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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

petoskey artists studio tour at crooked tree art gallery

MyNorth participated in the "Thank You" party for the volunteers of the Crooked Tree Art Center Studio Tour last Saturday. More than 75 folks helped more than a dozen artists all over Emmet County meet and greet tour goers, showing them their personal studios and sharing insight into their methods and techniques. I must say that the group of artists and volunteers that gathered under a huge tent behind the Crooked Tree Art Center was one of the most stylish groups I've seen gathered in awhile. I… Continue

Posted by Rachel North on September 30, 2009 at 11:30pm — No Comments

swimming with the fishes--scuba diving the boardman and grand traverse bay with salmon

On the way into the office, I ran into these two brothers, Scott and Jim E… Continue

Posted by Rachel North on September 27, 2009 at 11:30pm — No Comments

traverse city microbrew & music fest draws thousands from northern michigan & midwest

Northern Michigan, you are unstoppable. In perhaps the worst weather I’ve ever seen on an August day in Northern Michigan, thousands of you came to the Microbrew and Music Fest. And why not? It was a great event in a great place! If you missed it? You missed out! Check out our MyNorth Community Photos to see if your friends were there and what their favorite brew was.… Continue

Posted by Rachel North on August 30, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

last daylilly, first turkey feather, change comes to northern michigan

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Posted by Rachel North on August 26, 2009 at 12:00am — No Comments

lights and dark, in search of traverse city style

It’s dark in my kitchen. The ballast in my kitchen light fixture is broken. And the dark has me thinking a lot about lights. In the last year we’ve been working hard to arrange and replace light fixtures. We’ve been taking advantage of some trends, setting our own style and pouring through copies of Northern Home & Cottage. And I keep an eye out for things I like along the way.… Continue

Posted by Rachel North on August 13, 2009 at 1:00am — No Comments

interlochen, kenny loggins, this is it

Mid-story, as Kenny Loggins was describing writing a song in a diner, I looked around at the faces of the audience. Riveted. Engaged. And at home with Kenny Loggins. And he was at home with us. … Continue

Posted by Rachel North on August 12, 2009 at 2:30am — 2 Comments

sunday at the traverse city state park beach

Well it's not "Sunday Afternoon at the Park with George" but it is a pic… Continue

Posted by Rachel North on August 5, 2009 at 3:25am — No Comments

dining by the water—suttons bay

Just north of the sign announcing the 45th parallel (half way between the North Pole and the Equator)… Continue

Posted by Rachel North on August 5, 2009 at 3:00am — 1 Comment

dining by the water—leland

Waterfalls are magic. Romancing the Stone. Dragonfly. Eragon. In the movies, it seems there are treasures around waterfalls. There’s a wonderful waterfall by the Cove Restaurant in Leland where the Leland River falls over the dam as it descends into the Manitou passage of… Continue

Posted by Rachel North on August 5, 2009 at 2:30am — No Comments

finding treasure in traverse city—antiques, stories, memories

I remember the day my mother and I started collecting Rookwood vases. She’d found an eight inch blue green Rookwood at the church rummage sale. It was neglected among kitchen things until a professional pricer hired by the church marked it $40. Listening to her say, “Oh that’s valuable,” my mother bought it that night.… Continue

Posted by Rachel North on August 2, 2009 at 8:00pm — 1 Comment

technology traverse city style

On the banks of the Boardman River in Traverse City might have been an unl… Continue

Posted by Rachel North on July 28, 2009 at 2:30am — No Comments

poor man’s florist in northern Michigan

I’m a fiend for flowers. In winter I suffer the loss. In summer I draw them in the house like breath. And this year, watching my pennies, I tried to grow a cutting garden from seeds. Several packages were tenderly placed into the ground, some in the pattern of my daughter’s own initial. I hoped that she would look down from her window and see brightly colored blooms heralding her name. As one might imagine from the attention of this post, nothing surfaced. Cosmos, zinnias (two packages), poppie… Continue

Posted by Rachel North on July 28, 2009 at 1:30am — 1 Comment

start the countdown to summer's end in northern michigan

It was Wednesday, I think when I heard them in Traverse City. A shudder went through me. A deep breath and I decided to dismiss the omen, thinking that's for here, in town. My house is still safe. And then today three times in Suttons Bay, that unmistakable whine of the locusts. When I lived in Missouri, the thirteen year cycle of locusts overlapped with the 17 year cycle. We were overrun. This was a once in a millennium kind of synchronicity and had more than a few folks keeping an ear out for… Continue

Posted by Rachel North on July 25, 2009 at 7:00pm — 1 Comment

traverse city lunch out of the office

Of course we work hard. Folks come in early, stay late, work weekends. W… Continue

Posted by Rachel North on July 24, 2009 at 12:00am — 1 Comment

kickin' cancer out barndance in ellsworth pics

More than 600 people came through the big barn doors to dance and play at the Kickin' Cancer Out Barn Dance. The barn, built by Soper Construction is a story in and of itself with skylights, recycled lumber and more green building techniques. And on Saturday, July 18th, it was gussied up. Each horse stall area had businesses supporting the cause. There were rides on a beautiful horse named Ma Barker. Square dancing, live music from 2 bands, horse shoe throwing contests, kids games and silent auc… Continue

Posted by Rachel North on July 20, 2009 at 3:00am — 1 Comment

alden vacation: playground extraordinaire, shopping, lunch on the deck, on the pier, ice cream

We woke up refreshed on a sunny Sunday in Alden at the Inn at Torch Lake. My daughter ha… Continue

Posted by Rachel North on July 20, 2009 at 2:00am — 1 Comment

alden vacation: inn at torch lake

I drove right past the Inn at Torch Lake three times. It’s in Alden, which is less tha… Continue

Posted by Rachel North on July 19, 2009 at 11:30pm — No Comments

sunset at dockside

At the end of a tough day in the sun, it’s a good bet you’ll find me along a shoreline wai… Continue

Posted by Rachel North on July 19, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments

art goes glamourous in harbor springs d'art benefiting crooked tree art center

Did you miss your opportunity to snatch a great… Continue

Posted by Rachel North on July 17, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

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