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KALKASKA -Seated at her kitchen table, Virginia Thomas confessed she is less trusting than she used to be. Thomas, 75, worked nearly 30 years for the rural northern Michigan Village of Kalkaska, serving as everything from secretary to clerk to co-manager. She also put in four years on the village council and more than six years as mayor.
New corridor, bridge will connect Northern Michigan town to North Country Trail
KALKASKA, MI – A new trailhead and connection to the North Country National Scenic Trail are under construction in the village of Kalkaska, WPBN/WGTU reports. The $550,000 project includes the trailhead, and a wheelchair-accessible, non-motorized trail with a boardwalk and a bridge that crosses the Boardman River, the report said. It will connect the town to the iconic trail that runs through New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Dakota.
HDNW begins annual Beach Monitoring Program
NORTHERN MICHIGAN — The Health Department of Northwest Michigan will resume its annual Beach Monitoring Program on Monday, June 17. Throughout the summer, water sampling will take place at about 50 locations on the Great Lakes and inland lakes in Antrim, Charlevoix, Emmet and Otsego counties. As a part...
Northern Michigan celebrates 35 years of the HBA Parade of Homes with seven tours
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) -- The HBA Parade of Homes returns to northern Michigan. Beginning Thursday through Sunday, the Home Builders Association of Northwest Michigan is celebrating 35 years of this tradition. Throughout these four days, top builders unveil these seven homes, showcasing the latest trends in home design,...
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