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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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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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Trail1 - The North Breakwater Light on the Maritime Heritage Trail is busy with visitors making the half-mile walk along the breakwater. The light tower has a slight list to the northwest.

Navigating the Maritime Heritage Trail

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Scarpace Lures come in various colors and patterns.

Local Allure

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Image for Smells fishy is of a fishing rod attached to the edge of a fishing boat at sunset. The tip is bent over the water as the sun sets in the background in an orange sky. Photo by J. Wheeler, Unsplash.

Smells fishy

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