- Dates
- 1959-03 – 1959-06
- Kind
- Construction
- Where
- Sand Bay
- Carried out by
- Central Michigan University
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationconstructioncommunitytourism
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The March 1959 Beaver Beacon reports a Central Michigan University plan for a building near the middle of Sand Bay to house forty students taking special summer courses.
Evidence limits
The notice describes a plan, not an approved design, completed building, or operating summer program.
Sources
- Reports Henry Allen, consulting engineer for the Board of Education, announcing that Central Michigan University planned to construct a building about the middle of Sand Bay to house forty students taking special summer courses. It does not provide a site plan, approval, funding, architectural drawings, construction record, or completion report. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1959-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the reported university building plan; it does not establish construction or operation.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-03_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports that the Central Michigan University Biological Department extension building was being built rapidly, was expected to be completed early in August, would serve about forty students, and was reported in newspapers to cost $30,000. It does not provide a contract, funding record, architectural plan, completion inspection, or operating record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1959-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held three-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the construction-progress report; it does not establish completion or final cost.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-06_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports that the previously planned Sand Bay facility opened August 21–24 for a weekend session attended by university and state education officials, and says many groups would use it. It does not provide a completion certificate, final cost, operating agreement, or complete attendee register. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1959-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held three-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the reported lodge opening; it does not expand the facility or operating record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-09_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Central Michigan University plans a summer-student building at Sand Bay, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-central-michigan-university-sand-bay-building-1959/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1959, “A BEAVER SCOOP.” (and 5 further sources listed on the page).
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