By Pete Wurdock Since Rob Stein became the owner of Pine Stump Cook Shack and Saloon Style Drinkery, he has made significant progress in bringing more events that bolster tourism to the area. In addition to the annual Trout and Deer Tournaments Pine Stump already...
The Newberry Correctional Facility recently selected officer Jason Nicholson as the 2023 Officer of the Year. Nicholson has been a corrections officer for 14 years, all of them at the Newberry facility. He is known as the “go-to” guy, using his experience and skills...
By Brian Freitag TASPL Director I have many fond memories of the fairs of my youth. I went as part of my little posse every year, and I think we went for most days of the fair. My sister usually decorated a cake through 4H and entered it for judging, whereas I was...
By Sterling McGinn Newberry’s Tahquamenon Logging Museum wanted a new logo—and they wanted to see more young people around the place, too. So they asked area youth to design something that would capture the rich logging history of the region. Last week, the museum...
By Sterling McGinn With the coming of the automobile in the turn of the 20th century, auto agencies or dealerships were being opened by Newberry businessmen even though cars wouldn’t be popular for another two decades. When the first automobiles, or horseless...
By Sterling McGinn The former Bear Den Grocery located along M-28 near McMillan and across the street from East Lake has new owners and boasts a new name—Kisro’s Lakeside Market. Newberry residents Dennis and Jayne Kisro recently purchased the grocery store and gas...
