History – The Betsie Current Newspaper

2025 , Businesses , Featured Stories , History , Hotels/Motels , Issue 1 , Maritime History , Native American Culture & History , Print Editions , Railroad History , Real Estate

A Tale of Two Piers

Jed Jaworski March 4, 2025March 4, 2025 0 comment

And the city they built

2025 , Businesses , Featured Stories , Historical , History , Iconic Person , Issue 1 , Maritime History , Print Editions , Railroad History , Real Estate

The Frankfort Land Company

Andrew Bolander February 19, 2025March 4, 2025 0 comment

And the men behind it

2024 , Businesses , Featured Stories , History , Maritime History , Non-profits , Print Editions

Sailing on Crystal Lake

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

A history of the Crystal Lake Yacht Club

2024 , Featured Stories , History , Issue 8 , Nature , Non-Profit , Non-profits , Print Editions , Railroad History , Real Estate

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

2024 , Businesses , Featured Stories , Historical , History , Issue 7 , Print Editions , Railroad History

How Cinder Road Got Its Name

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

From charcoal to road surface

2024 , Businesses , Canoeing , Featured Stories , History , Issue 6 , Maritime History , Nature , News , Print Editions , Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore , Stand-up Paddle Boarding , Swimming

Riverside Canoes Celebrates 60 Years

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

And wins National Park lawsuit, again

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

2024 , Businesses , Featured Stories , Historical , History , Iconic Person , Issue 3 , Non-profits , Print Editions , Question and Answers

Matt Varnum: Benzie History

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

Questions & Answers with community faces

2024 , Businesses , Historical , History , Iconic Person , Issue 2 , Print Editions , Railroad History , Skiing

Ski Jumping, from Norway to Elberta

Andrew Bolander February 18, 2024September 23, 2024 1 comment

Long-forgotten “winter sports” history still lives in the Elberta Hills

2023 , Basketball , Coach , Featured Stories , Historical , History , Iconic Person , Issue 7 , Print Editions , Sports

Using Basketball to Impart Vital Life Lessons

Staff Reports June 28, 2023July 12, 2023 3 comment

Octogenarian coach can’t stop giving

2023 , Featured Stories , History , Issue 6 , Music , Musician , Print Editions

No More Clarinet

Staff Reports June 27, 2023June 27, 2023 0 comment

African harp “kora” returns to Empire

2023 , Businesses , Essays , Featured Stories , History , Issue 6 , Print Editions

Summers in Beulah

Staff Reports June 22, 2023June 22, 2023 3 comment

A family history of Reedcraft Weavers (1940-2011)

2023 , Essays , Featured Stories , Historical , History , Iconic Person , Issue 5 , Non-Profit , Non-profits , Print Editions

Memorial Morses

Staff Reports May 26, 2023May 26, 2023 1 comment

Local brothers take Honor Flight

2023 , Essays , Featured Stories , Historical , History , Iconic Person , Issue 4 , Native American Culture & History , Noah Sorenson , Print Editions

What’s In A Name?

Staff Reports April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 1 comment

Stories behind the names of Benzie County

2023 , Featured Stories , Historical , History , Iconic Person , Issue 4 , Non-Profit , Non-profits , Print Editions

Then & Now

Staff Reports April 16, 2023April 16, 2023 1 comment

More than a century of the Mills Community House

2023 , Essays , Featured Stories , Historical , History , Iconic Person , Issue 2 , Print Editions

1906: A Summer to Remember

Staff Reports March 24, 2023March 24, 2023 0 comment

Donated historical photos bring a family to life

2022 , Featured Stories , History , Iconic Person , Issue 6 , Print Editions

Never Too Late

Staff Reports December 17, 2022December 17, 2022 0 comment

Gaining recognition for a fallen brother

2022 , Businesses , Featured Stories , History , Iconic Person , Issue 6 , Print Editions

Filmmaker Rich Brauer

Kelly Ottinger December 15, 2022December 16, 2022 1 comment

Northern Michigan’s heartfelt storyteller

2022 , Essays , History , Issue 5 , Non-Profit , Non-profits , Photographer , Print Editions

Preserving Family Photos

Staff Reports June 4, 2022June 4, 2022 0 comment

A window to your family’s past

2022 , Businesses , Farmers , Farms , Featured Stories , Historical , History , Issue 3 , Print Editions

Rice Centennial Farm

Staff Reports May 25, 2022May 25, 2022 0 comment

All in the family, for more than 100 years

2022 , Featured Stories , History , Issue 2 , Maritime History , Print Editions

Point Betsie’s Lost Ship

Jed Jaworski May 12, 2022May 12, 2022 1 comment

The wreck of the St. Lawrence appears

2021 , Featured Stories , History , Issue 15 , Maritime History , Non-Profit , Print Editions

154-year-old Shipwreck on Frankfort Beach

Jed Jaworski February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 1 comment

Hazard, tourist attraction, or priceless historical artifact?

2021 , Featured Stories , History , Issue 14 , Maritime History , Native American Culture & History , Print Editions

Big Boats

Staff Reports January 29, 2022January 31, 2022 2 comment

Local ships bring maritime history alive

2021 , Art , Artists , Featured Stories , Fishing , History , Iconic Person , Issue 14 , Nature , Print Editions

Preserving a Family’s Heritage

Staff Reports January 28, 2022January 28, 2022 0 comment

One decoy at a time

2021 , Featured Stories , History , Issue 11 , Print Editions

Time Travel Back to Your Hometown

Jed Jaworski September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 1 comment

The Sanborn map collections for Benzie County