Fireworks main attraction at Fourth of July events
Photos by Cheryl Holladay & Glenn Schicker
By Cheryl Holladay While the Houghton Lake fireworks display was well attended the evening of July 3, great weather may have kept large crowds from gathering for the Houghton Lake Chamber of Commerce activities in the Kmart parking lot earlier in More...
Gathering at the St. Helen Airport July 2, hundreds of spectators picked out their spot, played ball or mingled while waiting for the fireworks display. Choreographed to music, the St. More...
This bear carving which adorns the business sign at East Bay Lodge in Prudenville is always dressed for the season according to lodge owner Lorrie Krause. More...
Sitting in the shade of the Glen’s Market in Roscommon July 1, Brett Constatine and Jenny Boas take a break from their bicycle journey from Northampton, MA, to California to check e-mail and upd More...
The Crawford County Commission on Aging is holding a raffle to benefit the Senior Center. First place prize is a $250 Glen’s gift card, second place is a $175 Walgreens gift card and third place is a $75 Speedway gas gift card. More...
The call is going out to artists across northern Lower Michigan to be part of a growing event, as officials at Kirtland Community College prepare for the second annual “A Celebration of Fine Art!” in Roscommon on Aug. 6-8. More...
The Rotary Club of Houghton Lake recently donated $2,500 to Project Help Our People Eat. Pam Stephan gave the club an update on Project H.O.P.E. More...
Thanks to a grant from John Morley Family-Higgins Lake Endowment Fund of the Roscommon County Community Foundation, Flotilla 26- 03 of the U.S. More...
Forty-eight Red Hat members, representing seven Roscommon County Red Hat chapters, celebrated fun and friendship at the second annual Red Hat Bunco Party held at the Denton Township Hall June 29. More...
Left to right) Juanita and Pat Curley of Ann Arbor get help moving their plane from EAA Chapter 1259 member Fred Chidester during the EAA Fly-in at the Houghton Lake State Airport July 3. More...
Visitors at the EAA Chapter 1259 Fly-in sign up for airplane rides at the Houghton Lake State Airport (5Y2) Saturday, as pilot Tom Koscinski waits for another passenger. More...
On July 20 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. a chicken BBQ and ice cream social will be held at the Grayling Senior Center. The meal costs $5.25 per person with those over 60 at a suggested $2.50 donation. More...
The Houghton Lake Public Library recently doubled its Internet bandwidth by adding a second T1 line to accommodate the ever-increasing demand for bandwidth by library users. More...
The 12th annual Merritt Country Music Festival and Strawberry Social will take place Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. The event is held at the pavilion in Merritt Park, located one-quarter mile south of M-55 in Merritt. More...
The Roscommon County Democratic Party will hold its annual picnic Saturday at the Houghton Lake Rotary-Denton Township Park on Co. Rd. 100, across from the soccer fields. The picnic begins at 11 a.m. More...
The Roscommon Area District Library’s “Make a Splash–READ!” summer program for children ages 2-12 will continue next week. Story time for ages 2-6, with a craft and snack, is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. July 13. More...
The July 19 meeting of the Roscommon Chapter of Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel will be held at Coyles Restaurant, Houghton Lake. Registration will begin at 10 a.m. with lunch being served at noon. M. More...
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