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Beginning swimming class at Bellows Beach on Crystal Lake. Photo courtesy of Diane Tracy, Benzie Aquatic Center.

Swimming is elemental

August 11, 2021 No Comments

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A "stand" of Indian Pipe. Photo by Jennifer Devine.

When is a mushroom not a mushroom?

August 11, 2021 No Comments

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Mark and Lorraine LeMahieu's little green sailboat. Photo by Lorraine LeMahieu.

Big Lake and a Small Craft Crossing

July 31, 2021 No Comments

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Scott and Lynn Brown, owners of GasolineRefind of Bear Lake. Photo by Milton F. Whitmore.

The Unsung Stretch of M-22

July 31, 2021 2 Comments

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The flowers of St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum) ooze purple when crushed. Photo by Jennifer Devine.

Sunny St. John’s Wort

July 28, 2021 No Comments

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This 500-pound round table is a centerpiece of the furniture museum at Shrine of the Pines. It was formed from a single 700-pound stump and includes several carved-out cubby holes. Photo by Kevin Howell.

Woodworking wonders at Shrine of the Pines

July 28, 2021 No Comments

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A group of happy trail riders pictured in front of their Polaris ORVs at Best Bear Lodge and Campground in Irons. Photo by S.A. McFerran.

Smiles and miles of sandy ORV trails

July 23, 2021 No Comments

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Spiderman made his second annual appearance at Rebel’s Sanctuary and handed out free comic books to passersby in downtown Manistee. From left: Randy Hiltz, Spiderman and Greg Hiltz.

Comic books are COOL!

July 20, 2021 No Comments

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Drawing of how to remove a tick shows tweezers parallel to the skin pulling the tick straight up at the point closest to the skin.

Arachnophobia 2.0: Tick, Tock. Part Two.

July 16, 2021 No Comments

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Hubble, in the payload bay of the Space Shuttle, during a December 1999 servicing mission. It would be 10 years later that the telescope would receive its last visitors. Image Credit: NASA/JSC

Hubble Trouble

July 16, 2021 No Comments

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Postcard of Verne’s Emporium. Photo by Verne Hutchinson.

Verne’s Emporium takes on a Patina

July 14, 2021 No Comments

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Here’s the scoop!

June 30, 2021 No Comments

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