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A Northern Michigan ghost town and America’s favorite pastime
Read MoreCelebrating from home
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Read MoreThe “Green Man” of Benzie County
Read MoreIron Fish Distillery makes hand sanitizer during COVID-19 pandemic
Read MoreMusings of a crisis homeschooler
Read MoreAn interview with Lisa Purchase and Jenna Noffsinger, food service directors for both school districts.
Read MoreFood is being delivered twice a week to more than 1,000 children.
Read MoreThe isolation that we have been asked to do—sharing physical space only when it is absolutely essential—means less face-to-face contact and more time on screens.
Read MoreMan swims to North Manitou Island
Read MoreEvery girl. Everywhere. Period.
Read MoreFilmmakers and film enthusiasts invited to participate
Read MoreFrom staff reports There’s breaking news in downtown Frankfort, Michigan, tonight. Jordan Bates has cleaned his room! The Betsie Current co-editor and all-around-town cheery good guy has lived almost his entire life in Frankfort (in the purple house near the stoplight) and he’s known for good jokes, winning at trivia, bad jokes while fishing, and […]
Read MoreCommunity Spirit gives back this holiday season
Read MoreA look at voter registration and turnout
Read MoreA truly local celebration
Read MoreMichigan’s first farm-based distillery opens near Thompsonville
Read MoreAn ode to entrepreneurs
Read MoreThough typically winter is thought of as a time for hibernating, for many, it is the time to come out and play.
Read MoreLast fall, Kurt and Samantha Dellicker scored their own piece of Northern Michigan heaven, right here in Benzie County.
Read MoreDiva and the Real Dog By Anne-Marie Oomen Gerald’s Talking Dog loves cherries. That’s all he talks about… Gerald. Gerald. Gerald’s Talking Dog loves cherries, all things sweet. That’s all… Diva’s shower opera echoed against wet enamel. She topped off with a rousing splash of maraschino mélange body wash. Gerald’s taaaalking Dawwwwg loves cherries. That’s […]
Read MoreBy Doug Sanders Gerald’s Talking Dog loves cherries. That’s all he talks about. Of course, he doesn’t call them “cherries.” They’re “Bings,” which is his favorite word. “Bing me,” he says when he wants some cherries in his bowl or a swig of juice. “Bing!” he shouts when he drops his business in the side […]
Read MoreBy Jeff Smith Gerald’s Talking Dog loves cherries. That’s all he talks about. He talks Montmorencies, Balatons, dwarf root stock, cold tolerance. He talks dormant sprays, petal fall, shuck stage. He talks Malathion, fruit flies, fungal response. He talks sweets, darks, whatever. He sounds like a know it all, but none of it means anything. […]
Read MoreQuestions & Answers with community faces
Read More“Cadillac of sauna stoves” are made right here in Benzie
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