- Dates
- 1969-09-10 – 1969-09-11
- Kind
- Sports
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Grade and High School
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
American Central Corporation hosted Beaver Island school swimming parties on September 10 and 11, 1969. Grades one through eight attended the first day and high-school students the second, with a hot-dog roast and bus transportation to Donegal.
Evidence and limits
The report documents the two-day activity and age-group division. It does not give attendance or the pool’s exact location.
Open questions
- Where was the pool at Donegal and how was it operated?
Sources
- Reports American Central Corporation treating grades 1–8 on September 10 and high-school students on September 11 to pool time and a hot-dog roast, with transportation from the school to Donegal.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1969-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-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 · 1969-08_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “American Central hosts Beaver Island school swimming parties, 1969”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-swimming-party-1969/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1969, “Swimming Party.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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