Beaver Island Michigan

I received the sad news this evening that Vince Pickhardt has passed away. Vince grew up in New York, where he excelled in gymnastics. He had two brothers. Vince was a Vietnam veteran who lost much of his hearing from the constant rumble of the airplanes that he worked in and serviced. He worked as ...

butterworms and wax worms available now at the hardware!

Thats right! all Christmas decorations 60% off! this week only! december 26th- January 1st. stop by while supplies last and stock up for the next holiday season!

Merry Christmas, Jeff!

Island Energies will be open for business!

Island Energies will be open for business!

McDonough's Market is offering some great prices on clothing!

AND I should have said "Shipwreck Shirts" (rather than Beaver Gems) right at the start, since Lisa helped to mastermind this whole thing!

I was just reminded that Larissa McGinnity will have her lovely ceramic wares for sale at the Happy Paddle.
Heidi Vigil, Jackie Madigan, Darlene Dooley and possibly others will have art/crafts for sale in the lobby of the Community Center.

Come to town Saturday, December 9th, for our annual Christmas Shopping Event! Beginning at 3PM (right after the cookie carnival), and going until 6PM, it's a good opportunity to finish up all of your holiday shopping, mingle with others doing the same, and take advantage of treats and specials at ma...

Come to town Saturday, December 9th, for our annual Christmas Shopping Event! Beginning at 3PM (right after the cookie carnival), and going until 6PM, it's a good opportunity to finish up all of your holiday shopping, mingle with others doing the same, and take advantage of treats and specials at ma...

When I had my little shop on the King's Highway, I had bumper stickers made that said "Beaver Island: Dreamers at Work." I thought it was the perfect sentiment. We do seem to have to work a lot harder to get ahead (and pay a lot more for things like milk and gasoline) than those in other p...

I'm just beginning to experiment with encaustics myself. I have several good books I'd be willing to loan out, but otherwise am not yet knowledgeable enough to pass on any information. A few years ago Doris Larson and a few other islanders got together to share ideas about encaustic. That might be a...

Levi Connor offers a chimney cleaning service, when he has time. He would appreciate calls SOON so that he can schedule times around his already busy work week, and BEFORE the snow flies.

This is so cute!!