Aug 11, 2023 | Features
By Sterling McGinn Tahquamenon Area Schools (TAS) has announced that the start of the upcoming school year will not begin until Monday, September 11. A delay in the arrival of construction materials needed for the ongoing asbestos abatement and construction projects...
Aug 6, 2023 | Features
By Carol Stiffler Preparations for the first-ever Loonapalooza event, which will be held at the Erickson Center for the Arts in Curtis on August 11, are in the final stages. The event has three main purposes: To celebrate and teach about loons, raise awareness of the...
Jul 31, 2023 | Features
By Carol Stiffler Last Thursday, 73 local households were given boxes of food from Marcy’s Pantry, a non-profit food pantry in Curtis that’s only been in operation for a handful of years. Business was slow at first, according to Ethel Wells, a Curtis resident who...
Jul 21, 2023 | Features
By Carol Stiffler While you were sleeping Monday night, Shelly Franklin was wide awake. With an eye toward the night sky and the aid of a handful of at least 10 celestial apps on her phone, Franklin was waiting for the northern lights to appear. She’s the rarely seen...
Jul 12, 2023 | Features
By Evan Deutsch …With bees. All types of them. In fact, Michigan is home to 465 different species of them. We’ll explore five of the most common ones. Before we do that, let’s talk about insects that people often mistake for bees – wasps and hornets (which...
Jun 26, 2023 | Features
By Carol Stiffler An international event is about to take place in Germfask. Levi and Durea Brady, who purchased Northland Outfitters on the Manistique River in Germfask last year, have made an enormous investment in the campground. They’ve added shower houses,...
