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Help plan upgrades at East Tawas parks and trails
IOSCO COUNTY, Mich. (WNEM) - Your ideas could help decide how to improve East Tawas parks and trails, but the clock is ticking. An online survey is asking for feedback to guide future park investments over the next five years. The city will use it to develop a parks and recreation master plan.
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Local archaeologists to guide search for sunken WWII warship at Wake Atoll
ALPENA, Mich. — Two maritime archaeologists based at Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary will guide a historic deep-sea expedition searching for a Japanese warship sunk during the opening days of World War II. Phil Hartmeyer and Andrea Yoxsimer will lead archaeological interpretation from a pop-up command center at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center in Alpena as the Ocean Exploration Trust's research vessel Nautilus explores the seafloor near Wake Atoll. The expedition, funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration, aims to locate the Hayate, the first Japanese warship sunk in World War II, which went down shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. The Brief Two Alpena-based archaeologists will guide the search for the Hayate, a Japanese warship sunk during the Battle of Wake in 1941, from a command center at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center.The 31-day Ocean Exploration Trust expedition will conduct deep-sea mapping and explore abyssal plains and seamounts in one of the most remote regions under U.S. jurisdiction.The public can watch the expedition live 24/7 at NautilusLive.org , with the archaeology search window running from Sept. 1-10, 2026. The Nautilus expedition represents a rare opportunity to explore one of the most isolated and scarcely surveyed
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Gaylord’s downtown is about to get a major boost
GAYLORD, MI - The adventure town of Gaylord, known for its skiing and golf destinations, will receive five years of technical assistance from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation after being selected for the Select Level of the Michigan Main Street program, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the MEDC announced. The Northern...
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Northern Michigan conservation group buys 41 acres for new Lake Huron nature preserve
ALPENA, Mich. — A Northern Michigan conservation group has acquired 41 acres of undeveloped Lake Huron shoreline near Alpena, putting nearly all of Misery Bay’s surrounding lands under permanent protection. The purchase adds to already extensive protections in the area. Huron Pines already owns about 1,400 acres along...
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Logging history comes alive in Oscoda
OSCODA — Visitors can step back into Michigan’s lumbering era during a special Labor Day weekend program at Lumberman’s Monument. The Lumberjack and Logging Museum will return to Lumberman’s Monument on Saturday, Sept. 5, and Sunday, Sept. 6, for the final special event of the season. The two-day program will offer visitors a look at what life and work were like in a Michigan lumber camp during the late 1800s.
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Coast Guard works to confirm no one missing after rental kayak found in Tawas Bay
TAWAS CITY, Mich.— The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking information about a yellow kayak found in the Tawas Bay. The Coast Guard is working to determine its origin and confirm that no person is missing or in distress. According to officials, the sit-on-top kayak was found unmanned on the...
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Rogers City business owners prep for large turnout at Nautical City Festival
This week, a small northern Michigan town is lively. Colorful rides, tents and street vendors line the harbor of Rogers City. An unusual amount of traffic fills the streets of the small downtown area, and business owners see more customers than they would for the entire year. All of it...
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Trouble at aging dam threatens popular northern Michigan lake
ONAWAY, MI — State crews are lowering a popular northern Michigan fishing lake after suspected seepage was found below its aging dam. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources began gradually lowering Tomahawk Creek Flooding this month after a state inspection found unusually high water, minimal flow through the dam’s outlet and possible “boils” emerging downstream.
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Construction to extend US-23 bike path will begin next summer
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be starting construction to extend a bike path in Alpena Township next summer. MDOT will be extending the current pathway along US-23 that ends at Island Drive to South Partridge Point Road and Outer Drive. The plan is to allow for safer transportation for bikers heading into Alpena.