Celebrating centenarians

Dec 19, 2025 | Community, Local History, News

Photo courtsey of Bill Savage By Jennifer Champagne Managing Editor ‘He doesn’t let anything stop him’ When 100-year-old Ed Gage was asked if he wanted a subscription to The Munising Beacon, he didn’t miss a beat. “Do I get it free for being a hundred?” he asked.How...

From the Pulpit: Being thankful is a healthy daily discipline

Dec 17, 2025 | Community

By Jason LaFlamme Munising Baptist Church Many years ago, I read this quote from German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer: “Satan does not fill us with a hatred of God, rather with a forgetfulness.” If the evil one can distract us from remembering all the blessings the...

Calendar spotlights seniors

Dec 16, 2025 | Community, Culture & Arts, News

By Nicole Gearhart Beacon Correspondent The Alger County Commission on Aging has released the 2026 Exceptional Seniors Calendar, now available for purchase at Putvin Drug Store’s pharmacy counter or at the ACCOA office, located at 1604 Sand Point Road in Munising. ...

Bennett remembers time in U.S. Army Reserves

Dec 13, 2025 | Community, Local History, News

By Nicole Gearhart Beacon Correspondent Retired Colonel Normajean Bennett, 93, of Grand Marais says she is enjoying the peacefulness of being back in the Upper Peninsula after a busy life split between the U.S. Army Reserves and teaching college courses. “It’s so nice...

Stake the Lake: Support for those facing cancer

Dec 11, 2025 | Community

By Joshua Grove Beacon Correspondent Stake the Lake, the Eric R. Beverly Family Foundation’s annual cancer awareness and remembrance walk, returns to Munising on Saturday, Sept. 27. The event honors those affected by cancer while raising money for Alger County...