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Peaine Township is clarifying the public’s right to access what’s known as “Mike Boyle’s Beach” on Beaver Island. Township Supervisor Maria Dal Pra says there’s a 68-foot-wide county-owned easement from East Side Drive to the water, intended for residents and visitors alike. However, the area hasn’t been formally surveyed and currently appears closer to 30 feet. A survey is planned in coming months to mark the exact boundaries. Meanwhile, any barriers blocking public use will be removed by Monday. Property owners can mark their own land, but not within the public easement. Bottom of Form Plat map of area known as Boyle’s Beach. Image from Peaine Township The Trails Association had a busy Thursday clearing the Blue Trail from Vreeland to Southarm Road. So now if you hike from Southarm to Eastside Drive you can loop back to the Blue Trail.
Volunteers head into the bush to clear part of the Blue Trail. Photo from Beaver Island Archipelago Trails Association Also on Thursday, EPA’s Lake Guardian ship was in the harbor having brought teachers to the Island to study lake research procedures at the Biological Station. The Lake Guardian is based in Milwaukee. Passengers from the Lake Guardian arrive on the Island to study lake research procedures. Photo from St. James Township In other news, Callie Barr is making another run for Congress in Michigan’s First District, hoping to unseat Republican Jack Bergman after losing by over 100,000 votes last year. At her launch, Barr called herself the “clear underdog.” Bergman’s team says her campaign will again only strengthen support for the incumbent. The Michigan Supreme Court won’t hear Jennifer Crumbley’s bid for release as she appeals her manslaughter convictions tied to the Oxford school shooting. That means she’ll stay in prison while the case moves forward. Also in Lansing, a bill introduced in the House aims to bring cursive back to schools. It would encourage districts to teach kids to read and write cursive by 2027, helping them connect to history. The plan has strong bipartisan support. Back on the Island, the Queen is still in hiding at the Elks lodge. Kevin McDonough won the Saturday night draw, but picked the five of clubs. The pot is now $15,800. Meantime, the Wildlife club wants you to know that you cannot hide (or store) your boat at Barney’s Lake. Several boats have been left there in the past few weeks. While the Little Traverse Bay Conservancy once allowed boat storage on their property there, it is now prohibited.
Where is the Queen hiding? Image from Elks Facebook post |
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Now, here’s a look at events happening on your Emerald Isle… First your meeting planner. A-A meets Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 6:00 at the Christian Church. BIA Board meets Tuesday at 4:00. JTAC meets Thursday at 4:30. BITA meets Thursday at 5:30. On the fun front today… Monday, Summer Yoga is at the BIC Center at 9:30 in the Theater with a Basic Flow session. C-O-A has Cardio Drumming at 10:00 and a Crafter’s Social at 11:00, both out at Peaine Township Hall. Monday afternoon, there’s a workshop at the library on staying safe in today’s digital world. That’s at 1:00. At 4:00, the BIC Center will host a Community Forum on Marine Energy, energy from waves and how it might be possible to capture that in our waters all part of a collaboration between the University of Michigan, East Carolina University, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Virginia Tech’s VTechWorks. Monday evening is all you can eat pizza night at the Beachcomber. And Monday wraps up with the launch of Museum Week events. It’s Music on the Porch, always an Island favorite. Bring your chairs and maybe some refreshments. The show starts at 7:00. Tuesday, there’s Chair Strength Training at the BIC Center at 9:00. Pickleball is outside on the township courts at 9:00. Babes and Toddlers mix it up at the library at 10:00. At 10:30, there’s C-O-A Walkersize with a walk from Heritage Park out to the St. James Campground and back. At 11:00, there’s Plein Air watercolor painting at the Beaver Island Gallery. Meet there to get supplies and then head out. Afterwards, display your work at the museum week art show. Call the gallery to sign up. At 1:00, drop by the BIC Center Hangout to play Mah Jongg [mah jawng]. At 7:00 at the Print Shop Museum there’ll be a live reading of Act I of David Hill’s play Beaver Isle The Musical including performances of the songs in the play. It’s a tale of the Island with characters that include Protar, Patrick Bonner, Vesty McDonough and Maggie Boyle. Then stay up late to see Saturn right next to the Moon at about 3:00 A-M Wednesday morning. Highlights for the rest of the week include… Wednesday, Summer Yoga is on at the BIC Center at 9:30 with a restorative session. At the library, there’s Kids Storytime, Crafts and Art for three years and up at 10:00 and then for 10 years and up at 11:00. At the BIC Center, there’s Bingo at 1:00 in the Hangout. At 3:00 C-O-A has Fun & Gamers out at Peaine Township Hall. Wednesday evening there’s a benefit event for the Beaver Island Music Festival and the BIC Center to kick off the Music Festival. It’s a presentation of North Country Opera at 6:00 in the BIC Center Theater. It’s the movie that captured a live performance of the beloved musical about life up north in Michigan. It stars performers you’ve seen on stage at the Festival and the BIC Center. And it will be presented with the BIC Center’s new projection system. All proceeds will go to benefit the Beaver Island Music Festival and the BIC Center. At 7:00, you can catch Act 2 of Beaver Isle the Musical at the Print Shop. Also at 7:00, there’s BINGO at the Gregg Fellowship Center. Doors open at 6:15 for fellowship. At 9:00 in town Music Festival performances kick off with The Real Ingredients at the Shamrock and, at 9:30, The Whiskey Charmers at the Circle M…plus campfire music with Chris Winkleman out on the Festival Grounds. Thursday, at 9:00, there’s Pickleball on the Peaine Township Courts. Also at 9:00, the Trails Association presents a guided mushroom hike with island mushroom expert Gina Mangra. Meet at the BIC Center with plans to be hiking until about 1:00. At 10:00 a trifecta of activities: Tai Chi in the Hangout at the BIC Center, C-O-A Cardio Drumming out at the Peaine Township Hall and Women’s Bible Study at the Christian Church. Again, all those events starting at 10:00. At 11:00, the COA has a Crafter’s Social at the Peaine Township Hall. AT noon the Music Festival presents Dave & Krisit at the Wild Strawberry Café, Andy Dupris with a mini concet at the BIC Center in the Hangout that will be broadcast live on WVBI, and at 2:00 the Real Ingredients playing at Daddy Franks. At 4:00 head over to the Beaver Island Gallery for a free workshop to make ornaments for display at the Museum Week Art Show. Call 2115 to register. At 6:00, the Music Festival stage light sup with Chris Winkleman and non-stop music until midnight with Katy Gullien and the Drive taking the stage at 11:00. And don’t forget Thursdays are Burger and a Beer Night at the Shamrock. Friday, kicks off live with the Omlette radio show featuring interviews with Music Festival performers at the Wild Strawberry from 5:00 to 7:00 a.m. There’s Senior + Vets Coffee + Donuts is on at the BIC Center from 8:30 to 11:30. At 9:00, there’s Chair Strength Training in the Hangout at the BIC Center and Pickleball on the Peaine Township Courts. Summer Yoga is at 9:30 with a basic flow session in the theater at the BIC Center. C-O-A has a Walkersize session at 10:30, a walk from Heritage Park to the St. James Campground and back. At noon there’s another mini-concert in the Hangout at the BIC Center with Smilo & the Ghost. That’ll be broadcast live on WVBI. AT 1:00 Nathon Walton plays live at the Print Shop Museum. AT 2:00, Audrey Dupris will be at Whiskey Point. And the Festival Stage comes alive at 5:00 with Dave and Krisit and non-stop music until 1:00 A-M, with Nathan Walton & the Remedy coming on stage at midnight. [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, there’s Pickleball outdoors at 9:00. The Artisan’s Market is on out by the lighthouse at Whiskey Point. That starts at 10:00. At the BIC Center, the Celebrate Good Times season continues with Jennifer Westwood and the Handsome Devils including Dylan Dunbar. The music will range from Texas blues to Stax with sounds from Muscle Shoals-era artists all with ties to the sounds of Appalachia. Jennifer and Dylan along with a band of A-listers and underdogs from Detroit bars to the Grammy stage have built a family of fans from New York to Texas and soon here on the Island. Showtime is 7:30. Tickets are at tickets dot bic center dot org. [On the radio, tune in for Country Classics at 5:00 Saturday evening with host Sheri Timsak. At 7:00, Jackson Smith and Steve Girbach are in with Songs from the Trail. 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, there are services and Episcopal Mission at 9:00 and the Christian Church at 10:00, and Mass at Holy Cross at 12:15. Looking ahead to highlights for next week… |
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NAME OF DAY: The BIC Center Name of the Day is Cooper. If that’s your name, come on into the BIC Center today to pick out a free drink of your choice. BIRTHDAYS: Marta Stein is on our list today. Happy Birthday to Marta and, if we missed you on the list, Happy Birthday to you too from everyone at WVBI and your Beaver Island Community Center! |
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TRAFFIC: No delays inbound or outbound to the airports. The island beltway is running smoothly with no bridge delays. But there are lots of folks arriving for the Museum Week and the Music Festival. It is very busy in town when the ferry arrives, and the warm weather means lots of folks at the public beach plus hikers and bikers everywhere. Plus, baby turtles are busy crossing. So, let’s be careful out there. |
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On this day in 1789 upwards of 1,000 Parisian revolutionaries storm a medieval fortress and prison to acquire its large stores of gunpowder. The Bastille falls after four hours, and the battle becomes the flashpoint for the French revolution. July 14th comes to be celebrated as the Fête de la Fédération or Bastille Day. |
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Our Merriam Webster Word of the Day is nuance (noun) [NOO-ahnss] which s a very small difference in something, such as color, tone, meaning, or some other characteristic. The history of nuance starts in Latin with the noun nūbēs [New base], meaning “cloud.” Nūbēs floated into Middle French as nu, which eventually gave rise to nuer [new-A], meaning “to make shades of color.” Nuer in turn produced nuance [nu-ANCE], which in Middle French meant “shade of color.” English borrowed nuance from French, with the meaning “a subtle distinction or variation,” in the late 18th century. That meaning persists today, but the word has also picked up a few nuances of its own. For example, nuance is sometimes used in a specific musical sense, designating a subtle, expressive variation in a musical performance that is not indicated in the score. |
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Now, to wrap up for this Beaver Island Monday… |
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Here’s a thought for the day from Charles Dickens writing about the period of the French Revolution: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” |
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On a lighter note… Have you heard about the time they had to evacuate the music festival when a band did a cover of Boogie Wonderland. It set off the Earth, Wind & Fire alarm. |
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That’s the W-V-B-I Community Calendar Report for this Beaver Island Monday, July 14th, 2025. I’m Kevin Boyle reporting from W-V-B-I’s Langford Family Studios, wishing you a great day and asking you: why not go ahead and make it the best day ever? And thanks for listening. |
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Today Sunny, with a high near 77 on the shore and 84 inland. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight. Tuesday Areas of smoke between 4pm and 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 80/87. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Tuesday Night A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Wednesday A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then a chance of showers between 11am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78/84. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Wednesday Night Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Thursday A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a chance of showers between 8am and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73/79. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Thursday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Friday Sunny, with a high near 76/82. Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Saturday Mostly sunny, with a high near 76/82. Saturday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Sunday Mostly sunny, with a high near 76/83. |
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Fire Danger Level on the Island set at Low. |
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Out on the Big Drink… |
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Today WSW wind 10 to 15 kt. Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Tuesday SSW wind around 10 kt. Sunny. Waves 1 ft or less. Wednesday WSW wind around 10 kt becoming N in the afternoon. A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Waves 1 ft or less. |
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Water Temperature: It’s 65 in Little Traverse Bay. The North Lake Michigan buoy southwest of Gull is reporting 66 with one to two foot seas.
Mid Lake Michigan photo at time shown. Provided by NWS |
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Photos from webcams at wvbi.net and mackinacbridge.org |
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🚨 On today’s newscast: Peaine Township clears up public access at “Mike Boyle’s Beach” 🏖️, the Blue Trail gets some love from local volunteers 🌲, and EPA’s Lake Guardian brings lake science to Beaver Island. Plus: Callie Barr takes another shot at Congress, the Michigan Supreme Court keeps Jennifer Crumbley behind bars, and lawmakers push to bring cursive back to classrooms. 🎯 Oh, and the Queen of Hearts jackpot at the Elks is up to $15,800 — but she’s still hiding! |
