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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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Questions and answers with community faces
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The collector and creator behind Monumental Finds
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Paul May’s local approach to the harvest
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Polishing a new gem in Frankfort
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Details of the Tragedy… err, Comedy
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Questions & Answers with community faces
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Two millennials who ditched the city for Northern Michigan
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A mystery unfolding
Read More“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 program.” Humans of Benzie County is an ode to the popular Humans of New […]
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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 of Singulair and sent us on our […]
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Grace and the family
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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. The performance broke from the stereotypical image of a cello concert – very serious, full of […]
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“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 oil and outdoor painting. I’ve been a painter for 45 years.” Humans of Benzie County […]
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“How did you start dancing?” “When I was growing up, I saw my parents dancing at weddings and house parties and how much they loved it. My father went to college on the GI Bill and taught ballroom dancing at the Arthur Murray Dance Studio in Milwaukee for extra money while in college. He first […]
Read More“We’ve been using handmade soap for a year or two after discovering it at a local store. They discontinued it, and I’ve been buying it from Florida ever since. I would really like a local source. I cannot imagine going back to Dial.” — Joann Miller Miller will be pleased to learn there are some […]
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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 […]
Read MoreFrankfort City Superintendent Josh Mills is a ubiquitous force behind much of the action in town. His fingerprints are on initiatives that include the new Downtown Development Authority (DDA) and its efforts to enhance Main Street, Frankfort’s management of the municipal marina, the lighthouse and preparing the beach for summer. Mills is a Frankfort native […]
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A couple environmental advocates from Beulah were recently honored for their impassioned grassroots efforts.
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From staff reports “Connecting people to community” is the motto of Benzie Bus, and the public transit organization’s new mission is to connect communities in Benzie County with one another and with Traverse City. Our nearby metropolis represents the hub of a 21-county “micropolitan region” with a population nearing 150,000 — for its commerce and […]
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The tale of a faithful ship and the “Good Will” of a community
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an inside look at the Manitou
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Peggy Hawley captures “Up North” magic on canvas
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