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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

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

The Art of Flintknapping

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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

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

Oh, Christmas Tree!

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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

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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

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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

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“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

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Nathan Helminiak, Matt Feagins and Adam Eckerson pass the time at Backstage Hobbies of Manistee with sci-fi board game Galaxy Trucker. Courtesy photo.

The Golden Age of Hobbies

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The life of a milkweed pod. Photo by Jennifer Devine.

Got milkweed? Yes, in Michigan

November 7, 2021 No Comments

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Image for Acclaimed coach returns to his roots is of Northwestern University defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz looking on from the sidelines during a game last year. Hankwitz retired after the 2020 regular season with 400 victories as an assistant coach for 11 teams. Photo courtesy of Northwestern University.

Acclaimed coach returns to his roots

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Hankwitz with his fellow enthusiasts at the former Manistee & Northeastern RR Riverview depot located just east of Grayling. It is now owned by the Riverview Rod & Gun Club. Seated (from L): Jerry McGowan, Sonny Miller and Mike Hankwitz. The team sometimes scours the countryside to find old railroad grades and routes, which are overgrown and forgotten. Courtesy photo.

From the gridiron to iron rails

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