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A 7-2 vote by the City Council rejected a proposal to move operations of the Detroit Zoo to the Detroit Zoological Society. Without the move of operations it would appear that the zoo will have to close.
Read MoreMackinac Power, based in Lowell, MI, is the company that runs the wind power generating farm near Mackinaw City.
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The guy who took this picture calls it a "winter sunrise on the Great Lakes", but if this is indeed the Grand Haven Lighthouse it would be a sunset as this is on the west side of our state. Oh well, it is still a beautiful picture. I love the icy walkway reflecting the lights.
Read MoreHere is a quick list of some fun events that are on tap for the weekend of February 17-18. Gun Lake Winterfest - Celebrate winter on Gun Lake with an entertainment stage, a hike along the North Country Trail and of course the Polar Bear Dip. For more information, please call (269) 945-2454.
Free Fishing Weekend - Celebrate Michigan's world-class freshwater fishing on February 18 & 19, 2006. Michigan's Free Fishing Weekends are two special days when all fishing license fees will be waived for residents and outstate visitors alike on both inland and Great Lakes waters. All fishing regulations will still apply. For more information, please call (517) 373-0908.
St. Joseph Magical Ice Carving Weekend - Second annual Magical Ice Carving Festival including two ice carving competitions on February 17-18, 2006 in downtown St. Joseph. Watch the sculptures being carved while enjoying shopping, dining, free wine tasting, free horse drawn trolley rides, magic shows, kids activities, and snowshoeing. Please call (269) 985-1111 for details.
RV & Camper Show - Write down Feb. 16-19, 2006 on your calendar for the annual RV & Camper Show here at the Birch Run Expo. We will have all types of camping equipment, vendors for camping and resort information. If you want to call for more information on our event, please call (989) 624-4665.
Shanty Days - Fun in the wintertime. Enjoy four wheeler races, ice fishing, food-beverages tents, live entertainment, craft show, kids activities, and demo derby. Call (989) 856-3818 for more information.
U.P. 200 Sled Dog Championship - The U.P. 200 is a competitive, 12 dog, mid-distance sled dog race will be held on Feb 17- 19, 2006. The race is approximately 240 miles in length and is a qualifying race for Iditarod. Weekend events include Kiddy Mutt Races, Snow Sculptures and much more. For additional information, please call (800) 544-4321.
On Monday, February 20, President Bush will visit Energy Conversion Devices to continue his push for alternative energy research and development. Bush is following up on his statements in his State of the Union address where he called for more than $1.2 billion to be invested in alternative energy technology. It is nice to see that Michigan is being noticed as a hub for alternative energy research. Bush to visit solar cell plant Monday in Auburn Hills
Laura Hammer reported seeing "a large cat-like animal with a long, fat tail in Jacaranda Estates (suburb in Battle Creek)" on Sunday. This isn't the first report of cougar sightings in west Michigan. Lately, there have been a number of reported sightings, but those have come from rural areas. An officer with the Battle Creek Police Department's Animal Control unit found the prints left by the animal in question not to have been made by a deer or domestic cat. It is possible that this case will be forwarded to the DNR.
The odds are good that if indeed it was a cougar that Hammer spotted it most likely was an illegal pet that either escaped or someone just let loose. The DNR says that there are no wild cougars breeding in Michigan.
Recently, in Lawrence, MI there was a deer kill that was reported to have been made by a cougar that is currently being nvestigated. The number of cougar sightings has continually increased in west Michigan as of late. It makes one wonder if perhaps the DNR is wrong.
Maybe the DNR isn't totally wrong in their stance. It wouldn't be out of the realm of possiblity that there are actually cougars breeding in Michigan, but they came into the wild as pets turned loose. Therefore, they wouldn't technically be "wild", but I still wouldn't want to run into one.
