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Beaver Island Community School field trip to Big Rock Point, 1972

Also November 1972 high-school field trip · Beaver Island students at Big Rock Point

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TypeEvent
Date1972-11-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
1972-11-01
Kind
Transportation
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
educationcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

On November 1, 1972, Beaver Island Community School high-school students took the Beaver Islander to Charlevoix, continued by bus to the Big Rock Point Nuclear Power Plant, and returned to the island after lunch and shopping.

Evidence and limits

The notice names two chaperones but does not provide a student roster, bus operator, plant program, or school records.

See also

Sources

  1. Reports a November 1 high-school departure on the Beaver Islander, a bus transfer in Charlevoix, a Big Rock Point Nuclear Power Plant visit, lunch and shopping in Charlevoix, and same-day return; Sister Rita and Sister Agatha are named as chaperones.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1972-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eleven-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.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1972-10_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Community School field trip to Big Rock Point, 1972”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-community-school-field-trip-big-rock-point-1972/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October–November 1972, “Field Trips.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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