Beechwood Historical Society

06/03/2026

A grave side Memorial and Funeral will be held for John Scott on June 6, 2026, at 11:00AM. John’s ashes will be buried in the grave site where his mother rests at Rosehill Cemetery in Iron River Township. A military honor guard will be present.

Following the service an Art Show to display John’s work will be held at the Beechwood Hall. Samples of John’s artwork will be available for those in attendance.

Donations to the Beechwood Hall will be appreciated.

(John was a special guest at the Beechwood 2017 Artists Show. His work encompassed architectural drawings, commercial art, renderings from many Disney movies, and paintings of local areas in the Iron River Township community. Several of his pieces are displayed in the collection of the Beechwood Historical Society at the Beechwood Hall).

178 Beechwood Store Road
Iron River, MI 49935

06/01/2026

UPDATE: And that’s a wrap! The Beechwood Greenhouse is closed for 2026. What a Spring, happy lgardening everyone. See you at the Iron County Fair!

Thank you to our volunteers & thank you to Thrivent Financial for assistance to purchase supplies.

Pat Melstrom Turner
Janet Grant Melstrom
Charlotte Sage Bofinger
Denny Turner
Jo Holm
Rene Turner
Janet Grant Melstrom
Dale Melstrom
Linda Cross
Becky Kennedy
Frank Nennig
Mike Bigelow
Gary Lopez
Curt & Deb Gerard

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Beechwood Historical Society greenhouse is closing today (this afternoon). We still have some plants for $2/pot & marigolds for $3/6 pack.

Thank you everyone for a great spring season. It’s time to get in the garden!! 😃

5340 US Hwy 2
Milepost 74
10 miles west from the stoplight in Iron River, MI

(96) 284-1501

05/28/2026

SALE!! We are open…

All pots reduced to $2.00/each (& beets 6-packs); marigolds reduced to $3.00/6 pack.

The list of plants we still have is attached, along with pictures of the plants.

If you can tomato sauce, we have plenty of Amish Paste & Roma tomatoes. I roast these at 425 degrees in the oven, along with celery grown in the garden, garlic, onions & any other tomatoes I happen to have & cherry tomatoes too (for zing) with the skins left on. Then put in food processor & into the canning jars (with normal processing procedures). Great sauce & use of your garden!

We will be closing the greenhouse Monday, June 1, at close of the day (or sooner if we run out of plants).

05/25/2026

The Beechwood Greenhouse is still open & stocked with most varieties. We will be closing June 1. 5340 US Hwy 2 (10 miles west of the stoplight in Iron River) at Milepost 74. If the flag is out we are open (WE ARE OPEN TODAY!)

We still have the following:

All pots $2.50/pot (except 6 packs)

Cherry Tomatoes:
Sweet Million (red)
Sun Sugar (yellow)
Chocolate cherry (amazing rich flavor)
Mountain Magic (cocktail size)

Regular Tomatoes:
Celebrity (does very well in porch pots)
Amish Paste (Red) (heirloom)
Moskvich (amazing producer)
Brandywine (heirloom)
Cherokee Purple (heirloom)
Beefsteak
Roma
Amish Gold (yellow slicer, low acid)

Other:
Cauliflower
Broccoli (3)
Kohlrabi
Red Cabbage (1)
Celery
Pickling cucumbers
Beets (6 pack) $3.00

Squash:
Acorn (bush, winter)
Butternut (3 - winter)
Yellow crookneck squash (bush, summer squash)
Spaghetti (semi winter)
Zucchini (bush, summer)
Pumpkins (carving size)

Flowers:
Marigolds (6 pack) $3.50
Sunflower 6 foot tall, plate size head)
Waooh sunflower (2 feet tall, multiple flowers)

Peppers:
Banana (5)

05/20/2026

5/20/2026 - Beechwood Greenhouse at 5340 US Hwy 2 (Milepost 74) we still have a good selection to choose from. We will open Thursday at Noon.
Please call 906-284-1501 for more information.

All pots $2.50/pot (except 6 packs)

Cherry Tomatoes:
Sweet Million (red)
Sun Sugar (yellow)
Chocolate cherry
Mountain Magic (cocktail size)

Regular Tomatoes:
Celebrity (does very well in porch pots)
Amish Paste (Red) (heirloom)
Moskvich (amazing producer)
Brandywine (heirloom)
Cherokee Purple (heirloom)
Beefsteak
Roma
Amish Gold (yellow slicer, low acid)

Other:
Cauliflower
Broccoli
Kohlrabi
Red Cabbage
Green Tiara Cabbage
Celery
Slicing cucumbers
Pickling cucumber
Beets (6 pack) $3.00

Squash:
Acorn (bush, winter)
Pickling cucumber
Slicing cucumbers
Yellow crookneck squash (bush, summer squash)
Spaghetti (semi winter)
Zucchini (bush, summer)
Butternut (winter)

Flowers:
Marigolds (6 pack) $3.50
Sunflower 6 foot tall, plate size head)
Waooh sunflower (2 feet tall, multiple flowers)

Peppers:
Sweet Bell
Banana
Jalapeno

This is a fundraiser for the Beechwood Historical Society.

05/19/2026

The Beechwood greenhouses will open at 11 am today & since we have cold nights coming will probably be open at 11 am for the rest of the week. Until 7 pm in the evening. If the flag is out, we are open.

Self service

5340 US Hwy 2
10 miles west of the stoplight in Iron River, MI
At Milepost 74

If the flag & sign is out we are open! Thank you everyone.

05/18/2026

The Beechwood Greenhouse (10 miles west of Iron River, MI, at Milepost 74 on US Hwy 2 west) will be open to the public tomorrow at NOON (Monday, 5/18/2026) until 6 PM.

If the flag is out & sign uncovered, the greenhouses are open. It will be mostly self service, on the honor system, after tomorrow. The greenhouses will be open until we run out of plants. There is still a good selection of all varieties.

If you have any questions, please call 906-284-1501.

This is a fundraiser for the Beechwood Historical Society. Thank you to Thrivent Financial for the support to buy potting mix and other supplies!

Thank you to everyone that pre-ordered plants & picked up the last 3 days.

And a huge thank you to our volunteers!

05/12/2026

Please see attached tribute to Diane (Kosky) Vasquez.

View Diane Joy Vasquez's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

05/10/2026

In spite of this crazy weather we are still growing these garden plants for the Beechwood Spring Plant Sale 2026. Pre-orders will be filled starting May 15-17, then the greenhouses will be open to the public. Pre-orders are closed now but we will still have a large selection of plants when we open to the public.

We start all of these plants here in Beechwood & have been growing some of these plants since March 1 - so you can gain that extra time in the garden with our short growing season!

This is our biggest fundraiser for the Society to support maintaining the buildings we are restoring & care for and for activities. We have appreciated your support with this activity over the last 14 years!

For more information, please call 906-284-1501 or email [email protected]

05/09/2026

The Spring Artist Show will be ongoing until 4 pm.