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Local Earth Day celebration to be held April 26

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Image for Souper Fridays is of a handwoven basket hanging on a wooden peg of a log cabin with chinking between the logs. Hanging on the peg Next to the basket is a white shawl.

‘Souper’ Fridays offer food, museum tours

April 3, 2025 No Comments

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Image for left out of the conversation is the word rubella written in Braille using red dots. The concept for this artwork is author Lois Beardslee's and the artwork was done by Mark Videan.

Left out of the conversation: measles in the womb

April 1, 2025 No Comments

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Image for Native Plant Sale is of butterflies and a bee on native plants. Top three images courtesy of AFFEW. Bee image by Jennifer Devine. Coneflower by Victoria Li on Unsplash.

Online orders for native plants end Sunday night

March 26, 2025 No Comments

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Image for Craft beverage sales to benefit Michigan native fish species is of gloved hands holding a young Arctic grayling from the Oden State Fish Hatchery and below that photo is one of a pair of hands, palms up, holding a small sturgeon, ready to be released into the Manistee River below it. Photo is from the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians.

Craft beverage sales to benefit Michigan native fish species

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Image for taking steps to conserve dark skies is by William Markey. The northern lights in white and green against the dark sky illuminate trees in the foreground. A beam of red light known as STEVE also appears in the photo, taken on Beaver Island.

Taking steps to conserve dark skies in Michigan

March 18, 2025 No Comments

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Local real estate agent Debie Nale wearing a brown hat and blue coat is looking at the camera from the side and in the distance is Lake Michigan photographed from the Arcadia Overlook. Photo by John Nale.

Local real estate agent to appear on HGTV

March 8, 2025 No Comments

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Films to be shown image is of a schedule of individual films set against water with ripples and the words Water Film Series. World Water Day, March 22, and a logo from the Great Lakes Environmental Festival. All film segment names and descriptions are in the story.

Films to be shown ahead of World Water Day 

January 30, 2025 No Comments

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Image is a compilation of old time seed catalogs showing plump ripe tomatoes. Images in the public domain.

Order your seeds now

January 16, 2025 No Comments

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Photo by Carl Freeman of a snowy owl, perched on a vertical limb, wings outstretched, facing the camera. It is set against a blue sky with sunlight on its head, shoulders and body.

Spotting snowy owls: the original ‘snowbirds’

January 12, 2025 No Comments

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Nonprofits we featured in 2024

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Image for Every day's like Christmas is of tiny houses in various stages of construction outside the BARC Kaleva location. Photo by Valerie Chandler.

Every day’s like Christmas at Kaleva’s recycling-resale center

December 3, 2024 No Comments

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  • Advertisement for Stapleton Realty of Honor-Empire. Benzie County Opportunity. A photo of Betsie Bay and Lake Michigan in the distance and an inset photo of four lots outlined in yellow across the street from the bay. The ad reads: Rare four lots available on Main Street in Frankfort, Michigan. Zoned for mixed-use commercial: Hotel, Condo, Restaurant, Retail, Office, Winery, Brewery, etcetera. East end allows three stories. Busy downtown, beach, parks, marinas, shops, dining and theater. $1,100,000. Call Christine Stapleton, 231-499-2698 or click on this ad to be taken to the website. Designated Realtor and Equal Housing Opportunity symbols.Advertisement for new book releases by author and poet Louisa Loveridge Gallas. The first title is Rescue the Good Stuff, a second edition with a new colorful cover. The story of child Maddie's search for truth, told in prose poems. "A tour de force that grabs you and will not let go," according to Shirley Johnson, Ph.D., Fulbright professor of English. Second book is Be Yourself; Everyone else is taken. This second edition expands on the original with fresh, insightful verse. "Her poems sing us back up the sheer cliffs of hope," according to national recording artist and singer-songwriter Claudia Schmidt. The third book release is "The Wizard's Dream: A universal Winter's Tale." A wizard's confusion causes despair until he finds his light. "A magical holiday tale," according to Alfreida Abbey, former publisher and editor of The Writer. The books are $10 and $15 and are available in Frankfort at Bella's Cafe, Oliver Art Center gift shop and The Book Store. And in Arcadia at MT Plate and also other area bookstores. click on this ad to be taken to the website.Advertisement for Honor Onekama Building Supply. Family owned since 1963. Knowledge. Service, Integrity. Here to help you with your hardware and building projects. Call 231-889-3456. Located at 4847 Main Street, Onekama. Click on this ad to be taken to the website.
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