- Date
- 1985-04
- Kind
- Sports
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Civic Association
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationrecreationcommunitytourismcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Civic Association’s 1985 road rally was postponed by a blizzard, then ran with approximately ten vehicles following clues around northern Beaver Island for about two hours. Mark LaFreniere’s crew made the best reported time and donated the winnings to the Fireworks Fund.
Evidence limits
The newspaper gives an approximate scale and outcome but not the event date, full route, teams, scores, or fund receipt.
Sources
- Reports that the Civic road rally moved from the Saturday before Easter to the following weekend because of a blizzard, drew approximately ten vehicles, used clues around the northern island for about two hours, and had Mark LaFreniere's crew make the best time before donating the winnings to the Fireworks Fund. It is an outcome report, not a complete roster, route, score sheet, or fund receipt. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1985-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held nineteen-page May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the road-rally report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1985-05_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports problems with the spring rally and plans for another rally to benefit the Memorial Fund. It is a planning notice, not a confirmed event date, route, roster, or result. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1985-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held nineteen-page June issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the road-rally notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1985-06_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Civic road rally runs after a blizzard postponement, 1985”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-road-rally-1985/, accessed [date], citing “Road Rally,” Beaver Beacon, May 1985. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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