Nuts and honey
Michigan forests feature a host of nut trees. Basswood, not a nut tree, has other favored features. Walnuts and butternuts produce sweet fruits. Basswood sports semi-showy flowers favored by bees in season. Basswood honey is a specialty product that carries a healthy price tag. Non-timber ...
Why didn’t you stock my lake?
By TIM CWALINSKI, Northern Lake Huron unit manager and MARCEE WARDELL, communications specialist, Fisheries Division Michigan Department of Natural Resources When an angler finds out that you work for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Division, one of their first ...
Council approves curb-extension trial
ALPENA – The Alpena Municipal Council unanimously approved a temporary downtown safety demonstration during Tuesday’s monthly meeting, that will add painted curb extensions, new crosswalks and flexible posts at four core intersections. The request came from Anne Gentry, executive ...
The AMA ESD seeks renewal of special education millage in November
Alpena — Voters across Alpena, Montmorency, and Alcona counties will consider a renewal of the Alpena-Montmorency-Alcona Educational Service District (AMA ESD) special education millage on the upcoming November 3 ballot. The millage was originally approved in 1989 and has been renewed ...
Remembering the day of terror
ALPENA – Twenty-five years after four hijacked airliners slammed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, Alpena-area residents and firefighters say one duty has grown more urgent with time, teaching younger generations what Sept. 11, 2001, ...