Tom Kramer
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Grand Traverse Pie Company debuts food truck during National Cherry Festival
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich. , (WPBN/WGTU) -- The aroma of Grand Traverse Pie Company will soon be wafting around town even more. On Monday, during the National Cherry Festival, the company unveiled its food truck, the Genevieve Two. Officials said the 8-foot by 20-foot food trailer has everything the pie shop has and is aimed at promoting good food and a healthy community. The owner said the… → Read More
Clearing the name of Alice Young
(WPBN/WGTU)--A northern Michigan woman was researching family history when she stumbled upon a shocking discovery. Her grandmother, ten times removed, was accused of witchcraft in Connecticut in the 17th Century. Now Morgan Kelsey is working to clear the → Read More
Gift to FSU welding program aimed at safety, boosting numbers
The American Welding Society estimates that by the year 2020, there will be a shortage of 300,000 welding related professionals in this country. Much of that loss will be through retirement, but also a shrinking number of people learning skilled trades lik → Read More
Safety of Manistee Lake "questionable" due to overflows
Manistee County's drain commissioner has warning for anyone who will listen.And says he's prepared to do what he has to do to get the word out about the condition of Manistee LakeDrain commissioner Thom Smith says a city drain leading into the lake is carr → Read More
Record year for Ludington tourism
Ludington area hotels saw record-breaking tourism in 2015.They're hoping the can top that this summer.More than $12 million were spent on lodging last year, up 3 percent from 2014 and up more than 30 percent from 2011.The numbers add to a feeling going aro → Read More
Video production class bridges students and the community
A high school video production class is getting some national attention. A video produced by students was recently voted third place in a nation-wide competition.The video production class has been taught for the past five years or so and as it continues t → Read More
Benzie Central students, staff take No Text Zone pledge
Students at Benzie Central High School had the chance to take the No Txt Zone pledge Wednesday afternoon.Meteorologist Mark Watkins helped collect signatures for our No Txt Zone campaign.Students and staff took the pledge, promising not to text while drivi → Read More
Snowmobilers frustrated by trail damage
Some northern Michigan snowmobilers are frustrated by the conditions on some of their groomed trails.This after an already shortened season thanks to Mother Nature.It's a problem that comes up almost every year, even though some say there's an easy solutio → Read More
Scholarship offers tuition, hope for college
Right now, about thirty percent of Manistee County residents continue their education after high school.A Launch Manistee program is hoping to double that percentage by the year 2025.It's being called the Manistee County Commitment Scholarship.And it could → Read More