How to spend a day across the Betsie Bay
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Get Away to Elberta
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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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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All That String
Two Cello, Two Friends, Two Nights at The Garden Theater On June 21, Two Cellos, Two Friends, Two Nights was a unique jazz and blues collaboration of two virtuoso cellists, Vermont-based Eugene Friesen and Benzie County’s own Crispin Campbell. The performance broke from the stereotypical image of a cello concert – very serious, full of […]
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Humans of Benzie County: Female Artist
“Can you describe your art style? “I love going outside and drawing landscapes in Benzie County. Landscape paintings are my favorite. Using many colors and short and broken brush strokes are my style. For 12 years in England, I learned oil and outdoor painting. I’ve been a painter for 45 years.” Humans of Benzie County […]
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Humans of Benzie County: Male Dancer #1
“How did you start dancing?” “When I was growing up, I saw my parents dancing at weddings and house parties and how much they loved it. My father went to college on the GI Bill and taught ballroom dancing at the Arthur Murray Dance Studio in Milwaukee for extra money while in college. He first […]
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Live For Art Gallery – Weekly Open Houses Start June 26th
Meet the artists at weekly open houses
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Bark in Beulah Park, June 28
Darcy Library’s third annual Bark in Beulah Park is just around the corner!
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Two Cellos, Two Friends, Two Nights at The Garden Theater on June 20th, 21st
Two Cellists and Two Friends. Eugene Freisen and Crispin Campbell are delighted to announce two nights of music featuring their combined artistry on cello. The opening performance of this unique collaboration is Friday, June 20, at 8 p.m. at the Garden Theater in Frankfort. The second night is set for Saturday evening, June 21, at […]
Read MoreGovernor Snyder’s staff holds mobile office hours at Conundrum Cafe
Conundrum Cafe has announced that Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s staff will hold mobile office hours at the Elberta venue this Wednesday, June 18, from 4-6 p.m. Snyder’s staff will be available to answer questions, take suggestions and help assist constituents with state related issues. Conundrum Cafe is located at 603 Frankfort Ave in Elberta.
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Fairies and Forts at Michigan Legacy Art Park
Fairies and Forts is the 2014 summer kick-off event and children’s concert at Crystal Mountain Resort’s Michigan Legacy Art Park, featuring Joe Reilly on Saturday, June 21. What better way to usher in the celebration of long summer days than to sing, dance and use your imagination in a natural setting? This event is from […]
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Elberta Solstice Festival, June 21, 2014
Event organizers say it will be “WILDER THAN EVER” The Elberta Solstice Festival is back for its 12th year, Saturday June 21, 2014! Join the teeming masses of music and food buffs descending on our magical village amid the dune bluffs of Lake Michigan for a grassroots music festival with local food, beer, games, and […]
Read MoreDiscover Benzie’s Homemade Soaps
“We’ve been using handmade soap for a year or two after discovering it at a local store. They discontinued it, and I’ve been buying it from Florida ever since. I would really like a local source. I cannot imagine going back to Dial.” — Joann Miller Miller will be pleased to learn there are some […]
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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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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 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
Read MoreCommunity Faces: Josh Mills, Frankfort’s action man
Frankfort City Superintendent Josh Mills is a ubiquitous force behind much of the action in town. His fingerprints are on initiatives that include the new Downtown Development Authority (DDA) and its efforts to enhance Main Street, Frankfort’s management of the municipal marina, the lighthouse and preparing the beach for summer. Mills is a Frankfort native […]
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Turkish Delight at Frankfort Takeout
Mediterranean food on the bay
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Empire Asparagus Festival Pops out of the Ground
Yes, we love a cheesy title as much as the next person.
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