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Beaver Island holds 1989 Winter Games, 1989

Also 1989 Beaver Island Winter Games · February 11 1989 Winter Games

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TypeEvent
Date1989-02-11
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1989-02-11
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Celebration
Where
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Modern era
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Summary

Beaver Island held its 1989 Winter Games on February 11 near the Beaver Beacon office, with broom ball, children’s games, refreshments, and a bonfire.

Evidence limits

The newspaper reports approximate attendance and activities, not a complete program, accounting, or participant roster.

Sources

  1. Reports the February 11 games near the Beaver Beacon office, attendance of approximately 50 to 75 people, children’s games, refreshments, a bonfire, and broom ball on the ice. 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 · 1989-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held twenty-page February issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR and confirms the completed event.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1989-02_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island holds 1989 Winter Games, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-winter-games-1989-outcome/, accessed [date], citing “Winter Games,” Beaver Beacon, February 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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