Feb 9, 2026 | Community, Outdoors
Photo Courtesy of Gary McCormick By Briana Rupel Beacon Correspondent A decades-long tradition will continue Saturday, Feb. 14, on the steep, snowy slope of Bayshore Hill facing West Bay in Grand Marais. A new generation of kids has been drawing up plans and...
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...
Oct 13, 2025 | Column, Outdoors
By Rhonda Lassila Beacon Columnist It’s officially fall — although if you’ve spent any time outdoors lately, you might think it’s the middle of summer … minus the brilliant colors of autumn, of course. A few weeks ago, I was contacted by Cori Cearly on behalf of the...
