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Beaver Island eighth graders complete a Mackinac history field trip, 1980

Also 1980 Beaver Island history field trip

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TypeEvent
Dates1980-02 – 1980-05
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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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
Dates
1980-02 – 1980-05
Kind
Education
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
educationheritagerecreationcommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

MaryAnn Omer’s eighth-grade class studied Michigan and Beaver Island history and planned a May weekend field trip to Mackinac.

Evidence and limits

This is a school-project announcement, not the completed project, travel log, or field-trip record.

Sources

  1. Reports MaryAnn Omer’s eighth-grade class studying Michigan and Beaver Island history and planning a May weekend field trip to Mackinac, with fundraising. It is a school-project announcement, not the completed project, travel log, or field-trip record. 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 · 1980-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held twelve-page combined February-March issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the history-project notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1980-02_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Publishes Robin Delamater’s account of the completed trip, including travel from Beaver Island through Charlevoix and Petoskey, visits to Mackinac City and Island, Fort Mackinac, and a return via mainland lodging. It is a student account, not a travel log or school administrative record. 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 · 1980-05_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held fifteen-page May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the completed field-trip account.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1980-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island eighth graders complete a Mackinac history field trip, 1980”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-mackinac-history-field-trip-1980/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February-March 1980, island observations. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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