Open Discussion - for our Readers, Islanders, and Web Site Visitors alike. Discussion regarding any and all aspects of Beaver Island are welcome here. Also a place for general Beaver Island conversation and discussion.
The Chamberâ??s award winning web site gets more than 100,000 visits annually. It was developed and is maintained by Jeff Cashman of Island Design.
This new section in still in the start up stages. We hope to continue to improve it and would appreciate any great Island wedding photos that we could add. Please send photos and ideas to the address below. Thank you
News from Travel Michigan's Director, George Zimmermann
While we wonâ??t have final tourism data on 2011 until early next year, all of the preliminary numbers are very positive. For example, according to Smith Travel Research, through November Michiganâ??s hotel occupancy rate was 56.6%, up 7.1% over the same period last year. Revenue per available hotel room (RevPAR) was $45.74, up 10.3% over the same period in 2010. While we still lag the national average in both categories, our increase rate for both categories was higher than the national average.
