Staff Reports
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Learning About Native American Boarding Schools
The effects of my National History Day project By Siella SteeleCurrent Contributor…
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“Common Sense” of a Founding Father
Thomas Paine celebrations in Benzie County
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Award- and Grant-Winning Journalism
The Betsie Current wins eight state awards and a regional grant to…
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Meeting Young Journalists Where They Are
Local media project works with Gen Z to produce short-form videos
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2026, Businesses, Farmers, Farms, Featured Stories, Horticulture, Issue 2, News, Print Editions, Real EstateMIFarmLink Connects Farm Sellers and Buyers
New Michigan program aims to help farms continue
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2026, Businesses, Farmers, Farms, Featured Stories, Horticulture, Hotels/Motels, Landscaping, Landscaping, News, Print Editions, Trees, Shrubs, and GrassFuture of H-2A Workers
Migrant farm work has boomed in Michigan recently, but feds just cut…
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Once More Unto the Beech
Beech trees, passenger pigeons, and the struggle to survive in Northern Michigan
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2024, Businesses, Featured Stories, Golfing, History, Horticulture, Iconic Person, Issue 11, News, Print Editions, SportsCrystal Downs Country Club
History, legacy, and community connections
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2024, Bakery, Businesses, Featured Stories, Hotels/Motels, Issue 12, News, Print Editions, RestaurantsTheir Luck Is Our Luck
ultural exchange workers help in Benzie and Leelanau counties
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2024, Featured Stories, Historical, History, Issue 14, News, Non-Profit, Non-profits, Print Editions, Real Estate, SportsSoaring High
Green Point Flyers sustain local tradition of motorless flight
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Leaving The Lights On
An essay on neighbors and nostalgia
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From Crystal Beach Christian Assembly to the Crystal Conference Center
More than 100 years of history on Crystal Lake’s south shore
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Animal Magnetism: The Birds and the Bees
But not the way you thought
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Spring Has Sprung
A flower lover’s guide to bulbs, blooms, and bouquets
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The Evolution of Passages
Local artist Ron Gianola’s work spans decades and genres
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Winter Swimming in Lake Michigan
Multi-generational group finds community and resilience in cold water
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Beneath The Surface
One woman’s struggle with ACEs and CPTSD
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2023, Businesses, Farmers, Farms, Featured Stories, Horticulture, Issue 8, Landscaping, Nature, Print EditionsBiochar
Everything old is new again
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CrossFit Dunes
24-hour fitness in Frankfort
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Love for Sail
Captain Gerry Shiffman offers sailing excursions to at-risk youth
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Chattering and Mattering
When gossip is good
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2023, Basketball, Coach, Featured Stories, Historical, History, Iconic Person, Issue 7, Print Editions, SportsUsing Basketball to Impart Vital Life Lessons
Octogenarian coach can’t stop giving
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No More Clarinet
African harp “kora” returns to Empire
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Big Fish Tale
When the one that got away isn’t a fish