Ellen McNeils walks around Beaver Island during a summer visit, 1989

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TypeEvent

Date1989-07

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1989-07
Kind: Observation
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: geographytourismenvironmentcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

During a July 1989 visit, Ellen McNeils of Ontario walked around Beaver Island over five days, averaging about eight miles per day with Peter and Sheila Peterson.

Sources

“A WALK AROUND THE ISLAND,” Beaver Beacon, September 29, 1989.
Reports 72-year-old Ellen McNeils walking the island coastline over five days with Peter and Sheila Peterson during a July visit. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, September 1989, held issue PDF, source scan.
Paired held twenty-four-page September issue PDF.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Ellen McNeils walks around Beaver Island during a summer visit, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-walk-around-island-1989/, accessed [date], citing “A WALK AROUND THE ISLAND,” Beaver Beacon, September 29, 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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