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“Groupies," actually a handful of young children,dance in front of the covered stage to music by the Mudskippers at the 2019 Spirit of the Woods Folk Festival. Photo by Stewart McFerran.

Spirit of the Woods Folk Festival marks 44th year

June 17, 2022 No Comments

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Image is of Elizabeth Heckler Cambridge standing next to her Red Tree painting and her gallery's namesake. Photo by Pat Stinson.

Red Tree Curiosities: a Baldwin gallery/gift shop

June 16, 2022 No Comments

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Photograph of two dirty hands cupped to hold a scoop of dirt. Photo by Gabriel Jimenez, Unsplash.

Winner of the Manistee County Library 2022 Poetry Contest

June 15, 2022 1 Comment

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Freshwater Reporter contributing writer Joshua Elie smiles as he raises his fishing line with his first fish attached. Courtesy photo.

A (True) Fishy Tale

June 1, 2022 2 Comments

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The legs of a sleeping dog, lying on its side, are visible stretched out on the living room floor. Photo from Pixabay.

A Rescue Dog Dreams

May 31, 2022 1 Comment

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Freshwater Reporter contributing writer Carmelitta Tiffany holds MissDottie, a mixed breed terrier, in her arms. Courtesy photo.

Retirement buddies

May 31, 2022 No Comments

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Jamie Spore, 2016 Miss Michigan Wheelchair and a lifelong area resident, uses the Action Trackchair to travel to the beach at Ludington State Park, Courtesy photo.

State park expands visitor access with track chair

May 31, 2022 No Comments

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Kaleva sisu results in community center

May 26, 2022 No Comments

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This lavender-looking 6-petaled flower pops against the forest floor of pine needles and leaves and is found in spring at Loda Lake Natural Wildflower Sanctuary in Newaygo County. Photo by Karen Motawi, Michigan Garden Clubs-Big Rapids Chapter.

May bursts with blooms at Loda Lake National Wildflower Sanctuary

May 25, 2022 No Comments

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Cornflower is delicate looking with violet-colored flowers on a long stem. Some confuse it with the sturdier knapweed which is more light purple to pinkish in color.

Roadside show: late spring wildflowers

May 24, 2022 No Comments

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Crew at Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts set the stage for one of the musical acts, with Ukrainian flags in the background, during the May 6 Together for Ukraine concert fundraiser. Courtesy photo.

Ukraine benefit concert a success, say organizers

May 17, 2022 No Comments

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Different colored crayons all meet at their pointy coloring ends, a nice metaphor for this essay on prejudice and discrimination by Ramona DeGeorgio-Venegas for Freshwater Reporter.

Pre Judge Us and Dis Crime In A Nation (Prejudice and Discrimination in the United States of America)

May 7, 2022 No Comments

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