Essays
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1906: A Summer to Remember
Donated historical photos bring a family to life
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2023, Essays, Featured Stories, Horticulture, Issue 2, Landscaping, Landscaping, Native American Culture & History, Nature, Print Editions, Trees, Shrubs, and GrassSeeing Red in MI Backyard
Show-stopping native plants
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From Pandemic Penguins in a Plague House to a Parakeet in a Parking Lot
A long and winding story about friendship and fate, perhaps… By Aubrey…
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The Rebirth of Spring
Searching for the elusive morel mushrooms
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Preserving Family Photos
A window to your family’s past
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Keep It Wild
To see the forest in the weeds
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2022, Businesses, Essays, Farmers, Farms, Featured Stories, Horticulture, Issue 3, Landscaping, Landscaping, Print EditionsReceding Snow
How do we know if we have navigated a season well?
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2022, Businesses, Essays, Farmers, Farms, Featured Stories, Horticulture, Iconic Person, Issue 3, Landscaping, Landscaping, News, Print EditionsPhenology
A farmer’s ode to the season change By Charla BurgessCurrent Contributor I…
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Shop Local #2
Make a difference this holiday season
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Suicides (Not) in the Media
A journalist’s view
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Ending the Stigma of Mental Illness
By sharing one person’s story at a time
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The Sober Truth
Loss & recovery, calamity & clarity
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OCD: What it is, and what it is not
A first-hand account from one young woman in Benzie County
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A Dog’s Life on the Betsie
Learning philosophy from a four-legged pal
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The Allergy Way
A mother’s take on having children with food allergies
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2021, Baseball & Softball, Essays, Featured Stories, Historical, History, Iconic Person, Issue 1, Print Editions, SportsNot Getting Hank Aaron’s Autograph
Reconciling with the past
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Pandemic Parenting
A first-time mother considers how COVID-19 has affected parenting in Northern Michigan
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Shop Local: Make A Difference This Holiday Season
Letter from the editors
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Life in the Time of Coronavirus
Benzie boon, despite COVID-19 economic projections
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Pride in a Pandemic
Celebrating from home
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Comparing COVID-19 and the 1918 Flu Pandemic
What can history teach us
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Diary of My Plague Months
Making pandemic lemonade
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From Ms. Frizzle to Mrs. Fizzling Out
Musings of a crisis homeschooler
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Finding Lizzie
Locating a family member’s grave, with the help of a community
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Gerald’s Talking Dog Essay Contest 2017: First Place
Gerald’s Talking Dog loves cherries. That’s all he ever talks about. It…