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Image for Near and Farr Friends is a tabletop with coffee beans arranged to form a heart.

Near and Farr Friends’ 2026 programming schedule announced

January 20, 2026 No Comments

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Image is a quote that says I Have a Dream. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Manistee community to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr.

January 16, 2026 No Comments

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Photo of the migrant sculpture by Dewey Blocksma outside Wee Bee Jammin north of Bear Lake, Michigan. Four people instrumental in the sculpture's installation are pictured to the left of it. Photo courtesy of Arts and Culture Alliance of Manistee County.

Events to honor farm workers

January 14, 2026 No Comments

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Photo for Beat the Winter Blues: 7 tips to stay sane shows two-letter Scrabble words, a Muir Woods puzzle box and pieces, a cookbook open to a recipe for cassoulet and four books waiting to be read. Everything is in front of an electric fireplace. Photo by Pat Stinson.

Beat the winter blues: 7 tips to stay sane

January 14, 2026 No Comments

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Photo for MI Backyard Nature is the best medicine for winter blues is of writer Emily Cook on a fat tire bike on the trail at Crystal Mountain resort. Photo by Joe Frederick.

Nature is the best medicine for winter blues

January 14, 2026 No Comments

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Image is a bumper sticker. White background. Blue michigan mitten on the left. Says I heart symbol kaleva.

The Heart of a Community

December 9, 2025 No Comments

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Photo for Ring in the holidays is of a past summer member art exhibition at Oliver Art Center. File photo courtesy of the art center.

Ring in the holidays at area winter art exhibition

December 4, 2025 No Comments

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Photo for Santa and Mrs. Claus to visit Onekama is a picture of Nancy Behring at the Farr Center. Nancy is wearing a red Santa hat and red turtleneck long-sleeved shirt beneath a white pinafore. Santa is beside her with his red hat, spectacles, full white beard down to his waist, black belt over his red coat with white trim and red pants. A Christmas tree is behind them. Photo courtesy of Dan and Nancy Behring.

Santa and Mrs. Claus to visit Onekama

December 3, 2025 No Comments

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Giving Tuesday is Dec. 2

December 2, 2025 No Comments

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Photo for In gratitude of my own backyard is of the writer's husband Joe and collie named Holly in their backyard which is sunny and shady. Joe's upper body is in shade while his legs and Holly the dog (on the ground) are in sunshine.

In gratitude of my own backyard

November 27, 2025 No Comments

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Photo for first-timers welcome during Christmas Bird Count is of two mourning doves perched on the branch of a plum tree in winter. They have snow on their wings and one has its feathers puffed up to stay warm. Photo by Mark Videan.

First-time birders welcome during Christmas Bird Count

November 17, 2025 No Comments

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Photo for Program to feature area women who helped in the war effort include Blanche Moon, enlisted Army Sergeant First Class, Womens Auxiliary Corps of 1949. Moon is standing, third from the right.

Program to feature area women’s contributions during wartime

November 8, 2025 No Comments

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