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Bois Blanc student flies to Cheboygan school from the island

Also Flying to School 2005

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TypeEvent
Date2005-03
Withinplace/michigan
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
2005-03
Kind
Education
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
aviationtransportationeducationcommunity
Within
place/michigan

Summary

The Beacon describes Rich Ross’s winter routine of flying from Bois Blanc Island to school in Cheboygan, along with his beginning flight lessons and the transportation constraints of island schooling.

Evidence limits

This is a profile of one student and one island’s arrangement, not a general account of Bois Blanc education or aviation service.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, March 2005, "Flying to School."
    Profiles 17-year-old Rich Ross, who lives on Bois Blanc Island and flies five minutes to high school in Cheboygan with help from his stepfather, the island flying-service operator. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2005-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the aviation and education profile.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2005-03_Beaver-Beacon

Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Bois Blanc student flies to Cheboygan school from the island”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-flying-to-school-bois-blanc-2005/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 2005, "Flying to School." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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