First, I want to thank you for the lovely notes I received last week about the column I found in my old files. Obviously, it spoke to many of you as it did to me. Remember the old adage; “eat dessert ...

Your local Community Foundations remind you that August is “Make a Will Month,” a national campaign encouraging individuals and families to take the vital step of creating or updating their wills. As ...

The great Harbor Springs lamppost debate of 2025 has come to a temporary halt; City Council members emerged from a closed session (in which they discussed the matter with city attorney Jim Ramer) on ...

The beloved Northern Michigan sailboat, known to sailors in these waters as the NM, is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. A new exhibit, “Fair Winds and Following Seas: The NM Sloop at 90” at ...

City Council heard a presentation on a vision for the Andrew J. Blackbird Museum which also included a Blackbird Advisory Committee recommendation to add “Homeland of the Odawa Nation” to the “Welcome ...

There are certain vistas in northern Michigan that feel like the anchors of this place, the guideposts by which people find home (in memories and present moments alike). Angell Farm, located along ...

Matt Blythe, Emmet County’s emergency management coordinator, shares a photo of the county emergency operations center after the ice storm in late March.(Photo courtesy Charlie MacInnis) Although ...

Crooked Tree Arts Center (CTAC) recently unveiled the full lineup for the 2025 Youth Arts Festival, an annual spring celebration of creativity showcasing the talent of young artists and writers from ...

The annual Balloons Over Bay Harbor event took place on the shores of Little Traverse Bay September 12-14, featuring an artisan vendor market, teathered balloon rides, daily balloon launches and night ...

Harbor Springs City Council will select a new member to join its table for a partial term on Wednesday, July 2. The seat was recently vacated by elected councilman Michael Behrmann, who resigned when ...

The Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) announced the 2025 Mackinac Bridge Walk format, which will again begin from both ends of the bridge on Labor Day, Sept. 1. The event will start from Bridge View ...

Editor’s Note: We asked Harbor Light Newspaper contributing columnist Cynthia Morse Zumbaugh to share thoughts on the upcoming Harbor Springs High School Athletic Hall of Fame inductees Glen, Gary and ...