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Munising School Public Library will be closed on Monday, June 19th in observance of Juneteenth. Thanks for understanding! Come down to the library and we can help direct you to some books that will aid in celebrating and better understanding this important freedom day.

If you planted new trees this spring or last fall, bring out the garden hose. A little water will keep those trees healthy and happy as Michigan’s dry spring progresses into summer.

Don’t forget to participate in the muskellunge angler survey to help Michigan Department of Natural Resources biologists obtain valuable data on this important sport fish. “Muskellunge are difficult to survey, so biologists are dependent upon information provided by anglers to help us manage this species, says DNR fisheries biologist Neal Godby in Gaylord.

Many crops thrive in high-humidity settings, both in growth and storage. It’s no surprise that many produce growers intentionally create high-humidity environments on their farms for growing or storing produce, such as in storage rooms for apples or indoor growing rooms for mushrooms.

Burt Township Schools Superintendent Tony Barnes has publicly announced he will not be returning for the 2023-24 school year and the district wasted no time in appointing his successor. According to school staff, Gordon Tasker was hired by the school district in a special board meeting last week.

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.

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.

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.

Munising residents will see a major change to garbage collection after a new proposal was approved by the city commission. At the regular meeting on Wednesday, June 7, the city commission approved a five-year contract with GFL Environmental, the Toronto-based company that operates the Wood Island landfill after buying out Great American Disposal.