by Cassandra Lybrink | Jul 18, 2025 | Culture, Events, General News, Summer, Water
Photo Credit: Laurie Ferguson Don’t miss Oscoda’s Pirates and Mermaids Festival in August An entire community will seek to beat the world record for most merpeople in one place during Oscoda’s Pirates and Mermaids Festival, running Friday-Saturday,...
by Cassandra Lybrink | Jun 24, 2025 | Culture, Family, General News, Summer
Celebrating an impressive 75 years at Sandcastle Beach Resort It’s been 75 years since Sandcastle Beach Resort, originally Huronic Beach Resort, opened on the shores of Lake Huron. “The original owners were there between 1945 and 1950,” said Tom...
by Cassandra Lybrink | Jun 24, 2025 | Culture, Events, General News, Summer
Don’t miss Art on the Beach along the shores of Oscoda As we near the end of June, a beloved annual event is preparing to return to the shores of Oscoda: Art on the Beach. The event runs 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, June 28, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, June 29, at...
by Cassandra Lybrink | May 19, 2025 | Culture, Events, Family, General News
Oscoda is about to host the region’s first-ever Comic Con Oscoda’s first-ever Comic Con has technically been marketed as “mini,” but there’s not much about J&D Events’ plans for Saturday, July 19, that counts as miniature,...
by Cassandra Lybrink | May 19, 2025 | Culture, Events, Explore, Family, General News, Summer
J&D Events has big plans for Oscoda in 2025 Jessica and Darryl Vollmers describe their family as “the real life Brady Brunch.” Between them, the couple has nine daughters, all of whom are involved to some degree with the family business: J&D...
by Cassandra Lybrink | Apr 14, 2025 | Culture, Explore, General News, Spring
Fresh fruit smoothies coming to Tea Corner Emporium Visitors to Oscoda will be able to enjoy a new sweet treat this summer, thanks to a new addition at The Tea Corner Emporium in Oscoda. Owner Gretchen Whitefield is planning to add fresh fruit smoothies in May,...
