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Community Calendar Report for Monday, July 13th, 2026.
 Photo by Greg Doig
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First some news…
Beaver Island’s ties to Ireland will be on display overseas Tuesday, as the world’s largest Spanish galleon replica sails into Donegal Bay, Ireland—the bay for which our own Donegal Bay is named. The visit comes nearly 180 years after famine-era emigrants from nearby Arranmore Island crossed the Atlantic and many eventually settled on Beaver Island. El Galeón Andalucía is expected off Mullaghderg Bay between 9:30 and 10 Tuesday morning. The crew will honor sailors lost in the 1588 Spanish Armada with a wreath-laying ceremony and cannon salute before continuing to Kincasslagh.
 Mormon Print Shop
Beaver Island Historical Society Museum Week July 13–16, 2026 | 7:00 PM Nightly Join the Beaver Island Historical Society for four evenings of music, storytelling, and local history during Museum Week…
Thursday
Beaver Island Music Festival begins with three days of music in the woods in the heart of America’s Emerald Isle. The Festival promotes the variety and tradition of all music and art.
The Waste Management Committee wants to remind visitors that the trash containers in town are not for dumping household waste. Household waste needs to go to the transfer station either in the recycle bins when it is recyclable or in the trash bins there in a green bag. You can get those at the Hardware or the Market.
The Protar House is open for tours on Wednesday and Saturday from 1:00 to 4:00
Dark Sky events visit the website darkskyisland.org
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Now here’s a look at other upcoming events on your Emerald Isle…
First your meeting planner…
A-A meets Tuesday, Thursday Saturday at 6 PM at the Christian Church.
Thursday
2:00pm Beaver Island Emergency Services Authority at Peaine Twp Hall
4:30pm Beaver Island District Library Board Meeting at the Library
4:30pm Beaver Island Telecommunications Advisory Committee Meeting at the BIC Center
That’s it on the meeting front through the end of the week.
On the fun front today…
Monday
9:30 am Summer Basic Flow Yoga at the BIC Center
10:00 am COA Cardio Drumming at Peainne Township
11:00 am COA Art Therapy at Peainne Township
11:00 am Senior Digital Social Cafe at the library
11:00 am Summer Therapeutic Chair Yoga at BIC Center
3:00 pm Hoppers PG | 1h 44m | Animation, Comedy, Adventure
A 19-year-old animal lover uses technology that places her consciousness into a robotic beaver to uncover mysteries within the animal world beyond her imagination.
6:00 pm Remarkably Bright Creatures PG-13 | 1h 51m | Comedy, Drama
Through unlikely bonds formed during night shifts at a local aquarium, Tova, an elderly widow, learns of a life-changing discovery that may bring her joy and wonder once again.
7:00 pm Museum Week: Music on the Porch
9:00 pm Red Deer Unplugged 2026 at the Red Deer Cabin
Tuesday
9:00 am Pickleball Outdoors
9:30 am Chair Strength Training at the BIC Center
10:00 am Babies and Toddlers Mix-Up at the Library
7:00 pm BIHS Presents: Incredible Islanders | Beaver Island Military Service
7:30 pm Decades of Drag Trivia at the BIC Center
Highlights for the rest of the week include…
Wednesday
9:30 am Summer Restorative Yoga at the BIC Center
10:00 am American Mah Jongg at the BIC Center
11:00 am until 4 pm CMU Biological Station Open House Free
11:00 am Museum Week Art Show at Gregg Fellowship Center
1:00 pm Afternoon Bingo at the BIC Center
2:00 pm Tie Dye Happy Hour at the Wild Strawberry Cafe
3:00 pm Book Club- The Correspondent by Virginia Evans at the Library
4:00 pm Amik Cultural Preservation Center Open
4:00 pm Anne Pritchett Book Launch at the Library
7:00 pm BIHS Presents: Incredible Islanders | Native American Fisherman
7:30 pm Edye & Mike
Beaver Island welcomes back married musical duo Edye Evans Hyde and Mike Hyde as part of the Beaver Island Jazz Series to the stage. Ticketed Event tickets.biccenter.org
Thursday
Beaver Island Music Festival begins with three days of music in the woods in the heart of America’s Emerald Isle. The Festival promotes the variety and tradition of all music and art.
9:00 am Pickleball Outdoors
10:00 am COA Cardio Drumming at Peaine Township
10:00 am Women’s Bible Study at BI Christian Church
11:00 am COA Art Therapy at Peaine Township
11:00 am Museum Week Art Show at the Gregg Center
5:00 pm Burger & a Beer
7:00 pm BIHS Presents: Incredible Islanders | Native American Fisherman
Friday
8:30am Senior + Vets Coffee & Donuts at the BIC Center
9:00 am Pickleball Outdoors
9:30 am Chair Strength Training at the BIC Center
9:30 am Summer Basic Flow Yoga at the BIC Center
11:00 am Museum Week Art Show at Gregg Fellowship Center
[On the radio, Kick off your weekend with our fantastic Friday lineup! After the 6:00pm news, enjoy “That Thing with Rich Appel” featuring top forty hits from the 70s. At 9:00pm, tune into “The Titus Jennings Experience” offering music from all genres, followed by “The Midnight Special” with Marilyn Rea Beyer at 11:00pm for music, farce comedy, and late-night escape.]
Saturday
10:00 am Artisan Market at the Point
10:00 am State Representative Parker Fairbairn Island St James Township Hall
4:00 pm Mass at Holy Cross Church?
5:00 pm Prime Rib Night at Shamrock
[On the radio, tune in for Country Classics at 5:00 Saturday evening with host Sheri Timsak. At 7:00, take a trip back to the best of the 80s and 90s with the Mix Tape show (that’s a 120-minute TDK cassette tape for those in the know) hosted by WVBI’s Adam Pettigrew. Mark Beltaire takes over at 9:00 with Rockin’ the Boat and continues at 10:00 with the Blues Cruise. Cousin Dan wraps up the evening with the Too Good Radio Show starting at 11:00.]
Sunday
9:00 am St. James Episcopal Mission Sunday Worship
10:00 am Beaver Island Christian Church Worship
12:15 pm Sunday Mass at Holy Cross
1:00 pm Amik Cultural Preservation Center
Looking ahead to highlights for next week…
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Those are the highlights. Find a full listing of events at calendar dot W-V-B-I dot net.
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Today’s BIC Center Name of the Day is Marty. If that’s your name, come on down to the BIC Center today to pick out a free drink of your choice.
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Our Birthday List today is Corey Sanders. Happy Birthday to Corey, and if we missed you on the list, Happy Birthday to you too from everyone at the BIC Center and WVBI.
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TRAFFIC: No delays inbound or outbound to the municipal airport. Occasional slight delays on the way to Welke Airport and note that again today you can only get there headed south on East Side Drive. Otherwise, the Island Beltway is running smoothly. There will continue to be heavy truck traffic on Kings Highway, McCauley and East Side Drive between them as part of the paving project. So, the Island is busier than ever with all the construction traffic, bikers and hikers, walkers and phone gawkers, fawns and turtles and traffic in town when the ferry arrives, so let’s be careful out there.
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On this date in 1930, France defeats Mexico 4-1 and the United States defeats Belgium 3-0 in the first-ever World Cup football matches, played simultaneously in host city Montevideo, Uruguay. The World Cup has since become the world’s most watched sporting event.
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Our Merriam Webster Word of the Day Implacable – Someone or something described as implacable is not capable of being appeased or changed.
// The project faced implacable resistance from community members, and is now off the table.
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Now, to wrap up for this Beaver Island Monday, July 13th…
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On a lighter note…there are two words in life that will open a lot of doors for you. Push and Pull!
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That’s the W-V-B-I Community Calendar Report for this Beaver Island Monday, July 13th, 2026. I’m Greg Doig reporting from W-V-B-I’s Langford Family Studios asking: why not go ahead and make it the best days ever!
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WEATHER
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[Current Condition Report, then…]
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Monday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 87. Southwest wind around 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Friday
A chance of showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Friday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Sunday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
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Air Quality Index at 6:58 AM was 28.
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Fire Danger: High
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Out on the Big Drink…
Photo from the North Lake Michigan Buoy. Provided by the National Data Buoy Center
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Today
SW wind around 10 kt. Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Tuesday
WSW wind 10 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Sunny. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Wednesday
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 ft or less.
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Water Temps: 70 at the mid-lake buoy southwest of Gull Island and in the Straits. 72 in Little Traverse Bay. 70 at Sleeping Bear.
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  Photos from webcams at wvbi.net and mackinacbridge.org |
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Coming up in our Community Calendar Report…
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Today’s featured image: Music on the porch photo from the past by Greg Doig
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Community Calendar Report For Monday, July 13, 2026
