Aug 26, 2022 | Features
By Sterling McGinn Kris and Dixie Stewart, longtime owners of the famous Toonerville Trolley and River Boat Tour, have decided to put the 95-year-old business up for sale. The business is a local icon, and hundreds of thousands of sightseers have taken the trip to the...
Aug 17, 2022 | Features
By Sterling McGinn The new lower falls all-access pedestrian bridge, part of a $1.28 million project at Tahquamenon Falls State Park, was officially dedicated on Monday, August 15 and named in honor of Ronald A. Olson—the veteran chief of the Department of Natural...
Aug 10, 2022 | Features
By Jayne Roohr, Michigan DNR & Mike McCarthy, Chippewa Luce Mackinac Conservation District It is no secret that Michigan is home to many natural wonders and diverse bird species, making it a location that bird-viewers, also known as birders, flock to. Across the...
Aug 3, 2022 | Features
By Dan Hardenbrook University of Michigan Football Coach Jim Harbaugh knows how to build championship teams. As a player for the Wolverines under the legendary Coach Bo Schembechler, a starting quarterback in the NFL, and a successful coach at the college and...
Jul 27, 2022 | Features
By Carol Stiffler That’s how Helga Flower sees the world: Art is everywhere. Flower moves through her days with art on her mind, always thinking, always working. A prolific artist, Flower has become world famous for her work, which is predominantly watercolor...
Jul 15, 2022 | Features
By Carol Stiffler A rumor ripped through Newberry last weekend, fueled by Facebook: The Tahqua-Land Theatre was about to reopen, and would be showing Top Gun: Maverick. Show times were shared. The rumor was very nearly true. “We were trying to make the rumors true,”...