Stake the Lake: Support for those facing cancer

Dec 11, 2025 | Community

By Joshua Grove Beacon Correspondent Stake the Lake, the Eric R. Beverly Family Foundation’s annual cancer awareness and remembrance walk, returns to Munising on Saturday, Sept. 27. The event honors those affected by cancer while raising money for Alger County...

Roam for Good Award: Beverly turns adversity into force for good

Dec 11, 2025 | Community

Editor’s note: Each month, The Munising Beacon and the Roam Community Foundation honor a local resident whose dedication and quiet leadership make Alger County a stronger, more connected place to live. For the month of October, we’re proud to shine a spotlight on...

A Thanksgiving Caper

Dec 9, 2025 | Column, Community

By Billy Golden Floof-at-Large Listen. I need to clear the air about something, and I want to get ahead of the rumors. Yes — I pulled off the greatest food heist in family history two days before Thanksgiving. And no — there is still no evidence. Not a crumb. Not a...

Ringing in the season

Dec 8, 2025 | Community, Culture & Arts, News

By Brad Gischia Beacon Correspondent It’s time to start checking off your holiday list, especially now that Thanksgiving is behind us and the green and red behemoth of Christmas looms. During the hustle and bustle of shopping, meals, parties and end-of-the-year...

Fill the Fire Trucks: Departments gear up for food drive

Dec 2, 2025 | Community, News

By Nicole Gearhart Beacon Correspondent Local fire departments will again join forces on Saturday, Dec. 6, for the annual Fill the Fire Trucks food drive, held from noon to 2 p.m. within the city of Munising and in nearby communities. Chief Ryan Anderson of the...

U.P. Voice competition returns for its fifth year, kicking things off with a fresh round of finalists who are ready to light up Gallery Coffee Co.

Dec 1, 2025 | Community, Culture & Arts, News

By Jennifer Champagne Managing Editor Twenty singers. Five judges. One packed downtown coffeehouse. The fifth annual U.P. Voice Singing Competition returns to Gallery Coffee Co. on Thursday, Dec. 4, bringing one of the most energetic crowds of the holiday season — and...