GRAND HAVEN, Mich. —Cycling enthusiasts are being urged to register now for “Haiti Ride 2013”.

The annual bike ride raises funds to support villagers and residents in the island nation of Haiti, as it continues its rebuilding efforts in the wake of the 2010 quake, three recent hurricanes and cholera epidemic.  United Methodist Church of the Dunes (UMCD), at 717 Sheldon Road in Grand Haven, will serve again as the host site for the bike tour.

Haiti Ride 2013 will be held from Wednesday, June 12 through Saturday, June 15.

Join us in celebrating Michigan products with the Made in Michigan Bracket Challenge. Click HERE to download the bracket.

Each day we'll have four matchups, one from each bracket, as we go through some of our great Made in Michigan products. If you don't know a product, you may want to search the products name in the search bar on the top of the page and check out a past Made in Michigan feature story that aired earlier.

Also, check our WZZM13 Facebook page starting March 25th for ways that you can win some Made in Michigan merchandise.

A new poll will be posted each day.

GRAND HAVEN, MI -- The public is invited to the Loutit District Library (LDL) on Thursday, Nov. 1 to hear the history of the riverboat, The Grand Lady, as presented by its captain as part of the Grand River Greenway Celebration series.

Captain Bill Boynton, owner of The Grand Lady riverboat, grew up hearing many tales of the river and its steamboats from visitors to his family’s farmhouse. He attended the famous Steamboat Festival along the Ohio River at Marietta, OH, and saw paddlewheelers of all types, sparking the idea of building one. In his shop, he began welding the hull and continued building for nearly two years, following Coast Guard specifications.