The Beaver Beacon publishes a Beaver Island bicycle-camping retrospective, 1989

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Event

Date: 1988-07
Kind: Publication
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: recreationtourismtransportationseasonal-lifecommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The May issue publishes a retrospective account of Dave Columbus and Stu Salisbury’s 1988 bicycle-camping trip around Beaver Island and their meeting with another touring cyclist.

Evidence limits

This is a retrospective travel account, not a route log, campground register, or safety study.

Sources

“Bike Camping on Beaver Island,” Beaver Beacon, May 1989.
Recounts 1988 coastal camps at Kilty’s Point, Iron Ore Bay, and the County Campground, and a meeting with bicycle camper Jim Stillwell. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, May 1989, held issue PDF, source scan.
Paired held twenty-page issue PDF.
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Beaver Island Archive, “The Beaver Beacon publishes a Beaver Island bicycle-camping retrospective, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bike-camping-retrospective-1989/, accessed [date], citing “Bike Camping on Beaver Island,” Beaver Beacon, May 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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