Michigan’s newest birding trail comes through Newberry

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...

Michigan Wolverines football team blitzes the area

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...

Helga says life is art

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...

Tahqua-Land Theatre prepared to reopen

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,”...

The McMahon Lake Preserve

Jul 1, 2022 | Features

By Carol Stiffler A 4,084 acre parcel of land on the northern side of Luce County might be the county’s best kept secret. Owned and managed by the Nature Conservancy, the land is technically public. It fully contains the 45-acre McMahon Lake, for which the preserve is...

Will Newberry have fireworks?

Jun 22, 2022 | Features

By Sterling McGinn The Newberry fireworks display, a hot topic with the Pentland Township Board, was the main item discussed at their regular monthly meeting held Tuesday, June 14 at 7 p.m. Although not listed on the agenda that evening, fireworks organizer Josiah...