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...
Sep 7, 2024 | Around the U.P.
A new National Park Service report shows that 910,939 visitors to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in 2023 spent $45,770,000 in communities near the park. That spending supported 544 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of...
Sep 5, 2024 | Around the U.P.
By Jennifer Champagne For nearly three decades, Christi Ryan has dedicated herself to the education and well-being of Manistique’s youth. This year, her efforts culminated in the Gear Up Gala, a back-to-school event held on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, from 4 p.m. to 7...
