The Irish Feile wrapped up yesterday with the Arranmore Pipe Band playing ahead of Mass at the Arranmore/ Bear Island Grotto. Graced with spectacular weather, the festival was a huge success. Organizers estimated about 1,200 attendees including volunteers and band members. The paid attendance was over 800. In addition to almost non-sop music at multiple […]

The Irish Feile kicked off yesterday with the arrival of the Arranmore Pipe Band on the ferry. The stepped off the loading ramp to a welcoming crowd of Islanders including students from B-I-C-S. After some afternoon cultural events, the day wrapped up with a dinner for those who made contributions to support the Feile as […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is directing state regulators to reexamine approvals for Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 tunnel. The move follows a Michigan Supreme Court ruling that environmental reviews must more fully consider the project’s consequences and alternatives. Construction remains blocked for now. And, in a new letter to Enbridge, Whitmer called the line “a ticking time […]

The Arranmore Pipe Band will arrive tomorrow aboard the Emerald Isle, launching this weekend’s Irish Féile. A flotilla of small boats will escort the ferry into the harbor before the band marches off the boat around 12:45. Everyone is invited to welcome them at the dock—no festival wristband will be needed. #IslandEvents The Arranmore Pipe […]

Yesterday was a day of bridge walks with the classic up on the Mighty Mac and another considerably shorter one on the Lift Bridge in Charlevoix. About 34,000 people walked across the straights, with tribal leaders and Governor Whitmer there calling attention to the Line 5 issue. No estimate on the number of walkers in […]

  Our Irish Féile returns in 2026, with plans to make it the best ever. Mark your calendar and save the date. September 11th and 12th Why Beaver Island for a celebration of Irish-American culture? The Island has long been known as “America’s Emerald Isle”. It is the only Island in the United States where […]

  Lots of reporting yesterday across the internet about a dark-web shop briefly offered high-resolution scans of more than 153 million U.S. and Canadian driver’s licenses—front, back, even infrared and ultraviolet copies. Journalist Brian Krebs found his own license used as a free sample. Timestamps matched rental-car and dispensary scans. Reporting points to an ID-verification […]

  The Michigan State Police have issued a warning regarding a delivery scam targeting customers of cell phone and electronic orders. The scammers, posing as representatives of Spectrum, instruct victims to return their devices promptly, alleging an error in the order. In exchange for returning the device, the scammers provide a shipping label and gift […]

  Michigan just put disc golf on the biggest stage. Kensington Metropark in Milford hosted the 2026 PDGA World Championships on two courses — including Toboggan, the legendary layout Jim Kenner built for Worlds back in 2000. When it ended, Silas Schultz won the Open title in a playoff over Rainers Balodis. Thirty thousand dollars […]

  North Central Michigan College (NCMC) will receive nearly $6 million in state funding for two projects: a $3.465 million capital outlay for the Skilled Trades Education Pathways (STEP) Center and a $2.5 million initiative for a dental hygiene clinic. These investments aim to expand educational opportunities in high-demand fields and strengthen the talent pipeline […]