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Three townships with ballot proposals for May 4 election

Three townships with ballot proposals for May 4 election Verona, Meade have millage renewals, Pte. Aux Barque with bond request FacebookTwitterEmail (Metro Creative Graphics/File Photo) Residents in three townships will have a reason to head to the polls for the special election May 4. Voters in Verona and Meade townships will each vote on whether to renew tax millage proposals, while Pointe Aux Barques township residents will vote on a bond proposal. Meade Township has a tax limitation millage renewal that would be renewed at 1 mill, or $1 per $1,000 of taxable value, with the ballot language asking that this be renewed for either a three- or five-year-period. The funds would be used for road improvements, with the first year estimated to raise $39,299.

Pointe Aux Barques home to Michigan's first woman lightkeeper

Pointe Aux Barques home to Michigan s first woman lightkeeper Paige Withey, paige.withey@hearstnp.com FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 The Shook s legacy lives on at the Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse through the sharing of history and the Michigan Historical Marker dedicated to the couple. (Paige Withey/Huron Daily Tribune) Show MoreShow Less 2of5 Years after Catherine resigned from the keeper position, the Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse, pictured here in 1904, was rebuilt and the light upgraded. (Courtesy Photo) Show MoreShow Less 3of5 4of5 A Historical Marker at Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse acknowledges Peter Shook, the lighthouse s first keeper, and his wife, Catherine, who became Michigan s first woman lighthouse keeper following her husbands untimely death. (Courtesy Photo) Show MoreShow Less

This Was Designated Michigan's First Scenic Highway in 1940

Sebewaing This is where the scenic tour ends.however, there is still much to enjoy if you get off M-25 or just by staying on the highway. Best places to stop on this route? Grindstone City – it had the first major business in the Michigan Thumb and is now considered a ghost town , even though they have tourist attractions. Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse – one of Michigan s Most Haunted locations, what would this trip be without seeking out something spooky? Turnip Rock– one of Michigan s coolest natural curiosities. Port Crescent– a ghost town with nothing left but a chimney and one of the coolest old graveyards in the state.

This Was Designated Michigan's First Scenic Highway in 1940