Charlevoix News

As luck would have it, Canton's business community will pop the cork on its biggest bash of the year just two days before St. Patrick's Day.

Record-breaking snow, ice cover and cold temperatures this winter will mean rising Great Lakes water levels over the next six months - but don't expect too dramatic a recovery.

The first map on the left is snow cover today across the U.S. and southern Canada.

Last week's brief warmup and strong west winds have done a number on the amount of ice on Lake Michigan turning back on the lake effect snow for some.

The powerful storm that passed through the Great Lakes over the past two days produced heavy rain, high wind gusts, and in some spots very heavy snow.

On-air challenge: Today's puzzle is called "Break Loose." Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase in which the first word has a long-A vowel sound , and the second word has a long-U vowel sound .