Visitors peruse the offerings of artists, crafters and vendors at the spring Peace, Love and Hippies Festival. The event was held Saturday, March 29, at the Historical Playhouse and featured live ...

At Nicci Bigwood’s Grayling home at the corner of Pembrook Drive and Banbury Court, caution tape stops traffic as a utility line hangs and tree branches cover part of the street and the yard. Bigwood ...

By Ashley Patti The Roscommon County Board of Commissioners discussed the proposed Lake Level Control Structure Operations Manual at their March 26 meeting. The discussion came ahead of this week’s ...

By Cheryl Holladay The Roscommon and Houghton Lake area felt some impact from the recent ice storm that immobilized much of Crawford County over the weekend. The Roscommon Shell gas station at 2689 ...

National Voluntary Services Director My personal journey into volunteering began in 2013 when I flew home to Texas to be by my grandpa’s side before he died. Grandpa was an Army veteran of the Korean ...

Dale Howard Smith, 83, Houghton Lake, died March 27, 2025, at his home, surrounded by loved ones. Visitation was held at Christler Funeral Home, Houghton Lake Chapel Wednesday, April 2, from 3 p.m. to ...

Friends Ministry Director Dave LaRoche said the new Houghton Lake Friends Ministry, 3881 West Houghton Lake Dr. (M-55), the former Rockin’ Chair Gift Shop, will open April 21. It will sell clothing ...

Janet Roelofs, Kiarra Moss and Tyler Cooper create t-shirts at the Tie Dye and Imbibe Extravaganza. Roelofs and Moss chose to follow a design, while Cooper went for a freestyle look.(Photo by Ashley ...

Jeremiah Stumpfig, who is a Walmart of Houghton Lake employees, was presented with a congratulatory cake during a work celebration honoring his achievements at the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter ...

Bobby Phippen (Class of 1977) Brian Nelson (Class of 1978), Ray Goodwin (Class of 1977), Rory Goodwin (Class of 1978), Randy Rezmer (Class of 1978) Muriel (McEvoy) Burt (Class of 1978), Bill Dever (Cl ...

Irish Kilt Brewery carpenter Dale Ekdom works on trim work in the room where fermenting tanks are located. Also pictured is Project Architect and Project Manager Tom O’Brien, who said the brewery will ...

Good vibes will return to the Houghton Lake Historical Playhouse for the Peace, Love & Hippies Festival to be held Saturday. The festival will feature live music from local musicians all day, as well ...