• Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS
Freshwater Reporter Freshwater Reporter
  • Home
  • Stories
    • Arts
    • Astronomy & Space
    • Attractions
    • Business Spotlight
    • Event Calendar-Manistee, Mason
    • Essay/Opinion
    • Community News
    • Food/Beverage
    • Health/Wellness
    • History
    • Local Personality
    • MI BACKYARD
    • Music
    • Environmental/Outdoors
    • News
    • Poetry
    • Sports
  • Full Issues
  • Advertise
  • Event Calendar-Manistee, Mason
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
Image for catch the holiday spirit is of a sprig of evergreen with red berries, a lit candle held in a hand with a string of lights above it, and little Liam eating a piece of his chocolate letter. Photo of Liam by Chelsea Schmidt.

Catch the holiday spirit

December 28, 2021 No Comments

…

  • 0
Hubble-Distance: Pictured is a scale of just how far space telescopes have been able to see vs. how far Webb will detect. This will be the first time in history we will be able to gather data from the first-forming stars and galaxies. Image credit: NASA and Ann Feild.

NASA builds a new Time Machine

December 24, 2021 No Comments

…

  • 2
Earthrise: The iconic “Earthrise” photo taken on Christmas Eve, 1968, by astronaut William A. Anders. Photo courtesy of NASA.

Remembering Apollo 8’s Christmas Eve message, iconic photo

December 24, 2021 No Comments

…

  • 3
Gathering in Copemish to walk the winter solstice spiral of evergreen boughs laid by Archangel Ancient Tree Archive. Photo by Nikki Schneider.

Heading into the light

December 22, 2021 1 Comment

…

  • 3
Image for Area Events to Light Up the Longest Night of the Year is a photo of Candlelight by Andres F. Uran, Unsplash.

Area events to light up the longest night of the year

December 21, 2021 1 Comment

…

  • 0
Robert Chandler holds three of the spear points he has made using the ancient technique of flintknapping.

The Art of Flintknapping

December 15, 2021 No Comments

…

  • 0
The pavilion at Green Lake Township Memorial Park was filled with community members during the first Barter Fair held October 2021. Photo by Blase.

Bringing back bartering

December 5, 2021 No Comments

…

  • 0
Choosing a Christmas tree at a U-cut farm is a tradition for some families. Courtesy photo.

Oh, Christmas Tree!

December 3, 2021 No Comments

…

  • 0
Riders along the trail in Manistee County in 2019. Photo courtesy of Benzie-Manistee Snowbirds..

Snowmobilers lose a Leelanau trail link

November 22, 2021 1 Comment

…

  • 0
Artist Steve Gribben illustrated his vision of the DART mission heading for Didymos, a near-Earth asteroid with a moonlet. Image courtesy of NASA/Johns Hopkins APL.

NASA plans to DART an asteroid

November 9, 2021 No Comments

…

  • 0
Image for Two Sports is of a group of disc golfers at the Almira Township Park disc golf course. Photo by Stewart McFerran.

Two sports: Enthusiasm drives exponential growth

November 9, 2021 No Comments

…

  • 0
“Unceded Ancester #15, is one of a series of “Unceded Ancestors” collages by Jamie John on display at the Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts in Manistee. Photo courtesy of the artist.

‘First Americans’ art show is first for Ramsdell

November 8, 2021 No Comments

…

  • 1
Load More
  • Archives
  • Keep the press rolling at Freshwater Reporter. Like what you're reading? Your donations and our advertising partners helped us break even in 2024. Thank you to those of you who contributed! Haven't donated yet? Click on this ad.Advertisement for Z and N Farm in Bear Lake. Self serve farm stand. Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Currently offering Salad greens, Carrots and Spinach. Their logo is a plump red tomato as tomatoes and heritage tomatoes are their specialty. Learn more at zenfarmllc dot com or click on this ad to be taken to their website.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.
  • Categories
  • SiteLock
Freshwater Reporter

Copyright © 2025 Freshwater Reporter. All rights reserved.

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
Freshwater Reporter
  • Home
  • Stories
    • Arts
    • Astronomy & Space
    • Attractions
    • Business Spotlight
    • Event Calendar-Manistee, Mason
    • Essay/Opinion
    • Community News
    • Food/Beverage
    • Health/Wellness
    • History
    • Local Personality
    • MI BACKYARD
    • Music
    • Environmental/Outdoors
    • News
    • Poetry
    • Sports
  • Full Issues
  • Advertise
  • Event Calendar-Manistee, Mason
  • About Us
  • Contact Us