Beaver Island News

Three of us were pushing through the bush, swatting at mosquitoes, when we saw the trash pile ahead.

NEWS RELEASE CONGRESSMAN BART STUPAK 1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN ************************* Stupak announces $275,985 in stimulus funding for port security grants WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Bart Stupak announced two grants for Northern Michigan totaling $276,985 to protect critical port infrastructure.

Still trying to catch my breath here. It's been a couple of years since I last set foot on Arranmore and a lifetime since I last took a journey to the far side of the island to view the lighthouse at Rinawros Point.

A man and woman are in the hospital after a head on crash on Beaver Island. Charlevoix County Deputies say it happened after 10 a.m. Monday on the Kings Highway.

Human activity has greatly transformed the Beaver Island archipelago in northern Lake Michigan.

DirecTV said it is suing the owner of a small cable company in Michigan, alleging the man illegally rebroadcast DirecTV signals on his cable systems.

For decades I've listened to old folks like me complain about how young people won't take up hunting and fishing.

There has been a change in leadership of the Michigan United Conservation Clubs , the state's largest conservation organization, with Executive Director Dennis Muchmore stepping down.

For decades I've listened to old folks like me complain about how young people won't take up hunting and fishing.

Voters approved a .75 mill levy for the township's transfer station by a 77-18 vote.

Voters approved a .75 mill levy for the township's transfer station by a 77-18 vote.

Northern Michigan elections set for Tuesday include: ANTRIM No elections BENZIE No elections CHARLEVOIX Boyne Valley Township Transfer station millage Voters will be asked to approve a 0.75-mill levy for the township's transfer station.

Emeritus rank The Board approved the emeritus rank for the following employees: Police Chief Stanley Dinius, Director of the Beaver Island Biological Station and biology professor James Gillingham, associate professor of art Sharon Lee House, former General Counsel Eileen Jennings and assistant professor of economics Basil Zimmer.

The Jansma family. of West Michigan, stands outside the home they swapped for vacation in the village of Bergen, The Netherlands, which is about 45 minutes north of Amsterdam.

Hide Video President Obama is in Michigan, talking about the economy, jobs and how to get more people trained for new jobs in Michigan.

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Every year about now, this column departs from issues and opinions to ask: Just what do you know about Michigan? Here's our annual summer quiz, suitable as always for clipping and stashing in the glove box, to help pass the time in holiday traffic.

Summer began shortly before noon on June 11 for students in Traverse City Area Public Schools.

This coming week, the chamber is focusing on its relationship with state and local elected officials, and how the chamber isA evaluating legislation, regulation and policy issues that matter to chamber members.

Posted on Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 11:32 p.m. While the swine flu is officially being considered a pandemic, local experts say there is no reason to panic.