In my last column we talked about how, ever since the last ice age, lake trout and walleye were the keystone predators of Lake Huron. As keystones, they groomed numbers of other species assuring they did not overpopulate, facilitating a balance between predator fish (the hunters) and their prey ...
ALPENA — The Sunset Project turns five years old this year and its founders are using this special occasion to reflect on what the journey has been like for the nonprofit and where it is headed in the future. The Sunset Project is a local nonprofit that serves Northeast Michigan, ...
ALPENA - The Alpena County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) advised residents to visit the Alpena County Facebook page for regular updates regarding safety, road conditions, resources and health/safety information, according to an EOC press release on Thursday. “Please take time to check ...
CHEBOYGAN — As work to get the Cheboygan Lock and Dam Complex hydroelectric plant up and running continues, a team of up to 70 workers pitched in to shore up an upstream dam, according to a Michigan State Police (MSP) press release on Thursday. On Wednesday, it was reported that water had ...
The Cheboygan Dam Area, and north of Cheboygan Dam, moved to the level two “set” stage of the “Ready, Set, Go” model on Thursday morning, according to the Cheboygan County Sheriff's Office. This classification indicates the water level is below six inches of topping the lowest point ...
ALPENA — Governor Gretchen Whitmer visited Alpena on Thursday for a ribbon cutting at the new Thunder Bay Community Health Service (TBCHS) and Bay Athletic Club (BAC) building. Dr. Richard Bates, CEO of TBCHS, welcomed everyone to the event. “Welcome to the official ribbon cutting of ...