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Monday, September 03, 2012  Business owners new to downtown Traverse City along with those who have been around for years are reporting strong summer sales.

Monday, September 03, 2012  Thousands of walkers and runners are taking part in the 55th Annual Labor Day Bridge Walk.

Saturday, September 01, 2012  Labor day weekend means a lot of time spent outdoors and that's why health experts are urging you to take simple precautions to protect yourself against the West Nile Virus.

Tuesday, September 06, 2011  Gov. Rick Snyder and Lt. Gov. Brian Calley kicked off the five-mile-walk around 6:30 a.m. Monday.   About 300 runners were first to cross the Mighty Mac and officials expect about 45,000 people to walk the bridge.

Monday, September 05, 2011  Labor day is considered the final hurrah of summer. And with this last holiday weekend comes an influx of tourists who are trying to squeeze in a few more days of vacation before fall hits.

Thursday, September 01, 2011  Every Thursday morning on 7&4 News Today, listings editor with The Northern Express, Erin Crowell has the Entertainment Report.  With the Labor Day holiday weekend upon us, Crowell has a complete list of events taking place across the region.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011  Holiday travelers should have smooth sailing this weekend with MDOT planning to remove lane restrictions on more than half of its road projects.

Sunday, December 26, 2010  Registration is under way for Michigan residents who want to be among the 400 participants in the Mackinac Bridge Labor Day Run.

Monday, September 06, 2010  All Michiganders are proud of the world-renown icon we have in our back yard. Labor Day is a chance to walk across the “Mighty Mac.”

Wednesday, September 01, 2010  As the holiday weekend marks the end of summer, law enforcement will be picking up patrols for impaired driving.  More than 10,000 agencies are participating in the nationwide crackdown.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010  Four hundred runners recently received some good news: They've been randomly selected to run across the Mackinac Bridge on Monday.

Wednesday, December 09, 2009  The Michigan House is softening a plan that would have allowed schools to start classes before Labor Day

Tuesday, December 08, 2009  Some lawmakers want to change the law and allow schools to start the year before Labor Day

Thursday, December 03, 2009  Some lawmakers want to allow districts to start the school year before Labor Day

Thursday, September 03, 2009  Prices at the pump are down, while the popularity of several northern Michigan communities is up. The top travel destinations in the state include several in the viewing area.