets and remains a ... Read more

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	Five Generations On Beaver Island ; BEAVER ISLAND, Mich. -- The invasion of the grandchildren...could have told them everything about Beaver Island, from the names of the strata of rocks...close to shore. They missed the essential Beaver Island experience of walking for "miles" over... Read more
	Beaver Island: Memories of America's only kingdom ; ...America's only kingdom on verdant Beaver Island in Lake Michigan. Crowned king...despite its turbulent early history, Beaver Island and its only settlement, St. James...Charlevoix via the diesel-powered Beaver Islander ferry. A 15-minute plane ride... Read more
	The election yard signs are sprouting on Beaver Island ; ...election yard signs are sprouting on Beaver Island BY DAVID BRODER The Washington Post Monday, August 23, 2004 Beaver Island, Mich. -- It's turning ugly. No...of things, but the Democrats on Beaver Island think they are on a roll. It's... Read more
	Self-proclaimed king of Beaver Island's reign was short, but violent.(Knight Ridder Newspapers) ; BEAVER ISLAND, Mich. _ James Jesse Strang figured out...before he proclaimed himself king of Beaver Island. And just to be sure he was properly...on the island and from The Journal of Beaver Island History. Smith was killed by a mob in... Read more
	Self-proclaimed king of Beaver Island's reign was short, but violent. ; Byline: Gerry Volgenau BEAVER ISLAND, Mich. _ James Jesse Strang figured...he proclaimed himself king of Beaver Island. And just to be sure he was properly...island and from The Journal of Beaver Island History. Smith was killed by a... Read more
	Homeland Security casts shadow over idyllic Beaver Island, Mich. ; ...sorry to say, keeps intruding on Beaver Island, Mich., a pastoral paradise where...that is the other terminus of the Beaver Island Boat Co., were built this spring...put up the fence," Marks said. Beaver Island, with a year-round population... Read more
	BEAVER ISLAND VAGARIES.(NEWS) ; Byline: David Broder BEAVER ISLAND, Mich.- -- When Jean Kingsley...annual Cherry Festival. But here on Beaver Island, the water news is great. After...telling the former mayor that the Beaver Islanders grieved with New York for the... Read more
	Notes From Beaver Island ; ...The Making of the Mysterious Beaver Island Sun Circle." Admittedly, this...among the stones of a rock-strewn Beaver Island meadow. The field, previously...with bitterness that when the Beaver Island Historical Society played host... Read more
	The World Comes to Beaver Island ; ...The ambassador had read that Beaver Island was populated by descendants of...undaunted by this little trick Beaver Island plays on almost all first-time...now a restaurant and music pub. Beaver Island showed itself at its very best... Read more
	Politics on Beaver Island ; ...of things, but the Democrats on Beaver Island think they are on a roll. It's...had been made for a caucus on Beaver Island, "because there are no Democrats...Republicans. In 2000, Bush won Beaver Island over Al Gore, 186 to 173. Not... Read more

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