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Beaver Island grades 5–8 snowmobile-shack camp out, 1975

Also 1975 schoolboys’ camp out · Lake Geneserath snowmobile-shack camp

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Locator map: Lake Geneserath highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Lake GeneserathLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
TypeEvent
Datecirca 1975-01
WithinLake Geneserath
ErasModern era
On this page
Locator map: Lake Geneserath highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Lake GeneserathLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Event
Date
circa 1975-01
Kind
Celebration
Where
Lake Geneserath
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
educationrecreationcommunity
Within
Lake Geneserath

Summary

Eight boys from Beaver Island grades 5–8 spent a Friday night and Saturday at the Lake Geneserath snowmobile shack in January 1975. The report names Phil Gregg as leader and describes hunting, games, stove tending, repairs, meals, and plans for another outing.

Evidence and limits

The issue does not name the boys or establish a formal school trip, youth-group charter, attendance record, or later camp history.

Sources

  1. Reports eight boys in grades 5–8, led by Phil Gregg, spending Friday night and Saturday at the Lake Geneserath snowmobile shack in mixed rain and snow; it describes hunting, cards, stove tending, repairs, meals, and planning but does not name the boys or provide a school/outdoor-program 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 · 1975-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The scan confirms the group size, leader attribution, location, and activities.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1975-01_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island grades 5–8 snowmobile-shack camp out, 1975”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-grade-school-snowmobile-camp-out-1975/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1975, “Camp Out.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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