Seeking to boost tourism year-around, communities from Alpena to Gaylord and into the Upper Peninsula are adding winter events to lure visitors during the slow season. Is it working? Kind of.
Justin A. Hinkley
Justin Hinkley is regional editor at Bridge Michigan, overseeing coverage of northern and western Michigan and working to reach communities in news deserts left by the decline of local papers. He has worked in journalism for two decades, beginning as a cub reporter at his hometown paper, the Battle Creek Enquirer, before working as an investigative journalist at the Lansing State Journal and then serving as managing editor and publisher of the Alpena News.
Born and raised in Battle Creek, Justin now lives in Alpena with his wife and son.
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