
Mills Community House Turns 105
Annual fundraiser features Cole Porter music

Jack Gyr: On the Run, or Passing Gas
Questions & Answers with community faces

Benzie Boomerangs
Two millennials who ditched the city for Northern Michigan

Giving Back Moore
The Garden Theater receives generous donation

Walking in the Past
Vintage shoes in Benzie

Bones in the Muck
A mystery unfolding

Santa on Main Street
The little toy store that could

Revitalizing Downtown Beulah
Open-air restaurant to replace collapsed bowling alley

The Bard Is Back in Benzie
How now, you rump-fed ronyon?!

Biking and Hiking the Betsie Valley Trail
122 years after construction, the trail shows thoughtful vision

Humans of Benzie County: 2 Sleeping Bear Dunes Employees
“Why do you like your summer job [working in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore]?"
(Left) "I love being outside and seeing beautiful nature in Northern Michigan."
(Right) "I don’t have to wake up early since I work for a campfire…

Living with Tourette’s
It started with a cough. My son, Augie, just shy of 4 years old, was recovering from a cold and had a persistent cough. Weeks went by and he was still coughing. We took him to the doctor, who suggested possible allergies. He gave us a few samples…

Go with the Flow
Improvisational Moves at Dance Benzie

Get Away to Elberta
How to spend a day across the Betsie Bay

A Day in Beulah
A small town with a big city soul

Fresh Produce from Loving Dove Farm
Grace and the family

Toasting the Town
Stormcloud, Cru Cellars celebrate one year in Frankfort
Six years before Stormcloud Brewing Company opened next to the Garden Theater in downtown Frankfort, Brian Confer realized that he wasn’t going to retire as a photographer—making…

All That String
Two Cello, Two Friends, Two Nights at The Garden Theater
On June 21, Two Cellos, Two Friends, Two Nights was a unique jazz and blues collaboration of two virtuoso cellists, Vermont-based Eugene Friesen and Benzie County’s own Crispin Campbell.…

Humans of Benzie County: Female Artist
“Can you describe your art style?
“I love going outside and drawing landscapes in Benzie County. Landscape paintings are my favorite. Using many colors and short and broken brush strokes are my style. For 12 years in England, I learned…