Sep 30, 2025 | Around the U.P.
By Clara Linconhol The United States is seeing a sharp decline in Canadian visitors this year, with Michigan among the states feeling the effects. According to Statistics Canada, every month in 2025 has seen fewer Canadians traveling to the U.S. compared to 2024. Last...
Jun 25, 2025 | Around the U.P.
By Jennifer Champagne Once nearly wiped out from Lake Superior, native lake trout have made a remarkable comeback — a milestone decades in the making and one that experts say offers a blueprint for collaborative conservation success. “This is an incredible success...
Jun 4, 2025 | Around the U.P.
A major conservation and infrastructure project aimed at improving fish habitat and controlling invasive species on the Sucker River is set to begin this month in northern Alger County. Beginning June 2, construction crews will start the first phase of a two-stage...
May 28, 2025 | Around the U.P.
The Michigan State Police (MSP) St. Ignace Post has welcomed a new post commander, F/Lt. Brock Artfitch. F/Lieutenant Artfitch grew up on a ranch in rural Nebraska and earned a bachelor’s degree in economics at Indiana University. Law school brought him to...
May 2, 2025 | Around the U.P.
By Jennifer Champagne Beacon Correspondent When veteran actor Craig T. Nelson signed on to play Buck in “Green and Gold,” he wasn’t just stepping into another role — he was stepping into a story that echoed his own roots, values and life experience. The independent...
Feb 17, 2025 | Around the U.P.
By Jennifer Champagne For the Munising Beacon “Having the movie reviewed by The New York Times and so many other major news outlets has been an out-of-body experience for us,” said “Green and Gold” Director Anders Lindwall. “But the honest truth of it—what actually...
