June 2023

Looking for FDR…

I’m always looking for the honorable qualities in people who exhibit the traits of my grandparents’ generation. I admire the characteristics of those raised during that era of our country’s history. The Americans born between 1900 and 1925 that former NBC news anchor, Tom Brokaw named the “Greatest Generation”, those who endured the Great Depression and World War II. Their enormous fortitude to handle the vast sacrifices during the depression and the ravages of war is truly a model for handling life crises to the best of our abilities.
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No damage after Bayshore fire

The Munising City Volunteer Fire Department extinguished a small grass fire near the All-Veterans Memorial in Bayshore Park on Monday, June 5. The fire was located on the East side of a small storage building directly behind the memorial. According to MVFD Chief Red Anderson, there was no determined cause of the fire. Witnesses at the scene saw people smoking near the area where the blaze ignited, but there was no evidence to prove that is how the fire started. The fire occurred during the Munising Farmers’ and Artisans’ Market at the other end of the park, but there were no injuries or significant damages reported.
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Child victim cases hit circuit court

Three cases regarding child victims were on the docket for 11th Circuit Court motion day on Tuesday, June 6 in Munising. Matthew Cooley, the second man caught in a cybersting organized by the Alger County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement groups in the Upper Peninsula, was arraigned on two counts relating to the sting.
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Briefs

The annual Pictured Rocks Days, or also known asYoopers Ride Free Days, will be in Munising this Saturday and Sunday, June 10-11. The event is one of the largest festivals of the year in Alger County and will feature over 100 vendors near Bayshore Park. Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday.
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Munising Marketplace, Fire Hall projects continue

The Munising City Commission approved two economic development zones to further the progress of two downtown developments. Conducting public hearings at the start of the regular bimonthly meeting on Wednesday, June 7 at Munising City Hall, the city commission voted in favor of creating an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District for the old city fire hall at the corner of Munising Avenue and Lynn Street and a Commercial Redevelopment District for the Munising Marketplace project on Superior Street between Birch and Maple Streets.
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