Beaver Island holds its first marathon, 2009

Sources

1. Beaver Island Forum, "Important Message to the Beaver Island Community," November 26–December 18, 2008.
   Chamber planning notice says the proposed September 5, 2009 marathon was in final arrangements, names McDonough's Market and the Boat Company as primary sponsors, describes a planned Boston-qualifying 26-mile race, and projects 300 runners plus hundreds of family members. These are preliminary projections; the later 2009 forum and Beacon sources establish the held event and should control outcome claims.
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2. Beaver Island Forum, “Chamber to bring Boston Marathon qualifiying event to Beaver,” December 29, 2008–January 5, 2009.
   The Chamber announced the planned September 5 marathon, its intended Boston-qualifying status, sponsors, and projected participation. Later forum material and the *Beacon* document the held race; this early notice preserves the planning stage and its projections, not final attendance or certification.
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3. Beaver Beacon, October 2009, "The First Beaver Island Marathon" and "The Run of Their Lives."
   Reports the inaugural late-September marathon, hundreds of runners and spectators, the course and finish activity, and three runners taken to BIRHC. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
   data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2009-10_Beaver-Beacon
4. Beaver Beacon, October 2009, held issue PDF, source scan.
   The held issue scan confirms the marathon report and photographs.
   data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2009-10_Beaver-Beacon
5. Beaver Island Forum, “Marathon Message From - Good Boy Events - Thanks!,” September 11–12, 2009.
   Good Boy Events’ post-event letter thanks the Chamber, Marathon Committee, EMS, Medical Center, Boat Company, airlines, churches, Sports Boosters, and volunteers, corroborating the event’s organizing network and successful completion. It does not provide independent runner counts, times, or medical statistics.
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6. Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce, "Sept 5 Beaver Island Marathon - Update - Help Wanted," Beaver Island Forum, July 17–31, 2009.
   The organizer described registration progress toward 250 runners and sought volunteers for arrival support, aid stations, course pointers, and cleanup. These are planning-stage projections and staffing requests, not final participation or outcome data.
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7. Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce, "Important NEWS - Marathon and Chamber of Commerce," Beaver Island Forum, July 8–9, 2009.
   The Chamber said registration was nearly full and sought lodging, volunteer, and paid-worker support. It also described planned media coverage. These are organizer reports and planning notices, not final participation or outcome data. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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8. Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce, "The Marathon Course - Thanks For Your Help!," Beaver Island Forum, August 27–September 5, 2009.
   The Chamber published course and traffic guidance, named the sponsors and Good Boy Events, and gave preliminary estimates of roughly 300 runners and more than 700 total visitors. It also records coordination with PSJA and BIEMS around temporary Buddy Martin's Trail traffic restrictions. These are organizer estimates and operational notices; the Beacon and post-event sources control outcome claims.
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9. Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce, "5K Also During The Marathon Sept 5 - You Can Run!" and "Slots open for 5K slated for Sept 5 during marathon," Beaver Island Forum, August 12–28, 2009.
   The Chamber announced a concurrent 5K, registration at Holy Cross Hall, and later reported about 20 remaining 5K places while describing the marathon and half-marathon as sold out subject to lodging. These are organizer registration updates, not final participation counts.
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10. Beaver Island Forum, "Marathon," and Chamber of Commerce, "THANK YOU! - From Chamber of Commerce Directors - Marathon," September 5–12, 2009.
    Post-event forum messages congratulate runners and the volunteer/EMS/water-station network; the Chamber later thanked the community and Good Boy Events. These are contemporaneous community and organizer accounts, not independent runner counts or medical records.
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11. Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce, "THANK YOU! - From Chamber of Commerce Directors - Marathon," Beaver Island Forum, September 11–14, 2009.
    The post-event discussion records heavy demand on island food service, a business closure after serving hundreds, and the Chamber's view that the event exposed capacity and planning needs. These are participant/organizer accounts, not audited visitor or sales data.
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