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Effective January 1, 2024, the Resident Recreation Passport fee will increase from $13 to $14. This is to satisfy a provision to keep pace with inflation. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources does not set the cost of the fees, it is driven on the basis of the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

125 Years Ago – The Munising Republican – January 7, 1899 Female Employees Discharged On Jan. 1, the women clerks and stenographers employed by the Chicago & Northwestern railroad in all its general offices were discharged, except in cases where long service made retention a matter of justice and necessity. The change was general, covering all branches of the system and men are now employed exclusively in its business departments.

The Downtown Development Authority met Dec 20. Among the items discussed were maintenance of the decorative holiday lights, two of which were damaged in the winds and a light pole that had come loose.

If you’ve got kids in 6th- 12th grade, the Lions Club and Kiwanis Clubs of Munising have put together an exciting New Year’s Eve party just for them! They’ll be able to enjoy free bowling, food and drink from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. over at Happy’s Place (formerly Satch’s Lanes), located at 124 E. Munising Ave.

125 Years Ago – The Munising Republican – December 31, 1898 Hill Bros. Purchase 320 Acre Tract of Mixed Timber Hill Bros., the Chatham road and logging contractors, have purchased a timber track of 320 acres in the Perch Lake District, a short distance south of the city, and are now busy building camps and moving logging equipment to the scene of operations. They will take out hard and soft wood logs, which will come to Munising plants, as well as ties, pulp and kiln wood.