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Elmwood Township Fire Truck For Sale!

Fire Truck For Sale! – Check eBay and Craigslist You can see the truck at the Zonta Festival of Trees this weekend (Nov 20,21 & 22)

At the February 10, 2009 meeting, the Township Board approved the use of eBay and Craigslist to sell their “antique” firetruck. Fire Department off… Continue

Posted by Jill on November 20, 2009 at 3:11pm — No Comments

One thing I will not do on a radio show...

Recently I was asked to be a guest on WTCM talk radio. I had been a guest on radio shows plenty of times, so I kind of knew the drill, at least my end of it. I get introduced as a Spiritual Channel and Medium, the host explains that they are "trying something knew" and after I get asked a few basic questions about what I will be doing on the air, I jump right into taking calls and doing what I call "flash" readings, which are only about 1 minute in… Continue

Posted by Jennifer Tavana on November 20, 2009 at 8:41am — No Comments

Join 1920's Samels Farm on Skegemog Point Rd in Williamsburg

Come join the farm. Be a 1920's farmer. Learn blacksmithing, draft horse plowing, rope making, wood stove cooking, quilting, planting, and all things old and wonderful. Become a farmer before electricity, tractors, running water, indoor plumbing, autos, etc. Be a part of this dynamic group. Help us teach 8th graders how to teach 4th graders about this American history. Contact me. I'll sign you up. Continue

Posted by Samels' Family Heritage Society on November 19, 2009 at 5:43pm — 2 Comments

Protect your land with a conservation easement

LandChoices interviews Tom Bailey, ex… Continue

Posted by Kirt Manecke, LandChoices on November 19, 2009 at 7:06am — No Comments

The Simple Things

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To be the leader, if only for a moment...… Continue

Posted by Sherry Sutherby on November 17, 2009 at 6:24am — 1 Comment

Hike at Kehl Lake

Recently I went on a hike at Kehl Lake, a local Leelanau Conservancy preserve, with a Conservancy docent and others. I've hiked this property before, and skied it, but I like doing the tours with the docents because I learn new things. There's a shrub I’d been wondering about; it has HUGE leaves that, this time of year, are of a translucent yellow-green. The bark has distinct vertical striping. The docent said it is actually a tree, a green and white striped maple, also sometimes called moosewoo… Continue

Posted by Karen Mulvahill on November 14, 2009 at 8:15pm — No Comments

Movie: A Year In Mooring--filming in TC

Sometimes good things just fall into your lap while you are simply minding your own business. It all started Friday morning, October 30, while I was just getting my work day started. I had just posted a rather mundane thing on Facebook about storing my bonsai trees for the winter. The phone rang. His name is Shawn Carroll, Prop Master for an upcoming movie called “A Year in Mooring” to be filmed near Traverse City in late November, early December. He had been at Garden Goods nursery in Traverse… Continue

Posted by Dean Bull on November 12, 2009 at 3:23pm — 13 Comments

Cruisin' Amish on the Blue Highways

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It’s like wondering when you began loving nat… Continue

Posted by Sherry Sutherby on November 10, 2009 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment

A Toast to the Season: Cheers to Wine Weekend Fun!

I love wine, so when the opportunity to enjoy a whole weekend of it presented itself, I gladly accepted and decided to make it a celebration. I invited my sister, cousin and best friend up to visit me for a girls weekend of wine tasting, laughter and cheers to one another! Being the organizer that I am, our tickets were purchased a month in advance and itinerary emails were sent weekly in excitement for another girls' trip. As the weekend approached, I emailed everyone with a final outline of ou… Continue

Posted by Renee on November 11, 2009 at 11:35am — 1 Comment

What would YOU do for a cupcake?

I’ve never been a girl who excelled in sports. While other kids were playing basketball and softball, I was studying the dictionary for the next spelling bee. In 3rd grade, I was scheduled to run the 100 yard dash on Field Day and, right before the race, I fell from the monkey bars and had to disqualify myself because I had a stomach ache. Coincidence? Mmmmm….no. I was a cheerleader for awhile, but that’s not really a sport, right? Right leg out, left leg out. Two claps. Go team. In high school… Continue

Posted by The Happy Woman Store on November 7, 2009 at 8:48am — No Comments

Conservation Planning: "You'd never drain a lake..."

We asked LandChoices' advisory group member and conservation developer… Continue

Posted by Kirt Manecke, LandChoices on November 5, 2009 at 11:17am — No Comments

Diversity, Farmer-Style

Once, when camping in Big Bend National Park with a friend who had grown up on a farm, the difference between a farm-raised girl and me became obvious. When a herd of javalina discovered us at their watering hole and seemed annoyed, I made tracks out of there. My friend said slowly, They’re just pigs…until the leader of the pack started for her, at which point she threw her canteen and joined me. I’ve never known a real farmer, just a few people who grew up on farms and somehow transitioned to a… Continue

Posted by Karen Mulvahill on August 15, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Can landscape architecture preserve our environment?

Can landscape architecture preserve our environment? Landscape planner and La… Continue

Posted by Kirt Manecke, LandChoices on October 29, 2009 at 6:45am — No Comments

Second Annual Ultimate Up North Kitchen Tour is a Huge Success!

The second annual Ultimate Up North Kitchen Tour is history—and everyone involved from the tour-goers to the designers agree it was historically fabulous. I was able to make it to 10 kitchens between Traverse City and Charlevoix and at each kitchen I overheard exclamations about how much fun people were having. It was so energizing to see so many folks finding their way to these kitchens scattered from Manistee to Petoskey. I was able to make it to ten kitchens from Traverse City to Charlevoix.… Continue

Posted by Elizabeth Edwards on October 26, 2009 at 8:39am — No Comments

Collecting Sundries & Purses for Women's Resource Center

During the month of November we will be collecting sundries, handbags and purses, travel-size toiletries and samples to benefit the Women’s Resource Center. Please bring your donations to the Suttons Bay Congregational Church Office – a box is waiting for your offerings. Continue

Posted by Congo Line on October 21, 2009 at 11:04pm — No Comments

Video: Land conservation and developers

LandChoices interviews noted planner… Continue

Posted by Kirt Manecke, LandChoices on October 22, 2009 at 6:53am — No Comments

BUILDERS URGE CONGRESS TO RENEW HOME BUYER TAX CREDIT TO CREATE JOBS, BOOST ECONOMY

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 - In order to create hundreds of thousands of badly needed jobs and move the economy to higher ground, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) today called on Congress to extend and expand the $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit set to expire at the end of next month. Testifying before the Senate Banking Committee, NAHB Chief Economist David Crowe warned that builders are reporting that business generated by entry-level buyers is already declining because it is… Continue

Posted by Home Builders Association of the Grand Traverse Area on October 21, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

Sledding

I'm going pro-active this winter. I spend a good deal of time on snowshoes, but came away last winter slightly bored with all of it. I made a purchase yesterday to hopefully change all that. I bought a Hammerhead cherry max sled and plan on finding new ways to break bones. I'm still about 8 years old inside and the prospect of using this new sled (which someone said was "wicked fast") on some backcountry hills was something I had to indulge.I'm wondering if there are any local ski areas which al… Continue

Posted by Michael Delp on October 20, 2009 at 7:14pm — No Comments

Be Still...

This past Saturday afternoon, I did what I always do when my head becomes too filled with thoughts. I head to the woods.… Continue

Posted by Sherry Sutherby on October 19, 2009 at 6:00am — 1 Comment

a fall tromp, a batch of applesauce & an afternoon in suttons bay with grandma

My daughter and my mother spent the afternoon together. They went for a walk in the sun and found a small apple tree in a field. A rogue seed that had prospered alone. I imagined them tromping through the neon orange and yellow Maples, with sage-colored Cedars keeping time along the way. They picked the apples and carried them home. And once here, peeled them and sliced them into pot for applesauce. A spoonful of cinnamon, some sugar and a stool. It was a perfect Tasha Tudor moment. Continue

Posted by Rachel North on October 17, 2009 at 12:02am — No Comments

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