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Image for Collect rainwater for your garden is of a wooden barrel beneath the downspout of a gutter. The barrel is slightly raised off brick beneath it. Purple flowers grow beside it. Photo by Waldemar on Unsplash dot com.

Collect rainwater for your garden

June 20, 2025 No Comments

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Image for Michigan's Underground Railroad is a monument to Sojourner Truth, an abolitionist and outspoken speaker, at a podium. Photo by Grace Grogan.

Michigan’s Underground Railroad

June 19, 2025 No Comments

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Image for shop now to support the Freshwater Reporter is two photos of items for sale at Patina in Onekama. Items include paintings, prints, pottery, jewelry, gift baskets and more. Photos by Pat Stinson.

Shop soon to support the Freshwater Reporter

June 18, 2025 No Comments

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Brown Bag Quartet image by Eavone Jazzman, Unsplash

Saxophone quartet to perform in Elberta

June 17, 2025 No Comments

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Image for Area Community Members Rally shows hundreds of protesters along US-31 in Manistee. Photo by Mark Videan.

Area community members rally for ‘No Kings’

June 14, 2025 No Comments

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Image for Creativity to shine is of the Oliver Art Center's member exhibit in 2024. The photo was taken from above, looking down on gallery visitors as they admire works by artists in various corners of the gallery space. PHoto courtesy of Oliver Art Center.

Creativity to shine during Oliver Art Center ‘Member Exhibit’

June 14, 2025 No Comments

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Image for Onekama concerts announced is of K Jones and the Benzie Playboys who will be the first to perform this summer during the Onekama Monday summer concert series at the village park. In the photo, K. Jones is playing accordion, Mark Stoltz is playing his washboard, and other members of the band are on guitar and drums. Photo courtesy of K. Jones and the Benzie Playboys.

Onekama summer concerts announced

June 13, 2025 No Comments

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Image for Northern Natural is the cider house poster listing free and ticketed concerts in 2025. There is a Q.R. code in the top righthand corner for folks to point their smartphones at.

Northern Natural expands summer music offerings

June 11, 2025 No Comments

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Now an open field, the Paradise Club on Paradise Lake was one of several night clubs in Idlewild during the ’40s and ’50s. Photo courtesy of Lake County Historical Society.

Free ‘Juneteenth’ film to be shown

June 10, 2025 No Comments

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Image for Rosie the Recycler is of a smiling Rosalyn Castonia wearing her bright orange safety vest and knitted hat and holding a poking tool in one hand and a bag of waste in another. Photo by Don Hansen.

Rosie the Recycler marks 25 years

June 8, 2025 No Comments

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Image for Pride Month activities is a painting by Jasper Sowle, part of an exhibition called "Art Speaks Pride" on display through July 6 at the Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts in Manistee.

Pride Month activities begin this week in Manistee

May 29, 2025 No Comments

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Image for Remembering PFC Erby H. Roper shows his gravesite in the Belgian cemetery at left and a head-and-shoulders photo of Erby wearing a hat prior to his enlistment. The bottom right photo is of his brother holding the folded flag service members families receive when a loved one dies during wartime. All photos courtesy of the author.

Remembering PFC Erby H. Roper

May 26, 2025 No Comments

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