The Betsie Current Newspaper

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The Frankfort Land Company

Andrew Bolander February 19, 2025February 19, 2025 0 comment

And the men behind it

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Dollar General Targets Maple City Again

Jacob Wheeler February 18, 2025February 18, 2025 0 comment

Leelanau remains only county in Michigan without discount chain store

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Small-Town Grocery

Keith Schneider February 4, 2025February 18, 2025 0 comment

Outsized community role

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Lenny Merrill: Benzie EMS

Aubrey Parker December 5, 2024December 5, 2024 1 comment

Questions & Answers with community faces

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Sailing on Crystal Lake

Grant Brown October 4, 2024October 4, 2024 0 comment

A history of the Crystal Lake Yacht Club

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One Last Ride

Aubrey Parker October 4, 2024October 4, 2024 0 comment

Or is it…?

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Call of the Wild

Tim Mulherin August 13, 2024August 13, 2024 0 comment

Raptor sanctuary goes extra mile to save injured birds of prey

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Tim Jones: The Music Man

Aubrey Parker August 9, 2024August 9, 2024 1 comment

Questions & Answers with community faces

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On the Path to Preservation

Bree McGregor July 24, 2024July 24, 2024 0 comment

Explore and support the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy in Benzie County

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How Cinder Road Got Its Name

Andrew Bolander July 21, 2024July 21, 2024 1 comment

From charcoal to road surface

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People of the Dune

Jim Olson July 16, 2024July 16, 2024 0 comment

Excerpt from a new local novel

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Marta Turnbull: Motel Bear Lake

Aubrey Parker July 14, 2024July 14, 2024 0 comment

Questions & Answers with community faces

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Opening Day

Tim Mulherin July 10, 2024July 10, 2024 0 comment

The cabin kind

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Planting Trees and Cultivating Community

Bree McGregor July 2, 2024July 2, 2024 0 comment

Frankfort Tree Board has an eye toward the future

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Riverside Canoes Celebrates 60 Years

Jacob Wheeler July 1, 2024July 1, 2024 0 comment

And wins National Park lawsuit, again

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Platte River Park, A Natural Resource Treasure

Keith Schneider June 29, 2024June 30, 2024 0 comment

Investing in nature equals payoff

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Margie DeVine: Consulting & Kindred Waters

Aubrey Parker June 28, 2024June 29, 2024 0 comment

Questions & Answers with community faces

2024 , Businesses , History , Issue 5 , Non-Profit , Non-profits , Print Editions , Railroad History

From Crystal Beach Christian Assembly to the Crystal Conference Center

Staff Reports June 4, 2024June 4, 2024 0 comment

More than 100 years of history on Crystal Lake’s south shore

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Story Updates: A Lot Can Happen in a Year or Two (or a Few)

Aubrey Parker June 3, 2024June 3, 2024 0 comment

Goody’s Lobster Shack and Market, Frankfort-Elberta Area Chamber of Commerce, Monumental Finds gallery

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Their Land or Our Land?

Jacob Wheeler June 2, 2024June 2, 2024 0 comment

Can we coexist with black bears?

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Ben MacRAE & Tricia Strom: Frankfort Store Owners

Aubrey Parker May 31, 2024May 31, 2024 0 comment

Questions & Answers with community faces

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Jon Throop: Benzie Conservation District

Aubrey Parker May 21, 2024May 21, 2024 0 comment

Questions & Answers with community faces

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Animal Magnetism: The Birds and the Bees

Staff Reports May 20, 2024May 20, 2024 0 comment

But not the way you thought

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Spring Has Sprung

Staff Reports May 19, 2024 0 comment

A flower lover’s guide to bulbs, blooms, and bouquets

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Matt Varnum: Benzie History

Aubrey Parker March 23, 2024March 23, 2024 0 comment

Questions & Answers with community faces