Good morning, Traverse City.

The Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park campground will reopen for fall camping on Oct.

8 with over 150 campsites available for reservations. Upgrades funded by federal dollars helped complete improvements & the 75-acre park is nearly ready ahead of schedule.

Traverse Area Community Sailing asked police and city leaders for help at Hull Park after multiple incidents, including a staff confrontation and theft from the boathouse, and police responded Tuesday night to an armed incident nearby.

City leaders will meet with the program this afternoon to discuss safety measures.

A one-year-old boy rescued from a submerged vehicle off Bunker Hill Road is showing steady improvement after being released from a Grand Rapids hospital on Monday and transferred to another facility on Tuesday; his mother expressed gratitude for the dedicated medical care + community support as his recovery continues.

The Leelanau County Sheriff’s Office recovered the body of missing kayaker James Arthur Bottorff III (26) in Suttons Bay after a search that began Tuesday at 5 p.m.

Cherry Capital Airport landed the Air Services Conference at a board meeting, ensuring more than a dozen major airlines will serve Traverse City next year — a boost for regional travel.

Crews finish work on Hammond Road between Townline and Three Mile roads today & reconstruction begins on East Hammond Road between the Three Mile intersection and Chartwell Drive on Thursday.

The project runs alongside East Bay Township’s Safe Routes to School installation near local schools.

County commissioners pushed to replace an old pedestrian bridge with an ADA-compliant one, and Rep. Betsy Coffia said state agencies have yet to choose a site or secure funding in the governor's budget.

For now + a traffic signal and crosswalk serve visitors at the state park entrance.

Munson Healthcare welcomed Jasmine Hall, NP to its Traverse General Surgery and Trauma Care team yesterday.

Hall spent nine years as a registered nurse at Munson and earned her graduate degree at the University of Michigan before taking on her new role.

A local craft blogger has shared a guide to making easy fall garlands using holographic vinyl, scissors & clothespins to create window clings and paper ghost decorations for Halloween.

The instructions offer a simple way to add seasonal decor at home.

Shelly Charron, director of community engagement at Housing North, said the upcoming Northwest Michigan Housing Summit will bring together developers, local officials and housing advocates to address the region's shortage caused by rising costs and limited inventory (collaboration is key).