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The W. G. Jackson research vessel announces public Beaver Island trips, 2009

Also W. G. Jackson Beaver Island visit · Making Lake Michigan Great 2009

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TypeEvent
Date2009-07-29
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
2009-07-29
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Education
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Beaver Island
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The July 2009 Beacon announced three free public trips from Beaver Island’s Ferry Dock aboard the W. G. Jackson research vessel on July 29. The trips were presented as part of a Lake Michigan outreach program involving water sampling, exhibits, public input, and lake-management education.

Evidence limits

This is a planned visit announcement; it does not establish passenger counts, sampling results, or completion of the visit.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, July 2009, "Take a Ride on the W. G. Jackson."
    Announces three free July 29 trips from the Ferry Dock aboard Grand Valley State’s 68-ton research vessel, with water sampling, Lake Michigan management presentations, and public input. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2009-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the educational-visit announcement.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2009-07_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “The W. G. Jackson research vessel announces public Beaver Island trips, 2009”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-wg-jackson-educational-visit-2009/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2009, "Take a Ride on the W. G. Jackson." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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