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Local veterans groups fundraised to replace the wall due to disrepair and buckling and replace it with a new aluminum fencing. Fundraising efforts provided over $20,000 to the project, which meets the low end of the overall estimated costs, however fundraising is still continuing through the Vietnam Veterans of America for further upkeep and installation costs.

With today’s edition, The Munising Beacon enters its second year of consistent publication in Munising and Alger County. The first edition was released on Friday, May 13, 2022 with the headline story focusing on the missing time capsule from the Mather Centennial ceremony, the Livermores purchasing the Au Train grocery store and local fundraising efforts at an East Channel trivia night.

One of the fourth grade classes at Mather Elementary participated in a mock trial at the Alger County Courthouse on Wednesday, May 10. The students were able to see how the legal system worked in a controlled environment, with numerous elected officials and county law enforcement and court staff assisting in the project.

Anglers fishing Lake Superior can help the Michigan Department of Natural Resources evaluate the splake fishery by reporting marked splake. Splake, which are a hybrid cross between lake trout and brook trout, have been stocked in Lake Superior most years since 1971, with annual stocking since 1990.

Multiple volunteer firefighters from departments across Alger County participated in a training exercise on Connors Road on Saturday, May 6. Firefighters from the Munising City, Munising Township, Au Train Township, Rock River Township, Tri County and Mathias Township fire departments learned search and breaching techniques on the property.

The Seney National Wildlife Refuge had a groundbreaking ceremony and open house on May 10th, 2023 to celebrate a new visitor center for the area. “We’re thrilled to invite the public to join us for this exciting event,” said Seney National Wildlife Refuge Manager, Sara Siekierski.

The Miners Beach area in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore will undergo temporary closures and rerouting of the North Country National Scenic Trail at Miners Beach. The project started on Monday, May 8.

“Hey, what’s that green fungus growing on my tree?” “Is my tree sick”? “How do I get rid of that stuff?” There are many life forms that inhabit tree bark, not to mention all the other parts of a tree. For example, oaks can host hundreds of species from many taxa.