Great Lakes shipping season to get early start this year
Part of the Soo Locks will open early this year. LeighAnn Ryckeghem is the operations manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Soo Locks office and tells us the waterways close each winter for maintenance. The
Businesses broken into around Berrien County; sheriff’s department investigating
The Berrien County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a string of business break-ins. The department says the BP station on Red Arrow Highway in Bridgman was broken into on February 26. Up next was the Marathon station on
Berrien Community Foundation backing Silver Beach Playground project
The Berrien Community Foundation has announced a challenge grant for the Silver Beach Playground project. As the Berrien County Parks department seeks to raise funds for the new playground equipment, donations from the public will be matched
Michigan Maritime Museum presentation on Michigan logging industry this month
Coming up this month at the Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven will be a presentation on the history of the region’s logging industry. Museum Education Director Ashley Deming tells us “Rivers, Lakes, and Lumber: Michigan’s White