- Date
- 1971-01
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- recreationtransportationcommunityheritage
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The January 1971 Beaver Beacon described frequent winter snowmobile safaris to Sand Bay, the west side, and Donegal Bay, and credited Karl Kuebler with brushing out an old railroad right-of-way used as a trail.
Evidence and limits
The account is a community description rather than a route survey. It does not provide a map, trail length, or maintenance record.
Open questions
- What was the route of the old railroad right-of-way Karl Kuebler brushed out, and does it correspond to the Kuebler Trail as currently named?
- How long did the brushed-out trail remain in active use after 1971?
If you can answer any of these, or correct anything above, the archive wants to hear it — see Corrections.
Sources
- Describes snowmobile trips to Sand Bay, the west side, and Mount Pisgah at Donegal Bay, and credits Karl Kuebler with brushing out the old railroad right-of-way used as a winter trail.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1971-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published winter recreation report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1971-01_Beaver-Beacon
Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island residents use snowmobile safaris and Kuebler Trail, 1971”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-winter-snowmobile-safaris-kuebler-trail-1971/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1971, “Winter.” (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.
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