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USG announced it will host an open house Friday, Aug. 12 at Alabaster to offer public quarry tours and more. The company, which turns 120 years old this year, has quarried native gypsum in Alabaster since its inception. During that time, Alabaster was home to a company town, and generations of Iosco County residents have […]
ALABASTER Twp. – Nearly 50 families fished through the rain on Saturday, June 26, when USG hosted its annual Free Fishing Weekend event at their retired quarry ponds in Alabaster Township. USG supplied loaner fishing tackle, hot dogs and snacks. Event partners, Northwoods Wholesale Outlet, also brought bait, free fishing tackle for everyone […]
The removal of USG’s historic rock bin located one mile offshore from Alabaster in Lake Huron has been completed, with work done by Ryba Marine Construction of Cheboygan. “While our marine bin has been a familiar waypoint on the Lake Huron shoreline for many decades, it has been out of use since 2002,” said Matt […]
In a time of event cancellation announcements around the state, nation and world, USG confirmed it will proceed with the removal of the company’s iconic rock bin located one mile offshore from Alabaster in Lake Huron. The project is approved by state and federal regulators, and the work is contracted through Ryba Marine Construction of […]
Nearly 200 attended USG’s free fishing day this year August 17 marked the second annual free fishing day at the retired Alabaster quarry ponds, and anglers of all ages turned out to try their luck. Hosted this year in partnership with Northwoods Wholesale Outlet in Pinconning, guests were treated to food, snacks, drinks and games […]
Dear neighbors and supporters, As you may have heard, we are slowing production in our Alabaster quarry for the near term because our gypsum reserves are depleting faster than we expected. Plans to develop the additional 700 acres are still fully in place, but it’s a long process to permit the land and construct the […]
EVENT POSTPONED – Due to unusually wet conditions around the USG Alabaster property, we regret that the the Free Fishing Weekend event planned for June 1 is postponed. We are committed to rescheduling the Free Fishing weekend, as well as an open quarry tour day, later this summer. We’ll make a formal announcement when the […]
USG is taking a new approach to its retired quarry ponds at Alabaster. On the heels of hosting the first-ever public fishing event at its quarry ponds last June, the company’s Michigan leaders said they were swamped with calls for a return of the event in 2019. They decided they could do even better. “Fishing […]
ALABASTER Twp. – Iosco Coats for Kids received a $5,000 donation from the USG Foundation, with a check presentation taking place at the USG Alabaster Township plant on Nov. 27. According to those from the company, June Pursey’s holiday shopping involves some very large orders, with her Black Friday purchases totaling more than $7,000 this […]
ALABASTER Twp. – United States Gypsum Company has completed its agreement with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to purchase 580 acres of land adjacent to its current gypsum quarry for $3.45 million. The DNR has announced it intends to use the proceeds of the sale to purchase the Storey Lake property in the […]