- Dates
- 1959-08-15 – 1959-08-27
- Kind
- Conservation
- Where
- High Island · Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationeducationtourismcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The September 1959 Beaver Beacon reports Boy Scouts from East Lansing and Haslett camping on High Island from August 15–22 and helping game biologists clear and mark trails. Girl Scouts from Northern Oakland camped at the State Forest site from August 19–27.
Evidence limits
The report does not provide rosters, permits, work logs, trail maps, or biological survey results.
Open questions
- Which High Island trails did the Boy Scouts clear and mark with the game biologists, and do any of those markings survive on modern maps?
- What was the “State Forest site” where the Girl Scouts camped, and does it correspond to a named location today?
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Sources
- Reports Boy Scouts from East Lansing and Haslett camping on High Island August 15–22 and helping game biologists clear and mark trails, and Girl Scouts from Northern Oakland camping at the State Forest site August 19–27. It does not provide rosters, camp permits, work logs, trail maps, or biological survey results. 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 · 1959-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held three-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the scout camping and trail-work report; it does not expand the youth, conservation, or camping records.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-09_Beaver-Beacon
Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Scout groups camp on Beaver and High Islands and help clear game trails, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-scout-trail-clearing-and-camping-1959/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1959, "Conservation Items." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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