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It is just starting. The story that ran in NorthernIslander as "The People Who Saved Christmas" by Elaine West, is attracting national interest. Today 2-15 it is the front page feature on www.upmag.com click "Great Lakes States." They are running it titled "Beaver Island Christmas Angles."
Elaine West has won state wide Michigan Press Assoc awards for her work. This heart warming Beaver Island story will likely be published in a national magazine in the fall.