Fink helped pioneer flat closure movement

By Joshua Grove Beacon Correspondent and Jennifer Champagne Managing Editor Katie Fink of Eben Junction is a breast cancer survivor whose scars have become both a personal truth and a public statement. She is a fearless advocate and pioneer for “aesthetic flat...

New facility redefines U.P. manufacturing

By Melissa Wentarmini Associate Editor In a Facebook video released this month, Timber Products pulled back the curtain on its latest investment in Alger County: a state-of-the-art hardwood component facility dubbed Munising Components. The new line, housed alongside...

Local partnership buys Subway

By Joshua Grove Beacon Correspondent Alger Subs LLC, a partnership made up of Dennis Van Landschoot of Van Landschoot & Sons, Melinda Savola of Pictured Rocks Real Estate and Bromley Hall of Hall Contracting, took ownership of the Subway restaurant at 132 E....

Thomas Lynch, author of the novel ‘No Prisoners,’ to appear at Marquette and Munising libraries

Thomas Lynch, author of the novel ‘No Prisoners,’ to appear at Marquette and Munising libraries Author Thomas Lynch will read from his first novel, “No Prisoners” (Godine), in the Community Room at Peter White Public Library at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 7. Lynch will...

Breaking News (Update): Judge Nebel sets bond for Wetmore man in felony firearms case

Colin Stewart Murdock, 27, of Wetmore was arraigned Friday in Alger County District Court on two felony charges following his Wednesday, Sept. 3 arrest by the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET) and federal agents. Murdock is charged with possession of...

Convicted felon arrested with firearms in Alger County

Detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET) have arrested a 27-year-old man from Alger County for possession of firearms. 

Alger County Prosecutor Robert Steinhoff to run for 11th Circuit judge

By Jennifer Champagne Managing Editor Alger County Prosecuting Attorney Robert Steinhoff announced he will run for judge in Michigan’s 11th Circuit, a four-county trial court covering Alger, Luce, Mackinac and Schoolcraft counties. He said the decision comes from a...

Engine failure forces Canadian pilot to land on M-28

A Canadian pilot en route to the Marquette Air Show made an emergency landing on the Seney Stretch portion of M-28 on July 31 after experiencing engine failure mid-flight.

Beacon under new ownership

By Kristy Basolo Senior Editor The Munising Beacon is now under new local ownership. Jennifer Champagne, sole owner of The Munising Beacon, has taken the reins of the publication — and somehow talked the paper’s founder, Steve Stiffler, into coming back as...

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Grand Marais craft show set for this Saturday

Grand Marais craft show set for this Saturday

Melissa Wentarmini Associate Editor Every fall, the harbor town of Grand Marais bursts with color — not just from the changing leaves, but from the creativity and community spirit that fills the...

Local partnership buys Subway

Local partnership buys Subway

By Joshua Grove Beacon Correspondent Alger Subs LLC, a partnership made up of Dennis Van Landschoot of Van Landschoot & Sons, Melinda Savola of Pictured Rocks Real Estate and Bromley Hall of...

MBS soccer victorious again

MBS soccer victorious again

By Ben Murphy Beacon Correspondent Playing in its final regular season game, the Munising Baptist soccer team had a chance to finish with an unblemished record. The Bobcats delivered just that on...

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