Suttons Bay — A Traverse City man has pleaded no contest to causing the death of a 61-year-old Ohio man in a September car crash. Kenneth Edward Marotzke, 71, pleaded no contest on Jan. 5 to one count ...

Ronald Leo Bellman was set to spend a week helping out at Old Mission Peninsula’s lighthouse as volunteer keeper when he was killed in a car crash. TRAVERSE CITY, MI — A man accused of drunken driving ...

SUTTONS BAY — A Traverse City man pleaded no contest today to causing the death of a 61-year-old Ohio man in a September crash. Kenneth Edward Marotzke, 71, pleaded no contest to one count of ...

Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oath Keepers, a far-right militia, announced in November 2025 that he will relaunch the group after it disbanded following his prison sentence in 2023. Rhodes was ...

DETOUR, MI – If you’re looking for your next Great Lakes adventure, you’d be hard-pressed to find a more unique experience than a keeper’s stay at this offshore lighthouse. DeTour Reef Light ...

YORK, Maine — The holiday lights are back at the Nubble Lighthouse, outlining the historic landmark and its adjacent keeper’s home once again against the night sky. About a fourth of the white lights ...

Fallout‘s season two premiere on Prime Video featured one of the franchise’s most notorious and important figures, Mr. Robert House. Sin City’s ruler was the only character from the Fallout video ...

Inspiration for video games can sprout from anywhere. A slice of pizza turned into “Pac-Man.” Trouble driving up a hill in the snow inspired a key mechanic in director Hidetaka Miyazaki’s “Souls” ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Standing 165 feet tall with 219 steps to the top, the St. Augustine Lighthouse provides visitors with an unparalleled view of Florida's oldest city and serves as a gateway to ...

On Thursday, Nov. 6, 1913, my grandfather, Charles (Charlie) A. Linsmeier, was sailing on a tugboat enroute from Detroit to Buffalo when the deadliest freshwater storm in history hit the Great Lakes.

More than 2,000 people turned out Monday on the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald. Split Rock Lighthouse and the Minnesota Historical Society commemorated the tragedy, which ...