Higgins Lake News

Well it seems that fall is really here. After a truly beautiful summer day last Saturday - the little girls even took a dip in the chilly Au Sable River - the cooler fall temperatures have arrived.

South Higgins Lake State Park will host a fall harvest festival the weekend of Oct.

Elmer E. Barker became part of our lives on Jan. 28, 1920, the third child born to Louis and MaryAnn Barker in Westphalia, Mich.

Supporters of Barrack Obama loved his speech, but some readers reminded us that he is indeed a politician, and the key will be see what he does.

Michigan's rough economy and oversupply of homes has created the backdrop for a September auction of nearly 400 new homes and lots owned by 20 local builders and developers.

A 32-year-old Freeland man drowned Friday evening on Roscommon County's Higgins Lake.

Supporters of Barrack Obama loved his speech, but some readers reminded us that he is indeed a politician, and the key will be see what he does.

Karlis and Janet Dakers of Higgins Lake, formerly of St. Johns, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Aug.

Karlis and Janet Dakers of Higgins Lake, formerly of St. Johns, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Aug.

Some facts about the proposed pie-in-the-sky Grayling theme park: - In June 2006, Axiom Entertainment of Rochester signed a 12-month letter of intent to purchase 1,800 acres of state-owned land, located south ...

Warm weather equals more weekends on the water for boaters. The Roscommon County Sheriff's Department has boat patrols out every day on both Houghton and Higgins Lake.

Warm weather equals more weekends on the water for boaters. The Roscommon County Sheriff's Department has boat patrols out every day on both Houghton and Higgins Lake.

Michael J. Shepherd remembers when filling the tank of his 1992 Grand Prix was an afterthought, a task given as much consideration as ordering a Coke at the McDonald's drive-through. It's a far different scene ...

Editor's note: Austin Alexander is a 14-year-old Howell resident who for the past several years has been flyfishing the Pigeon River with John Walters, a family friend and president of the Headwaters Chapter of ...

Michael J. Shepherd remembers when filling the tank of his 1992 Grand Prix was an afterthought, a task given as much consideration as ordering a Coke at the McDonald's drive-through. It's a far different scene ...

The Department of Natural Resources announced that two programs celebrating the history of the Civilian Conservation Corps in Michigan will be presented at two state parks this summer.

Police picked a northern Michigan state park to be a focus of added patrols this 4th of July.

Friday, July 04, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. "It's some place we've always come to. It's a beautiful lake." Fred Berry has spent many summers at Higgins Lake in Roscommon County.

As fuel and energy costs continue to soar to record highs, a growing number of states are offering more of their public employees compressed workweeks to hold down states' energy spending and give long-distance ...

Nonprofit organizations, governmental agencies and outdoors groups are reminded the Department of Natural Resources' Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center , located on the northern shores of Higgins Lake, is ...