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Fisher Shelley, 300 feet from the Homestead Dam site, Benzonia.

Trout Madness at the Homestead Dam site

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This red caboose, at the Thompsonville trailhead of the Betsie Valley Trail, is across the street from Geno’s Sports Bar and Grill.

The Thompsonville Trail Connection

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This SmarTrails map shows how communities will be interconnected. Courtesy photo.

Proposed multi-use trail plan connects communities

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Mark Videan adds peanut butter and Miracle Whip to his BLT. Photo by Pat Stinson

Lights! Camera! BLT!

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Michigan Trails Week, Sept. 20-27

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NightSky photo: Saturn and Jupiter lie in the southern sky, along the Milky Way galaxy, after sunset. Photo by Brooke Edwards.

Bright planets light the night sky

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Charlie Nash and his brother Greg are reviving the former grocery store in Custer. Nash Bros. Market kept the store’s iconic cow head. Photo by Kevin Howell.

Local shelves fill once more

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Kyle Storey, of Manistee County Planning Department, shares information about the proposed SMARTrails system during the 2019 Copemish Heritage Festival. File photo by Mark Videan.

Proposed multi-use trail plan connects communities

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A.H. Lyman Building houses the Manistee Historical Museum on River Street. Photo by P. Stinson.

Free passport to Manistee’s past

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Bluegills. Photo by Milton Whitmore

Fishing Mason’s County’s Largest Lake

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Sweet, local peaches at Orchard Market, Free Soil.

Follow the food!

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Artist Tricia Boucha works on the second glass mosaic panel, a scene from Finland’s Kalevala she is donating to the village of Kaleva. Photo by Mark Videan.

Finding peace among the pieces

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