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,...
Jun 19, 2023 | Features
By Sterling McGinn The small and peaceful West Lakefield Cemetery is the final resting place for a Civil War veteran. For nearly 131 years, the grave of Riley Humphrey Fuller was unmarked, and no one who visited the cemetery knew that a Civil War veteran and prominent...
Jun 9, 2023 | Features
By Sterling McGinn Through the generosity of multiple donors, the Luce County Community Resources and Recreation center, better known as the LINK, will remain at their current location at least until August 31 of this year. The building housing the LINK is owned by...