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Point Betsie dunes ecosystem threatened by invasive plants; volunteers sought to help
FRANKFORT, MI – Volunteers are sought to help protect one of the most beautiful places in Northern Michigan. The Nature Conservancy and the Point Betsie Lighthouse will host an event during which volunteers will help restoration experts to pull invasive spotted knapweed at the Zetterberg Preserve at Point Betsie. The event will be from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 27; registration is required and can be done online.
Sleeping Bear to host weekend Star Party at the Dune Climb
EMPIRE, MI - The massive Dune Climb at Sleeping Bear Dunes is a popular daytime destination at the national park. But if you’ve never stuck around until the stars come out to play, you’re missing something pretty amazing. Sleeping Bear is throwing one of its summer Star Parties...
The Interlochen Collection: Teen composers
In this episode of the Interlochen Collection, it's a program of music written by composers when they were in their teens. Composers include Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Dmitri Shostakovich and even Jonathan Bailey Holland when he was a student at Interlochen. Music heard in this program. Felix Mendelssohn, A Midsummer Night’s...
'Idyllic and beautiful': Interlochen's WYSO inspires conductor Matthew Straw
Matthew Straw is the newly appointed Assistant Conductor of the Opéra National du Rhin (Strasbourg National Opera Studio) in France. He is also conducting Interlochen's World Youth Symphony Orchestra this weekend in a program of classic and contemporary works. Under Straw’s baton, the ensemble will perform Ludwig van Beethoven’s...
Intersection upgrades underway at Manistee intersection
MANISTEE — With the U.S. 31 bridge detour and Manistee National Forest Festival in the rearview mirror, work has begun to upgrade the intersection of First and Maple streets in Manistee. Manistee City Council approved during a regular meeting in August a $179,553.68 contract with J. Ranck Electric, Inc....
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Roth faces primary opponent in state's 104th District
CADILLAC — Two candidates are vying for the Republican nomination in the 104th District of the Michigan House of Representatives. Incumbent Rep. John Roth faces a challenger for the nomination — Owen Suhy. Roth is from Interlochen and Suhy is from Buckley. A Democratic candidate, Larry Knight from...
Looking Back for July 12: Onekama High School girls softball players awarded
Onekama High School girls softball players Ashley Dalke and Bonnie Harthun made the second team and Erika Jach made honorable mention in the Western Michigan D All-Conference selections.
The Nature Conservancy, Point Betsie Lighthouse Holding Volunteer Event to Give Back to Nature.
FRANKFORT, Mich. — The Nature Conservancy and the Point Betsie Lighthouse are teaming up to host a volunteer event on Saturday, July 27, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Zetterberg Preserve at Point Betsie. Attendees will partner up with members of TNC’s restoration team to pull spotted knapweed, an invasive plant that can displace native plants and degrade wildlife habitat. Registration is required and can be done online.
Mulebone returns to northern Michigan
Rootsy blues duo Mulebone—guitarist/vocalist Hugh Pool and flutist John Ragusa—knows the area well. “Glen Arbor is beautiful and holds a special place for Hugh and I,” says John Ragusa, citing the band’s many shows at the Manitou Music Festival. This year the duo’s annual mini-tour includes shows in Leland, Traverse City, Elberta and an appearance at Music in the Park in Northport.
Paddling for Beryl
Sleeping Bear Surf family and friends celebrated the inaugural Beryl Days on June 28 with a paddleout from the Empire lighthouse. Some carried flowers in their teeth and in their hair. The event honored Beryl Skrocki, who passed in October 2022. Photo by Beth Price.
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