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Beaver Island Bike Festival draws 132 registered riders in 2013

Also Beaver Island Bike Festival June 2013

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TypeEvent
Dates2013-06-21 – 2013-06-22
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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2013-06-21 – 2013-06-22
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Summary

The June 2013 Beaver Beacon announced the fourth Beaver Island Bike Festival for June 21–22, and the July issue reported that 132 riders registered, more than 100 reached the starting line, and riders came from across the Midwest. The account says the route was completed without trespassing on the Kuebler Walking Trail.

Evidence limits

The July account provides a registration count and narrative outcome but not a complete rider list or financial accounting.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, June 2013, "Beaver Island Bike Festival."
    Announces the fourth-year festival for June 21–22 with 20- and 40-mile routes, rest stops, lunch, live music, a Shamrock barbecue, and a non-race format. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2013-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held June issue scan confirms the bike-festival announcement.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2013-06_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Beaver Beacon, July 2013, "Come for the Biking, Stay for the Beaver."
    Reports that 132 riders registered for the June 22 event, more than 100 reached the starting line, riders came from across the Midwest, and the route was completed without trespassing on the Kuebler Walking Trail. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2013-07_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held July issue scan confirms the Bike Festival outcome report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2013-07_Beaver-Beacon
  5. Chamber of Commerce announcement confirms the June 21–22 dates and promotes the event; a follow-up notes that Peaine Township withdrew support for biking on the Kuebler trail, consistent with the Beacon’s account that the final route avoided trespassing. The forum does not provide an attendance count.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 06 · t006317

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Bike Festival draws 132 registered riders in 2013”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bike-festival-2013/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 2013, "Beaver Island Bike Festival." (and 4 further sources listed on the page).

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