A single underwater cable supplies Beaver Island with its power. Storms, which are becoming increasingly frequent and severe with climate change, have knocked out the lights for days. A maritime ...

CHARLEVOIX — It takes two hours by ferry from Charlevoix to get to Beaver Island — smack dab in the middle of northern Lake Michigan — but anyone who’s attended the Beaver Island Music Festival will ...

Beaver Island sits quietly in Lake Michigan, hosting only 600 year-round residents despite being the largest island in the entire Great Lakes system. While tourists pack themselves onto Mackinac ...

On the Market is a feature series highlighting interesting real estate that is available in Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Emmet and Otsego counties. Along with about 600 other full-time residents, ...