Crews from the Michigan Department of Transportation will perform routine bridge inspections on the Portage Lake Lift Bridge between the cities of Houghton and Hancock beginning Monday, Oct. 20. These ...

HOUGHTON/HANCOCK, MI— The Michigan Department of Transportation is delaying work on the Portage Lake Lift Bridge this week. Inspections were supposed to take place Monday through Friday, but they’ve ...

HOUGHTON/HANCOCK, MI— Scheduled maintenance of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge will take place Thursday. The Michigan Department ...

Maintenance on the Portage Lake Lift Bridge will soon cause closures. The Michigan Department of Transportation says it will be conducting routine scheduled maintenance on the Portage Lake Lift Bridge ...

With the help of a half-inch of rain falling overnight, fire crews have the Benzie Road Fire near Houghton Lake at about 95% ...