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Former Lumber Magnate’s Private Island for Sale in Northern Michigan
Ever thought about owning a home on an island? What about owning an entire island? Your dream could come true with this stunning island that's currently up for sale in Northern Michigan. The island is named "Loud Island", not because of the noise, but because lumber magnate Edward F. Loud...
Gail Good, 87, of Prescott
Gail Louise Good, age 87, peacefully passed away on Monday, July 8, 2024, at her home in Prescott, MI surrounded by her loving family. Gail was born on September 21, 1936, in Flint, MI. Gail lived in Flushing, MI with her loving parents Raymond and Martha Klawuhn, sister Janice, and...
Local ‘roots’ festival has great turnout
MIO- The Nor-East’r Festival is an annual roots music festival held the second weekend of June at the Oscoda Fair Grounds. Three straight days of eclectic music and art, food, dancing, camping, jamming, and drumming drew in a great crowd this year. Their three stages hosted continuous music morning to night while artists offer varied original work.
Oscoda celebrates 4th of July with parade
OSCODA – Residents, visitors and dogs lined the streets of downtown Oscoda on July 4 eagerly waiting for the parade to start. Two airplanes zooming through the sky, back and forth across the parade route, triggered the start at 11 a.m. The intense sun and temperatures had revelers competing...
Second annual 'Tawas Lake Day' held in ET
EAST TAWAS – “The sunrises and sunsets over Tawas Lake are phenomenal,” a statement heard time and time again by residents and visitors alike. However, Tawas Lake is a shallow lake; therefore, it regularly looks like it is being taken over by its surrounding wetlands – some years more than others – which is part of a shallow lake’s natural cycle within its individual ecosystem. This was confirmed by several speakers who presented at the “Tawas Lake Day” event on June 29.
Caseville awards bid for new lift station and it is awaiting bids for force main
The city of Caseville approved a bid for its lift station replacement at the July 8 city council meeting. With the bid being approved, the city also opened up for bids for the force main replacement that will coincide with the project. The city originally received $2 million in grant funding from the Michigan Department for Environment Great Lakes and Energy, as well as the ability to take out a low-interest loan to do this replacement.
Man hurt in car crash
A 43-year-old Oscoda man suffered serious, life-threatening injuries in a car crash on U.S.-23 near Huron Cedar Road in Alcona County on Saturday, according to the Alcona County Sheriff’s Office. According to a news release, deputies found that, while on U.S.-23, the man’s vehicle left the roadway, striking road...
Oscoda man seriously injured in crash
PRESS RELEASE FROM ALCONA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE:. On Saturday, July 6 at 10:34 p.m., deputies with the Alcona County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a one vehicle personal injury crash on US-23 near Huron Cedar Road in Greenbush Township. The investigation revealed that a 1993 Buick driven by...
Hideouts of the Purple Gang: Lupton, Michigan
What was it about the little Ogemaw County village of Lupton that the Purple Gang loved so much?. Legends say the gang had two hideouts in Lupton: the Graceland Ballroom, used in the 1920s as a speakeasy during Prohibition and a place for the gang to stay when the law in Detroit was getting too close. The Graceland burned down in 1981...accident or purposefully?
Sheriff: Man leaves unoccupied boat to drive in circles after it ejects him
CASEVILLE TWP., Mich. (WNEM) – The Huron County Sheriff said a 45-year-old Lansing man neglected to report that he abandoned his boat that was driving in circles after it ejected him and he swam to shore. On Saturday, July 6, at about 9:44 p.m., Huron County Sheriff Kelly Hanson...
Huron County Sheriff’s Office Investigates Abandoned Boat, Operator Found OK
Authorities in Huron County say a Lansing man is OK after he was thrown from his boat and swam to shore late Saturday night. According to Sheriff Kelly Hanson, deputies responded to Sand Point in Caseville Township around 9:45 p.m. after residents reported a small boat going around in circles with no visible occupants. The sheriff’s office and coast guard searched the area, but had to stop for the night due to low visibility. Early Sunday morning, the sheriff’s office found the boat out of gas about 1 and a half miles south of Caseville.
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