Beaver Island students conduct an island cleanup, 1989

Also May 5 1989 Beaver Island school cleanup

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TypeEvent

Date1989-05-05

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1989-05-05
Kind: Occurrence
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: environmenteducationcommunitytransportationcommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Beaver Island students conducted their annual island cleanup on May 5, 1989, collecting refuse from the schoolyard, town, and major roads.

Evidence limits

This is a reported cleanup outcome, not a complete route, weight, volunteer, or long-term litter dataset.

Sources

“Island Cleanup,” Beaver Beacon, May 1989.
Reports students cleaning the schoolyard, town, and major roads, including two truckloads collected along King’s Highway. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, May 1989, held issue PDF, source scan.
Paired held twenty-page issue PDF.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island students conduct an island cleanup, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-student-island-cleanup-1989/, accessed [date], citing “Island Cleanup,” Beaver Beacon, May 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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