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Beaver Island holds its first Celtic Games, July 23, 2005

Also First Beaver Island Celtic Games Outcome

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Date2005-07-23
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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2005-07-23
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Summary

Beaver Island held its first Celtic Games on July 23, 2005, with Highland-style weight, caber, and sheaf events and a large audience. Kip Miller won the competition, followed by Chris Snider and Dale Gehman; the event also included an audience tug-of-war and commemorative shirts.

Evidence limits

The newspaper account provides reported results and selected participants, not a complete score sheet or medical record for the minor injuries mentioned.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, August 2005, "For Distance, or Over the Bar – The First Annual Beaver Island Celtic Games."
    Reports the first games' Highland events, crowd, injuries, prizes, and results: Kip Miller first, Chris Snider second, and Dale Gehman third, plus the audience tug-of-war. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2005-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the Celtic Games report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2005-08_Beaver-Beacon
  3. The organizer’s advance release gives the planned seven events, 13 athletes, Friday demonstration, venue, and Historical Society relationship; the July 25 follow-up confirms the event went ahead and thanks volunteers. It reports a large, unnamed crowd but gives no independently verifiable attendance count or score sheet, so the Beacon remains stronger for results.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000390

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island holds its first Celtic Games, July 23, 2005”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-celtic-games-outcome-july-23-2005/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 2005, "For Distance, or Over the Bar – The First Annual Beaver Island Celtic Games." (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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