Beaver Island Michigan

I'd like to say that I took Ms. Jones' characterization of Island visitors as a kind of term of endearment. I get that there are downsides to having a three-month monsoon of strangers arrive by air and by water. Right when the air and the water are warming up, too. But hey, it's still the only place...

As a troublemaking stranger, I love the idea of the Chamber of Commerce message board. While I'm sympathetic to the political issues of the full and part-time residents, a place to go to simply find out where to rent a kayak, or find a good home to rent for a week or two, would be a great benefit. I...