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Hundreds of rock hounds made their annual pilgrimage to Grand Marais on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 9-10 for the 2023 Grand Marais Rock and Mineral Show. A record number of vendors were at the show, filling up the indoor venue floor and some of the outdoor space used for events like the Grand Marais Music and Crafts Festival.

Jake and Erin Miller are the new owners of what they hope to be the local pizza stop that meant so much to the Au Train area. “Growing up we would get pizza and pasties, we even rented movies from there,” Erin said.

Local State Senator Ed McBroom (R-Waucedah Township) has unveiled Senate Bill 467. This legislation is expected to fix an issue created by an email exchange between a lobbyist and a senior advisor to Governor Gretchen Whitmer employed Greek letters, effectively masking it from electronic FOIA searches.

IntheU.S.Houseof Representatives, a bipartisan effort spearheaded by Rep. Jack Bergman (R-MI 1, Watersmeet) and Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI 7, Lansing) has resulted in the introduction of the DoD PFAS Cleanup Transparency Act. This proposed legislation aims to mandate the Secretary of Defense to consistently release up-to-date information regarding the progress of PFAS-contaminated site cleanups to the public.

Tail Spinners Storytime resumes after the summer hiatus! Storytime will take place this coming Monday, Sept. 18th at 10:00 A.M. Pre-school aged children and their caregivers are invited to attend to hear stories, sing songs and make a simple craft. This 30 minute activity is for ages 7 and under. We are excited to see you and your little one(s) there!

Should Michigan pursue more “designated” wilderness acres? Michigan already has 16 designated wilderness areas, in addition to millions of acres of wild lands. There is a significant difference between “designated federal wilderness” and “wild areas.” Wilderness designation is highly restrictive and approved by an Act of Congress for particularly special areas on federal lands, in addition to some not so particularly special areas because a national forest is required, arbitrarily by law, to have a certain number of acres designated.