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A taste of Black Cherry, the favorite fruit-wine flavor of Backwoods’ co-owner Russ Nicewander. Photo by Kevin Howell.

Fruit Rules at Backwoods Homemade Wines

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Image for Small-Batch Wines, Big Flavor is of A glass of local red wine hits the spot on a snowy day. Photo by P. Stinson.

Small-batch wineries, big flavor

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The Christmas Giving Tree

January 2, 2022 2 Comments

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

December 15, 2021 No Comments

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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!

December 3, 2021 No Comments

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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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