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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 […]
Mr. Joy’s 31 years of making things better
Celebration starts at 5pm on September 11, 2015
The many ways people name paradise
Gold fever attracts media frenzy
Museum and exhibit celebrate first full year
First-person account of a fall storm from the deck
At least 500 years old
Details of the Tragedy… err, Comedy
Annual fundraiser features Cole Porter music
A mystery unfolding
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 […]
A history of Benzie’s airfields
The tale of a faithful ship and the “Good Will” of a community
ship lost with all hands near the Manitou Islands
mystery of woman’s death still haunts maritime history<