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The sky unfurled in a brilliant sweep of blue, and the warm, gentle air wrapped itself around Rogers City as if nature itself had chosen to bless the christening of the Str. Rogers City with a perfect day. The air carried that soft, early‑summer warmth that settles on the skin like a welcome hand, and the whole town felt alive—doors locked, lights switched off, classrooms emptied—as if every heartbeat in the community had gathered in one place. Nearly 2,000 people, almost two‑thirds of the...

Rogers City has always had a way of reminding its people that history is something we live, not just something we read about. This spring, that truth echoed through every neighborhood as citizens bundled up, headed to the polls, and cast their votes in one of the most spirited mayoral races the town has seen in years. When the ballots were counted, former mayor Kenneth Vogelheim—who had tasted defeat just two years earlier—returned to office with a sweeping victory. He won all four precincts,...

The first breath of spring drifted through Rogers City like a long‑awaited promise—soft, cool, and carrying that unmistakable scent of thawing earth and open water. Snowbanks shrank into memory, and the seagulls began their restless circling over the harbor, sensing what everyone else knew: another season at the Calcite plant was about to begin, and with it, the proud return of the Bradley Transportation Line. Str. Calcite Captain Nauts aboard the Str. John G. Munson, 1957 Rudolph Kreft, 1957...