- Date
- 1969-12
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The December 1969 Beaver Beacon reported 36 snow machines on Beaver Island, compared with three in 1967, as the first measurable snow of the season arrived.
Evidence and limits
The comparison is a newspaper count and does not define whether it includes commercial, visiting, or only resident machines.
Open questions
- How was the annual snow-machine count compiled?
Sources
- Reports the first measurable snow and says there were 36 snow machines in 1969, compared with three in 1967.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1969-12_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 · 1969-12_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Beacon notes rapid growth in snowmobile use, 1969”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-snowmobile-growth-1969/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1969, “Sno-Fun.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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