Name: Beaver Island Ice Classic tower is placed for the 2010 guessing contest
Start: 2010-02-03
End: 2010-02-03
Location: Beaver Island

Beaver Island Ice Classic tower is placed for the 2010 guessing contest

Also Beaver Island Ice Classic 2010

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TypeEvent

Date2010-02-03

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 2010-02-03
Kind: Fundraising
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: fundraisingrecreationcommunityweather
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The launch team placed the Beaver Island Ice Classic tower on the ice on February 3, 2010. The guessing contest’s ticket proceeds were to be split between the winner and Beaver Island Community Center operating costs.

Evidence limits

The issue records placement and planned proceeds, not the winning prediction, date of breakup, or final receipts.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, March 2010, "Beaver Island Ice Classic."
Reports the February 3 tower placement, the guessing contest for the date and time it would enter the water, and the 50/50 benefit for the Community Center. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2010-03_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, March 2010, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the contest report.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2010-03_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Ice Classic tower is placed for the 2010 guessing contest”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-ice-classic-2010/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 2010, "Beaver Island Ice Classic." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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