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Volunteers rebuild the Beaver Island Ice Classic tower

Also Beaver Island Ice Classic tower reconstruction 2014

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TypeEvent
Date2014-01
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ErasModern era
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2014-01
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Beaver Island

Summary

In early January 2014, Jon Fogg, Don Tritsch, Bob Tidmore, and Bob Banville reconstructed the Beaver Island Ice Classic tower from pieces damaged during the previous year’s contest. The February issue reports that the tower was on the ice and tickets were available for the 2014 contest.

Evidence limits

The source documents the reconstruction and ticket sale, not the 2014 freeze-through date, winner, or proceeds.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, January 2014, "Beaver Island Ice Classic."
    Invites readers to watch for the 2014 Ice Classic buoy after the New Year; the issue does not yet report the reconstruction details or contest result. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2014-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held January issue scan confirms the Ice Classic notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2014-01_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Beaver Beacon, February 2014, "The Beaver Island Ice Classic."
    Reports that Jon Fogg, Don Tritsch, Bob Tidmore, and Bob Banville reconstructed the Ice Classic tower in early January and that tickets were available for the coming contest. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2014-02_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held February issue scan confirms the tower-reconstruction report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2014-02_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Volunteers rebuild the Beaver Island Ice Classic tower”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-ice-classic-reconstruction-2014/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 2014, "Beaver Island Ice Classic." (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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