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The 2023 Grayling Rotary Club Black Bear Gran Fondo – an event that features three looped courses for bicyclists – will start and finish at Hanson Hills Recreation Area on Saturday, July 8.
Online registration is available at https://runsignup.com/Race/MI/Grayling/BlackBearGranFondo. Also,...
The 2023 Frederic Music Festival offered a weekend of live music and fellowship at Eagle Park on Friday and Saturday, June 23 and 24, while raising thousands of dollars for the community.
Organizers brought back the Frederic Music Festival in 2023 following a three-year hiatus; the last time...
Crawford County took another step forward last week in its effort to have the Michigan State Police take over 911 dispatch for the county beginning in the next fiscal year.
During a regular meeting on Thursday, June 22, the Crawford County Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 (two members absent)...
Hundreds of runners from all over the country competed in the 2023 Ragnar Trail Michigan event at Hanson Hills Recreation Area last week.
CC Pelletier, Ragnar Trail Michigan Race Director, said the set-up went “really well” this year; Ragnar crews arrived at Hanson Hills on Monday, June 19.
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The USO Center at Camp Grayling recently opened for its second season, providing a dedicated space for training troops to relax, connect with family and friends, and enjoy special events.
“I call this a place to either connect or disconnect,” said Erik Oberg, Regional Operations Manager USO...
The Michigan National Guard’s Memorial Service and Pass in Review ceremony held at Camp Grayling on Friday, June 16, recognized the contributions of service members who passed away during the last year and also celebrated the accomplishments of current troops.
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion...
The return of grayling to Grayling has boosted visitor numbers at a historic local landmark so far this summer.
The Grayling Fish Hatchery received a shipment of grayling fish from the Department of Natural Resources’s Marquette facility for the season, and hatchery officials said having the...
The Kirk A. Wakefield Memorial Golf Outing – conducted by the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, June 15, at the Grayling Country Club – raised thousands of dollars for local youth programs.
This year’s golf outing – a four-person scramble – featured 18 teams and raised approximately...
Mid-Michigan Honor Flight announced on Monday, June 12, that it will take women veterans from the state on a trip to Washington D.C. for the program’s first all-female Honor Flight next year.
Bob Green, President of Mid-Michigan Honor Flight, made the announcement during a press conference at...
Lovells Township recently passed a resolution opposing potential military use of additional state land in the area via permit through the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
On Friday, April 28, the Department of Natural Resources announced it had “declined a proposed 20-year lease of...