In this file photo, a crew from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City practices landing a Jayhawk helicopter in snowy ...

As the summer crowds fade and the crisp fall air settles in, there's no better time to explore Beaver Island, Lake Michigan's largest island and one of its most underrated destinations.

The motto of the U.S. Coast Guard is Semper Paratus: always ready. A Michigan crew lived up to the billing last week.

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Piping plovers following the Lake Michigan flyway wing their way to Beaver Island in April where many scout nesting sites along island beaches. American white pelicans are also early arrivers ...

Beaver Island Community School is a public school located in Beaver Island, MI, which is in a remote rural setting. The student population of Beaver Island Community School is 51 and the school ...