Start to Finish: Follow the Zoo De Mack

The 24th Annual Zoo De Mack bike ride is trekking from Boyne Highlands to Mackinaw Island today, and Eric Wotila has been following the ride since the kickoff party last night. He’ll be reporting from along the route all day today — check back right here for his latest reports every few hours, or click [...]

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The Second “Leg” Of the Zoo De Mack

Participants in the Zoo De Mack get a break about halfway through the ride with lunch at Leg’s Inn — which serves nearly all of the 4,000 riders over the course of the day’s event. Eric Wotila caught up with a few of those riders for their thoughts on the trip as they reached the [...]

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Local Businesses Preparing For Summer Rush

Memorial day is just around the corner… and for many local businesses, that means so is their busiest season.
Shops in the downtown districts of many local communities are getting ready for the seasonal rush that generally starts around the end of May, stocking up their inventory and in some cases, rolling out new products. Sweet [...]

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Two Car Accident Leaves on Injured

One woman was injured after a two car accident in Clare County’s Hamilton Township.
It happened on Hoover Avenue at Townline Lake Road after a 45-year-old Gladwin resident was driving southbound on Hoover and was unable to avoid contact with a car being driven by a Harrison man.
The Harrison man was attempting to turn left on [...]

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Active Duty MI Military Members Can Receive Free Fishing or Hunting License

Active-duty military members who enlisted as Michigan residents and have maintained residence status can now obtain annual Michigan fishing or hunting licenses free of charge.
Qualified individuals may receive a resident military all-species fishing license or any hunting license for which a lottery is not required– free of charge.
Applicants must present proof of military status when [...]

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Charity Golf Outing Coming Up

[ June 22, 2013; 9:00 am to 10:00 am. ] A charity golf outing next month will help raise funds to support a local scholarship.

The event will begin at 9am on Saturday, June 22 at the Emerald Vale Golf Club in Manton and will benefit the Alex Harrison Memorial Student Scholarship as well as the “See It, Hear it, Stop It” program which aims to [...]

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Criminal Sexual Conduct Charge for Peninsula Township Man

A woman in Peninsula Township reported she had been sexually assaulted by her husband.
The Sheriff’s Office received a warrant for the 34-year-old husband.
After a brief surveillance in the parking lot of Home Depot, the man was arrested and taken to the Grand Traverse County Jail.
No other information has been released at this time, but stay [...]

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