- Date
- 2014-03
- Kind
- Occurrence
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- recreationsportsweather
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The April-May 2014 Beaver Beacon reports that Andrew Whitley, Nicholas Whitley, and Paul Beauvais walked approximately 25 miles from Charlevoix across frozen Lake Michigan to Beaver Island. They navigated around thin ice and arrived near the south end of the Island after a winter crossing described as only the third known recent crossing.
Evidence limits
The article gives a narrative account and approximate route details but does not establish a precise crossing date.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, April-May 2014, "Let's Walk There."Reports the roughly 25-mile crossing, the party's departure from Charlevoix, arrival near Beaver Island's south end, route changes around thin ice, safety equipment, and aircraft observation. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2014-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held April-May issue scan confirms the ice-crossing report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2014-05_Beaver-Beacon
Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Three walkers cross frozen Lake Michigan to Beaver Island”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-lake-michigan-crossing-2014/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April-May 2014, "Let's Walk There." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
Last revised 2026-08-06. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.
BibTeX for “Three walkers cross frozen Lake Michigan to Beaver Island”RIS for “Three walkers cross frozen Lake Michigan to Beaver Island”