Saugatuck volleyball splits pair of matches
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor The Saugatuck volleyball team split a pair of matches last week, falling to Watervliet after opening the week with a win over Gobles.The Trailblazers dropped a 25-22, 25-18, 25-15 decision to Watervliet on Thursday, Sept. 25.Emmy…
Saugatuck Township plans cemetery improvements
By Wendy Colsen “It’s a dead man’s party, who could ask for more? Everybody’s comin’, leave your body at the door.” – Oingo BoingoAs a part of its master plan, Saugatuck Township is working toward improvements to both Riverside Cemetery…
South Haven Returning to Normal after Huge Fire at Plastics Factory
By James Windell At about 4:00 pm on Friday, September 25, 2026, much of South Haven was rocked by a series of explosions.Within minutes, billowing black smoke rose above the city drifting toward Lake Michigan.The South Haven Area Emergency Services…
Life as Performance Art
The hot button topic of the past week or so has been how, if turned loose, AI will wipe out human existence, perhaps as early as the beginning of the next decade. My first thought was that this will…
Mike’s Musings: The cruelest part of the jury duty scam
A very good friend of mine was recently reduced to tears by a stranger on the phone. The caller claimed she was in trouble over jury duty and demanded that she show up with cash (credit card payments were not…
Saugatuck volleyball plays well at Fennville
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor FENNVILLE—After finishing third in pool play at the Fennville Invitational, the Saugatuck volleyball team made sure it finished the day on a high note.The Trailblazers defeated Gobles and Holland in bracket play on Saturday, Sept. 19,…
Fire District breaks ground for Station #2
By Wendy Colsen Saugatuck Township Fire District (STFD) officials gathered with local community leaders to celebrate the start of construction for Fire Station #2. The new facility represents a long-term investment in the safety of the community and commitment to…
Schools seek support for $49.5 million bond issue
By Wendy Colsen With absentee ballots arriving in mailboxes soon, voters will be asked to consider a $49.5 million, 25-year bond proposal for Saugatuck Public Schools that, among other things, would include the development of a community recreation center on…
Life as Performance Art
I have spent the past year and a half slowly working my way through some of the inventory Pat and I collected over the decades and came across two shoeboxes full of old letters she and her parents wrote…
Mike’s Musings: Mr. President, Make a Decision Before Gas Prices Climb Even Higher
Americans are once again feeling the pain every time they pull into a gas station.The national average for regular gasoline has climbed to about $4.48 a gallon, compared with $3.18 a year ago. Diesel has reached a record $6.51 a…
Saugatuck volleyball sweeps host Coloma
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor COLOMA—The Saugatuck volleyball team made quick work of host Coloma on Tuesday, Sept. 8.The Trailblazers swept the Comets in straight sets, posting wins of 25-21, 25-13 and 25-18.Jocelyn Johnson led Saugatuck’s offensive attack with eight kills,…
Runners Take the Challenge
By Wendy Colsen Runners gathered along the Lake Michigan shoreline on September 12 for the Mt. Baldhead Challenge, the Midwest’s Ultimate Multi-Terrain Race™.The course wound through both Saugatuck and Douglas, sending athletes from the start at Oval Beach, through wooded…
Life as Performance Art
The other day I came across some World War Two era song books in the bottom of myaccordion case. They were published by what was then called the War Department and widely distributed by the USO to bases at…
Mike’s Musings: Why Good People No Longer Want to Serve in Local Government
Local government may be the most important level of government—and the one most people understand the least.Township trustees, village council members, county commissioners, school board members and local clerks make decisions that directly affect our daily lives. They maintain roads,…
Saugatuck volleyball comes up short against archrival Fennville
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor SAUGATUCK—When Fennville and Saugatuck get together in any sport, it’s always a big deal for the participants.The volleyball match between those teams hosted by the Trailblazers on Wednesday, Sept. 2, was no exception.And while the Blackhawks…
The last weekend of summer in pictures
Ted Swoboda captured these images in Saugatuck on Labor Day weekend. The weather was far better than most of the weekends this summer. With an east wind Lake Michigan was almost flat, allowing a volume of boat traffic that exceeds any…
Life as Performance Art
It has been a few years since I have last been on an airplane, and the way things are going, I suspect it might be a long time before I do it again. Part of it is the money.…
Mike’s Musings: When Michigan’s big newspapers abandon print, local weeklies matter more
Another chapter in Michigan newspaper history is about to close.MLive Media Group recently announced that it will stop printing and delivering eight newspapers after Dec. 6. The affected publications are The Grand Rapids Press, Kalamazoo Gazette, Jackson Citizen Patriot, Flint…
Saugatuck volleyball beats Cassopolis
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor BUCHANAN—After dropping its first two matches of the night, the Saugatuck volleyball team made sure it finished the Buchanan Quad on a winning note.The Trailblazers closed out Wednesday’s action with a three-set victory over Cassopolis, winning…
Saugatuck’s new logo approved unanimously by council
At the last City Council meeting, Council Members voted 7-0 to adopt a new logo for the City of Saugatuck. BackstoryCity Council first prioritized updating our website, signage and wayfinding in January 2025. As part of that discussion, Council identified the need…
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