- Dates
- 1971-02-01 – 1971-02-28
- Kind
- Sports
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
After a week of storms and a one-day postponement, Bud McDonough, Russ Green, and Walt Wogan traveled from Beaver Island to attend the International Snowmobile Races at Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. The Beacon says a larger island group was hoped for the following year.
Evidence and limits
The report does not give the race date, travel route, or any competition result.
Sources
- Reports that Bud McDonough, Russ Green, and Walt Wogan attended the races in Sault Sainte Marie after storms and a one-day postponement.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1971-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seven-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 · 1971-02_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Islanders attend I-500 snowmobile races, 1971”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-i500-snowmobile-races-1971/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1971, “I-500.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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