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Indigenous group clears cottagers’ barricades at Ipperwash Beach
Tensions are running high on a stretch of Ipperwash Beach after a group from a nearby First Nation removed barricades and plantings put in by cottagers. Cottagers said dozens of people who described themselves as Anishinaabe members of the nearby Kettle and Stony Point First Nation used chainsaws and heavy machinery on Saturday to clear […]
London police probe two motorcycle crashes, one fatal, within hours
Police are investigating a crash in southeast London that sent a motorcyclist to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Grey-Bruce politicians call AMO conference a success
Local politicians and staff discussed a wide range of priorities and issues affecting Grey-Bruce at the Association of Municipalities on Ontario conference in Ottawa this week. Everything from homelessness and addictions, to healthcare and long-term care, to energy, transportation and infrastructure were on the minds of area representatives when they met with provincial ministers and […]
Storied Two Hearted River gets 21st century update in new book | Great Lakes Now
For Traverse City’s Bob Otwell, part of Michigan’s allure is its abundance of special places, and primary among them is the Upper Peninsula’s “wild and isolated” Two Hearted River watershed.
That’s where Otwell and family have had a cabin called “Boggy’s Camp” for over 30 years.
In a newly released book, The Real Two Hearted: Life, Love, and Lore Along Michigan’s Most Iconic River, Otwell chronicles his decades of paddling, hiking and mountain-biking along the Two Hearted and meshes those activities with raising a family along the way.