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On August 24, U.S. District Judge Paul Maloney in Kalamazoo approved an agreement among four indigenous tribes, federal regulators, and the state of Michigan, establishing fishing regulations for portions of the upper Great Lakes. This accord, which allocates fishing privileges across Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, and Lake Superior, extends a preexisting regulatory structure that had been in deliberation since its lapse in 2020, now spanning the next 24 years.

Local author meet & greet Saturday Falling Rock Café & Bookstore will be hosting a local Michigan author day on Saturday, Aug. 26 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m..

The Munising Beacon is proud to remind customers that today’s edition, August 25, will be the last digital-only edition of the paper. The first printed edition will be the Friday, September 1 edition.

The recycling situation looks better in Chatham than it does in other parts of the county, with a local refuse provider saying recycling will return in a few weeks after North Country Disposal pulled out of Alger County at the end of July.

The Rock River Township board approved all 36 decisions made by Interim Zoning Administrator Trevor Case at the township’s regular board meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 15 “We went through every one of his permits and decisions and double checked what he did, including conditional use permits,” Rock River Trustee Rowan Bunce said. “They all checked out and all came out correct.”

100 Years Ago – Cloverland Farmer – Three entrants will liven up Mayoralty race The date for the forthcoming city election falls on Monday, Sept. 3 – Labor Day.