MUSKEGON, Mich. — A western Michigan community is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its beloved singing Christmas tree. The Mona Shores Singing Christmas Tree, which features a 180-student high school choir and stands 15 rows tall, belted out 19 holiday tunes at a Muskegon theater this ...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt did in 1906 what Congress was unwilling to do through legislation: He used his new authority under the Antiquities Act to designate Devils Tower in Wyoming as the first national monument. Then came Antiquities Act protections for the ...
The Ottawa National Forest has announced its open recreational sites for the 2024-25 Winter Season with locations included within Copper Country. The local sites are White Deer Lake on the Baraga and Marquette County line, Bergland Ski Trailhead north of Bergland on Bergland Rd., O Kun de Kun ...
Michigan’s Public Act 235, signed into law in November 2023, is getting pushback from U.P. communities. Last year, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed multiple renewable energy laws that included barriers to local control of zoning for renewable energy projects. Act 235, which preempts existing ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: William S. Brotherton celebrated his 13th birthday on Nov. 14, 1941, at Pearl Harbor, where his father was stationed. My dad was the writer. William S Brotherton, Nov 14, 1928 to March 29, 2018. He was just 13 at the time while his father, Kenneth E. Brotherton, U.S. Army, was ...
KEWEENAW COUNTY — For the 26th year, the Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office has launched its No Kid Without a Christmas campaign, says Sheriff Curt Pennala. Pennala said this year’s campaign began a when some of the families in the program started reaching out the Sheriff’s Office ...