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Icebreakers schedule tryouts

by jchampagne | April 6, 2026 | News, Schools, Sports | 0 Comments

Courtesy of the Superior Icebreakers Jersey Lassila, with puck, and the Superior Icebreakers have tryouts scheduled for April 12 in Escanaba. By Samantha Meyer Beacon Correspondent Tryouts for the Superior Icebreakers girls hockey program are set for April 12 in...

Maxon returns to lead Mustang softball team

by jchampagne | April 6, 2026 | News, Schools, Sports | 0 Comments

By Ben Murphy Beacon Correspondent It’s safe to say that the Munising softball program is near and dear to Jim Maxon’s heart. He has been around since Day 1 of the program, including a six-year stint as its first head coach. Maxon is officially back with the team, as...

Excellence in Education: Horne noted for curiosity, humor

by jchampagne | April 4, 2026 | News, Schools | 0 Comments

By Melissa Wentarmini Associate Editor A combination of curiosity, humor and academic dedication has earned Superior Central High School senior Clay Horne recognition through the regional Excellence in Education scholarship program. The program, organized by Grow...

Superior Dome hosts annual U.P. Boat, Sport & RV Show

by jchampagne | March 26, 2026 | Around the UP, News | 0 Comments

By Melissa Wentarmini Associate Editor Every March, when winter feels endless and the snowbanks have hardened into gray walls along driveways, the Superior Dome fills with boats. For more than three decades, the U.P. Boat, Sport & RV Show has arrived as a kind of...

Business News: Another step for Iverson

by jchampagne | March 16, 2026 | Features, Local History, News | 0 Comments

Photo courtesy of Iverson Snowshoes Longtime Alger firm regroups in Chassell By Joshua Grove Beacon Correspondent In the early 1950s, a transport driver for Shingleton’s Cusino Corrections Prison Work Camp observed crews of inmates as they trekked by snowshoe to...

Major winter storm shuts down bridge, courthouse and services across Alger County

by jchampagne | March 16, 2026 | News | 0 Comments

By Jennifer Champagne Managing Editor A powerful winter storm is sweeping across Upper Michigan on Sunday, March 15, forcing widespread shutdowns across the region, closing the Mackinac Bridge, grounding flights at Marquette Sawyer Regional Airport and closing...

2026 Election | Governor of Michigan: Duggan begins to make his case

by jchampagne | March 14, 2026 | Local History, State News | 0 Comments

By Jennifer Champagne Managing Editor Mike Duggan, the former three-term mayor of Detroit and an independent candidate for Michigan governor, told a small group of Munising-area residents that he is running to break what he described as a “51-49” cycle of partisan...

City Government: Potential water fee increase discussed

by jchampagne | March 13, 2026 | News | 0 Comments

By Melissa Wentarmini Associate Editor The Munising City Commission addressed several infrastructure and policy issues during its March 4 meeting, including potential water rate increases, financing for a large lead service line replacement project and progress on a...

Federal energy tax credits still available

by jchampagne | March 3, 2026 | Around the UP, News | 0 Comments

By Melissa Wentarmini Associate Editor Small businesses and nonprofits across Michigan, including those in rural and small-town communities, may still qualify for federal clean energy tax credits that can significantly reduce the cost of building upgrades and...

Au Train-Onota teacher invited to present at national conference

by jchampagne | February 25, 2026 | Community, News, Schools | 0 Comments

Courtesy of Amy Pihlainen-Gabler Robotics and fish habitat By Samantha Meyer Beacon Correspondent Au Train-Onota middle school teacher Amy Pihlainen-Gabler will give a presentation in April at the National Science Teaching Association Conference in Anaheim,...