- Date
- 2008-08
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- environmentcommunitymaritime
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The August 2008 Beacon asked Islanders to report trash washing onto the Island’s lower beaches while the Coast Guard investigated a larger Lake Michigan debris pattern.
Evidence limits
The notice does not identify the debris source or document a cleanup or Coast Guard determination.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, August 2008, "Beach Trash New Teacher".Reports debris washing onto mainland Lake Michigan beaches and some appearing on Beaver Island, with a request to report finds to the Coast Guard in Grand Haven. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2008-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the beach-trash notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2008-08_Beaver-Beacon
Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island asks residents to report beach trash, 2008”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-beach-trash-coast-guard-report-2008/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 2008, "Beach Trash New Teacher". (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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