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1 week ago | northernexpress.com | Ross Boissoneau |Craig Manning |Karl Klockars |Greg Tasker

At a glance: 3,600 miles of power line wire needed in Gaylord, nearly $5M in business losses estimated in the Tip of the Mitt, and 1 million acres of forest damaged By Ross Boissoneau | May 3, 2025 When the latest storm of the century ripped through northern Michigan, it was a given that some people would lose power. What no one expected was the fury and breadth of the storm, nor its longevity.

1 week ago | northernexpress.com | Craig Manning |Ross Boissoneau |Karl Klockars |Greg Tasker

Opinion Columnist By Mary Keyes Rogers | May 3, 2025 I am incredibly grateful to have been born and raised in the 1960s and ’70s. I believe we were the last generation of a world that has been fading ever since. My childhood was radically different from today’s parenting norms; it might qualify as neglect by modern standards. It was fantastic.

1 week ago | northernexpress.com | Craig Manning |Ross Boissoneau |Karl Klockars |Greg Tasker

May 3, 2025 For more than 60 years, one northern Michigan town has been putting the fun in fungi, and the Mesick Mushroom Festival returns May 9-11 with activities for the whole family. Even if you’re not a shroom fan, you can explore the flea market and craft show, enjoy the atmosphere of the Friday Night Street Fair, cruise the Antique Car Show, catch the Grand Parade, or just hit the T.J. Schmidt & Company carnival.

1 week ago | northernexpress.com | Craig Manning |Ross Boissoneau |Karl Klockars |Greg Tasker

Stuff We Love May 3, 2025 This winter, Tonya Lutz and Rick Pruckler of Alden’s Whistling Frog Tile have been working on a special installation: turning a design by Detroit artist Hubery Massey into a mural for the Detroit Zoo! The mural, once complete, will run on either side of the zoo’s new Discovery Trails, an “immersive, 7-acre experience” coming in summer 2025. This piece of art is meant to be touched, with different tile shapes and colors.

1 week ago | northernexpress.com | Karl Klockars |Craig Manning |Ross Boissoneau |Greg Tasker

Happy’s Taco Shop expands to beermaking By Karl Klockars | May 3, 2025 For over a decade, northern Michiganders have known Happy’s Taco Shop as a destination for fun, creative menu items, like their lamb cheeseburger taco, choriqueso rangoons, and Crunchwrap Royale. Last summer, however, The Happy’s team quietly added another line to their collective resume: beermaker.