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Beaver Island Half Marathon returns after a two-year hiatus

Also Beaver Island Half Marathon and 5K August 2014

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TypeEvent
Date2014-08-30
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2014-08-30
Kind
Sports
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
sportsrecreationtourism
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The October-November 2014 Beaver Beacon reports that the Beaver Island Half Marathon and 5K returned on August 30 after a two-year hiatus. Sixty-one runners finished, including 17 in the half marathon and 44 in the 5K.

Sources

  1. The Chamber directed readers to race photographs and related end-of-summer material on its Facebook page. This documents promotional/media follow-up, not race results, attendance, or independent verification of the linked page metrics.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 07 · t007938
  2. Beaver Beacon, October-November 2014, "A Day at the Races."
    Reports the August 30 return of the half marathon and 5K after a two-year hiatus, with 61 finishers: 17 in the half marathon and 44 in the 5K. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2014-11_Beaver-Beacon
  3. The held October-November issue scan confirms the race report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2014-11_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The Chamber of Commerce and Sheri Timsak announced the August 30 event, linked registration and course information, and identified a local committee headed by Tammy McDonough. The later Beaver Beacon remains the stronger source for finishers and results.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 07 · t007615
  5. The Chamber repeated the August 30 half-marathon and 5K announcement, identified Tammy McDonough as chair, and posted registration reminders. The later Beaver Beacon remains the stronger source for finishers and results.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 07 · t007806
  6. The notice gave registration and packet-pickup times at the Beachcomber and Community Center and later pointed to race photos and video. It documents event logistics and media follow-up; the Beaver Beacon remains the stronger source for finishers and results.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 07 · t007900

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Half Marathon returns after a two-year hiatus”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-half-marathon-2014/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce, "1/2 Marathon, Summer's End, Great Lakes Whales? Photos," Beaver Island Forum, September 2, 2014. (and 5 further sources listed on the page).

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