Editor’s note: The following is about research being done, in part, at the Forestry Innovation Center in Hyde, which is hosting "maple weekend" from 9 a.m to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. They invite the public to observe a high-tech syrup-making process and sample the end result for ...
In the late 1800s, a Great Lakes ship captain had more to worry about than icy water and temperamental gales. There were pirates on the lakes, thanks to a lack of law enforcement on the water. The ruffians had their eyes set on precious cargo such as timber, cattle and leather goods. ...
ESCANABA — Bark River Knives has closed after 25 years in operation, with its owner later acknowledging mismanagement and controversy surrounding production decisions. Michael “Mike” Stewart, co-founder and owner of Bark River Knives, oversaw production of knives sold across North ...
(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) YPSILANTI — Michigan is recording its first measles case in a child under 5 as the Washtenaw County outbreak reaches seven confirmed cases. All ...
MARQUETTE — Room at the Inn Executive Director Chelsie Wilkinson recently got back from a trip to Lansing, where she presented to state legislators in the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services Human Resources Appropriations Subcommittee about Room at the Inn’s permanent ...
ESCANABA — A coach bus traveling from Chicago to the Island Resort and Casino in Harris crashed in Green Bay on Sunday, injuring 36 of 54 passengers, most of whom were elderly. The driver, Ghebry Joe Figueroa, 38, of Prospect Heights, Ill., was arrested following the crash and was found to ...