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 ...
Sunflower Books and Coffee reached its third year anniversary this past weekend in Hancock. The store that got its start in December of 2021 has grown from its starting point of the inventory purchased by the current owner, Susan Mattila. Mattila had acquired the skeleton of a bookshop but ...
The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) is urging residents to review their auto, home, and renters insurance policies to ensure they fully understand their coverage and have a plan to pay policy deductibles in the event of an emergency. Additionally, taking proactive ...
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 ...