The MacArthur Lock resumed operation in Sault Ste. Marie this weekend after unexpected maintenance complications extended its winter closure, slowing down shipping traffic in the bottleneck between Lake Superior and Lake Huron. Read the full story by MLive.
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Santa took time out of his busy December schedule on Saturday to participate in the Santa Splash to Pick Up Trash at Rockport State Recreation Area located on the northeastern coast of Michigan’s lower peninsula. Santa and several other divers took to the Lake Huron waters in search of debris, while others picked up litter…
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