The little toy store that could
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Santa on Main Street
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Santa on Main Street
Revitalizing Downtown Beulah
Open-air restaurant to replace collapsed bowling alley
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Biking and Hiking the Betsie Valley Trail
122 years after construction, the trail shows thoughtful vision
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Living with Tourette’s
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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Get Away to Elberta
How to spend a day across the Betsie Bay
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A Day in Beulah
A small town with a big city soul
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Fresh Produce from Loving Dove Farm
Grace and the family
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Honor’s Role in Benzie
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 […]
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Living with Fire in Northern Michigan
By Jed Jaworski Current Contributor Residents of Northern Michigan, like much of the nation, are reevaluating our long held perceptions on fire in the environment. Fire professionals, ecologists and climate experts are all telling us fire will be in our back yard, but can we actually live “with” fire? The answer is that we may […]
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The Wings of Rufus Snoddy
First solo exhibition at the Oliver Art Center opens May 30
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Ribs in T-ville
Community served with a side of slaw.
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Look Out for Ticks, A Spreading Menace
Benzie County is home to ticks carrying Lyme disease
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Water Temperature Critical to What’s Biting
The first in a series about recreational outdoor activities
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Turkish Delight at Frankfort Takeout
Mediterranean food on the bay
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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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Sleeping Bear’s Wild Blue Yonder
A history of Benzie’s airfields
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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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