Beaver Island Michigan

Hi. Having visited BI just once so far, I'm not an islander but would like to be. Originally from Detroit area, I am MSU alumni, a horticulturist, and a Christian man. I have a brief write-up of myself on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-bigham-181b87263/ I would like to find employment on...

Hi. I'm not a resident of BI (yet,perhaps) but I visited earlier this year for a week. The place we rented on the western side of the island had great wifi, and one of the folks I was with was able to work remotely when needed. There's a regular grocery store in town.
Are you beekeepers presently?

I'm not on the island, but this sounds lovely. Wish I could be there!

adambighamorcharding wrote: ↑Sun May 21, 2023 5:07 pm I am interested (and available) to find employment for this season and get to know some of the community on the island. I would be grateful for the opportunity.
adam b.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-bigham-181b87263/
My email is cidernursery@gmail.com

Hi Adam, I was the B.I. Head light house caretaker from 1979-85. I can't tell you what variety the apples are, but I can say the crop was prolific. The apples were approx. <3" reddish and looked a bit like macintosh. They were not sweet and slightly mealy; good for pies and sauce. The raccoons...

I see a couple of problems with your idea: 1.). Apples get ripe late in the season. The farmers market has a lot of traffic during mid summer when there are a lot of visitors to the island. However, about the time that apples get ripe the traffic falls off because many kids are going back to school...

Adam...the idea of growing crops to sell at the farmers' market is exciting! I know many who would line up for island-grown produce. It seems as though there would be a great opportunity to do something with the apple trees on the island. I have enjoyed several from time to time but believe all wou...

Shouldn't you know what variety of apple it is if you're a horticulturist? Just asking. Respectfully, no. Even with fruit in hand, identification of a variety is one of the most difficult challenges. It could potentially be obtained with DNA profiling, which Washington State U. does for a fee (myfr...

Firstly, I'd be interested if anyone knows what apple variety is the big old tree by Beaver Head Lighthouse? I was there for the first time last week (also my first trip to the island,) and that is obviously a very old apple tree. I took a dip in Donegal Bay on Wednesday the 17th, which was quite in...