CHEBOYGAN COUNTY, MI – A father and son died in a double drowning incident at a campground in Northern Michigan, police said.

Nearly a dozen people lost their lives in Michigan waters over the Independence Day weekend, including a pair of incidents in ...

His father entered the water to attempt to rescue his son. Cheboygan County Marine Patrol, with assistance from bystanders, arrived on the scene within minutes and located the 54-year-old underwater.

Roger Kopernik, of Exit Realty Premier in Cheboygan, has been honored with the 2025 Good Neighbor Award by the Water Wonderland Board of Realtors.

Weather Alerts Quarter-sized hail and damaging winds predicted with thunderstorms to hit Cheboygan and Emmet counties Saturday Published: Jun. 21, 2025, 9:44 a.m.

Subscribe Check out our latest offers and read the local news that matters to you Cheboygan County recently announced the closure of several storm debris drop-off locations, as of 6 p.m. on June 17.

The administrative disaster declaration is for Cheboygan County and the contiguous counties of Charlevoix, Emmet, Mackinac, Montmorency, Otsego and Presque Isle.

More storm debris drop off locations will be closing next week in Cheboygan County following the historic ice storm March 30.