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The national landslide for Democrats was duplicated on the Island with Islanders preferring Dems across the board. The only places where the Island deviated from mainland results were for U-S rep for the first district, where Republican Jack Bergman won, and for the State Senate and House where Republicans John Damoose and Parker Fairbairn, respectively, won reelection.
#Election 2026
The Island mirrored state-wide results on ballot proposals, voting against a proposal to call a state constitutional convention, but for a proposal that will limit spending by certain utility companies on election advertising. Saint James voters had five millage proposals to consider. They all passed, including funding for the Health Center that included a renewal and an increase. The renewal proposal passed with almost 81 percent of the vote. The increase passed by almost 63 percent.
#Election 2026
There are summaries of the Island and state-wide results in today’s script online along with a link to download detailed results.
#Election 2026
https://wvbi.biccenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/Beaver_Island_Election_Results_2026.pdf
Democrats came out on top with Beaver Islanders across the board and Islanders voted to pass one of two statewide ballot proposals. St. James voters backed millage proposals for the Health Center. Graphic by WVBI
Island choices mirrored those on the mainland except for U.S. House and Michigan Senate and House races where Republicans won across the board. Graphic by WVBI
If you are headed downstate to hunt, a new D-N-R map might be of interest. It shows township-level reports of suspected E-H-D in deer. The midge-spread virus can sharply reduce local herds, affecting hunting prospects and decisions about taking does. It’s different from chronic wasting disease. You can see it in today’s script online where you’ll also find a link to more info from the D-N-R.
#Hunting
If you want to start planning for summer getawys ahead of the snow, reservations are open for the S-S Badger’s 2027 season. The historic Lake Michigan car ferry will sail between Ludington and Manitowoc, Wisconsin, May fourteenth through October tenth. The four-hour crossing carries passengers and vehicles, with dining, movies and Badger bingo aboard. Additional night crossings run June eighteenth through August twentieth. Book early for popular dates at S-S Badger dot com.
On the Island, The library is looking for some gardening help ext Wednesday as they put their beds away for the winter. They’ll start at 11:00 that morning.
Mark your calendar.
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Now here’s a look at upcoming events on your Emerald Isle…
First, your meeting planner for the week…
Wednesday
Thursday
Highlights for the rest of the week include…
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Looking ahead to highlights for next week…
Monday
Tuesday
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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 Tara. 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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On our Birthday List: On our list today are John Robert, Eric Hodgson and Jimmy Cull. Happy Birthday to Jimmy, Eric and Johny B 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 airports. The Island Beltway is running smoothly. There are no bridge delays. Still, let’s be careful out there. Especially in the school zone.
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On this date in 1922, Egyptian workers on archaeologist Howard
Carter’s team uncovered a stone step in the Valley of the Kings. It led to the tomb of Tutankhamun [too-tahn-KAH-mun]—better known as King Tut. Carter would get his first look inside the tomb’s antechamber on November 26, beginning one of archaeology’s most
celebrated discoveries. Today marks 104 years since that first step was found.
Archeologist Howard Carter and his assistant Arthur Callender examine items in Tutankhamun’s tomb. Photo by Harry Burton from The Griffith Institute Archive at the University of Oxford via Wikimedia Commons
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Our word of the day is fulsome [FULL-sum], an adjective meaning generous or abundant in amount or spirit. For example: “Island residents offered fulsome praise for the volunteers who made the event possible.” There’s a wrinkle: fulsome can also describe praise so excessive that it sounds insincere. Context makes the difference. Its original meaning, dating to the 1300s, was simply abundant.
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Now, to wrap up for this Beaver Island Wednesday…
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Here’s a thought for the day from Winston Churchill: “The price of greatness is responsibility.”
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And on a lighter note…
Oklahoma will be O-K.
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That’s the W-V-B-I Community Calendar Report for this Beaver Island Wednesday, November 4th, 2026. I’m Kevin Boyle reporting from W-V-B-I’s Langford Family Studios wishing you a great day and asking: why not go ahead and make it the best day ever? And thanks for listening.
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WEATHER
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[Current Condition Report, then…]
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Today
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Air Quality Index this morning is 31.
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Fire Danger: Low
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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
SSE wind 10 to 15 kt. Showers. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Thursday
SW wind 15 to 20 kt becoming NNW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 kt. Showers. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
Friday
NNE wind 15 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. A chance of rain. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
Saturday
N wind around 10 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 ft or less.
Sunday
WNW wind around 15 kt. Mostly sunny. Waves around 2 ft.
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Water Temps: 55 at the mid-lake buoy southwest of Gull Island. No other buoys reporting.
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Photos from webcams at wvbi.net and mackinacbridge.org
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Coming up in our Community Calendar Report…
How Beaver Island voted, results from across Michigan, and five millage approvals in Saint James. Plus, a new deer disease map for hunters headed downstate, summer reservations aboard the Badger, and a call for gardening help at the library.
Those stories along with more local and state news, a run down of local events, birthdays, this date in history, a thought for the day and yet another even worse pumpkin joke are up after this global and national news from F-S-N…
[Time check.]
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Today’s featured image: Democrats came out on top with Beaver Islanders across the board and Islanders voted to pass one of two statewide ballot proposals. St. James voters backed millage proposals for the Health Center. Graphic by WVBI
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