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Kathy Johnson worked on most of the book during the pandemic when the performing arts industry was crippled and the Cheboygan Opera House went dark for more than a year.

Over three dozen children from Emmet County and beyond, along with area nonprofits, helped revive a decades-old tradition and honor the legacy of a community figure who died in January.

These days, Beulah is mostly a summer destination. But through the 1920s and 30s, an annual smelt festival meant April was peak season.

Colonial Michilimackinac is a wooden fort, once used by the French and British about 300 years ago. It’s also among the longest ongoing archaeological digs in the U-S.

Lake County turns 150 years old this year and the Lake County Historical Museum is celebrating with a week of events. A conversation with Museum President Bruce Micinski about the county's origins and growth.

The Women's Federated Clubs of the early 20th Century left a permanent mark in Petoskey. Little Traverse History Museum Executive Director Jane Garver has been transcribing the minutes from these women’s clubs.

Colonial Michilimackinac is a wooden fort, once used by the French and British about 300 years ago. It’s also among the longest ongoing archaeological digs in the U-S.