Preparing for Emergencies on Beaver Island
With several folks asking questions on social media about dealing with power outages and other storm issues on the island, we thought it would be helpful to re-post this information created by St. James Township. Click on the image to download each item.
ETIPP Onboarding Meeting
Wednesday morning at 10:00 there’s an ETIPP Information and Strategy meeting via Zoom with the island’s National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) Advisor, Liz Weber. The island was the winner of an ETIPP grant and this meeting will kick off the process of working to plan...
Summer Edition of Island Currents
Our latest edition of Island Currents is in the email to our members. If your issue hasn’t arrived, this post has a link to read it online.
Joan Matejovsky returns to Health Center as NP
The Health Center's is delighted to announce that Joan Matejovsky, FNP-C, a seasoned Nurse Practitioner who knows the island's culture and Center's service model has accepted an offer to rejoin the Health Center Medical Team as a Nurse Practitioner. Ms...
Dark Sky Happenings in July
July is going to be a dream-month – or maybe a dreamless month – for island dark sky buffs. With the Thunder Supermoon, two meteor showers and a comet, there’s so much to see that there might not be time to sleep at night. The thunder super moon will rise this...
Invasive beech leaf disease found in Michigan
The Michigan departments of Natural Resources and Agriculture and Rural Development recently confirmed the presence of invasive beech leaf disease in a small, private woodlot in southern St. Clair County, located in southeast Michigan. Beech leaf disease, not...
Beaver Island Lake Ecology Workshop
A Beaver Island Lake Ecology Workshop will be held Monday, July 11th, 9:30 am - 2:00 pm at CMU Biological Station with an optional field trip to Barney's Lake on the same day at 3:30 - 5:00 pm. This hands-on program is presented by Erick Elgin and Dr. Jo Latimore of...
Emergency Call Tower – Iron Ore Bay
Posted for Pam Grassmick The south end of Beaver Island became safer for visitors and residents this past week following the installation of an emergency call tower at the Iron Ore Beach. The emergency call tower, (when the red button is pushed), automatically dials...
Warblers on the Water
Thank You to event supporters The 9th Annual Warblers on the Water scheduled from May 27 through May 29 concluded on Sunday evening with a hike at Gull Harbor followed by a stop at Whiskey Point Brewery. Visitors and birders expressed appreciation for the...
Eyeglass Collection
Thank You Pam Grassmick! A Huge Thank You to Pam Grassmick for organizing this fine effort.The Beaver Island community has once again shown its generosity with 95 pairs of eyeglasses being collected. The Beaver Island Association has shipped them off to the Wisconsin...
X-Ray Vision at the Health Center: Watch Out Superman!
There are few quotes that are more synonymous with a single superhero than the one describing Superman that includes the phrase "faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound!" And of course,...
