Maryalene Laponsie

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Da Viking and Poppins — aka Chuck and Martha Hayden — explore Lime Island in this video that premiered on August 12, 2021. Click play to take a virtual visit to one of Michigan’s newest and most remote state recreation areas. Accessible only by boat — and across more than two miles of the St. Mary’s River — Lime Island offers cabins and camping, numerous trails and the possibility of seeing a black bear or two.

1 week ago | lowellsfirstlook.com | Maryalene Laponsie

The Lowell Area Historical Museum presents a new weekly online series. Missing Along Main explores the buildings that once occupied Main Street but are no longer there. The Dougall & Wellington’s Flour Mills’ two-story office building was the first building on the southeast corner of Hudson and Main Streets. These Mills were gone prior to 1900. The Sanborn maps of 1910 and 1918 show a second, small building on the lot. From 1921 to 1927, it was the Tire Shop business of Frank L.

1 week ago | lowellsfirstlook.com | Maryalene Laponsie

The Lowell High School Class of ’25 contains some of the most talented theater students that director Amanita Fahrni has seen. So, she wanted to give them one more chance to shine. “When you’ve got the talent, you have to showcase it,” she says. To do that, Fahrni has pulled together a production of Six in just five weeks. A teen edition of the popular British musical, this version of Six features three LHS juniors and three LHS seniors who tell the stories of the six wives of King Henry VIII.

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Each month, we bring you a guest article written by Care Resources, an organization that provides services to adults age 55+ at its Lowell facility. Looking for a special way to give back to the women who shaped your life? Don’t wait for Mother’s Day to roll around again. Regular check-ins may be the greatest gift of all.

1 week ago | lowellsfirstlook.com | Maryalene Laponsie

Memorial Day is often considered the unofficial start of summer and provides a long weekend for people to camp, grill or otherwise enjoy time with family and friends. However, we mustn’t forget that the holiday commemorates the sacrifice of men and women who died as members of the Armed Forces and in the service of our country. Each year, Lowell remembers and honors them with a Memorial Day parade through downtown Lowell and a ceremony at Oakwood Cemetery. Here’s a look at this year’s parade.