Name: Southwestern Michigan Explorer Scouts plan Beaver Island trip, 1964
Start: 1964-06-12
End: 1964-06-19
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Dates: 1964-06-12 – 1964-06-19
Kind: Announcement
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: tourismeducationheritageconservationcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The April 1964 Beaver Beacon announced a planned June 12–19 Beaver Island trip by approximately 50 Explorer Scouts and leaders from the Southwestern Michigan Boy Scout Council. It also reported Edward Sorgel showing Beaver Island films and Captain Justin J. McCauley, a Beaver Island-born Great Lakes captain, speaking about the island’s early history.

Evidence and limits

The trip and presentation are reported plans and promotional activity. The source does not provide a complete roster, itinerary, attendance record, or later completion report.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, April 1964, “Films Promote Trek to Beaver Island.”
Announces approximately 50 Explorer Scouts and leaders from the Southwestern Michigan Boy Scout Council planning a June 12–19 trip, and reports Edward Sorgel showing Beaver Island films and Captain Justin J. McCauley speaking about island history; it does not provide an attendance roster or later trip report.
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Beaver Beacon, April 1964, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Southwestern Michigan Explorer Scouts plan Beaver Island trip, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/southwestern-michigan-explorer-scouts-beaver-island-trip-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1964, “Films Promote Trek to Beaver Island.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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