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Suttons Bay, Michigan, a Leelanau County Holiday Treat

Looking through my kitchen window of the Korner Kottage Bed and Breakfast is always a special treat this time of year. From that window, as the last rays of light melt away into darkness, all the glowing little Christmas lights in the distance, begin to light up the night time view. The twinkling little lights, on all the trees and in all the shop windows, invite diners, shoppers and passersby to stop, pause and take a closer look at what our little village has to offer..... especially this time… Continue

Posted by Linda Munro on November 20, 2009 at 9:21pm — No Comments

WANTED: Postcards, Paper Ephemera and Collectibles!!! Don Harrison...The UpNorth Memories Guy!!!

WANTED: Postcards, Paper Ephemera and Collectibles!!! UpNorth Memories…The Postcard Guy! • Buy • Sell • Trade • Appraisal Service • Great References! • • WANTED • Postcards All Types (RPPC, Printed and Color Chrome) • Real Photo Postcards 19th & 20th Photographs, Daguerreotypes, Cabinet Cards and CDV's Stereoviews • Advertising Cards• Travel & Tourism Items Hunting & Fishing Licenses, Guides, Rule Books Pins, Patches, Ribbons, Buttons Cons… Continue

Posted by Don Harrison...The UpNorth Memories Guy on November 3, 2009 at 2:16pm — No Comments

Wildlife Experts versus Media Showmen

I have always believed that the bl… Continue

Posted by Len McDougall on November 2, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Of Buses and Salmon

I’m a semi-regular bus rider—gone through a couple of bus punch-cards in the past six months or so traveling between Cedar and Traverse City on the BATA. There are lots of things I like about the bus, like being able to chat with friends on the way to work, or being able to just zone out in the seat in the early darkness, since I don’t have to drive. But the other day I discovered a new thing to like about the bus. This good thing has to do with the part of busing that involves walking to the bu… Continue

Posted by Jeff Smith on October 14, 2009 at 8:39am — No Comments

TGIF (Russ-Stick Style)

As the week came to a close, I took a moment to reflect back. Each week seems more enriched than the previous. This week was no different. Each day brings beauty. However, each day also brings hard work. I am equ… Continue

Posted by Sherry Sutherby on October 2, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Priorities in a Real Survival Situation

In the past five years, two men have disappeared into the… Continue

Posted by Len McDougall on September 29, 2009 at 2:03pm — No Comments

Hard Facts About Gray Wolves:

Len McDougall Paradise, Michigan First Serial Rights 2390 words August 31, 2009 Hard Facts About Gray Wolves: No species in North America is more misrepresented or misunderstood than the Gray Wolf - known here in Michigan’s timber country as the Timber Wolf. Exterm… Continue

Posted by Len McDougall on August 31, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

"Futurehunt," a sci-fi story

I wrote this short story 17 years ago, when much of the technology it d… Continue

Posted by Len McDougall on August 25, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Of Spirit and Economy, and a Spirited Economy

I had the good fortune last week of hearing Dr. Charles Ballard, a Michigan State University economist, give a presentation about Michigan’s economic transformation. Ballard has taught and performed economic research at MSU since the 1980’s and is the author of a recent book titled, Michigan’s Economic Future. Like any economist looking at Michigan’s current situation, Ballard had his share of troubling statistics. One of… Continue

Posted by Jeff Smith on July 27, 2009 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

U-Pick or We Pick: Sweet cherries and Raspberries are in at King Orchards

Beautiful black sweet cherries and light sweet cherries are in at King Orchards, as well as a bumper crop of raspberries. For 2009, King Orchards is instituting a Cherry U-pick Stimulus Plan, and rolling back u-pick prices to 2006 levels. $1.50 per pound. Our cherry trees are specially trimmed so that even small children can reach the ripe cherries. The cherry pitter is up & running; we can pit your cherries while you wait for a flat rate of $6. Hint: Put some pitted cherries up in the fre… Continue

Posted by King Orchards on July 15, 2009 at 10:50am — No Comments

wine notes for traverse city global wine pavilion at the cherry festival

I love wine. I love that a bottle captures all the nuances of the land, the weather and even the people around the winery when it’s made. And while I’m a fan, I’m not a student. I quit learning about wine when I met my beloved husband,Scott, a sommelier. For those of you new to the language of wine that’s French for “wine guy.” I figured that with him around I could learn other things, since it would take a lifetime of flash ca… Continue

Posted by Rachel North on July 10, 2009 at 6:58pm — No Comments

Back to the Future, Downtown Manistee

Moving Spirit wine shop and art gallery This is the second installment in a series of blogs about the entrepreneurial mettle that Manistee is relying on to move forward in Michigan’s changing economy. There is a phenomenon that historic preservationists talk about,… Continue

Posted by Jeff Smith on July 6, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

Good Things Going on in Manistee County

This is the first installment in a series of blogs about the entrepreneurial mettle that Manistee is relying on to move forward in Michigan’s changing economy. As Michigan continues the fight to right itself economically and scrambles to find models to follow and examples that inspire, our business and government leaders should take a look at a few things happening in Manistee County. I recently had the good fortune of taking a day to check out some of the success stories there, thanks t… Continue

Posted by Jeff Smith on July 3, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Sunday Ride

Sundays have rituals. … Continue

Posted by Sherry Sutherby on June 8, 2009 at 6:53am — No Comments

Granholm Says Ongoing Efforts to Foster a Green Economy More Imperative Than Ever

http://www.michigan.gov/som/0,1607,7-192--215654--,00.html Contact: Liz Boyd 517-335-6397 May 29, 2009 In radio address, governor says we can no longer depend on industries that once were our bedrock LANSING - In her weekly radio address, Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today said that Michigan's ongoing efforts in fostering the alternative energy sector and a green economy are more imperative than ever, given this week's… Continue

Posted by Home Builders Association of the Grand Traverse Area on June 2, 2009 at 1:18pm — No Comments

18 Homes Featured in the 2009 Parade of Homes

18 Homes that have been built by 14 local Home Builders will be featured in this year's Parade of Homes, a premier event in Northwest Michigan that features Builder Members of the Home Builders Association of the Grand Traverse Area, Inc. The 2009 Parade Builders Include: Ba… Continue

Posted by Home Builders Association of the Grand Traverse Area on May 24, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Walden

When Henry David Thoreau left the village of Concord on July 4th - a date he contended was, more or less, coincidental given the inference to our American Revolution - he would later write that he had gone to the woods to "live deliberately" - and thus was the first in a string of paradoxical experiences. Several miles outside of town. Alone. Living in a 10 by 15 cabin he, himself, had built. Home for the next two years. 1845. Walden Pond. Though his intent was deliberate living, Thoreau wrote:… Continue

Posted by Darren King on May 23, 2009 at 2:30pm — 2 Comments

Gone Fishin'

Springtime in Michigan is an angler's dream,,,.and for good reason. With so many beautiful lakes and streams, the fishing options are endless. They can can range from fast paced smelt dipping in gallon buckets or riding through the open waters charter fishing on the Great Lakes. Others may seek out a quiet afternoon on a winding stream casting for the elusive trout or tossing a line out for perch from a pier. For others, the perfect fishing experience is trolling for crafty walleye from a small… Continue

Posted by Moescorner on May 12, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

Shop—in the name of Michigan State Park System love.

O.K. Three things I wildly, fiendishly, shamelessly love: a sweet deal, Michigan State Parks and, um, the sales racks at Macy’s. Let’s start with the most respectable of the bunch: our state park system. Michigan’s such a dang pretty state—I mean, come on, 10,000-plus miles of shoreline, 31,407 islands, rolling hills, deep forests, wildflower meadows, four fabulously gorgeous seasons, and rivers and inland lakes everywhere you look—we Michiganders luck out wherever a state park decides to plop… Continue

Posted by Lynda Twardowski on April 14, 2009 at 7:00am — 4 Comments

Ski and Snowboard Report for 3/27 - 3/29

Welcome to another weekend friends! Although many "downstate" and smaller resorts are closed for the season in preparation for golfing - a number of "up north" resorts are still in full swing through at least this weekend. Check out our previous Fall Line Post for who's still open. We are impressed by the number of events still on the agenda, some of… Continue

Posted by Jason@MiSkiReport on March 27, 2009 at 5:22pm — No Comments

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