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Petoskey Opens Whitewater Paddling Park

2011-05-23T13:13:00.005-04:00

Wolverine resident Rick Meisterheim tackles one of the Bear River Valley Recreation Area's new whitewater features during the facilities grand opening Saturday. Petoskey’s grand opening of their new whitewater park gives Michigan canoe and kayak enthusiasts a new place to enjoy their sport. The improved section of the Bear River is now one of only two such parks in the lower peninsula and

Recruiters March for Paralyzed Vets

2011-05-23T11:10:00.003-04:00

Staff Sergeant Ken Hubbard is joined by his daughter as he completes the recruiters march from Indian River to Petoskey to raise money for the Paralyzed Veterans of America. For the second Armed Forces Day in as many years Army recruiters from the Petoskey office have again marched to raise money for the Michigan Chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America. Wearing fully loaded packs,

Fiddler's Jamboree

2011-03-09T14:46:00.004-05:00

Audience members dance in front of the stage at the 2011 Fiddler's Jamboree in East Jordan. They may play on a violin but it was fiddlers that were taking to the stage this past Saturday at the Fiddler’s Jamboree in East Jordan. More than thirty individual fiddlers and groups entertained crowds at East Jordan’s Harvest Barn Church including performers from Grand Rapids, Traverse City,

LSSU Defeats Ohio State to Advance in CCHA Playoffs

2011-03-06T13:50:00.003-05:00

Lake Superior State Lakers swarm goal tender Kevin Kapalka after defeating OSU in round one of the CCHA playoffs at Taffy Abel Arena. Its playoff season in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and this weekends first round match up pitted the number eight finisher, the Lake Superior State Lakers against the number nine Ohio State Buckeyes. Enjoying home ice advantage at Taffy Abel

Miami Sweeps LSSU in Final Regular Season Series

2011-02-27T18:17:00.000-05:00

Miami of Ohio's Curtis McKenzie (front) races up ice ahead of LSSU's Matt Bruneteau during the Redhawks 4 - 1 win Saturday night at Taffy Abel Arena. The Lake Superior State Lakers ice hockey team may have come into this weekends CCHA match up against Miami of Ohio thinking they could sweep the 11th ranked Redhawks but it didn’t happen. The Lakers, who were honoring their graduating seniors

February Thaw

2011-02-17T20:55:00.003-05:00

Harbor Springs resident John Riggs takes advantage of the warmer weather to practice his uni-cycle riding. With warmer than normal temperatures expected until the weekend northern Michigan’s February thaw has given many area residents an opportunity to get outside and shake off a little cabin fever. Even though the ice on area lakes is now largely covered with a layer of melt water ice

Lakers Drop One, Earn One Against MSU

2011-01-23T21:29:00.001-05:00

K. Johnston/Eagle FI (publication delayed due to techinacal difficulties) Coming home after a five game exhibition series in Canada the Lake Superior State Lakers ice hockey squad started the second half of their CCHA season at home against the Michigan State Spartans. A defensive battle for the first two periods of the Friday night opener at Taffy Abel arena didn’t stay that way in the third

LSSU Gains Ground in Points Race With Shoot Out Wins

2010-12-06T21:42:00.002-05:00

Bowling Green's Jordan Samuels-Thomas (left) watches as LSSU's Will Acton shoots Saturday at Taffy Abel Arena. Even though it wasn’t an offense packed weekend the Lake Superior State Lakers ice hockey team still managed to walk away from this weekends match up against Bowling Green State University four conferences points to the good. LSSU's Rick Schofield watches as one of his

LSSU Sweeps Nationally Ranked Ferris State

2010-11-14T13:15:00.005-05:00

Photos and Story by K. Johnston/Eagle Feature & Image Coming off a great weekend against Miami of Ohio the last thing the nationally ranked Ferris State Bulldogs (20) ice hockey team expected was to get shutout by the Lake Superior State Lakers and their freshman goalie Kevin Kapalka. Unfortunately for the Bulldogs not only did they get shut out once but twice as the Lakers defense held them

Veterans Day 2010

2010-11-11T22:47:00.000-05:00

There are many great men and women that came before us and paved the road along which freedom lies. To those who, in whole or part, gave themselves in defense of it we offer our eternal thanks. To those who stand guard over it today we offer our prayers and our support. To those who will stand that watch tomorrow we wish for you many peaceful days and quiet nights. Thank a vet. It’s their day,

LSSU Hockey Splits Weekend With NMU

2010-11-07T14:45:00.002-05:00

LSSU's Domenic Monardo pushes the puck towards the net around NMU's Kory Kaunisto Saturday. Line up all of the penalty sections of Lake Superior State University Laker (LSSU) ice hockey box scores from any given season and it is obvious which weekends the Northern Michigan University Wildcats (NMU) were in town. This weekends Upper Peninsula match-up was no different

Lakers Sweep Colgate for First Two Wins

2010-10-24T15:40:00.007-04:00

Photos and Story - K. Johnston/Eagle FI Colgates Francois Brisebois (front) and LSSU's Dan Barczuk (back) chase down a loose puck at center ice Saturday. With their season off to a less than stellar beginning the Lake Superior State Lakers ice hockey team needed a confidence boost and they got it this weekend by sweeping the visiting Colgate Raiders. The Lakers took game one of the

New Blog For Our Photographers!

2010-09-21T11:12:00.000-04:00

We've started a new blog specifically for our photographers! This new blog will allow our photographers to share work you might not normally see here on our news and sports site. You can visit our new blog at http://eaglefi.wordpress.com/ Please visit often and feel free to comment!

Freshwater Jellyfish Found in Lake Charlevoix

2010-09-16T13:58:00.001-04:00

If anyone except a wildlife biologist had called me to say they had found Jellyfish in northern Michigan I probably would have just said “yeah right”. Since it was such a biologist that called me though I took him seriously. Turns out there is such a thing as a Freshwater Jellyfish and some of them have been found recently in Lake Charlevoix. Boaters noticed a large number of the small white

Large Lake Sturgeon Found at Petoskey's Bay Harbor Resort

2010-09-16T12:52:00.002-04:00

If you’ve ever been walking along the shoreline of Lake Michigan and noticed the remains of a fish that looks like it could have lived in prehistoric times what you saw could well have been a Lake Sturgeon. That was exactly what construction workers working near Petoskey saw when they arrived at a job site last week. Early last week biologists at the Michigan Department of Natural Resources

2010 Top O' Michigan Marathon Nationals

2010-08-02T16:27:00.002-04:00

As always, having the right gear to meet the weather conditions was the key to winning at the 2010 Top O’ Michigan Marathon Nationals. Unlike most years though it wasn’t wind, waves or rain that made the Top O’ experience unique. This year it was all about speed. The weather gods threw two perfect days at the 83 boats that showed up to participate in this years event. As the runabouts and super

2010 Rex Marquardt Memorial Softball Tournament

2010-07-05T17:37:00.002-04:00

Lightning batter Trevor Kelly connects with a pitch during theChampionship game of the Rex Marquardt Memorial Tournament. Six mens fast-pitch softball teams rolled into Petoskey's Ed White Feild over the holiday weekend to participate in the 40th annual Rex Marquardt Memorial Tournament and when the dust had settled on Sunday afternoon it was the Midland/Frankenmuth area Lightning taking home

Home Town Fouth of July

2010-07-05T16:05:00.001-04:00

Like thousands of small communities across the country Alanson, Michigan seizes the opportunity to come together and celebrate the nation’s official birthday every independance day. Community residents enjoyed the annual parade, music, and bake sales, barbeques and back yard fireworks as they marked the passage of the annual Fourth of July holiday. Couples, families, teens and yes, even the

Thank You Mr. Harwell

2010-05-11T21:05:00.001-04:00

While I have been lucky enough to cover the Tiger’s at Comerica Park on several occasions I only had the pleasure of attending games at “The Corner” twice. I was a pre-teen the first time I got to see a game from the right field bleachers at Tiger Stadium and the second was many years later during the count down to the grand old ballpark’s final game. While I remember lots of little things

Tea Party Makes Whistlestop in Petoskey

2010-04-10T14:20:00.003-04:00

The announcement by eighteen year congressman Bart Stupak that he was retiring and would not be seeking re-election may have been timed to take some of the air out of the Tea Party Express III’s sails as it made its way through northern Michigan today but neither that or the chilly weather discouraged the several hundred people that turned out at Emmet – Charlevoix County Fairgrounds this morning

Tea Party Express III Coming to Northern Michigan

2010-04-06T14:37:00.001-04:00

According to a local Tea Party member and their official web site the Tea Party Express III will be making the rounds in northern Michigan this coming Friday and Saturday. E-mail inquires we made for information on scheduled speakers via the organizations press e-mail address were returned as undeliverable. The organizations bus tour that started March 27th Nevada and that will end in Washington

Double Fire North of Petoskey Closes U.S. 31

2010-03-25T18:11:00.004-04:00

Fire fighters from at least four northern Michigan fire departments battled two structure fires that closed U.S. 31 for more than five hours this afternoon north of Petoskey in Conway. Shortly before noon today the Conway Towing building located on the corner of U.S. 31 and Cook St. was reported to be burning. The building was home to the automotive towing business, a U-Haul rental business, a

Michigan High School Skiers Head North For Finals

2010-02-24T15:17:00.004-05:00

Traverse City West's Ryan Ness More than 200 high school downhillers invaded Harbor Springs on Monday to compete in the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) ski finals. Boyne Highlands hosted the Division I finals while Nubs Nob was the site for this years Division II meet. Traverse City Central's Clark Phelps Traverse City teams came up big in the Div. I competition. Led by top five

Lakers Offense Frozen Out In Alaska

2010-02-24T09:36:00.003-05:00

After being swept by the University of Alaska in Fairbanks last weekend the Lake Superior State Lakers ice hockey team falls to 9th in the CCHA standings and have probably lost any shot at home ice during the opening round of the upcoming conference playoffs. The Lakers offense went flat last weekend scoring only one goal in the two game series. Alaska scored four unanswered goals against junior

Lakers Split With #14 Ferris State

2010-02-14T20:46:00.004-05:00

LSSU's Rick Schofield (23) and Ferris State's Matt Case (16) chase a loose puck around the Ferris net during Saturday nights game at Taffy Abel Arena in Sault Ste. Marie. While the weekend didn’t end as perfectly as the Lake Superior State ice hockey team seniors probably wished it had they certainly can’t hang their heads too much about their split with the nationally ranked Ferris State

Lake Superior State Hockey Swept by Miami of Ohio

2010-02-08T09:33:00.003-05:00

For the second time in their last four games the Lakers suffered a near complete defensive breakdown Saturday to lose the final game of their weekend series against Miami of Ohio. After falling 2 – 0 Friday night Lake Superior State utilized all three of their goaltenders in their 10 – 4 Saturday night loss to the Red Hawk’s. The Lakers offense was unable to find a way to score on the nations

Granholm Delivers Final State of the State Address

2010-02-04T13:19:00.004-05:00

If you heard, or have read, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm’s State of the State speech last night you could probably say that it was pretty much what you would expect from an outgoing politician who is at the head of one of the most economically challenged states in the country. In summary, times are tough but we’re doing a great job and looking forward to a brighter future. A long step back

TELL US WHAT YOU THINK!

2010-02-03T13:47:00.002-05:00

Not only do we want to share with you all the information we can about the great sports, news, people and places we cover, we also want to hear what you think! Our new UpNorth – Talking Points & Opinions section allows us to post survey's and throw out topics or opinions for you to discuss and debate. These discussions will not only give you the opportunity to have your voice be heard but they

X Gamer Pastrana Wins Sno-Drift Road Rally

2010-01-31T14:39:00.005-05:00

Open class winner Subaru Rally Team USA's Travis Pastrana and Christian Edstrom drive toward the finish of the fifteenth stage of the 2010 Sno-Drift road rally just ouside Atlanta, MI. January 31, 2010 - X games favorite Travis Pastrana got the full rock star treatment from the hundreds of spectators from across the Great Lakes region who turned out to watch him and his Subaru Rally Team USA

2010 Mackinaw Mush Cancelled

2010-01-29T15:19:00.001-05:00

According to Mackinaw Mush representative Karla Dann of Trailsend Kennel the 2010 Mackinaw Mush dog sled races scheduled to take place this coming February 6th and 7th have been cancelled due to a lack of snow. The Mackinaw Mush is an annual sled dog sprint race that is held in Mackinaw City, Michigan. While most areas of northern Michigan have seen moderate amounts of new snow the race site has

Northern Michigan Photo Studio Holds Contest for Students

2010-01-26T20:38:00.004-05:00

Photographer Tony Hogrefe sits for a portrait in his studio. Northern Michigan photographer Tony Hogrefe needed a plan help to drum up business for his new Alanson studio. Giving away free photos sounded like one of the proverbial “too good to be true” type of deals so why not make those that wanted one work for it? How about a photography contest for high school students where the winner

LSSU Tops Notre Dame in Overtime Shootout

2010-01-24T23:26:00.007-05:00

Lake Superior State goalie Brian Mahoney-Wilson moves to make an overtime shootout save against Notre Dame in Saturday's overtime shootout in Sault Ste. Marie. An outstanding career high 45 saves by Notre Dame starting goaltender Mike Johnson was enough to earn the Irish a tie with the home team Lake Superior State Lakers Saturday night in Sault Ste. Marie but not the win. The Lakers picked up

Notre Dame Tops #18 Lakers

2010-01-22T21:57:00.012-05:00

Notre Dame goaltender Mike Johnson watches a blocked shot bounce away during Friday's game against Lake Superior State in Sault Ste. Marie.Coming off a good showing against now tenth in the nation Michigan State last weekend the Notre Dame mens ice hockey team delivered the message that they are not out for the count as they captured an important road win against their CCHA rival Lake Superior

Here Come the Irish

2010-01-21T18:21:00.001-05:00

This weekends match up against visiting Notre Dame could provide the nations #18 Lake Superior State Lakers ice hockey team an opportunity to put some breathing room between themselves and the three CCHA teams that are within reach of their current fourth place standing in the conference.With fifth place Alaska, along with Michigan and Notre Dame who are tied for sixth, all within the maximum

LSSU Breaks Into Nations Top Twenty

2010-01-18T16:43:00.002-05:00

Coming off a pair of wins over the University of Nebraska-Omaha the Lake Superior State Lakers mens ice hockey team has broken into the nations top twenty for the first time this season. Placed at 18th in this weeks USCHO Division I national poll LSSU becomes the third Michigan team to make it into this weeks rankings.Lake Superior State’s addition to the poll means that the top four teams in the

Last Minute Break Gives Lakers Win Over UNO

2010-01-16T03:16:00.009-05:00

University of Nebraska-Omaha's Jeric Agosta (left) and LSSU's Rick Schofield get ready for a second period faceoff during the Lakers and Mav's Friday night game.K. Johnston/Eagle Feature & ImageJan. 15, 2010 - LSSU was out shot 38 to 29 by the visiting University of Nebraska-Omaha (UNO) Mavericks Friday night but a score with less than two minutes left in the third period after a missed off side

Lakers Head Into Seasons Final Stretch Starting With Nebraska

2010-01-14T12:33:00.004-05:00

K. Johnston - EAGLE FIJan. 14, 2010 - Heading into the seasons home stretch the Lake Superior State Lakers ice hockey team has already matched their 2008/09 CCHA win record and have surpassed last seasons overall win total. If the Lakers can maintain their winning ways they might be headed towards what could be a very successful season.The balance of the conferences fifth place Lakers schedule is

2nd, 6th,and 7th in the Nation Battle for Top of CCHA Standings

2010-01-14T11:10:00.010-05:00

K. Johnston - EAGLE FIJan. 14, 2010 - The number two in the nation Miami of Ohio ice hockey team will face off against the number six ranked Ferris State Bulldogs this weekend in a match-up of the top teams in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). Ferris State and the visiting Redhawk’s are tied with 34 points each in the CCHA standings just one point ahead of number three Michigan

2010 Michigan Dog Sled Racing Season Begins

2010-01-12T13:06:00.006-05:00

K. Johnston - EAGLE FIJan. 12, 2010 - Watching the mass of barking, whining and jumping unruly dogs in the starting shoot it’s hard to imagine them ever working as any sort of team. It looks like chaos but when the starter yells “GO!” the dogs are instantly silent and focused. The only sound you hear is the sliding of well waxed sled skis and gentle thumps of dog paws digging into the packed snow

LSSU Lakers Spoil Spartans Bid For Top Spot in CCHA

2010-01-11T15:47:00.004-05:00

After a Friday night win over the Lake Superior State Lakers at Lansing’s Munn Arena the nationally ranked Michigan State Spartans looked poised to capture first place in the CCHA hockey league. All the Spartans had to do to move past number one Miami of Ohio was beat the Lakers on Saturday.After losing a hard fought game 4-2 on Friday the Lakers took to the ice Saturday looking to hold on to

Giant Snowman Smiles For Northern Michigan Motorists

2010-01-11T10:31:00.007-05:00

Sporting an American flag, "Frosty" the 20 foot tall snowman smiles and waves to motorists on U.S. 131 just south of Petoskey.K. Johnston/EAGLE FIJAN 11. 2010 - Northern Michigan residents Mike Daniel and Bud Gray needed something to do with their children this past weekend so they decided to build a snowman on a piece of Daniel family owned property on U.S. 131 just south of Petoskey. To make it

Lakers Hockey Sweeps Robert Morris, Win Streak to Six

2010-01-03T22:01:00.008-05:00

K. Johnston/ Eagle FIJAN 3, 2010 - The Lake Superior State Lakers got out their brooms and started the new year off with a two game sweep of Pennsylvania’s Robert Morris University. The pair of wins extends the teams current win streak to six and considering regulation ties they are unbeaten in their last eight games.Playing the first game of the series on Satuday instead of the usual Friday the

LSSU Lakers Ice Hockey Ready to Start Seasons Second Half

2009-12-30T23:20:00.007-05:00

After finishing the first half of the 2009/2010 season four wins better than the same point last season the Lake Superior State University ice hockey team heads to Pennsylvania this weekend to start what could be the toughest second half schedule of any CCHA team.After a pair of games against Robert Norris this weekend, who split with the Lakers at home last year, five of the eight teams LSSU

Northern Michigan Art Finds a Home

2009-12-28T14:17:00.010-05:00

Some of the artwork that is available at the Northern Michigan Artists Market in Petoskey, Michigan.It’s no surprise to almost anyone that it’s a tough time to be in the retail art business. The Northern Michigan Artists Market in downtown Petoskey, Michigan has managed to keep afloat in this ailing economy by offering a wide variety of local art that covers almost every price range."We’re pretty

Choo-Choo Here Comes Christmas, Traverse City 2009 Festival of Trains

2009-12-21T10:56:00.007-05:00

Before the X-box and Wii, before the internet, before Pac Man and Pong there was the train. A holiday themed 'O' guage model engine makes its way around the main display table at the 2009 Festival of Trains. For millions of children in the 1950’s or 60’s Christmas morning may well have included any one of a hundred different electric train sets that would endlessly hum and click their way around

Lakers Sweep Northern, Claim Fifth Place in CCHA

2009-12-13T16:19:00.003-05:00

NMU's Greger Hanson (left) and LSSU's Zach Trotman (5) chase a loose puck into the corner during the third period of Saturday nights game at Taffy Abel Arena in Sault Ste. Marie.Heading into the third period of the LSSU Lakers game against the NMU Wildcats Saturday night at Taffy Abel Arena it looked like it was going to be a carbon copy of the previous nights win by the home team Lakers. That

Lakers Power Past Wildcats In First Of Two

2009-12-12T11:11:00.005-05:00

LSSU's Fred Cassiani (13) breaks toward the net around NMU's Ray Kaunisto (left)during the second peiod of the Lakers Friday night game against the Wildcats at Taffy Abel Arena in Sault Ste. Marie.Lake Superior State University hockey team was less than a minute away from their second shut out of the year when Northern Michigan Universities Phil Fox jammed the puck in for the Wildcats only score

Northern Michigan Ski Resorts Open For the 2009/2010 Season

2009-12-06T14:54:00.004-05:00

Dressed up for the coming holiday season the main lodge at Boyne Highlands Resort is shilouetted by the lights and snow gun plumes as the resort makes snow 24 hours a day to get ready for the up coming ski season.A lack of natural snow and a warmer than normal fall will keep most northern Michigan ski areas from opening until December 11th or 18th but both Harbor Springs Resorts, Boyne Highlands

UAF Hockey Team Tops LSSU To Split Weekend Set

2009-11-22T11:49:00.004-05:00

UAF's Joe Sova (11) tries to keep LSSU's Chad Nehring (16) away from Nanooks goalie Scott Greenham (35) during Alaskas Saturday night win over LSSU.Down by two headed into the third period the University of Alaska Fairbanks hockey team turned up the heat on Lake Superior State University tying the score by the end of regulation play and claiming a 3-2 overtime win to split the weekend series at

LSSU Hockey Tops #10 Alaska

2009-11-21T14:46:00.006-05:00

Lake Superior State University's Chad Nehring chases the puck into the offensive zone during the Lakers Friday night 4-3 win over the University of Alaska Fairbanks at Taffey Abel Arena in Sault Ste. Marie.With the exception of Michigan the Lake Superior State University ice hockey team has won at least one game against each of the nationally ranked teams they have faced. Friday night the Lakers

MSU Tops U of M in CCHA Matchup

2009-11-14T11:52:00.004-05:00

Michigan Sate Spartan Jeff Petry (EFI File Photo) The Michigan State ice hockey team went into Ann Arbor’s Yost Ice Arena Friday night without a win in their last six meetings against their CCHA rivals the Michigan Wolverines. At the final buzzer the Spartans had successfully ended the number six ranked Maize and Blue streak with a 3 – 2 win.University of Michigan Goalie Bryan Hogan (EFI File

LSSU Loses One, Splits One With Western

2009-11-08T10:47:00.005-05:00

Lake Superior State University’s trip to Kalamazoo this weekend could have been worse but could have been a lot better. The Lakers managed a tie in their Friday night contest against the Western Michigan University Broncos but fell 2 – 1 Saturday. After being swept at home the previous weekend by the fourth ranked Wolverines the Lakers headed into Lawson Ice Arena this weekend at 4-4-0 with only

Michigan Tops LSSU for First Conference Win

2009-10-31T13:11:00.004-04:00

Michigan's Matt Rust (left) wins the opening faceoff from LSSU's Fred Cassiani(right) at the start of the Wolverines Friday night game against the Lakers at Taffy Abel Arena in Sault Ste. Marie.The #4 ranked Michigan Wolverine ice hockey team lived up to the reputation of their team namesake in their first CCHA conference game against the Lake Superior State Lakers. Using team speed and a

LSSU Gets National Poll Vote as They Prepare for U of M

2009-10-28T15:46:00.004-04:00

LSSU goaltender Brian Mahoney-Wilson concentrates on a rolling puck during the third period of the Lakers win over the OSU Buckeyes. (Eagle FI - FILE PHOTO)Six games into their season and preparing to face the Michigan Wolverines this weekend the Lakers, at 4-2-0 overall, find themselves atop the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) standings and maybe starting to get a little bit of

Buckeyes Top Lakers and Split Weekend Series

2009-10-25T09:34:00.007-04:00

After dropping their Friday game against Lake Superior State in the Lakers Taffy Abel Arena the Ohio State Buckeyes came back Saturday to claim a 4 – 3 win and split the weekend series at one game apiece.The Lakers picked up power play goals from junior Chad Nehring and senior Steven Kaunisto along with an even strength score from junior forward Will Acton. Senior Simon Gysbers picked up two

Lakers Claim First Conference Win

2009-10-24T13:18:00.007-04:00

OSU's Peter Boyd brings the puck up ice ahead of LSSU's Domenic Monardo Friday night at Taffy Abel Arena.With only one win so far this season the fast and physical Ohio State Buckeyes went in to Taffy Abel Arena Friday night and tried unsuccessfully to end the Lake Superior State Lakers winning streak at three. The 3 to 2 victory moves LSSU’s record to 4-1-0 overall and gave the Lakers their fist

LSSU Takes Two From Canisius

2009-10-18T13:27:00.007-04:00

Lake Superiior State University goaltender Brian Mahoney-Wilson watches a rebounding blocked shot go airborne during the third period of the Lakers Saturday night game against the Canisius Griffins.If score early and better defense where the two things coach Jim Roque told his team prior to the start of Saturday’s game against Buffalo New York’s Canisius University they were listening. Less than

LSSU Takes Home Opener Over Canisius

2009-10-17T13:37:00.005-04:00

LSSU Lakers Ben Power (#22) and Canisius Griffins Chris Barrea (rear) chase a loose puck into the corner during the third period of the Griffins 5-4 loss to Lakers Friday night in Sault Ste. Marie, MI.With the score even at four goals a side in the third period it looked like there was a chance that the fifth meeting of the Lake Superior State Lakers and the Canisius Griffins could have ended

LSSU Hockey Home Opener

2009-10-16T11:24:00.003-04:00

The Lake Superior State University Lakers will host Buffalo, New York’s Canisius tonight at Taffy Abel Arena in Sault Ste. Marie. One of the highlights of LSSU’s Great Lakes State Weekend the game will be the Laker's 2009/10 season home opener.The Canisius Griffins have matched up against the Lakers, 1-1 so far this season, just four times in the past and all four meetings have resulted in ties

Rep. Pete Hoekstra and Joe the Plumber Speak in Petoskey, Michigan

2009-09-07T02:37:00.004-04:00

Crowd members carry signs displaying their displeasure with the current Federal Government at a Tax and Spend Must End sponsored rally in Petoskey, Michigan's Pennsylvania Park.Hundreds of people turned out at in downtown Petoskey’s Pennsylvania Park to hear speakers that included Michigan Congressional Representative and possible gubernatorial candidate Peter Hoekstra and “Joe the Plumber” at an

Livestock, Bright Lights and Rodeo, Must Be Fair Time!

2009-08-27T08:47:00.013-04:00

Ferris wheel lights are part of a colorful nighttime display put on by the midway rides at the 2009 Emmet/Charlevoix County Fair.As always the half way point of the annual week long Emmet-Charlevoix County Fair was celebrated with kids day. Midway rides, the lamb show, a dog agility show and a visit from the rodeo were just some of the Wedensday events that drew families looking for a little fun

2009 Top 'O' Michigan Marathon Nationals

2009-08-09T22:49:00.008-04:00

Indian Rivers Jim Powell races through traffic during Sunday action at the 2009 Top 'O' Michigan Marathon NationalsPhotos and Story - Kevin Johnston Eagle Feature & Image.Looking out onto a very calm Burt Lake from the pit area in Indian River, Michigan’s DeVoe park the casual observer might have thought the 2009 Top ‘O’ Michigan Marathon Nationals boat race was going to be little more than a

2009 AuSable River Canoe Marathon

2009-07-28T12:35:00.008-04:00

A pitch black night, fog, rain and long runs along a winding river might sound like the setting for a horror film but they were just some of the hurdles Steve Lajoie and Andrew Triebold tackled on their way to winning the 62nd annual AuSable River Canoe Marathon.Steve Lajoie (front) of Mirabel, Quebec and Andrew Triebold (rear) of Spring Arbor, Michigan paddle through a light rain towards the

T.C. Pro Scott Hebert Wins 2009 Michigan PGA Tournament of Champions

2009-07-24T17:30:00.000-04:00

Grand Traverse Resort professional Scott Hebert tees off on the par 4, 14th hole of Boyne Mountains Alpine Course during final round play at the 2009 Michigan PGA Tournament of Champions.EAGLE FI - Grand Traverse Resort professional Scott Hebert played the full 54 holes of the 2009 Michigan PGA Tournament of Champions at Boyne Mountain but didn’t officially win until he beat Grosse Ile amateur