ALPENA — From Maui, Hawaii, to Alpena, Michigan, Joshua Weisfeld brought his handcrafted custom surfboard business thousands of miles from home. Born and raised in Maui, Weisfeld and his wife moved to Alpena, her hometown, after losing their house and surfboard factory in the Lahaina ...

ALPENA — It seems like everywhere you go in Northeast Michigan these days, you find Detroit Lions fans wearing their Honolulu blue and team-logoed shirts, hats, and other apparel. Like the rest of the state, Alpena-area Lions fans are excited about the prospects of the team having a long ...

ATLANTA — Montmorency County officials had to streamline the county’s 2025 budget after voters in August nixed a proposed higher tax rate, but the county did so with no major cuts, Aprille Willaimson, the county’s controller, said. Instead, the county relied on strategic negotiating for ...

The Hillman High School boys basketball team rebounded from a tough loss to Fairview on Monday, picking up a road victory against Mio, 47-43. The win moved Hillman back into a tie for first place with Mio. Hillman continued to have a balanced attack, with four players reaching double ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is the 38th in a series of stories adapted from William Kelley’s unpublished book, “Wind Socks, Grass Strips, and Tail-Draggers.” Last week, Kelley departed Alaska and began home to Michigan. The winds were in my favor, blowing from the northwest. There ...