Mar 16, 2026 | Features, Local History, News
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...
Mar 14, 2026 | Local History, State News
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...
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...
Feb 24, 2026 | Community, News, Outdoors
By Samantha Meyer Beacon Correspondent As snowdrifts stack up across the Upper Peninsula, so does anticipation for the 33rd annual Trenary Outhouse Classic, a day when handcrafted outhouses on skis take center stage and cabin fever turns into a festive local...
