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Cross-country skiing instruction comes to Beaver Island, 1981

Also Beaver Island cross-country skiing lessons 1981

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TypeEvent
Dates1981-01-11 – 1981-01-20
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1981-01-11 – 1981-01-20
Kind
Education
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
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Beaver Island

Summary

Cross-country skiing instruction was offered on Beaver Island in January 1981. Julie Cordano taught elementary, secondary, and adult groups, with a film, waxing guidance, rentals, trail practice, and races in the schoolyard.

Evidence and limits

The report gives group divisions and dates but not complete enrollment, equipment inventories, or a later program history.

Sources

  1. Reports a January 11 film and waxing session, January 12–13 elementary lessons, January 19–20 secondary lessons, and adult instruction, with Julie Cordano teaching and rental arrangements made through Silent Sports and the school. It is a participant report, not a complete enrollment or equipment 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 · 1981-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eighteen-page combined March and April issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the skiing report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1981-03_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Cross-country skiing instruction comes to Beaver Island, 1981”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-cross-country-skiing-program-1981/, accessed [date], citing Deb Koster, “Cross-country Skiing,” Beaver Beacon, March & April 1981. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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