Tag: Travel
More people are slated to travel this Labor Day weekend due to low prices | Bridge Michigan
Cooler temperatures, low gas prices and cheap airfare are the perfect formula for higher travel volumes expected this Labor Day weekend….
Police renew plea for answers on 30th anniversary of pregnant woman’s slaying
This week marks the 30th anniversary of the unsolved slaying of Sonya Cywink, prompting Ontario Provincial Police to promote a $60,000 reward for any information that leads to arrests in the mystery that began when she was last seen alive in London on Aug. 26, 1994, and found dead four days later. The Free Press […]
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.
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.
Attack hope to turn the page with the start of training camp Monday
“Who the (redacted) is Bruce McDonald?” The language used by Owen Sound Attack GM Dale DeGray in his earliest scouting report of the team’s newest player isn’t fit to be published in a newspaper, but even after redacting the offending word — which starts with an ‘F’ — his message of shock is thoroughly conveyed. […]
OPP patrolling London-area roads from sky to combat spike in motorcycle deaths
With motorcycle deaths spiking in Southwestern Ontario, provincial police are taking to the skies in an effort to make roads safer. There have been 39 deaths from motorcycle crashes on Ontario Provincial Police-patrolled roads this year â 11 of them in west region, an area that encompasses Southwestern Ontario, up from just one last year […]
Local cyclists to raise money for Safe ‘N Sound during 700-kilometre ride
A 700-kilometre bicycle ride from Niagara-on-the-Lake to Tobermory will support Owen Sound’s Safe ‘N Sound drop-in centre. Tobermory duo Jason Runions and Steph Tkaczuk will travel the path of the Niagara Escarpment later this month, from Aug. 22 to 28. The owners of Level 5 Tiling & Renovations say they’re avid cyclists and adventurers who […]
Baranyai: No place for bullying in search for excellence
Trans and non-binary competitors also deserve a place to excel, without being pilloried for their identity.
Saugeen powwow ‘a way of life for us,’ dancer says
For Martin Kewageeshig, dancing with his daughter Alicia at the Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation’s powwow Saturday was about being with family and sharing their culture. The Stoney Point residents, each dressed in their special powwow regalia, were among the dozens of dancers, who celebrated their culture and competed for money prizes. Hundreds watched them […]
