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LIAA and Maine Institute at Master Plan joint townships meetingETIPP
“Clean energy availability is one of the keys to unlocking a future of renewable, reliable, and affordable power,” said U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King (ME) in a joint statement. “As home to one of the crown jewels of America’s National Park System, Mount Desert Island has long been a model for environmental stewardship and has made significant strides to preserve Acadia’s natural wonders. We welcome this investment, which will help the community accelerate its plans to increase the resiliency of the local grid and transition to a clean energy future.” |
world premiere at baroque!“A powerful communicator renowned for her musical scope and versatility, Brazilian-American Clarice Assad is a significant artistic voice in the classical, world music, pop, and jazz genres. The Grammy Award–nominated composer, celebrated pianist, inventive vocalist, and educator is acclaimed for her evocative colors, rich textures, and diverse stylistic range. With her talent sought-after by artists and organizations worldwide, the polyglot musician continues to attract new audiences both onstage and off.”
Assad’s recent original work for small chamber ensembles was presented as a world premiere, on the same evening that Assad premiered in Italy. Grammy award winning soprano, Martha Guth performed the piece with the Lincoln Trio, Saturday, July 29th in the Beaver Island Community Center Theatre. CONTINUED on News Page |
I went to a garden party to reminisce with my old friends”2022 Wellness Garden Tour Welcome to Bonner’s Landing!
Brunch at The Beaver Island Lodge, started the tour with flowers and applause for Leanor Jacobs, attending her 11th and last Wellness Garden Tour as organizer. Jan Paul said, “Leanor planted a seed, a wellness garden, and a garden tour. She nurtured the growth, until the tour became what it is today, with gardeners she helped nurture to be volunteers and future garden tour homeowners.” Leanor is relocating and said she will miss the garden, the tour and all of Beaver Island. Above, exploring Tango Beach. At left, Tango Beach back gardens. This year, the tour wound through the forest, making a nice stroll between the homes and gardens on the western shores of Lake Michigan. Heaven, Toad Hall, Tranquility, Eureka and Tango Beach were featured gardens, all with Heidi Vigil’s consultation or maintenance and all from volunteers or benefactors of the Beaver Island Rural Health Center Wellness Garden. Read more about these homes on Page 6. Contact the Beaver Island Rural Health Center for information: 231-448-2275
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DOE ETIPP SELECTS BEAVER iSLAND mICHIGAN!
Beaver Island, Michigan: Beaver Island will use its assistance to identify opportunities for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects to improve energy security through local production and storage, while reducing the cost of energy and bolstering economic opportunities. This project will consider the income and employment impacts of transitioning away from fossil fuels, which have been a historical economic driver in the community.
ETIPP “Clean energy availability is one of the keys to unlocking a future of renewable, reliable, and affordable power,” said U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King (ME) in a joint statement. “As home to one of the crown jewels of America’s National Park System, Mount Desert Island has long been a model for environmental stewardship and has made significant strides to preserve Acadia’s natural wonders. We welcome this investment, which will help the community accelerate its plans to increase the resiliency of the local grid and transition to a clean energy future.” Click to Read More...News
Click the link to go to International Dark Sky Association to find out more!
SPRING is coming in.... Is it time to trim trees, prioritize cleanup or seek other Tree service and Excavation Services? There are several reputable property improvement service companies on Beaver Island!
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Beaver Beacons Here! Did you know, you can click on the photo above to link to pdf copies of Vintage Beaver Beacons? Try It!
Why Beaver Island Retreat was named as one of 11 most beautiful places to Disconnect...by marthastewart.com and Yahoo finance! Click here to go to the blog post.
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Beautiful Beaver Island!
Beaver Island is a place of pristine wilderness and lakeshore, infused with freshwater lakes and breathtaking views from dunes and bluffs and roadsides.
Beaver Island is solitude, peace, silence filled only with sounds of nature’s abundance on wings of eagles and swans, in the call of peepers, crickets, nightjars and loons. Beaver Island is a hallowed, quiet land where one walks among ancient forests, sentinel cedars, pines and ironwood trees with gnarled and...READ MORE | ||||||