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Summer Concerts: Black Ice Diamonds back at Bayshore

by jchampagne | August 3, 2026 | Culture & Arts, Features, News | 0 Comments

By Samantha Meyer Beacon Correspondent Four sisters, a shared love of music and years of performing together have helped Black Ice Diamonds grow from a family band into a sought-after act across the Upper Peninsula. Next week, the four sisters will bring their blend...

County’s 911 levy subject to renewal

by jchampagne | August 2, 2026 | Elections, News | 0 Comments

By Grace Geshrick Beacon Correspondent Alger County’s 911 millage will be up for renewal on the Aug. 4 ballot. According to Sheriff Todd Brock, “it’s completely critical” that this millage be renewed. The 911 millage helps support the local 911 department. Brock said...

MSU Extension millage on ballot

by jchampagne | August 1, 2026 | Elections, News | 0 Comments

By Jennifer Champagne Managing Editor Alger County voters will decide Aug. 4 whether to renew the Michigan State University Extension millage that supports educational programs and services throughout the county. The proposal would renew a 0.25-mill levy for five...

Burt combines emergency services

by jchampagne | August 1, 2026 | Elections, News | 0 Comments

By Briana Rupel Beacon Correspondent The 433 registered voters of Burt Township will have a chance to vote Aug. 4 on a combined millage for emergency services. Three separate millages for fire response, law enforcement and ambulance services were approved...

ACCOA seeks renewal of existing levy

by jchampagne | July 31, 2026 | Elections, News | 0 Comments

By Nicole Gearhart Beacon Correspondent The Alger County Commission on Aging will be seeking a millage renewal on the Aug. 4 ballot. ACCOA Director Kris Lindquist said she hopes residents will bear in mind that this is a continuation of an existing millage, and not a...

Starla Goings: More than a missing person

by jchampagne | July 30, 2026 | Features, News | 0 Comments

Photo courtesy of Nick Livermore ‘The light of the room’ By Jennifer Champagne Managing Editor Before she became the subject of a missing person investigation, Starla Goings was something far more important to the people who knew and loved her. She was a mother to...

Rock on forever: Remembering the life of Goofus

by jchampagne | July 28, 2026 | Community, News | 0 Comments

By Greg “Ponzie” Pond Guest Columnist I met Goofus in Munising in 1981. Like a lot of people who crossed his path, I didn’t just meet him — I got swept up in him. He came flying into our lives the way he did everything else — loud, fearless and carrying that...

Summer Events: Angels & Outlaws to play in Munising

by jchampagne | July 28, 2026 | Events, News | 0 Comments

By Samantha Meyer Beacon Correspondent Fans of classic rock and country music can look forward to an evening of familiar favorites as Angels & Outlaws returns to Munising for another performance in the Alger Parks and Recreation Department’s Concert in the Park...

Bill aims to reset age restrictions

by jchampagne | July 24, 2026 | News, State News | 0 Comments

By Grace Geshrick Beacon Correspondent A bill introduced in the state Senate would prohibit children under the age of 16 from accessing or creating accounts on social media platforms. Michigan Senate Bill No. 996, introduced May 20, would also require 16- and...

Special Elections: Director makes case for Altran millage

by jchampagne | July 23, 2026 | Elections, News | 0 Comments

By Melissa Wentarmini Associate Editor Erich Fix has spent a decade at the Alger Transit Authority, beginning as a bus driver before moving through dispatch and operations and eventually becoming executive director. From behind the wheel and inside the Altran office,...