- Dates
- 1961-05-05 – 1961-05
- Kind
- Transportation
- Participants
- Tony McDonough (student) · Irwin Martin (student) · Larry McDonough (student)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationcommunitytourism
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On May 5, 1961, Tony McDonough, Irwin Martin, and Larry McDonough were reported to have left with Bud McDonough for a class trip through Grand Rapids, Chicago, Wisconsin, and the Soo, including a planned Comiskey Park doubleheader and air base tour.
Evidence and limits
This is the advance itinerary notice. It does not by itself prove every planned stop occurred.
Sources
- Reports the three seniors leaving May 5 with Bud McDonough, planned Chicago sightseeing and a Detroit–Chicago White Sox doubleheader at Comiskey Park, box seats supplied by Lin. T. Rountree, and a planned Kenochi Air Base tour. It records an itinerary plan; the later June account of the trip is modeled separately.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seven-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 · 1961-05_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island seniors plan a Chicago and Soo class trip, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-senior-class-chicago-trip-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1961, “Senior Class of 1961.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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