WWI "Polar Bear" Soldiers - John Bigelow and Harold Wagner

Here is an old newspaper clipping about two local soldiers who were part of the American Expeditionary Forces (nicknamed the "Polar Bears") sent to northern Russia during World War I. There are also several names of other local soldiers mentioned in this article.

Copemish & Thompsonville Dams Burst!

Here is an article from the April 5, 1989 edition of the Benzie County Record Patriot about the bursting of the Copemish and Thompsonville Dams and the subsequent impacts of the flooding.

Local World War 2 Soldiers