BRIMLEY, Mich. – Beginning Monday, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be performing maintenance work on the M-221/6 Mile Road bridge over the Waiska River in Brimley, Chippewa County, which will require a posted detour. Starting Monday, Sept. 19, eastbound 6 Mile Road traffic will be detoured on M-221 to M-28 to Piche […]

ST. IGNACE, Mich. – A beautiful, nearly cloudless day welcomed participants to the Mackinac Bridge Walk today, likely a big contributor to an uptick in participation over last year. “We’re so glad to have had 26,000 people from across Michigan and beyond join us for this beloved event on such a perfect […]

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The U.S. Department of Commerce has invested $2 million in American Rescue Plan Funds to support tourism in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a $2 million grant to Sault Ste. […]

SAULT STE. MARIE — Fifty years ago today, on Sept. 7, 1972, the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians was federally recognized, bringing to fruition decades of work by area Anishinaabe people.   Through the work of a dedicated group of Anishinaabe, on Dec. 24, 1953, the “Original Bands of […]

MACKINAW CITY, MI – The 64th Mackinac Bridge Walk will welcome tens of thousands of people to step onto Michigan’s famous suspension bridge on Labor Day. Here’s how you can be one of them. The famous 5-mile-long suspension bridge opens to foot traffic once a year. It all started in 1958. An […]

BAY MILLS — Bay Mills Indian Community continues their mission of “going green” — this time with the installation of electronic vehicle charging stations. The tribe secured nearly $100k in funding for the EV stations from a ChargeUp Michigan grant, OFME Next Energy grant, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. […]

BAY MILLS — Bay Mills Indian Community has been awarded a $200k grant from the Grid Alternatives-Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund that will allow the tribe to continue its mission of “going green.” The goal of the TSAF is to strengthen renewable energy in tribal communities by providing resources to support […]

Sault Ste. Marie, MI — Effective Tuesday, September 6th, Payne & Dolan will begin the WestPortage Avenue reconstruction project. The project area will be from Easterday Avenue to Osborn Blvd. and will consist of therehabilitation of 1.548 miles of West Portage Avenue. The rehabilitation will consist of coldmilling the existing […]

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI— Police have located the suspect in a Pickford homicide investigation. Michigan State Police say Jared Woodgate, 49, was found deceased near his residence in Sault Ste. Marie. He was wanted for questioning in the Sunday evening death of Melissa Beaudry, 42. Troopers say the investigation is […]