Latest local news, weather and high school sports for Northern Michigan

Saturday, May 18, 2013  Hundreds of veterans hit the water Saturday morning for a special patriotic fishing trip in Manistee.

Friday, May 17, 2013  The Coast Guard announced Friday that it will replace the lantern and solarize the light along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan

Friday, May 17, 2013  Fishtown is still an active commercial fishing community with the help of it's two tug ladies: the Janice Sue and the Joy.

Friday, April 12, 2013  A new state-of-the-art ship will be stationed in Cheboygan.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  Engineering students in concrete canoe clubs from nine different schools around Michigan and northern Ohio competed in boat races today in Suttons Bay.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  There's no question as you drive along Lake Michigan that water levels are drastically low, and it's leaving everyone who takes advantage of the waterfront a little nervous as we head into the Summer.

Friday, March 29, 2013  The Soo locks were closed for several hours after officials found a suspicious package in the mail room.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  Monday marked the first day of the 2013 shipping season at the Soo Locks

Sunday, March 03, 2013  AKRON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Updated with video: The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a man who disappeared after an airboat capsized on Saginaw Bay off Michigan's Thumb.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  As trend wanes, casinos in Las Vegas and on Mississippi riverboats fold on poker rooms

Monday, February 25, 2013  Longtime Iceboater Jack Jacobs said iceboating started around the 1400s in Europe.  He said iceboating came to the United States around the 1800s and it was popular in Detroit from 1940 to 1960.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Traverse City Commissioners are expected to approve a $40,000 dollar grant from the state at Tuesday night’s meeting, to improve the Boardman River Boat Launch as well as the connected parking lot.

Friday, February 08, 2013  UPDATED WITH VIDEO: Public and private business leaders in Rogers City are working closely to open the Port of Calcite up to more industry.

Monday, February 04, 2013  UPDATED WITH VIDEO: The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw is breaking the ice to clear shipping lanes for boats.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  Passengers aboard the Seastreak Wall Street said dozens of people who had been standing, waiting to disembark, were hurled to the deck by the impact.