Nov 3, 2025 | Community, News
By Nicole Gearhart Beacon Correspondent The Grand Island Shanty Club will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald with a Great Lakes-themed sing-along and invites the public to join the event. The group will meet at 7 p.m. on...
Oct 28, 2025 | Column, Community
By Jaymie Depew Alger Advocate Women’s Center Domestic Violence Awareness Month is well underway, with many activities hosted by the Women’s Center taking place throughout Alger and Marquette counties. DVAM is honored every October when we celebrate survivors and...
Oct 24, 2025 | Community, News
By Melissa Wentarmini Associate Editor When Danielle Beverly picks up the phone in New Orleans, she’s already been up for hours — her day well underway before most people have finished breakfast. The contrast between her calm tone and the pace of her life says...
Oct 19, 2025 | Community, News
By Nicole Gearhart Beacon Correspondent The Munising Moose Lodge #1386 will celebrate 80 years of service by hosting an open house next Sunday, Oct. 19, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event, which is open to the public, will include hors d’oeuvres and an open bar and will...
Oct 19, 2025 | Column, Community
By Rosellyn Kidd Beacon Columnist Fall is here; we see this in the cooler temperatures as well as in the leaves beginning to turn and fall. We tend to equate fall with shedding, letting go — a time of releasing what is hanging on. We see the changes in the leaves,...
Oct 19, 2025 | Community, News
By Jennifer Champagne Managing Editor From counseling services and daycare to fitness programs and free thyroid screenings, Munising Memorial Hospital’s annual Women’s Health Fair continues to be a one-stop hub for women’s wellness and education. The event, held in...
