Name: Beaver Island reports its first Leather to the Pedal cycling event, 2010
Start: 2010-06
End: 2010-06
Location: Beaver Island

Locator map: Beaver Island highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago — Took place at Beaver IslandLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.

Event

Date: 2010-06
Kind: Sports
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: recreationtourismcommunitytransportation
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The July 2010 Beacon reported the first “Leather to the Pedal” cycling event on Beaver Island. It describes 83 registered riders, 12 walk-ups, and a route that included the lighthouse and Gull Harbor Nature Preserve.

Evidence limits

The issue calls the event early-summer but does not give a precise date or a complete route, attendance register, or organizer record.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, July 2010, "Leather to the Pedal."
Reports an early-summer cycling event with 83 registrants and 12 walk-ups, a route to the lighthouse and Gull Harbor Nature Preserve, and thanks organizers John and Lisa for the new Beaver Island event. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2010-07_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, July 2010, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the event recap.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2010-07_Beaver-Beacon

Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island reports its first Leather to the Pedal cycling event, 2010”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-leather-to-the-pedal-2010/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2010, "Leather to the Pedal." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-07. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

BibTeX for “Beaver Island reports its first Leather to the Pedal cycling event, 2010”RIS for “Beaver Island reports its first Leather to the Pedal cycling event, 2010”