Michigan hotel taxes fund tourism promotion. Should they also fund services?

Interlochen Public Radio
Across northern Michigan, hotel taxes generated almost $30 million for area convention and visitors bureaus. Some in Traverse City say the money should go to the county.
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Hometown Guide: Cheese, yes, but dairy belt Oxford offers more to milk

Hometown Guide: Cheese, yes, but dairy belt Oxford offers more to milk
London Free Press
he Woodstock area has plenty for visitors to bite into. This is Part Two of Postmedia's How Canada Wins: Love Where We Live summer series.
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Lake Michigan is America’s deadliest lake — yet lifeguards are nowhere to be found

Lake Michigan is America’s deadliest lake — yet lifeguards are nowhere to be found
Great Lakes Commission
ake Michigan is the deadliest lake in America, statistics show. Yet, there are no lifeguards at 99% of the public beaches, all while coastal towns rake in hundreds of thousands […]
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Lucknow, Kincardine festivals receive Experience Ontario funding

Lucknow, Kincardine festivals receive Experience Ontario funding
The Lucknow Sentinel
even area organizations recently received funding from the 2025 Experience Ontario program, including Lucknow’s Music in the Fields and the Kincardine Lighthouse Blues Festival. “These seven organizations are doing incredible work to bring people of all ages together and celebrate what makes our region unique. This funding will help elevate their events and create memorable […]
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A Good, Not Great Lake

Interlochen Public Radio
Lake Champlain is more than 16 times smaller than Lake Ontario, the smallest Great Lake. But in 1998, Congress designated Lake Champlain as the sixth Great Lake, teeing off a historical and cultural fight over which lakes can really call themselves Great.
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PHOTOS: Lunchtime concert series lights up Aeolian Hall

PHOTOS: Lunchtime concert series lights up Aeolian Hall
London Free Press
The series is funded by the Paul Seed fund through the London Community Foundation and Tourism London.
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Letters to the Editor: June 26, 2025

London Free Press
A Free Press reader says there is no better way to show patriotic pride than supporting local attractions
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London to host Canada’s key Olympic, world track and field qualifiers

London Free Press
Not long ago, the city of London was a golden path to world and Olympic gold.
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A guide to the federal review of the Line 5 tunnel

Interlochen Public Radio
The review is a major step toward a permitting decision on the controversial proposal to build a tunnel underneath the Straits of Mackinac. The last day for the public to comment is June 30.
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From Bridge: Bill could give Mackinac Island more control over ferry service

Interlochen Public Radio
The measure, introduced by state Senator John Damoose (R-Harbor Springs), would allow Mackinac Island to amend its charter and gain the power to “control all aspects of ferry service.”
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Bedouin Soundclash headlines as Home County festival returns in July

Bedouin Soundclash headlines as Home County festival returns in July
London Free Press
Home County Music and Art Festival returns to Victoria Park, as Juno-winning group Bedouin Soundclash headlines the one-day event.
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Ontario surprise shaves nearly a point off London’s projected tax hike

Ontario surprise shaves nearly a point off London’s projected tax hike
London Free Press
London politicians met Wednesday in the final advance meeting of their budget committee, finding some surprise savings through a legal interpretation by Queen's Park.
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