If you're looking for an inexpensive and fun winter activity, a new one just opened in Mid-Michigan. Learn where you can go to enjoy some "ice" skating.
In 1903 Oliver Mining Company was searching for iron ore and drilled a hole about a thousand foot deep. The hole cuts several steeply dipping porous strata that trap water at higher elevations to the north. The difference in elevation creates the pressure in an artesian well.
Winning huge jackpots through multistate Mega Millions and Powerball lottery drawings has become increasingly common. Between the two lotteries, nine jackpots have reached $1 billion dollars or more since 2016. For these fortunate winners, the life-changing possibilities are endless. And if you live in Michigan, we're saying there's a chance that person could be you as the state is home to one of the largest jackpots in U.S. history.
Uber is a great service to use when you're out of a vehicle and need a ride. They even offer to deliver food and groceries and some of us have called an Uber when we've had a little too much to drink. And that's what one Michigan man did recently. He had a little too much to drink and needed someone to pick him up...while being chased on foot by police.