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Joyriding reported in latest Manistee police blotter
MANISTEE — The following calls were made to the Manistee Police Department from June 1-8. All calls may not be reported and it is compiled by assistant editor Arielle Breen. • A minor was reported to have been in possession of a substance and was shown to have run away at 1:23 a.m. on the 200 block of First Avenue. The type of substance was not provided.
MAPS summer care kids show patriotism in mini Independence Day parade
Youngsters carry a large, handcrafted American flag July 3, 2024 during a parade featuring kids enrolled in Manistee Area Public Schools' summer care programming. Kyle Kotecki/News Advocate.
Miniature hot air balloons adorn Stone Hotel’s newest art room
Room 225, creatively reimagined by IAA alumna Maggie Morris, is the third installment in Interlochen’s art hotel room series. Walking into Stone Hotel’s Room 225 feels like entering an imaginary world. The bed is suspended by thick ropes from the ceiling, which has been painted with brilliant circles and stars in gold and deep blue. The room is also adorned with a fleet of miniature hot air balloons, complete with patchwork balloons, tiny baskets, and human figures of various ages, genders, and skin colors. The room conveys a sense of wonder and delight, celebrating our fascination with the heavens and the joy of exploration. Thanks to Visual Arts alumna Maggie Morris, who conceptualized and redecorated it, the experience of staying in Room 225 will always be a special one.
Michigan man sentenced for dredging river inside Sleeping Bear Dunes
A Michigan man was sentenced after being found guilty on federal tampering and vandalism charges for dredging a river inside Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Andrew Blair Howard, 62, of Frankfort, was sentenced to 60 months’ probation and ordered to pay $22,472.22 in total restitution to the National Park Service and U.S. Coast Guard, along with $3,947.71 in costs related to the court proceedings. He was charged in 2023, and convicted in February.
Field of dreams: Benzie County's push to play at Honor park
BENZIE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Maley Park in the village of Honor is missing something. In the last few years, the park has seen the return of the Honor Farmer's market and added a pavilion, public Wi-Fi and an artesian well. Across the way is a piece of the park...
Bear Lake Watch to hold 12th annual Merlin Olsen Classic fundraiser July 13
BEAR LAKE WEST - Bear Lake Watch is preparing for their 12th annual Merlin Olsen Summer Classic to be held at the Bear Lake West Golf Course on July 13, 2024. The proceeds from this fund raiser provides money for the research at Bear Lake and the surrounding environment. The research is performed under the direction of The Bear Lake Scientific Research Committee.
Interlochen man dies after van smashes through guardrail, lands in river
MESICK — A fatal crash closed eastbound and westbound M-115 between Hodenpyl Dam Road and M-37 in Wexford County. According to a press release from the Wexford County Sheriff’s Department, at about 3:28 p.m. on Tuesday, July 2, deputies were dispatched to a single-vehicle crash at the intersection of W. M-115 and Simmons Street at the Manistee River in Springville Township.
Fishing Report from the DNR
Windy weather limited boating activity this past week. However, on days anglers were able to make it out, Chinook salmon of all sizes, coho salmon, lake trout and steelhead were caught straight out from town and to the south in 150 to 200 feet of water when fishing 50 to 80 feet down. Spoons, flasher/fly combinations, and meat rigs all worked well. On the pier, freshwater drum, bowfin and smallmouth bass were being caught with live bait and lures. On the lake side, steelhead action slowed down following the winds.
Saints to start making up June rainouts
MANISTEE — It’s been a frustrating season for the Manistee Saints, with the wet weather forcing the cancellation of several games in their first year back in the Gratiot County League. They played just four games in June, the lowest number that general manager Phil Kliber can ever...
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