Houghton Lake Resorter (2024)

Early voting for primary election starts Saturday

By Staff | on July 25, 2024

As the Aug. 6 primary election approaches, so does the nine-day early voting window. Early voting for Roscommon County begins Saturday, July 27. The Resorter’s primary election preview is featured in this week’s edition. Roscommon County Clerk Michelle Stevenson said voters should contact their township clerk for days and times for early voting. Each early voting site is required to […]

ARCM takes to AuSable Saturday

By Krista Tacey | on July 25, 2024

A total of 103 teams, including those from 20 states and five Canadian provinces, are looking to conquer 120 winding miles of AuSable River, portage six hydroelectric dams, while battling the elements from Grayling to Oscoda for the 76th Consumers Energy AuSable River Canoe Marathon. The AuSable River Canoe Marathon, which is the middle leg of the Triple Crown of […]

Cold case from 1987 reopened by FBI

By Staff | on July 25, 2024

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Program is reopening the cold care of Cassandra Durham. Durham, who would have been 19 years old at the time she was last seen in August, 1987, left her home in Baltimore, MD, with her boyfriend to travel for vacation. At that time, Durham told family that they were in Roscommon […]

Blues Festival features new and old faces

By Cheryl Holladay | on July 25, 2024

By Athena Schrader The seventh annual Houghton Lake Blues Festival, hosted by the Houghton Lake Performing Arts Association (HLPAA) July 19-20 at the festival field (located behind the Houghton Lake Chamber of Commerce), featured Lynn Callihan, Rhett Yocom with Papa Kiszka and the Blue Vortex Band, Brian Curran, The James Samuel Pursuit, Bleau Otis Band and headliner Larry McCray. “We […]

‘The One-Armed Farmer’

By Athena Schrader | on July 25, 2024

By Athena Schrader athena.schrader@houghtonlakeresorter.com In August, 2019, Prudenville’s John Harrison, a former math teacher, was given a life-altering diagnosis – a glioblastoma tumor. Doctors gave Harrison less than a year to live. The glioblastoma tumor was pushing against his spinal cord, and he needed surgery right away. The surgery was swift, but led Harrison to have significant paralysis on his […]

Port Royal Golf Course features Black Pearl replica

By Krista Tacey | on July 18, 2024

By Krista Tacey-Cater krista.tacey@houghtonlakeresorter.com Known as the “wickedest city on earth,” Port Royal, Jamaica, was home to plundering pirates, conquests of the seas and looting until it was devastated by an earthquake in 1692 and sank into the sea. The “spirit” of the lost city has been revived by artist Brian Mester in the form of a family-friendly miniature golf […]

‘Boots on the Ground’ memorial on display through July 26

By Cheryl Holladay | on July 18, 2024

By Cheryl Holladay Michigan Survivor Outreach Services at Camp Grayling hosted a Boots on the Ground Heroes Memorial July 13. A ceremony was held at the front gate of Camp Grayling, where empty combat boots represent fallen soldiers. Each boot represents a military service member from any branch who has died while in service. BethAnn Amy, Survivor Outreach coordinator, organized […]

Roscommon’s ‘witness tree’

By Krista Tacey | on July 18, 2024

By Krista Tacey-Cater krista.tacey@houghtonlakeresorter.com While in the area of Roscommon’s Wallace Park not too long ago, long-time surveyor Larry Cavanagh realized a monument that had been placed in 1995 was in need of a bit of help as brush had started to surround it. The monument, which is at the corner of Seventh and Brooks streets in the Village of […]

Nelson ‘Best in Show’

By Athena Schrader | on July 18, 2024

Story and photos by Athena Schrader More than 60 artists and vendors, specializing in water and oil paintings, glass blowing, jewelry, wood signage and more, participated in the annual Roscommon Art Festival July 13. The Higgins Lake-Roscommon Chamber of Commerce hosted the annual festival, held on the lawn of the CRAF Center. The art festival committee also named Sherry Nelson […]

Roscommon Rotary’s Great AuSable Duck Race

By Staff | on July 18, 2024