HARBOR SPRINGS

A Michigan city is being featured on the Hallmark Channel’s website this year in honor of the holiday season.

HARBOR SPRINGS, MI - A new kind of fast, innovative ski lift will break ground at The Highlands at Harbor Springs next year. The Camelot 6 will be the first six-person Bubble Chairlift in the Midwest - offering riders a 3-minute zippy trip up the slopes enclosed in a heated, weatherproof bubble that has extra-wide seats and individual footrests. The new Doppelmayr D-Line will be built on the southern end of the resort’s runs. When it debuts - expected for the 2023/24 season - Camelot 6 will replace three current triple-place lifts: Camelot, Valley and MacGully. Eventually, it will be the primary lift serving the summer chairlift rides and allow The Highland’s mountain biking to expand lift operations.

Now is the time to map out your next trip, and these Pure Michigan travel deals just might be what you’re looking for. From big resorts like Crystal Mountain, Shanty Creek and the newly-rebranded Highlands at Harbor Springs - which features a zipline, horseback riding, golf and chairlift biking - to a large number of golf courses across the state, there are lots of adventures packed into this June list. #1 The Highlands at Harbor SpringsDeal: Lowest rates for summer, starting at $129Expires: June 28, 2022Details: “Summer is your moment! Mystic Creek Golf Club offers WOW—Women on Wednesdays, where it’s $29 for 18 holes with a cart. #5 Pure Michigan Golf Trips in the Great Lakes Bay RegionDeal: Save big on your rounds and room when you mix & match from 14 courses and 11 hotels.

Full listing hereThis unique Petoskey vacation rental puts you steps from the water and from the city's historic Gaslight District. Full listing hereThis sparkling, recently remodeled downtown Petoskey vacation rental includes a rooftop terrace. Full listing hereBirch Cottage is a quaint Harbor Springs vacation rental with room for up to 10 guests. Photo via VRBOBirch Cottage in Harbor Springs: A cozy Harbor Springs cottage with room for 10 guests, making it a great choice for a multi-family vacation. Photo via VRBOPet-friendly “Second Home” in Harbor Springs: It can be tricky to find dog-friendly accomodations while traveling, which is just one reason why this Harbor Springs listing is a gem.

The specials range from island stays to golf deals to a digital passport with perks for wine lovers. RELATED: Mackinac Island’s Grand Hotel to open new miniature golf course, wooded bike trailRELATED: Mackinac Island’s Grand Hotel has huge list of 2022 package deals, special eventsBicycle Street Inn & Suites on Mackinac Island's Main Street. Expires: Oct. 31, 2022Details: “Great golf, great value: Play either of our two 18-hole championship courses – both rated ★★★★ by Golf Digest. The Mountain Ridge is the longtime home of the Women’s Michigan Open and a quintessential Up North Michigan golf course. (Courtesy of The Mines)#11 Grand Rapids - Grand Golf GetawayDeal: Stay & play the area’s best courses with a hotel-golf package.

Pontiac Notre Dame Prep’s Sydney Shulte and Houghton’s Reed Heathman added their second state titles in the Michigan high school Division 2 boys and girls skiing state championships Monday at Schuss Mountain. In the Division 1 state meet at Boyne Mountain, both state champions defended their 2021 titles, with Traverse City West winning the boys championship and Traverse City Central claiming the girls title. Nathan Dehart from Rochester Adams and Caleb Lewandowski from Traverse City West dominated the individual competition. Traverse City West 38.52. Traverse City West 843.

Let’s start with how dinner guests arrive: Once they assemble at The Highlands’ Main Lodge after sunset, they are bundled into a sleigh and whisked up to the resort’s North Peak. Outdoor fires are lit near North Peak, where the Aonach Mor dinner series will be held this winter. “It’s very special,” Banfield said of the Aonach Mor dinners. “Aonach Mor” means Big Ridge in Scottish, and is the name of a mountain in Scotland. Winter dinner dates for this year are below, though Banfield said special arrangements can be made for anyone who wants to ask about an Aonach Mor dinner as a work party, family celebration or other event.

Ted Swarthout's plan for 2021 involved selling his landscaping business and his Grosse Pointe Park house, then moving permanently to Harbor Springs with his

TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. -- A rehabilitated bald eagle is ready to fly free once again — and the public is invited to watch her return to the wild. Skegemog Raptor Center, a Traverse City-based nonprofit raptor rehabilitation facility, is publicly releasing a juvenile bald eagle back into its natural habitat this Saturday, Oct. 23 at Samels Farm education center in Williamsburg. “This is a good way to educate the public about some of the hazards these birds face,” said James Manley, Skegemog Raptor Center’s executive director. Still in its first year of operation, Skegemog Raptor Center has taken in more than 60 birds so far — and most of its patients have similar stories to this young bald eagle. More information on the Skegemog Raptor Center can be found at skegemograptorcenter.org and on its Facebook page.

Barbara H. Milock, 85, passed away peacefully Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, at her home in Harbor Springs. Barbara was born in Grosse Pointe, to Oliver Donald Herron

Former Grosse Pointe resident Fay FitzSimons Buhl, of Harbor Springs, died peacefully in her sleep Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. Fay was born Feb. 9, 1934, in Grosse Pointe Farms, to Sherman FitzSimons and Mary Joe Collins. Fay attended the Academy of the Sacred Heart in Grosse Pointe Farms and graduated from Manhattanville College in Purchase, N.Y.Fay and her husband of 58 years, Larry Buhl Jr., lived most of their lives in Grosse Pointe and spent summers in Harbor Springs. She was predeceased by her siblings, Sherman FitzSimons III, Julie FitzSimons and Susie Reynolds. Donations may be made to the McLaren Northern Michigan Foundation at 360 Connable Ave., Petoskey, MI 49770; or mclaren.org.

HARBOR SPRINGS, Mich. – Harbor Springs police received a bomb threat in the area of Main and State streets in Downtown Harbor Springs. The Harbor Springs Police Department, Michigan State Police and the Emmet County Sheriff’s Department are actively investigating the threat. Harbor Springs schools were locked down until 4:15 p.m., which is when students were released. The public is asked to avoid the Downtown Harbor Springs area. Anyone with information should contact Harbor Springs police at 231-526-6211.