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The History of Olivet Michigan highlights how a railroad stop, working mills, and a college shaped a small town that adapted to major changes in transportation and industry while maintaining a steady identity rooted in community and local life.
The Winter of 2025-2026 is now underway across the upper Great Lakes region. As ice cover increases, changes in weather patterns and lake activities will be expected. This daily report provides the latest updates on ice conditions across the lakes. Lake …
Rives Junction helped define Michigan’s land system in 1815, then became a busy rail crossing that never grew. This story explains why a place so important stayed small.
The history of Durand Michigan is the story of the railroad. Unlike many Michigan towns that grew around lumber, mining, or farming, Durand grew because a rail line crossed at a specific point on the map. That crossing turned farmland into …
The Winter of 2025-2026 is now underway across the upper Great Lakes region. As ice cover increases, changes in weather patterns and lake activities will be expected. This daily report provides the latest updates on ice conditions across the lakes. Lake …
There was a time when thousands of people came to Lake Orion every summer, not by car, but by boat. They came for a place called Park Island. Today, many people who live in or visit Lake Orion have never heard …
The town continues its ice storm recovery efforts through beautification projects, including replanting efforts to replace destroyed vegetation. Per best practices, the town has been searching for native, fast-growing species. Enter Toxicodendron radicans, commonly known as Eastern Poison Ivy and identified …
Port Austin‘s animal control department has announced a new program to reduce litter on public beaches and parks. Dozens of raccoons have been captured, trained, and given yellow vests to do what they do best: pick up trash. The raccoons will …
