Benzie County, MI

BENZIE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The pandemic exacerbated food insecurity. To help feed its community, the Fresh Wind Christian Community in Benzie County installed a “Food Coop.”. The Food Coop is open all day, every day. The church holds a food pantry twice a month, but wanted to create an...

BENZIE COUNTY — The Benzie Area Historical Society is offering a training session to teach volunteers in the correct methods of cleaning cemetery gravestones. The training session will be held at 2 p.m. on June 27 at Platte Township, Indian Hill Rd. north of Fowler Road. The training session lasts...

MANISTEE — Manistee County has had 1,115 cases of COVID-19 and 19 deaths, as of the most recent data from Monday's update provided by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. There has been one new case and no new deaths in the county since Thursday. This is an...

BENZIE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Visitors to St. Ambrose Cellars in Benzie County were greeted with a fun surprise over the weekend. Patrick Harrison, the Lord of the Gourds, was carving watermelons on Sunday. Kids gathered around as Harrison transformed a normal watermelon into a cartoon face. Harrison has been...

BENZIE COUNTY — There are upcoming opportunities to either learn about or volunteer to help remove invasive species from the environment in Benzie County. The Northwest Michigan Invasive Species Network primarily targets terrestrial invasive plants – essentially, those growing on land or along the water’s edge. Anyone eager to gain...

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Dinah Haag, director of the Benzie County Community Chorus, visited Classical IPR to talk about the group's concerts this weekend. She brought some recordings of the music to be sung on the upcoming programs. The 2021 Sounds of Summer concerts include works by Craig Hella Johnson, Charles Albert Tindley and...

Jun. 19—BENZONIA — Dana Falconberry and her husband Jonathan Boyd started Roll Model about two years ago in Texas and decided to continue it when they moved to Michigan earlier this year. Though they both work other jobs — Falconberry is an artist and Boyd an addiction recovery coach —...

BENZIE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Benzie County is taking steps to keep its residents and visitors safe while they are at the beach. The City of Frankfort recently installed two new weather warning systems at Frankfort Beach. The Swim Smart Warning system uses two solar-powered lights to connect to National...

BENZIE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Frankfort- Elberta Restaurant Week has returned for its third year. Restaurant week allows customers to try many different types of food from different restaurants at a reduced price. Eighteen Frankfort and Elberta restaurants are offering breakfast, lunch, or dinner specials at $15 or $25 per...

THOMPSONVILLE — The Benzie Area Historical Society is hosting a community event to celebrate the dedication of the historic marker at Thompsonville's Diamond Crossing. The event will be held at 2 p.m. on June 19 at the Red Thompsonville Junction Caboose, and in case of inclement weather, will be moved to the pavilion at the Thompsonville Village Hall, 14714 Lincoln St.

BENZONIA — Dana Falconberry and her husband Jonathan Boyd started Roll Model about two years ago in Texas and decided to continue it when they moved to Michigan earlier this year. Though they both work other jobs — Falconberry is an artist and Boyd an addiction recovery coach — they...

BENZIE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Maple City Highway in Benzie County is shut down because of a crash and more than 700 customers are without power right now. Cherryland Electric is reporting a driver crashed their car into a power pole near North Carmean Road. It happened shortly before 10 p.m.

BENZONIA — The Benzie Conservation District is looking for volunteers for the Betsie River Clean Sweep river cleanup event to be held Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Those interested in participating are asked to pre-register with conservation specialist John Ransom by emailing john@benziecd.org. Participants are asked to meet...