- Date
- 1988-05
- Kind
- Education
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationtourismheritageenvironmentcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In late May 1988, the Beaver Beacon reported educational visits by school groups from Charlevoix. Thirteen St. Mary’s School students stayed at the Lighthouse at the south end of Beaver Island and visited island trails, beaver dams, Iron Ore Bay, and the Toy, Print Shop, and Marine museums. The issue also mentions a Charlevoix Public School third-grade field trip that included the Beaver Island ferry.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper account of school visits and a reported itinerary; it does not provide a full schedule, curricular plan, or independent attendance record.
Sources
- Reports thirteen St. Mary's School students from Charlevoix staying at the Lighthouse south of the island, hiking the Lighthouse trails, visiting beaver dams, Iron Ore Bay, the Toy Museum, Print Shop, and Marine Museum; it also notes a Charlevoix Public School third-grade field trip that included the Beaver Island ferry. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1988-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held twenty-page June issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the school-visit report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1988-06_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Charlevoix school groups make educational visits to Beaver Island, 1988”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-charlevoix-school-field-visits-1988/, accessed [date], citing “School Field Trips,” Beaver Beacon, June 1988. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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