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Since 1987, the entire month of March has been Women’s History Month. This is a time to reflect on all of the amazing contributions women have made to our society throughout history. It’s also a time to look forward, finding ways to break down barriers that may stand in the way of women who wish to offer up their own ideas, skills, and expertise.

On a desolate two-track road, a man approaches on a snowmobile. Watching the road ahead, he notices a line of tracks in the snow that lead from a dense stand of trees along a creek.

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At an Oath of Enlistment Ceremony, Ervin Ludy and Robert Johns took the next step in their journey with the Michigan Army National Guard. Both young men are from the Munising area and gathered at the Detroit Military Entrance Processing Station to formally begin their careers, having initially enlisted on March 5, 2024 and November 21, 2023, respectively.

MUNISING, MI - Alger County, renowned for its winter wonderland and a hub for snow-related tourism, is grappling with an unexpected adversary this year — an unseasonable lack of snowfall, causing a significant decline in local business, especially those reliant on winter activities. The Beacon recently caught up with Marshal and Callie Bakker from Charlevoix, Michigan, who had planned a snowmobiling adventure across the Upper Peninsula.

UPPER PENINSULA, MI - The U.P. Food Exchange, in partnership with Upper Peninsula Food as Medicine Team and Upper Peninsula Commission for Area Progress, is excited to announce a grant opportunity to support the purchase of high tunnels, or hoop houses, for area farmers.