Beaver Island Michigan

"Close ties" to the island does not make you an islander, nor does it make you a resident. As Marissa stated, this person had a job downstate when so many do not have a job (both downstate and here) yet it was decided that they should have the job here.

Good point Marissa. The only thing is that apparently our school does NOT do background checks since one of the last few people in the running was supposedly someone who was into very bad activities. Yet when a member of the community said they asked questions about it, it did not seem that anyone w...

I've been there twice already - once on Saturday and once tonight! Both times I was very pleased with the service as well as the food and the prices. What really sold it for me was the atmosphere. It's family owned and family operated and the set up is very fun. When I heard Edward playing tonight -...

The CMU add is an old one. That position was filled months ago.

Yes, thank you! It was great!

"Just because he has views that differ from your own does not give anyone the reason to "scrutinize" him."

Hear hear!

I sure am glad that AEW brought up the point about the effect being different now. That's exactly how it feels. It is no longer a place to go to enjoy the beauty, it's a commercial place.

It greatly saddens me that so many people seem to think that Barney's Lake as well as the other lakes and natural beauty around the island need to be 'fixed' or have something added to it. As you said, they have been popular for over 35 years, and everyone has enjoyed it just fine without all the ad...

I'll bring a couple in...

Toothbrushes, not trailers.

Very cool!