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Trail 422 stalemate continues as clock ticks

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.

EVENTS CALENDAR

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.

Gregory ‘Mo’ ‘Abe’ E. Mahoski Jr.

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.

Reflecting on the loss of tree species

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.

Installing history at Fayette

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.