Summary
The March 1972 Beaver Beacon reports a snowmobile trip from Beaver Island to Naubinway in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula by Johnny Gillespie, Jim Wojan, Buddy Martin, Jerry LaFreniere, and Charlie Martin. Jerry’s machine failed near the northern end of Garden Island; after a weather-delayed return, the group towed the machine back.
Evidence and limits
The report says the trip occurred a few weeks before publication, but supplies no calendar date, measured route, vehicle registrations, or independent civil identities. The event is therefore dated approximately and does not establish a regular cross-lake route or safe-ice practice.
See also
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, March 1972, “Snow Sport.”Reports Johnny Gillespie, Jim Wojan, Buddy Martin, Jerry LaFreniere, and Charlie Martin traveling across the ice to Naubinway; Jerry’s snowmobile failed at northern Garden Island, the return was delayed by snow and poor visibility, and the group returned while towing the disabled machine. It gives no exact date, route survey, vehicle registrations, or independent identities.