Skatepark breaks ground next month in Frankfort
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If You Build It, They Will Come
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If You Build It, They Will Come
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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“The Feast of Illyria” Saturday May 24th at the Oliver Art Center
All lovers of music, Shakespeare, theatre, love and laugher are invited to Lakeside Shakespeare Theatre’s “The Feast of Illyria” on May 24, 6:30pm at the Oliver Art Center in Frankfort, Michigan! Join LST to celebrate and support our upcoming summer productions of 12th Night and Richard III and our year-round educational workshops.
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Beulah Environmentalists With An Impact
A couple environmental advocates from Beulah were recently honored for their impassioned grassroots efforts.
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Keeping Our Waters Blue
Water Festival on April 25 at The Garden Theater
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The Betsie Current Flows Again
Buoyed by citizen support, community newspaper reemerges after eight-year hiatus
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Benzie Chamber’s Cherry Bowl Jubilee kicks off Drive-in season
Drive-in theatre goes digital in 2014 From staff reports The Benzie County Chamber of Commerce will hold a Cherry Bowl Jubilee at the popular Cherry Bowl Drive-in theatre on the evening of Thursday, May 1. The Cherry Bowl, which officially opens its season the following day, boasts a new digital projection system this year, which […]
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Community Faces: Bill Kennis takes over as Benzie Bus executive director
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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Oliver Art Center Celebrates Young Local Artists
The first in a series about local artists and events
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Platte River Bridge Construction Commences
Traffic on M-22 over the Platte River in northern Benzie County will slow to a crawl this spring and summer as the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) rebuilds a 58-year-old bridge. The bridge sits next to Riverside Canoe Trips, a popular canoe, kayak, and tube livery for summertime floats down the Platte. “We’re all very […]
Read MoreCan You Spell ‘J-O-U-R-N-A-L-I-S-M?’
Stormcloud Brewery and the Betsie Current newspaper to host April 11 adult spelling bee in Frankfort.
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