Mar 3, 2026 | Around the UP, News
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...
Jan 20, 2026 | Around the UP, News
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, the legendary freighter that went down in Lake Superior on Nov. 10, 1975. For nearly five decades, screenwriter Chris Chabot has been immersed in the story — a personal and creative...
Jan 20, 2026 | Around the UP, Column, Culture & Arts, Local History, Outdoors
By Chris Chabot Guest Columnist July 1994, Sault Ste. Marie in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula: It was midnight, and I was in the pilothouse of the Anglian Lady. We were making our way through the Soo Locks, this tight nautical passage being the lone entry into the vast...
Jan 17, 2026 | Around the UP, News, Outdoors
Photo courtesy of William Bowerman Long road to recovery By Joshua Grove Beacon Correspondent Empty nests and vacant territories signal an uncertain road to recovery for Michigan’s bald eagle population. Four years ago, a highly pathogenic strain of avian flu spread...
