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Colder Water Due to Upwelling at Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan water temperatures north of Saugatuck have fallen significantly due to the process of upwelling. Upwelling occurs when an offshore wind blows the surface water away from the nearshore area, allowing cold water to rise from the bottom of the lake to the surface. This process can happen relatively quickly. (top pic. is the South Haven Beach at midday Friday)
Northern Michigan’s giant sequoia must be seen to be believed
MANISTEE TOWNSHIP, MI – Try as we might, photos and video don’t do this tree justice. The Michigan Champion giant sequoia simply must be seen to be believed. At 76 years old, it’s thriving near Lake Michigan at Lake Bluff Farms in Manistee Township, Mich. Planted in...
EV road trip postcard: On the ferry back to Michigan
MANITOWOC, Wis. — Greetings from somewhere on Lake Michigan, as our EV road trip team floats our way back to the Great Lakes State. We are among the 390 passengers Friday afternoon on the SS Badger, the ferry that runs from this city on the Wisconsin shore to Ludington.
UACJ Whitehall Industries providing space for school robotics teams
LUDINGTON — MiSTEM Network Region 9 has recently formed a partnership with UACJ Whitehall Industries of Ludington to provide space for a new practice facility dedicated to local FIRST Robotics teams. “This unique business and school partnerships will inspire young minds through STEM education and hands-on robotics competitions beginning...
Spectacular Lake Michigan views on the menu at Up North restaurant
MANISTEE, MI – Spectacular Lake Michigan views are on the menu at this fifth-floor restaurant in a new Up North beachfront hotel. The Hampton Inn & Suites Manistee Waterfront opened a year ago across from Manistee’s First Street Beach – recently voted the best beach in Michigan. It boosts a resort atmosphere with decor that can be described as light, airy and nautical. That includes the lobby, rooms, beach bar and Windward restaurant.
Manistee drivers alerted to removal of all-way stops
After more than a year, the signage from several temporary all-way stops in Manistee have now been removed. The ongoing U.S. 31 bridge work in Manistee entered into a new phase early this month — and now that means areas where drivers had become accustomed to four-way stops have reverted to their original traffic patterns.
Rough second inning eliminates Saints from NABF regional tourney
MANISTEE — For the second day in a row, the Manistee Saints suffered from one bad inning — Friday it was the second — and then scrambled back before falling, this time 9-8 to the Midland Tribe and were eliminated from the National Amateur Baseball Federation Major Regional tournament at Kliber Field.
Escanaba could get new refrigerated ice rink in Ludington Park
ESCANABA, Mich. (WLUC) - The City of Escanaba could have more recreation opportunities this winter. When winter comes, Escanaba area residents may be able to go ice skating, regardless of what the weather is like. Enhance Escanaba is hoping to add a refrigerated ice rink to Ludington Park. Escanaba City...
81st Annual Strawberry Social Aug. 9
CLAYBANKS TOWNSHIP — Claybanks United Methodist Church is having its 81st Annual Strawberry Social Friday, Aug. 9, from 5-7 p.m. Enjoy strawberry shortcake and ice cream and a bake sale. Claybanks United Methodist Church is located at 9197 S. 56th Ave. Take Meinert Park Road to Indian Bay Road...
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