Song of the Lakes releases first album in over a decade
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Getting the Band Back Together
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Getting the Band Back Together
A Benzie Home: 2015 was a banner year for real estate
Last fall, Kurt and Samantha Dellicker scored their own piece of Northern Michigan heaven, right here in Benzie County.
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Winter Survival in the Sauna
“Cadillac of sauna stoves” are made right here in Benzie
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The Cabbage Shed’s History
According to Allen L. Blacklock’s book, History of Elberta, and records from the Benzie Area Historical Museum, the site where The Cabbage Shed now sits, on Waterfront Lots 16 and 17, was first occupied by a general merchandise store, built in 1867 by George A. Douglas. It was the first commercial building in Elberta, which […]
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The Cabbage Shed: A Musical History
Popular venue that rocked Betsie Bay for three decades will continue
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Community Resilience After the Megastorm
How Glen Arbor picked itself up
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Grow Benzie Hosts First ‘Bayou on the Bay’ Fundraiser
Blues & zydeco picnic scheduled at Frankfort’s Open Space Park
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Honor’s Wonderland
Life on a ball By F. Josephine Arrowood Current Contributor Recent visitors to the Village of Honor confront a mystery at the site of a once-notorious local landmark. The pink “Question Mark” building, as many called it, has completely disappeared from the historic downtown district, its grassy lot at the corner of Main and Henry […]
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Bottoms Up: Lake Ann Brewing Co. Opens
Lake Ann Brewing Co. is actually “open today.” Red Door Café brews community.
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Point Betsie Lighthouse Illuminates Still
Museum and exhibit celebrate first full year
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From Oz to Oliver Art Center
Mercedes Michalowski named new director
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If You Build It, They Will Come
Skatepark breaks ground next month in Frankfort
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Made in Michigan, Eaten on Main Street
New faces in Frankfort’s business district
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Questions & Answers with community faces
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Benzie Bus open for the holidays
Public transportation service a life-saver for residents like Lois Weaver From staff reports Benzie Bus believes in its mission “to connect people to community” and that requires working some holidays. “Our customers have spoken about their needs and wants and we have re-allocated drivers to work on those days”, said operations manager Chad Hollenbeck. The […]
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Loveless for Art
Questions & Answers with Community Faces
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On the Road to Borneo
A Benzie girl’s global mission to teach environmental education By Susan Koenig Current Contributor Amalia Fernand has travelled. A lot, by anyone’s standards. In her relatively short life, she has visited and taught in 17 countries, including Uganda, Colombia, Costa Rica, Madagascar, Australia, Thailand, Mexico and Ethiopia, to name a few, not to mention Florida, […]
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Benzie Boomerangs
Two millennials who ditched the city for Northern Michigan
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Revitalizing Downtown Beulah
Open-air restaurant to replace collapsed bowling alley
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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 ends meet was too difficult. His profession was quickly going digital, so Confer turned the film-processing dark room in his […]
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Honor’s Role in Benzie
The next Q&A in our interview series with local characters having an impact on their Benzie communities features Ingemar Johansson, who is president of the Honor Area Restoration Project (HARP) and is known throughout Northern Michigan as a member of Song of the Lakes. Check out HARP’s website at RestoreHonor.org. Current: What’s new with HARP […]
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Living with Fire in Northern Michigan
By Jed Jaworski Current Contributor Residents of Northern Michigan, like much of the nation, are reevaluating our long held perceptions on fire in the environment. Fire professionals, ecologists and climate experts are all telling us fire will be in our back yard, but can we actually live “with” fire? The answer is that we may […]
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Biking “The Bear” Tour brings cycling tourism to Frankfort
From staff reports Beginning Wednesday, June 11, 300 cyclists participating in the 2014 NorthWest Biking The Bear Tour will begin the annual five-day tour of the Sleeping Bear Dunes, Traverse City, Leelanau and Frankfort areas. Each day, cyclists will ride a looped route that starts from their base camp at Indigo Bluffs RV Park. They […]
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Empire Asparagus Festival Pops out of the Ground
Yes, we love a cheesy title as much as the next person.
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Experience the night sky at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
From staff reports As darkness falls on Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, the glorious night sky becomes visible. You can enjoy special night sky experiences at the National Lakeshore this year through a series of monthly astronomy programs from now through October. Join Park Rangers and the Grand Traverse Astronomical Society (GTAS) for guided explorations […]
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