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Moose Lodge marks milestone: Local group celebrates eight decades

by jchampagne | October 19, 2025 | Community, News | 0 Comments

By Nicole Gearhart Beacon Correspondent The Munising Moose Lodge #1386 will celebrate 80 years of service by hosting an open house next Sunday, Oct. 19, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event, which is open to the public, will include hors d’oeuvres and an open bar and will...

Women’s health fair highlights local resources

by jchampagne | October 19, 2025 | Community, News | 0 Comments

By Jennifer Champagne Managing Editor From counseling services and daycare to fitness programs and free thyroid screenings, Munising Memorial Hospital’s annual Women’s Health Fair continues to be a one-stop hub for women’s wellness and education. The event, held in...

Fink helped pioneer flat closure movement

by jchampagne | October 17, 2025 | Community, News | 0 Comments

By Joshua Grove Beacon Correspondent and Jennifer Champagne Managing Editor Katie Fink of Eben Junction is a breast cancer survivor whose scars have become both a personal truth and a public statement. She is a fearless advocate and pioneer for “aesthetic flat...

New facility redefines U.P. manufacturing

by jchampagne | October 17, 2025 | Community, News | 0 Comments

By Melissa Wentarmini Associate Editor In a Facebook video released this month, Timber Products pulled back the curtain on its latest investment in Alger County: a state-of-the-art hardwood component facility dubbed Munising Components. The new line, housed alongside...

Local partnership buys Subway

by jchampagne | October 10, 2025 | Community, News | 0 Comments

By Joshua Grove Beacon Correspondent Alger Subs LLC, a partnership made up of Dennis Van Landschoot of Van Landschoot & Sons, Melinda Savola of Pictured Rocks Real Estate and Bromley Hall of Hall Contracting, took ownership of the Subway restaurant at 132 E....

Thomas Lynch, author of the novel ‘No Prisoners,’ to appear at Marquette and Munising libraries

by jchampagne | October 7, 2025 | Community, News | 0 Comments

Thomas Lynch, author of the novel ‘No Prisoners,’ to appear at Marquette and Munising libraries Author Thomas Lynch will read from his first novel, “No Prisoners” (Godine), in the Community Room at Peter White Public Library at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 7. Lynch will...

Breaking News (Update): Judge Nebel sets bond for Wetmore man in felony firearms case

by jchampagne | September 7, 2025 | Breaking News, News | 0 Comments

Colin Stewart Murdock, 27, of Wetmore was arraigned Friday in Alger County District Court on two felony charges following his Wednesday, Sept. 3 arrest by the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET) and federal agents. Murdock is charged with possession of...

Convicted felon arrested with firearms in Alger County

by Steve Stiffler | September 4, 2025 | News | 0 Comments

Detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET) have arrested a 27-year-old man from Alger County for possession of firearms.

Alger County Prosecutor Robert Steinhoff to run for 11th Circuit judge

by jchampagne | September 3, 2025 | News | 0 Comments

By Jennifer Champagne Managing Editor Alger County Prosecuting Attorney Robert Steinhoff announced he will run for judge in Michigan’s 11th Circuit, a four-county trial court covering Alger, Luce, Mackinac and Schoolcraft counties. He said the decision comes from a...