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Beaver Island schoolchildren travel to Traverse City County Fair, 1969

Also 1969 Beaver Island schoolchildren County Fair trip

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1969-08
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
circa 1969-08
Kind
Education
Eras
Modern era
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educationrecreationcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Just before school began in 1969, about 25 Beaver Island schoolchildren were taken to a County Fair in Traverse City. The report says boat fare was donated, cars were supplied by Charlevoix Oil Company and Erber Auto, and the children visited rides and a zoo before camping overnight.

Evidence and limits

The newspaper gives the approximate group size and itinerary but not the exact date, full participant list, or independent transportation records.

Sources

  1. Reports about 25 schoolchildren traveling to Traverse City for a County Fair, with donated boat fare, cars, rides, a zoo visit, and an overnight campout; it does not provide a full participant list or exact trip date.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1969-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eleven-page combined August–September issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published school-trip report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1969-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island schoolchildren travel to Traverse City County Fair, 1969”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-trip-traverse-city-1969/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1969, “Traveling Juveniles.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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