Watersmeet News

It's hard not to look up to Neil Sauter - after all, he towers three feet above you on stilts.

For over half a century, a bizarre light appears every night in the Upper Peninsula woods at the end of a dirt road near the crossroads town of Paulding.

The recovery of the gray wolf population in Michigan's Upper Peninsula is perhaps the greatest wildlife success story in the past 150 years.

Since summer isn't here yet, you still have time to get your spring cleaning done.

Soaring gas prices, a sluggish job market, and the credit crisis have all affected the average American family.

The Watersmeet Township School District is facing a discrimination complaint from one of their faculty members.

Column: Greenie guilty over gas prices I hit Watersmeet, Mich., last year nearly on empty. via Wausau Daily Herald

Three candidates in Iron Mountain IRON MOUNTAIN - Two four year terms on the Iron Mountain School District Board of Education will be filled Tuesday during the annual school election. via The Daily News

FORT GRATIOT -- Bobbie Lee Morgan, 81, died April 12, 2008. Survived by his wife, Sue. via The Times Herald

An Iron Mountain woman was injured in a two-vehicle accident Wednesday. A vehicle driven by Denean Tabat, 41, of Iron Mountain woman was turning on to U.S. 2 from East Main Street when it was struck by a ... via The Daily News

Ewen-Trout Creek picked up three of the four major Porcupine Mountain Conference All-Conference awards released Friday. via The Daily Mining Gazette

“I have a feeling some, maybe most of the kind of the development we're seeing in the downtown would not happen if there's a casino”

Muskegon city commissioners approved an agreement with an Upper Peninsula Indian tribe that could bring the city an estimated $4.5 million a year in new revenue if the tribe establishes a casino here. via Muskegon Chronicle

Reuben 'Bud' Krummrei, 89, passed away Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008, at his home in Watersmeet, Mich. via WisInfo

Watersmeet in the Upper Peninsula is where the Lac Vieux Desert Tribe operate a casino now, they have a Municipal Services Agreement in place with the Muskegon City Commission after a vote Tuesday night. via WTKG-AM Grand Rapids

Bitter cold and high winds closed some major highways Sunday in the Upper Peninsula. via Daily Globe

“I'm taking some time. Marenisco needs representation. Sometimes I feel like new blood is needed”

A week before the filing deadline for the spring election, few candidates had indicated their intention to run. via Daily Globe

“It sends a message I don't want to send”

Fetal alcohol syndrome is 100 percent preventable. It's also incurable. FAS is caused when a woman drinks alcohol while she is pregnant, nurse Christine Fink told seventh and eighth graders at Luther L. Wright ... via Daily Globe

“There are things that can be done”

' Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Ogema Larry Romanelli said his tribe is interested in starting a new casino in Muskegon. via Ludington Daily News