Annual fundraiser features Cole Porter music
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Mills Community House Turns 105
Susan Koenig
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Mills Community House Turns 105
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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Support the Betsie Current’s relaunch through Kickstarter campaign
This spring, Northern Michigan natives Jordan Bates and Jacob Wheeler will relaunch the Betsie Current, a community newspaper that will cover the dynamic, tight-knit communities of Benzie County. The Betsie Current will be your go-to source for local news and events, and coverage of arts, culture and entertainment, particularly in the vibrant communities surrounding Crystal Lake — Frankfort, Beulah, […]
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Sleeping Bear “Wilderness” Legislation a Potential Win-win for Park and Public
After decades of missteps, how the Park is winning over the local community Before the end of this year, Congress may approve “wilderness” legislation for the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore that — despite the implication of the word — would forever guarantee public access to the Park’s pristine beaches along county roads, to historic […]
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The Betsie Current Newspaper Returns
inaugural issue appearing on newsstand April 17th, 2014
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