“Cadillac of sauna stoves” are made right here in Benzie
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Winter Survival in the Sauna
Jacob Wheeler
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Winter Survival in the Sauna
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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Frankfort Volleyball Queen Coronated
Becky Miller is pleased to announce this year’s Volleyball Queen, senior Mackenna Kelly.
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Perfect Football Season, 50 Years Later: 1965 Panthers Celebrate “Coach”
Celebration starts at 5pm on September 11, 2015
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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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Suz McLaughlin: Still Grinning After All These Years
Questions & Answers with Community Faces
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Le Griffon & Confederate Gold: Treasure Hunt Off the Frankfort Coast
Gold fever attracts media frenzy
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Foreign Exchange Students: What Do They Think About Benzie?
Questions & Answers with Community Faces
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If You Build It, They Will Come
Skatepark breaks ground next month in Frankfort
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Tick-Borne Diseases Continue to Rise
Prevention tips for Lyme disease awareness month
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Frozen 5k Race Results
February 21st, 2015. Frankfort, MI. Place Name Age Group Time 1 Jeff Houser M: 25-29 19:35.33 2 Austin Smith M: 30-34 20:05.19 3 Jerry Brown M: 55-59 20:56.09 4 Max Okros M: 15-19 21:09.56 5 Matt Nahnsen M: 30-34 21:16.36 6 Clinton Brian M: 45-49 21:22.25 7 Avery May M: 15-19 21:27.78 8 James Fink […]
Read MoreThe Betsie Current Rings in the New Year
Thanks to your readership, submissions, and advertising support, this Benzie-centric newspaper enjoyed a banner comeback in 2014 after an eight-year hiatus.
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Write for Beer, Says Gerald’s Talking Dog
Story/essay-writing contest at Stormcloud. FRANKFORT, MI (December 3, 2014) – Stormcloud Brewing Company is hosting a story/essay-writing contest to celebrate the official release of their Cherry Rye Dubbel entitled, “Gerald’s Talking Dog.” Every beer at Stormcloud has a story. Sometimes Brewmaster Brian Confer will share it, while others are kept secret. Because every dog has […]
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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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Crystal Mountain Wastes Not, Wants Not
Successful partnership with Bay Area Recycling for Charities
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Interview with Charla Burgess
Head of Beer Education, Stormcloud Brewing Company
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Relinking the Food Chain
Thoughts on the local harvest
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Trail Proposal: Platte Bay to Good Harbor Bay
Park seeks your trail input
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Mills Community House Turns 105
Annual fundraiser features Cole Porter music
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Bones in the Muck
A mystery unfolding
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The Bard Is Back in Benzie
How now, you rump-fed ronyon?!
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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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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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Who is That Seth Bernard Guy?
“Folklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales, stories, tall tales, and customs included in the tradition of a culture, subculture, or group.” -From Wikipedia. Seth Bernard was born on April Fools Day and raised by a pack of wild coyotes on the high-desert plains outside of Lake City. What? […]
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