The Betsie Current Newspaper

2015 , Essays , Featured Stories , History , Print Editions , Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Cottage Names in a Favorite Place

Beau Vallance September 9, 2015 0 comment

The many ways people name paradise

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Running the Platte Plains Trails

Nicole L. Bates September 1, 2015August 31, 2015 0 comment

4 Mile Out-and-Back or 4.6-Mile Loop

2015 , Horticulture , Iconic Person , Landscaping , Print Editions , Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore , Trees, Shrubs, and Grass

Aftermath of Glen Arbor’s storm is a growing opportunity

Staff Reports August 31, 2015 0 comment

Straight as the Pine, Sturdy as the Oak

2015 , Featured Stories , Horticulture , Landscaping , Print Editions , Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore , Trees, Shrubs, and Grass

Community Resilience After the Megastorm

Jacob Wheeler August 31, 2015 0 comment

How Glen Arbor picked itself up

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Grow Benzie Hosts First ‘Bayou on the Bay’ Fundraiser

Jacob Wheeler August 28, 2015August 28, 2015 0 comment

Blues & zydeco picnic scheduled at Frankfort’s Open Space Park

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Men in Big Trucks

Staff Reports August 25, 2015August 25, 2015 0 comment

Experts arrive to save the day

News

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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A Legacy (Isaac Julian Ryan-McKinnon)

Staff Reports July 29, 2015 8 comment

A year can make all the difference

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Dr. Jake Flynn: Running Races and Runny Noses

Aubrey Parker July 15, 2015December 12, 2016 1 comment

Questions & Answers with community faces

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Hometown Giving

Kelly Ottinger July 15, 2015 0 comment

Give thoughtful gifts and support local causes

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Field of Dreams

Staff Reports July 15, 2015 0 comment

Community tradition connected by America’s pastime

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From Beyond the Horizon: A jubilant Frankfort crowd greets the paddlers from Wisconsin

Staff Reports July 7, 2015 1 comment

By Nancy Bissonnette Bordine They gathered on the shore of Frankfort Harbor, all eyes on the horizon. The breeze ruffling their hair was subtly chilled from traveling over the yet cold waters of Lake Michigan. The white silhouettes of three boats approaching the shore gave them great relief, for those boats were the guardians escorting […]

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Beulah Fireworks

Susan Koenig July 2, 2015 0 comment

For 25 years, Richard Ide of Beulah has been gathering funds for Crystal Lake’s popular fireworks display, which carries an annual ticket of approximately $7,000. According to the Benzie County Sheriff’s Department, an estimated 10,000 people view the show from the village, from boats on the lake, and from homes on both the north and south […]