Beacon under new ownership

Aug 27, 2025 | News

By Kristy Basolo Senior Editor The Munising Beacon is now under new local ownership. Jennifer Champagne, sole owner of The Munising Beacon, has taken the reins of the publication — and somehow talked the paper’s founder, Steve Stiffler, into coming back as...

Tracks through the wilderness

May 16, 2025 | Around the UP, News, Top Story

Courtesy of Steven Garner Steven Garner, a 55-year-old endurance athlete, took 55 days to ski the 555-mile section of the North Country Trail that crosses the Upper Peninsula, from the Mackinac Bridge to the Wisconsin border. By Melissa Wentarmini Beacon Correspondent...