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Photo by Greg Doig |
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First, some news… On Saturday, Kevin Boyle sat down in the WVBI studio and interviewed visiting Michigan U.S. Senator Slotkin. His interview is online at the WVBI SoundCloud Channel. https://soundcloud.com/wvbi-fm-100-1
The Charlevoix Historical Society is hosting a free program titled “The Golden Age of Passenger Steamships” tonight, Tuesday, August 25, at 6:00 p.m. at the Charlevoix Public Library.
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Now here’s a look at upcoming events on your Emerald Isle…
First your meeting planner…
A-A meets Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 6:00.
3:00 pm Beaver Island Association – Annual Meeting at the BIC Center (2:30 PM Meet & Greet)
…and that is it for the week. Locations and more details are in the calendar entries online.
On the fun front today…
Tuesday, Aug 25 ⚬ 9:30 AM – Chair Strength Training @ BIC Center ⚬ 10:00 AM – Babies and Toddlers Mix-Up @ Beaver Island District Library ⚬ 5:00 PM – Munising Baptist @ BI Soccer & Volleyball @ Beaver Island Community School ⚬ 6:00 PM – Let’s Get Quizzical! Trivia Night @ Beaver Island Community Center ($20/team) ⚬ 10:00 PM – 4:00 AM (Aug 26) – Dark Sky Event: Summer Triangle @ Beaver Island
Highlights for the rest of the week include…
Wednesday 8:30 AM – Munising Baptist @ BI Soccer & VBall @ Beaver Island Community School ⚬ 9:30 AM – Summer Restorative Yoga @ BIC Center ⚬ 1:00 PM – Afternoon Bingo @ Beaver Island Community Center ⚬ 4:00 PM – Amik Cultural Preservation Center Open @ Amik Cultural Preservation Center ⚬ 7:00 PM – Pickleball Outdoors @ Peaine Township Park
Thursday 10:00 AM – Women’s Bible Study @ Beaver Island Christian Church ⚬ 10:00 AM – COA Cardio Drumming @ Peaine Township Hall ⚬ 11:00 AM – COA Art Therapy @ Peaine Township Hall ⚬ 12:30 PM – Maplewood Baptist @ BI- VB Double Match @ Beaver Island Community School ⚬ 4:00 PM – Bocce Ball Weekly Roll @ Peaine Township Park ⚬ 5:00 PM – Burger & a Beer @ Shamrock Bar & Restaurant ⚬ 10:00 PM – Dark Sky Event: Full Moon & Partial Lunar Eclipse @ Beaver Island
Friday Senior + Vets Coffee & Donuts @ Beaver Island Community Center ⚬ 9:30 AM – Chair Strength Training @ BIC Center ⚬ 9:30 AM – Summer Basic Flow Yoga @ BIC 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 Artisan Market at the Point @ Whiskey Point Lighthouse ⚬ 5:00 PM – Prime Rib Night @ Shamrock Bar & Restaurant ⚬ 6:00 PM – Beaver Island AA Meeting @ Beaver Island Christian Church ⚬ 7:00 PM – Pickleball Outdoors @ Peaine Township Park ⚬ 9:30 PM – 11:00 PM (Aug 30) – Dark Sky Event: Moon & Saturn @ Beaver Island
[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 @ St. James Episcopal Mission ⚬ 10:00 AM – Beaver Island Christian Church Worship @ Beaver Island Christian Church ⚬ 12:15 PM – Sunday Mass @ Holy Cross Catholic Church 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 Liam. 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: no names listed, if we missed you on the list, Happy Birthday to you 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. But, it is busy in town when the ferries arrive and there are lots of folks out hiking and biking. So, let’s be careful out there. |
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On this date in 1944 Paris was liberated by the French 2nd Armored Division and the U.S. 4th Infantry Division. Despite Hitler’s orders to destroy the city, German resistance was light, and General Dietrich von Choltitz surrendered. Public Domain Photo Credit: U.S. Department of Defense |
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Our Merriam Webster Word of the Day is the noun Tilde Tilde refers to the mark ~ placed especially over the letter n (as in the Spanish señor, meaning “sir”) to denote the sound \nʸ\, or over vowels (as in the Portuguese irmã, meaning “sister”) to indicate nasality. When a tilde appears as an independent character, it usually means “approximately” (as in “we’ll be there in ~ 30 minutes”). // A familiar example of the tilde appears in the name of Brazil’s capital city, São Paulo. |
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Now, to wrap up for this Beaver Island Tuesday… |
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Here’s a thought for the day from the Charles DeGaulle who said, “From behind the cloud so heavy with our blood and our tears, the sun of our greatness is now reappearing.” |
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On a lighter note… |
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That’s the W-V-B-I Community Calendar Report for this Beaver Island Tuesday, August 25th, 2026. I’m Greg Doig 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 Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Tonight A slight chance of showers between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Wednesday Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Wednesday Night Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Thursday Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind around 15 mph. Thursday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Friday Sunny, with a high near 72. Friday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Saturday Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Saturday Night A chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Sunday A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Sunday Night A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Monday A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
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Air Quality Index at 6:07 was 52. |
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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 5 to 10 kt. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 ft or less. Tonight S wind 10 to 15 kt. A slight chance of showers before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 5am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Wednesday S wind 15 to 20 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 7am. Waves around 3 ft. Wednesday Night NW wind 10 to 15 kt. A chance of showers before 1am. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Thursday NNW wind around 15 kt. Mostly sunny. Waves around 2 ft. |
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Water Temps: 70 at the mid-lake buoy southwest of Gull Island. 70 at Sleeping Bear. 70 in Little Traverse Bay and in the Straits. |
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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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Community Calendar Report For Tuesday, August 25, 2026
