by Pam Grassmick | Aug 22, 2020 | News
Time is running out to register for the BIA-Tip of the Mitt Watershed COuncil High Water Summit being held on Tuesday, August 25 at noon. Follow this link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HmZVNM5LQCWK15aEmYJ0qQ
by WVBI | May 6, 2021 | Island Currents, News
The Wildlife Club and the BIA want you to be aware that there is a highly communicable disease spreading among rabbits. It’s no risk to humans, but it could do real damage to the rabbit population on the island were it to spread here. So, be aware and check with...
by WVBI | May 5, 2021 | Island Currents, News
Starting Thursday, state orders will no longer require that you wear a mask outdoors at gatherings of fewer than 100 people nor are they required indoors at residential meetings where everyone is vaccinated. Also relaxed are testing requirements for sports teams—tests...
by Kevin Boyle | Apr 29, 2021 | News
Pickleball has become one of the most popular sports across the nation and has big and growing following on the island. Likewise, a series of bocce ball tournaments over the last several years has generated intertest for that game as well. A group of players have come...
by Pam Grassmick | Apr 28, 2021 | News
The US Fish and Wildlife Service contacted Beaver Island with a request to be on the look out for a rusty-patched bumble bee which is listed as an endangered species. It was last seen in Michigan in 2006. Rusty-patched bumble bees are active May through November....
by Pam Grassmick | Apr 14, 2021 | News
Oak trees have a reputation for being mighty, but these majestic trees need our help in spring and early summer to prevent the spread of a microscopic killer. From April 15 to July 15, oak trees are at high risk for oak wilt, a serious fungal disease that can weaken...
by Bob Sramek | Apr 8, 2021 | News
REPRINTED FROM :NorthernIslander News & Beaver BeaconWE DID IT! Thanks to all for voting by mail or tweet to help make this happen! The Beaver Beacon was the only Beaver Island newspaper since James Jesse Strang’s Northern Islander was published in the 1850s....
by Pam Grassmick | Mar 23, 2021 | Island Currents, News
As we’ve previously reported, the hemlock woolly adelgid has been making its way north along the Lake Michigan shore. But, according to the just complete CAKE CISMA survey, it has (thankfully) not made its way to the island. Still, it is important to keep an eye...
by Pam Grassmick | Mar 19, 2021 | News
Check out the winter wrap-up edition of the NOAA GLERL eNews featuring: Climate-driven shifts in deep Lake Michigan water temperatures signal the loss of winterFive decades of Great Lakes ice cover data – and where to find itNew science with...
by WVBI | Mar 16, 2021 | News
The Health Department of Northwest Michigan has asked that all islanders who are 16 and older and who are still awaiting COVID vaccination to complete a survey at this link: https://patienteducationgenius.jotform.com/z/HDNWM. The information will be used to plan for...
by Bob Sramek | Mar 14, 2021 | News
You can help get the Beaver Beacon selected as a paper to be included in CMU’s project to make historic newspapers available online. All you need to do is vote. There are two ways. Get ten votes by sending in a postcard with a Michigan image and #DigBeaverIsland...
