- Date
- 1993-02-14
- Kind
- Occurrence
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationrecreationcommunityheritageModern era
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Fourteen cars took part in Beaver Island’s road rally on Sunday, February 14, 1993. Teams followed 23 clues based on the island’s history and geography, completed scavenger tasks, and raised proceeds for the Harriet Fund.
History
Cindy Gillespie and Tom Cole organized the rally. The winning team, made up of Phil and Joanie Becker, Loretta Slater, Colleen Martin, Karen Wogan, and Shelly Hayes, finished in 3 hours and 54 minutes. The organizers added 30 minutes because the team failed to solve a clue leading to Shelly Hayes’s own house. The second-place team finished one minute behind the adjusted winning time.
The rally’s clues required teams to use local knowledge rather than simply follow a marked course. In addition to solving the 23 clues, teams wrote a song and found an Irish tea bag, a swimsuit, a Polaroid photograph of their team in front of their vehicle, a size 13 boot, and a metal nail file. The Beacon describes the event as a success and says proceeds went to the Harriet Fund to help with Harriet Rafferty’s medical expenses.
Evidence and limits
The report establishes the date, participation count, tasks, organizers, and charitable destination. It does not preserve the clue text, a route map, the starting point, or a direct connection to the Blue Trail or the South End Lighthouse. The event belongs in the broader south-end rally story because other rally reports explicitly describe routes reaching the island’s south end.
See also
Sources
- Reports fourteen participating cars, 23 history-and-geography clues, the winning team’s adjusted 4-hour-24-minute time, and donation of proceeds to Harriet Rafferty’s medical expenses. 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 · 1993-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held twelve-page issue scan confirms the road-rally outcome and donation report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1993-02_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports the date, 14 participating cars, 23 history and geography clues, team tasks, results, and the Harriet Fund donation. 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 · 1993-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held twelve-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 · 1993-02_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island 14-car road rally, 1993”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-road-rally-1993/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1993, “14-CAR ROAD RALLY A BIG SUCCESS.” (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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