by WVBI | May 31, 2023 | Birding Reports, Featured Post, Island Currents, News
It’s Piping Plover nesting season across the Great Lakes and that means special restrictions are in place to help protect this rare species that nests in our archipelago. The primary known location is on the High Island spit. Signs have been posted there by the...
by Kevin Boyle | May 16, 2023 | Featured Post, Island Currents, News
Together with the Joint Townships Telecommunications Advisory Committee, the BIA is hosting a community forum on broadband at the BIC Center at 5:30 on May 23rd. The forum will be an opportunity to learn about a once-in-a-lifetime grant opportunity to obtain funding...
by Kevin Boyle | May 13, 2023 | Featured Post, News
Long in the planning, this year’s premier event for the Beaver Island Birding Trail is almost here. WoW 2023 kicks off on Friday, May 26, at 5:00 p.m. with a meet & greet reception at the BIC Center. There’ll be an opportunity to meet the field guides...
by Kevin Boyle | May 10, 2023 | Featured Post, News
Acclaimed birding expert Dr. Francesca Cuthbert will make the keynote presentation of the 2023 Warbler’s on the Water Birding event at the BIC Center on Sunday afternoon, May 28th, at 1;30 p.m. The tilte of the presentation is An Unknown Treasure in the Great...
by WVBI | Mar 22, 2023 | Featured Post, Island Currents, News
Online form now available to report law enforcement officer encounter concerns There was nearly a full house at the BIC Center along with about 60 Zoom attendees yesterday afternoon for St. James Township’s public safety meeting. Township Supervisor Bobbi Welke lead...
by WVBI | Mar 20, 2023 | Featured Post, News
St. Patrick’s Day brought plenty of visitors and fun to the island with activities on Friday and Saturday along with all sorts of Irish meal specials at the Shamrock, Dalwhinnies and the Bodega. But, it also brought what some are now calling a heavy handed approach...