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Beaver Lodge Local 1504 @beaverlodge1504.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Congratulations to Elphabeaver, our 2026 Beaver Queen!

Beaver Lodge Local 1504 @beaverlodge1504.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

We are tremendously grateful for the support of the sponsors of the 22nd annual Beaver Queen Pageant: Beaver Rivalry. The big event is on Saturday, June 6 starting at 4 PM at the Duke Park meadow.

A poster with 17 logos and 6 additional business names for supporters of the 2026 Beaver Queen Pageant.

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Beaver Lodge Local 1504 @beaverlodge1504.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Voting for this year's Beaver Queen Pageant contestants is open at beaverqueen.org. Don't miss our event on June 6 at the Duke Park Meadow starting at 4 PM.

A grid of 6 pictures. Each is a 2026 Beaver Queen Pageant contestant. They are listed in alphabetical order. This is a screenshot from the beaverqueen.org site

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Beaver Lodge Local 1504 @beaverlodge1504.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

We hope that you've Shaved the Date: Heated Rivalry (the 22nd Beaver Queen Pageant) will be on June 6 starting at 4 PM at the Duke Park Meadow.

A beaver is holding a piece of wood about the size of a cell phone. The headline is "I'm coming to the meadow." This is a reference to the "I'm coming to the cottage" scene in Heated Rivalry. The bottom right corner has the event date (June 6).

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Beaver Lodge Local 1504 @beaverlodge1504.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Getting ready for Beaver Rivalry (the 2026 Beaver Queen Pageant) involves getting into the Canadian mindset.

The title is Poutine for Beavers. We see a beaver getting ready to eat a plateful of sticks covered with gravy and flowers. White text indicates that the flower are tree curds.

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Beaver Lodge Local 1504 @beaverlodge1504.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Our 2016 theme, Beaver Rivalry, is meant to evoke all things Canadian. Part respect, part escapism. Join us at Duke Park on June 6 starting at 4 PM. Shave the date.

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Beaver Lodge Local 1504 @beaverlodge1504.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Get ready for the hottest rivalry in NC: Beaver Rivalry! That's right, the Beaver Queen Pageant is back on June 6, 2026. Who will be competing? Why not you? Our contestant interest form is now open at bit.ly/BQPcontestan...

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Beaver Lodge Local 1504 @beaverlodge1504.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

It was a great pageant this year, and we can't wait to do it all again in 2026. Thanks to your votes and bribes, we were able to raise $9,000 for Keep Durham Beautiful.

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Kaylyn Saucedo - MarzGhoul @marzgurl.com · 13/06/2025

Man, that's a really well-edited No Kings Day video. From www.nokings.org

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Beaver Lodge Local 1504 @beaverlodge1504.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

The big day is tomorrow! Join us on Saturday, June 7 starting at 4 PM at Duke Park for the 21st Beaver Queen Pageant.

Poster for the 2025 Beaver Queen Pageant Saturday, June 7 at Duke park with pre-show 4 pm and pageant 5 pm. The name of the theme, which is Free to Beave, is written out in colorful letters with little animal characters on each letter. The animals are mostly beavers but there's also a penguin, a bull, a platypus, and a bee.

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Beaver Lodge Local 1504 @beaverlodge1504.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Who is in the running to be this year's Beaver Queen? Check out beaverqueen.org

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Beaver Queen Pageant

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Beaver Lodge Local 1504 @beaverlodge1504.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Help us get things started! Be a Stick Starter sponsor of the pageant at givebutter.com/beaverqueen

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Beaver Lodge Local 1504 @beaverlodge1504.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Shave the Date for the 2025 Beaver Queen Pageant!

Shave the Date: Saturday June 7, Free to Beave. Beaver Queen Pageant at Duke Park in Durham, NC. Preshow at 4, Pageant at 5.

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Cait Irwin @caitirwin.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

My best selling item in my #etsyshop and it doesn't disappoint! Stickers and magnets of my St. BEAVER will surely bring you joy. See link for details 👇 irwinartworks.etsy.com/listing/1598... #beavers #animallovers #beaverart #art #artistsonbluesky #animalart #womenartists #environmentalart #artjoy

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Beaver Lodge Local 1504 @beaverlodge1504.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

June 7 at Duke Park in Durham, starting at 4: The 21st Beaver Queen Pageant. Shave the date!

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Can you help me get 500 reposts on this post? I am going live on youtube on Friday. I am super pissed off what is happening in our party and want ro discuss Chuck Schumer and more with you. If you are not subscribed to my channel please consider doing so here: m.youtube.com/@adamparkhom...

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Keep Durham Beautiful @durhambeautiful.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Creek Week is coming March 15-23!! 💦 Join us for a full week of: 🚮Cleanups 🚣‍♀️ Paddle Tours 📖 Story-time ❓ Trivia 🐸 Critter Observations 🔎 Citizen Science ☔ Stormwater Talks 🌳 Tree ID Walks See the full lineup of events at www.durhamcreekweek.org!

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Beaver Lodge Local 1504 @beaverlodge1504.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

2025 Pageant theme: Free to Beave. This covers many forms of freedom, including freedom to protest.

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Out Magazine @out.com · 13/02/2025

Activist, musician, drag queen, and 2024 #Out100 honoree #PattieGonia made history by presenting an in-drag #TEDTalk on the event's main stage. 👏🏽🌱 🔗: bit.ly/4hWKssd

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Beaver Lodge Local 1504 @beaverlodge1504.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

I know it's amusing to call Elon "Musk Rat" but I kind of hate it. Muskrats are our rodent cousins and they don't deserve to be insulted in this way.

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Beaver Lodge Local 1504 @beaverlodge1504.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

It's World Wetlands Day! Be sure to give extra care to the wetlands that are near and dear to you.

A poster with the words: Protecting wetlands for our common future." Includes a graphic of a heart made up of waves, animals, hands, and plant life.

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Barry Yeoman @barryyeoman.com · 31/01/2025

My latest newsletter came out today. It's called How to Stay Sane. You can be informed without succumbing to every social media meme, I write—and you must not let the news suck joy from your life. Plus, my favorite recent journalism and a shoutout to @karenho.bsky.social's doomscrolling reminders.

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How to stay sane

You can remain informed without succumbing to every social media meme. Plus, a whale of a podcast, some spoken-word poetry, and how to find me on Bluesky.

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Beaver Lodge Local 1504 @beaverlodge1504.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Fun event! (Look at those bunny slippers!) Beavers--tuck in your tail and pretend to be a groundhog for the day!

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Beaver Lodge Local 1504 @beaverlodge1504.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Interesting! Haven't been to that one, but I have been to bettybeavers.com

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Beaver Lodge Local 1504 @beaverlodge1504.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Decorations from the early days of the pageant. (Yes, that's our first queen, Beverly Woody in a pic from 2006.)

A blonde beaver wearing an American flag bikini and a magnolia flower.

Beverly Woody in front of Duke Park bathhouse with various beaver decorations.

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Beaver Lodge Local 1504 @beaverlodge1504.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Picture from today (1/21/2025), taken by Rachel Cohn.

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Beaver Lodge Local 1504 @beaverlodge1504.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Some news: the Lodge filed for 501c3 status yesterday. Plz cross fingers that things get approved before the government fully implodes.

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Beaver Lodge Local 1504 @beaverlodge1504.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

As beavers, we create things...even under bleak conditions.

A picture of a beaver with the words "Together we can create a better world." The logs in the built structure have words like Social Justice, Mutual Aid, Self Organization, Community Defense. Two yet-to-be placed boards have the words Ecology and Gender Abolution.

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Beaver Lodge Local 1504 @beaverlodge1504.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

From the Lodge's purpose statement in our by-laws.

Phrases from the Lodge's purpose statement including "foster creativity" and "spark curiosity around the world of beavers."

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Beaver Lodge Local 1504 @beaverlodge1504.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

20 years of Beaver Queen Pageant contestants!

A list of the contestants from the first 20 years of the Beaver Queen Pageant entitled "Beaver Queen Contenders."

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Beaver Lodge Local 1504 @beaverlodge1504.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Beaver Lodge Local 1504 is new to Bluesky, but we've been around for 21 years! We are the organization behind Durham NC's annual Beaver Queen Pageant, which will be on June 7, 2025 starting at 4:00 PM at Duke Park.

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