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Beaver Island reports 260 pounds collected in its Michigan beach-cleanup event, September 2005

Also First Michigan Island Beach Cleanup Report 2005

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TypeEvent
Date2005-09-17
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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2005-09-17
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Summary

The November 2005 Beacon described Beaver Island as the first Michigan island to participate in the beach cleanup and reported 42 volunteers collecting 260 pounds of trash over approximately ten miles of shore on September 17. It names BICS, the townships, BIPOA, and local volunteers as supporters.

Evidence limits

The September and November reports give different collected-weight figures (250 and 260 pounds); this record preserves the November follow-up rather than silently reconciling the discrepancy.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, November 2005, "First Michigan Island to participate in Beach Cleanup."
    Reports 42 volunteers collecting 260 pounds of trash over approximately ten miles of shore, with BICS, townships, BIPOA, and local residents supporting the event. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2005-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the follow-up report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2005-11_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island reports 260 pounds collected in its Michigan beach-cleanup event, September 2005”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-beach-cleanup-final-report-2005/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 2005, "First Michigan Island to participate in Beach Cleanup." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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