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Development News The Tecumseh Area Historical Museum will launch a Mobile Oral History Project for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Rural Innovation Exchange

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Feature Story A fundraiser for the "Big Annie" statue earlier this year at the Orpheum Theater in Hancock. UPword - UP

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Kimball Township works with Community Foundation to purchase land for canoe and kayak launch park

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Partner Content Left to right: Ralph Livingston, President Elect St Clair Rotary; Jackie Hanton, Vice President Community Foundation of St. Clair County; Bill Kauffman, St. Clair Rotary President execute the fund agreement. The Keel - Port Huron

St. Clair Rotary Club establishes fund at the Community Foundation

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Development News “We are honored to continue the stewardship of Leo Creek Preserve, ensuring that it remains a jewel of Suttons Bay for students and the public,” says ISEA executive director Fred Sitkins. Rural Innovation Exchange

What's next for this 9-acre nature preserve recently gifted to a Suttons Bay nonprofit

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