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Eight people cross Lake Geneserath on its exposed sandbar, 2007

Also Lake Geneserath first annual sandbar walk 2007

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TypeEvent
Date2007-09
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2007-09
Kind
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Eras
Modern era
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hydrologyrecreationenvironmentshorelines
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Beaver Island

Summary

Eight people made the first annual walk across Lake Geneserath’s sandbar in September 2007, when low water left the crossing exposed. The Beacon reported the lake as roughly 21 inches below normal.

Evidence limits

The report does not provide the exact date, route, or a hydrological measurement source beyond the newspaper’s observation.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, October 2007, "At the Transfer Station" photo continuation and Lake Geneserath crossing report.
    Reports eight people completing the first annual walk across Lake Geneserath's sandbar when the lake was about 21 inches below normal. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2007-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the crossing report and photograph.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2007-10_Beaver-Beacon

Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Eight people cross Lake Geneserath on its exposed sandbar, 2007”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-lake-geneserath-sandbar-crossing-2007/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 2007, "At the Transfer Station" photo continuation and Lake Geneserath crossing report. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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