
The debate over Trail 422 returned to the Alger County Road Commission this week as board members once again found themselves deadlocked on whether to reopen a critical stretch of H-58 for snowmobile access ahead of winter.

Messy Art scheduled for next Thursday

Summer’s rolling in strong, and so is the local lineup. Whiskey Ryan’s just about everywhere this week — East Channel, Bayshore, even Nahma — and the 31st Summer Concerts in the Park series kicked off Tuesday at Bayshore Park. From classic rock to indie, free music runs every Tuesday through August.
Everet V. McNally, age 66, of Munising died Monday, June 9,
Gregory “Mo” “Abe” E. Mahoski Jr., age 59, of Munising died Monday, May 19, 2025, at his home. A memorial gathering will take place on Saturday, June 21, 2025, from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. at the Bear Trap. Greg’s obituary and online guestbook may be viewed and signed at bowermanfuneralhome. net.

Michigan forests are not as “pristine” as some in the media would have us believe. Nearly all Lake States forests are the product of severe human disturbance, and all the forests are facing significant threats.
It was Palm Sunday. Because of a sore throat, however, 5-year-old Johnny stayed home from church with a sitter. When the family returned home, they were carrying several palm fronds. Johnny asked them what they were for.
We all have things from our past that have challenged us and may continue to challenge us, and we all have things that we go through from time to time that seem to make us question everything.

If you had told me when I was working on my public relations degree that one day I would be vacuuming flies out of a 19th-century machine shop, I probably would’ve looked at you a little funny. But here I am.
Two campers found dead at Isle Royale