- Dates
- 2003-06 – 2003-07
- Kind
- Opening
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationrecreationinfrastructurecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The mile-long bike path from town to the North Shore campground opened in early June 2003 and was quickly used throughout the day. The township added three picnic tables and three grills at the campground end.
Evidence limits
The article is a positive retrospective and does not give usage counts, construction costs, or a formal opening record.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, July 2003, “The Bike Path: an Unqualified Success”.Reports that the path opened in early June, is heavily used by walkers, runners, cyclists, skaters, and dogs, and has three picnic tables and grills at the campground terminus. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the July 2003 report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-07_Beaver-Beacon
Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island’s mile-long town-to-North Shore bike path opens to strong public use”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bike-path-opening-success-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2003, “The Bike Path: an Unqualified Success”. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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