5TH–6TH GRADERS STRIKE GOLDThe following article was originally published in the Beaver Beacon in May 2006. We’re sharing it again, 20 years later,...

Beaver Island Community School was well represented this year at the annual Career and Technical Education (CTE) Banquet.Held on Wednesday, April...

The St. James Township Board of Review for 2026 will be held at the Beaver Island Historical Society Museum at the corner of Forest and Main Street...

There are some memories that stay with us forever. Luckily for me, many of those memories began on Beaver Island.In 2014, I was a 12-year-old...

Winter has been keeping things interesting on Beaver Island this year, and not always in subtle ways. Snow has arrived in large doses, temperatures...

The Charlevoix County Community Foundation (C3F) responded to grant requests from nonprofit partners, schools and municipalities supporting the...

The past year marked a period of major growth for the Northern Islander, including the launch of our online platform. In early 2025, we expanded...

On Friday, December 5, the Beaver Island Historical Society opened its doors and welcomed the community with open arms. The Holiday Social was an...

The Beaver Island Historical Society is a notably inspiring and enriching organization in the island community, committed not only to preserving...

Beaver Island welcomes back a familiar face this season! Joshua Johnson, along with his wife Alesia, has returned to serve as the Visiting Pastor...

In mid-September, I had the opportunity to spend a few days on Beaver Island to participate in the Great Lakes Islands Alliance. People from...

Congratulations are in order for Beaver Island’s very own home-grown success, Skylar Marsh!This past week, Skylar officially earned her Medical...

As the island edges closer to autumn, a certain calmness is starting to settle over the beaches. The hustle and bustle of summer activity is...

Good manual labor is hard to find these days, so when you come across someone willing and ready to roll up their sleeves and get the job done, it’s...

On its own, a rock is simply a long-awaited geological formation. Their existence is inevitable and often overlooked. But, slowly but surely,...