Name: Central Michigan University opens Beaver Island facilities for 1970 season
Start: 1970-04
End: 1970-06
Location: Beaver Island

Central Michigan University opens Beaver Island facilities for 1970 season

Also Central Michigan University Beaver Island season opening, 1970

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TypeEvent

Dates1970-04 – 1970-06

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Dates: 1970-04 – 1970-06
Kind: Opening
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: Central Michigan University
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: educationseasonal-lifecommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The April 1970 Beaver Beacon reported that a maintenance crew from Mount Pleasant was opening Central Michigan University facilities on Beaver Island for the season ahead of the June summer term.

Evidence and limits

The notice does not name the facilities or identify the special groups that would stay before the summer term.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, April 1970, “News-Z Notes.”
Reports that a maintenance crew from Mount Pleasant was opening Central Michigan University for the 1970 season, with occasional special groups staying until the June summer term.
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Beaver Beacon, April 1970, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published seasonal-opening note.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Central Michigan University opens Beaver Island facilities for 1970 season”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/central-michigan-university-island-center-season-opening-1970/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1970, “News-Z Notes.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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