Beaver Island Michigan

Just to update we flew in and had a great time. We ended up at the 'Shamrock'. There were a few from MI and WI., 6 planes total.

Thanks for the tip. One of the guys has been there a time or three. He has some plan worked out, no intention to walk to town.

I don't mind 'winging it' a bit. The main goal is to get there, the rest can be worked out.

Not asking for anything. We have a small handful that may finally make it out this Sunday, flying into the main airport. Hopefully we will be up to 6 planes or so, from MI and WI. The plan is gather just before noon and make our way towards town for an extended lunch. The weather should be clearing ...

I live in WI, but own 800 acres in the U.P. of MI. I also have family members who own land, some waterfront in MI. I do understand your frustrations. The northern 3rd of WI has a large number of vacant property for sale, waterfront and not. Recently a relative in SE MI balked then decided not to buy...

Yes, I do know it's always safer to kayak next to shore, with relatively calm water. I just didn't know if that was a fairly common way to get there, maybe not? I will also look into other ways to get around. I/we have kayaked around a bit, including ocean bays in AK. Not that I am an expert. I have...

Hello all. I just found this and registered. I've been trying to get out to Beaver Island for a while. We did Mackinac, several times over the years but not Beaver. I have my plane and the plan is to fly out with the two boys, 12 and 18. My sister has been out and really enjoyed it. I was toying wit...