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CALUMET, Mich. (AP) — An Upper Peninsula cafe has been found in contempt of court and fined $2,500 for continuing to serve indoor diners. It's the latest turn in an effort to get Cafe Rosetta to comply with coronavirus restrictions. Judge Wanda Stokes says civil disobedience is “not an option.” Stokes held a hearing Friday involving the cafe, which serves soup, sandwiches and more in Calumet in Houghton County. Co-owner Amy Heikkinen says she can’t afford to limit her business to carry-out orders. Hundreds of people rallied to support her on Jan. 2. The judge suspended the fine un...

GLEN HAVEN, Mich. — An inn in northwestern Michigan that once welcomed lumberjacks and dock workers may have a future as a bed-and-breakfast lodge. The National Park Service intends to lease the Sleeping Bear Inn and Garage in Glen Haven to the non-profit Balancing Environment and Rehabilitation for restoration, according to MLive.com. The inn was […]

The National Park Service intends to lease the Sleeping Bear Inn and Garage to the nonprofit Balancing Environment and Rehabilitation for restoration

Photo(s) by National Park Service The National Park Service (NPS) issued a letter of intent for the development of a lease for the historic Sleeping Bear Inn and Garage in Glen Haven, Michigan, to Balancing Environment and Rehabilitation (BEAR) on November 5, 2020. BEAR is a nonprofit dedicated to keeping the history and heritage of Glen Haven, Michigan sustainable. Originally built between 1865-1867, the Inn served as a frontier hotel for business travelers and local workers. It continued in operation throughout the next century evolving into a tourist hotel. It has been closed since the mi...

150-year-old Sleeping Bear Inn, long vacant, to be restored as B&B lodge Updated Jan 07, 2021; Posted Jan 07, 2021 After sitting vacant for 50 years, the historic Sleeping Bear Inn will be restored into a B&B. Photo courtesy National Park Service Facebook Share GLEN HAVEN, MICH. -- A long-shuttered frontier inn that once boarded lumberjacks and dock workers may be getting a new lease on life as a bed-and-breakfast lodge in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Park officials today announced the National Park Service’s intent to lease the historic Sleeping Bear Inn and Garage in Glen Hav...