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Image of Ludington's fine art fair returns is of a previous art fair with canopies over booths of art and crowds on the sidewalk ringing Rotary Park in Ludington. Photo courtesy of Ludington Area Center for the Arts.

Ludington’s fine art fair returns July 5-6

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Image for Benzie Global Citizen story is a drawing of the Earth in space, with the continent of Africa facing the viewer. Image credit: Planet Volumes, from Unsplash dot com.

Benzie ‘global citizen’ to speak during lecture series

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Image for Collect rainwater for your garden is of a wooden barrel beneath the downspout of a gutter. The barrel is slightly raised off brick beneath it. Purple flowers grow beside it. Photo by Waldemar on Unsplash dot com.

Collect rainwater for your garden

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Image for Michigan's Underground Railroad is a monument to Sojourner Truth, an abolitionist and outspoken speaker, at a podium. Photo by Grace Grogan.

Michigan’s Underground Railroad

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Image for shop now to support the Freshwater Reporter is two photos of items for sale at Patina in Onekama. Items include paintings, prints, pottery, jewelry, gift baskets and more. Photos by Pat Stinson.

Shop soon to support the Freshwater Reporter

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Brown Bag Quartet image by Eavone Jazzman, Unsplash

Saxophone quartet to perform in Elberta

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Image for Area Community Members Rally shows hundreds of protesters along US-31 in Manistee. Photo by Mark Videan.

Area community members rally for ‘No Kings’

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Image for Creativity to shine is of the Oliver Art Center's member exhibit in 2024. The photo was taken from above, looking down on gallery visitors as they admire works by artists in various corners of the gallery space. PHoto courtesy of Oliver Art Center.

Creativity to shine during Oliver Art Center ‘Member Exhibit’

June 14, 2025 No Comments

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Image for Onekama concerts announced is of K Jones and the Benzie Playboys who will be the first to perform this summer during the Onekama Monday summer concert series at the village park. In the photo, K. Jones is playing accordion, Mark Stoltz is playing his washboard, and other members of the band are on guitar and drums. Photo courtesy of K. Jones and the Benzie Playboys.

Onekama summer concerts announced

June 13, 2025 No Comments

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Image for Northern Natural is the cider house poster listing free and ticketed concerts in 2025. There is a Q.R. code in the top righthand corner for folks to point their smartphones at.

Northern Natural expands summer music offerings

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Now an open field, the Paradise Club on Paradise Lake was one of several night clubs in Idlewild during the ’40s and ’50s. Photo courtesy of Lake County Historical Society.

Free ‘Juneteenth’ film to be shown

June 10, 2025 No Comments

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Image for Rosie the Recycler is of a smiling Rosalyn Castonia wearing her bright orange safety vest and knitted hat and holding a poking tool in one hand and a bag of waste in another. Photo by Don Hansen.

Rosie the Recycler marks 25 years

June 8, 2025 No Comments

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  • Advertisement for new book releases by Freshwater Reporter Poet-in-Residence Louisa Loveridge Gallas. Three books are shown. On the left is the cover of The Wizard's Dream: A universal winter's tale. An Eric Hoffer Award finalist for excellence in independent publishing. A wizard's confusion causes despair until he finds his light. Former publisher/editor of The Writer calls it a magical holiday tale. Price is $10. The book cover in the middle is an abstract painting by the author in oranges and blues. The title of the book is Rescue the Good Stuff., second edition. The story of child Maddie's search for truth, told in prose poems. Dr. Shirley Johnson, A Fulbright professor of English calls it a tour de force that grabs you and will not let go. The price of the book is $15. The cover of the book on the right is a drawing by Emily Cook of vegetables and flowers. The book's title is Be Yourself: Everyone else is taken. second edition. Expands on the original poetry collection with fresh, insightful verse. Singer-songwriter and recording artist Claudia Schmidt calls says "Her poems sing us back up the sheer cliff of hope." Cost is $10. Find these books in Onekama at Patina and in Frankfort at The bookstore, Oliver Art Center and Bella's.Image for Gasoline ReFind advertisement is of the front porch door and clipart of a 1940s type drawing of a pigs head. Vintage shopping. open saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also open from 12 thirty to 6 on Fridays from Memorial Day Weekend thru Labor Day. On Erdman Road at Potter Road west of Bear Lake. Click here to be taken to the website.Advertisement for Patina of Onekama Holiday Schedule. Black Friday and Small Business Saturday sales. November 28 and 29, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pet photos with Santa on December 6 and 7 from noon to 2 p.m. That's a Wrap Party on December 13, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Patina is at 4850 Main Street which is M-22. Click on this ad to be taken to the website.
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