Hey, Hey Grand Marais! Spring is in the air, according to the calendar anyways, and the Music Festival line-up is complete. The line-up for the Grand Marais 41st Music & Crafts Festival will be jam packed with great talent and full-bodied energy. Thursday, August 10th kicks off the festival with our FREE night of entertainment from 8pm till 11pm, featuring the band “28 Days”. They come to us from the Windy City and they will blow in with high energy performances of songs we all know and love to move to! From 70s, 80s, 90s, Pop, Rock, Country & Top 40 they sing it all, so don’t forget your dancing shoes.
April showers are just around the corner… Come get your rainy day reads! We have plenty of books to keep you busy over spring break and beyond! As a reminder, the library is still open to the public with our regular hours despite school being out for spring break.
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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has designated this week as Severe Weather Awareness Week in the state, and the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) is urging residents to make sure they have the necessary insurance coverage to help them recover quickly from any storm-related damage in case of a disaster.
Local trail groomers are making the most of the trails in the late stages of the 2022-23 snowmobile season. Balancing out trail preparation with grooming is a struggle when it hits springtime.
Munising player Kane Nebel and alumnus Chuck Nebel change a sign from “The curse will be broken” to “The curse is broken” in the celebrations after the regional championship in the Newberry High School gym. The Munising Mustangs are regional champions for the first time in 69 years after defeating the Mackinaw City Comets 60-32 in Newberry on Wednesday, March 15. The trophy was presented by Newberry Athletic Director Kenn Depew to Chuck Nebel, who was teammates with Depew’s father when their 1954 squad last won a MHSAA regional championship for Munising. Nebel then presented the trophy to his grandson Kane, who scored 17 points in the victory against the Comets, before the senior celebrated with the 2022-23 team. Read more about the historic victory on Page 7.
Michigan wildlife regulators have set the number of black bear hunting tags for the next two years, resulting in a decrease in available licenses. The Michigan Natural Resources Commission has voted to establish the number of kill tags for hunters participating in the annual bear hunt lottery. The state will sell several hundred fewer licenses than last year. However, wildlife officials expect the number of bears killed in the seasonal hunt to increase.
The Munising Middle/ High School gymnasium was packed by fans of the Baraga Vikings and the Mackinaw City Comets on Tuesday, March 14, as the local school hosted the MHSAA Division 4 Quarterfinals. It was the last basketball game of the season played in Alger County.
Diane Hoover’s family would like to thank all who supported us around the time of her passing, in all ways, big and small. Thank you to those who visited, sent food, cards, flowers; to those who came to her services and comforted us with your presence and memories of her. Your thoughts and prayers, donations and smiles, hugs and calls were proof that we have all witnessed a life welllived. We want to publicly acknowledge the Bowerman Funeral Home for their warmth and professionalism, the Moose Lodge for their hospitality, the Carberry sisters for enabling us to provide delicious food to all that attended Diane’s celebration of life and Pastor Jim for his “field of flowers” eulogy. The generosity and kindness shown to our family by our community will not be forgotten.
The Puck of the Irish Tournament is an annual tradition that’s spanned nearly three decades to date, and generations of hockey players. Current and former coaches and players describe it as a favorite weekend of the youth hockey season and a perfect way to wrap up the long, cold, hectic winter of hockey. Last weekend, the 26th Annual Puck of the Irish Tournament was held in Bay City.
