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Mitts, the Port Huron Prowlers mascot.

For the love of the game: Port Huron Prowlers players work to keep their hockey careers alive

The Port Huron Prowlers are in the midst of yet another season that features players doing their best to extend their hockey careers.

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Kayak launch at North River Road Park on the Black River.
Kimball Township works with Community Foundation to purchase land for canoe and kayak launch park

One of Kimball Township’s unique parks and recreation assets is about to become more accessible for residents and visitors alike. The Community Foundation of St. Clair County has purchased privately owned land on both sides of the Black River to develop a park featuring a canoe and kayak launch.

Sandy Karbowski holding a photo of Hattie Dunlap, the restaurant’s first cook.
Hattie Dunlap helped make fried chicken popular at Port Huron’s Chicken in the Rough

Palms Krystal Bar & Grill, also known as Chicken in the Rough features chicken recipes from its original cook Hattie Dunlap, who worked at the restaurant from 1941 to 1976. 

Keeping warm by the fire, attendees roast smore's.
Taste the burn at Chilly Fest 2025

In downtown Port Huron, the annual Chilly Fest took place this year on Feb. 7-8. Various fun activities, from live music to a penguin race, were held and participants came from all over the state.   

The Free Wheelin' statue at Palmer Park in St. Clair, MI welcomes a rose-stained dawn.
In Photos: Explore the Winter Wonderland of the Blue Water Area

Winter is in full swing. Take a look inside some of the snow-filled places across the county, from Marine City's historical city hall to Yale's Red Dog Cafe.

Pivot Roasters coffee beans tumble in a drum roaster.
Pivot Roasters: A Blue Water Area business with global roots

Local entrepreneur Rachael Odish shares her journey launching Pivot Roasters, a Port Huron-based business offering high-quality coffee products worldwide.

Urban Paws Pet Spa offers specialized grooming care for all pets.
Pets get pampered at Urban Paws Pet Spa

Jenny Wagar, owner of Urban Paws Pet Spa in Marysville, has created a one-of-a-kind, stress-free environment for pets' grooming and spa experiences. The facility features specialized equipment and dedicated one-on-one care throughout the process.

Blue Water Transit’s El Dorado under the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron.
Blue Water Area Transit offers New Year’s Eve safe ride

The Blue Water Area Transportation Commission (BWATC) offers free, door-to-door safe rides to and from passengers’ parties for New Year’s Eve. This community service is provided in partnership with Radio First to keep our community safer.

Karlie Gest and her Belgian horse named Cal.
In Photos: Lexington Horse Parade 2024

The Lexington Holiday Horse Parade is a unique annual event. On Dec. 14, the parade celebrated its 14th year and trotted down Main Street in Lexington with over 100 horses and riders decorated with holiday shimmer.

Sheri Faust, Executive Director of Friends of the St. Clair River.
Health of the St. Clair River: Conversation with Sheri Faust

The St. Clair River is vital to the communities bordering it and the commerce flowing through the Great Lakes Seaway. Keeping the river healthy and monitoring development along its shorelines is critical. The Keel talked with Sheri Faust to get an inside look at the health of the St. Clair River.

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