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Lowe’s grants $102K to Habitat for Humanity Northeast Michigan

HILLMAN – Habitat for Humanity Northeast Michigan has received a $102,000 grant from Lowe’s to help repair at least 12 homes within their coverage area of Alpena, Alcona, Montmorency, Presque Isle, and Oscoda counties. These critical home repairs will allow homeowners to stay in their ...

Campers Cove to keep family feel under new owners

ALPENA – After 24 years of owning and operating Campers Cove RV Park & Canoe Livery as a family-oriented destination on the Thunder Bay River and Lake Winyah, Mark and Judy Hall have sold the business to Joe and Amber Sloan. The sale of the campground in Alpena closed earlier this week. ...

Tis the season for lake trout and whitefish

Tis the Season for Lake Trout and Whitefish Jim Johnson With Halloween and Thanksgiving comes spawning time for lake whitefish and lake trout in Lake Huron. And, until recently, Thunder Bay was where the action was. The DNR was out there every fall taking biological data from the spawning ...

Childcare costs challenge families, employers and the state

LANSING – The cost and availability of childcare can affect whether parents in Michigan can go to work, which in turn creates problems for families, childcare providers and the small businesses that rely on them. A study by researchers at Michigan State University found that families living ...

Official 2026 state Christmas tree harvest and delivery to Capitol

LANSING - The Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB) will coordinate the harvest of the official 2026 state Christmas tree in Iron Mountain, Mich. The 60-foot spruce is being donated by the Larry Riccio family. A brief ceremony will be held from 10 to 10:30 a.m. CST, ...