- Dates
- circa 1966-05 – circa 1966-09
- Kind
- Conservation
- Where
- Garden Island · High Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationenvironmentrecreation
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In May 1966, the Michigan Conservation Department began another season of trail and clearing work on Garden and High Islands. The Beaver Beacon named Jack Connaghan as local crew leader, assisted by Gene Burke and Robert Malloy, and described visitor access and game-habitat study as purposes.
Evidence and limits
The report does not provide work orders, acreage, funding, completion, or biological results.
Open questions
- Was this 1966 season part of an annual Conservation Department program, and if so, how many seasons ran and when did it end?
- Do the routes Jack Connaghan’s crew cleared on Garden and High Islands correspond to any trail documented on those islands today?
If you can answer any of these, or correct anything above, the archive wants to hear it — see Corrections.
Sources
- Reports Conservation Department trail and clearing work on Garden and High Islands, with Jack Connaghan leading a local crew assisted by Gene Burke and Robert Malloy, for visitor access and game-habitat study. It does not provide work orders, acreage, funding, completion, or biological results.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1966-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held ten-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1966-05_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Conservation Department begins Garden and High Island trail work, 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-garden-high-island-trail-clearing-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1966, “Out Island Projects Start.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.
BibTeX for “Conservation Department begins Garden and High Island trail work, 1966”RIS for “Conservation Department begins Garden and High Island trail work, 1966”