Weathering the price of gasoline
As motorists in Upper Peninsula and just about everywhere know, the price of gasoline has gone through the roof in recent days and weeks. In some areas of the state, the cost for a gallon of regular no lead has jumped the better part of a buck, to $4.85 or more. It isn’t quite that bad in this area but what we’re paying is close. And no one knows when costs might decrease. Everyone is asking why? Like most things federal government, big business and even bigger money, the answer is complicated and fraught with politics. Start with the war with Iran. It isn’t helping anything. ...
Watch for Adopt-A-Highway groups doing roadside cleanup
Groups of volunteers will be doing spring cleaning along Michigan’s highways in coming days, picking up the trash and other discarded items thoughtlessly left behind by others and now no longer covered up by snow. Beginning Saturday, motorists should be on the lookout as Adopt-A-Highway volunteers fan out across far northern Michigan for the first of three scheduled collections in 2026. The pickup period continues through Sunday, May 17. Taking part will be the entire Upper Peninsula and the northern Lower Peninsula counties of Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, ...
Spring conditions raise wildfire danger in region
Authorities again are warning against any outdoor activities that might spark a wildfire this spring, annually the most critical fire season of the year. Much of Wisconsin is rated “Very High” for fire danger, including the entire northern portion of the state, with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources suspending burn permits in 43 counties and asking the public to avoid outdoor burning activities. The western Upper Peninsula is at “High” risk, while the eastern side is mostly “Moderate.” Downstate, however, many areas in the northern and central Lower Peninsula ...