MBS soccer victorious again

Oct 9, 2025 | Schools, Sports

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 Thursday, as they defeated visiting Mackinac Island in a Northern Lights...

Salutatory from The Beacon’s owner

Aug 27, 2025 | Editorial

On April 4, 1891, the first issue of The Alger County Democrat (Vol. 1, No. 1) included a piece from the publishers under the heading “Salutatory.” This is the article in its entirety: “In starting a paper it is customary to write a salutatory, prospectus or something...