With the passage of Proposal 2 in the 2022 election, voters have the right to vote in person at an early voting site prior to Election Day for all statewide and federal elections. Registered voters from within the city limits in Gaylord, Bagley Township, Charlton Township, Chester Township, Corwith Township,...
For generations, Native Americans in the Great Lakes region and beyond used a distinct method to help them traverse through the forest. Trail Marker Trees are trees that were shaped into a specific configuration by man to be easily distinguished and then used to aid in land or water navigation...
Open to children 0-5 and their caring adult. Toys, crafts, snacks available. If Gaylord Schools is cancelled for any reason, playgroup does not meet....
There is no reason for parents to hear the lament, “I’m sooo bored — I have nothing to do,” from their children this summer. Here are just a few of the many activities available for children, youth and families in the area....
Freel, at 1.2 acres, and Doumas park each received upgrades in 2005 that included “a restroom, gazebo, play structure accommodating all ages, paved pathways and parking area with signed handicap spaces, irrigation, landscaping, picnic tables, and drinking fountains,” the city recreation plan said....
Familes and children will notice some fall improvements to a pair of Gaylord parks. The City is Gaylord is spending upward of $21,000 to make improvements to the George Doumas Memorial Park, 412 E. Fourth St., and Freel Memorial Park, 323 Huron St....
In early September, parents could be seen waiting on Fifth Street and Maple Avenue to pick up students in a line that extended to Doumas Park and beyond, blocking intersections as some parents showed up an hour before school dismissed....
Year-round recreational opportunities abound in the area. The City of Gaylord is dedicated to create and maintain a vital recreational system. Planning for these resources is vital for the City's future....
“The skate park has been a safe haven, as with anything action-sports related with our group of friends,” said Christopher Gibson, 26, Gaylord resident and one of the spokesmen for the group. “Between the skate park and ski hills, as a youth we found a community that had substance behind...
Public skateparks all start the same way; community interest in a new place to skate grows until some people do something about it. The skatepark team considers the most viable path to a new skatepark....
