By Sterling McGinn McLean Sales and Service, a longtime appliance retailer and repair shop in Newberry, has changed hands. The business, owned and operated for many years by John and Denise McLean, was officially sold on Oct. 20 to Ben and Beth Rahilly. The new owners...
By Sterling McGinn November 10, 1975 is the date of one of the most devastating maritime tragedies on the Great Lakes: The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. The 729-foot ore carrier sank 17 miles north-northwest of Whitefish Point during a fierce Lake Superior storm....
By Carol Stiffler Volunteers are working as fast as they can to gather food and funds for food for low-income households in Luce and Mackinac counties. They’ve got a matter of days left before area residents feel the pinch of not receiving Supplemental Nutrition...
By Sterling McGinn Newberry was widely known for producing a number of products decades ago. Namely celery, lumber, and Pig Iron, which was shipped out by train destined to locations all over the county. But from 1914 until around 1919, the William Horner Flooring...
By Kelly House Bridge Michigan Few things are as synonymous with the Great Lakes as whitefish. They’re central to the Anishinaabe understanding of creation, kept French explorers alive and supported a booming fishing industry for generations. But in the span of a few...
The Toonerville Trolley was an icon of the Tahquamenon country—transporting sightseers and locals through the wilderness to the beautiful Tahquamenon River. But after 96 years of operation, the business was closed, and a buyer not secured. A Skandia, Michigan couple...
