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Images for Spring awakens in Benzonia are from left, a white morel in the palm of a hand, a monarch butterfly, wings open, on one of many pink flowers and a swan swimming on a lake reflecting the orange and pink hues of either dawn or dusk. Photos by Botony Newton-Knudson.

Spring awakens in Benzonia

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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.

$1.75M SMART trail project moves forward in Manistee County

May 23, 2025 No Comments

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Elberta Turtlefest activities planned

May 21, 2025 No Comments

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My Idlewild actors performing on the stage with a band at the Ramsdell in Manistee as tables set below the stage hold audience members of the nightclub.

‘My Idlewild’ celebrates high notes of an exciting era

May 11, 2025 No Comments

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Local Earth Day celebration to be held April 26

April 6, 2025 No Comments

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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

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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

March 20, 2025 No Comments

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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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  • Advertisement for Marie Marfia Fine Art is a pastel painting of a Lake Michigan shoreline with dunegrass and a patch of snow. A working artist's studio and gallery. Schedule of classes at mariemarfia dot com. Ludington, Michigan. Hours by appointment. 904-566-4473. Click on this ad to be taken to the website.
    Stapleton Realty advertisement. Income opportunity between the Platte Lakes. 1800 square foot building on a half acre in Benzie County. For sale or lease. West of Honor. Was a deli, pizza, convenience store with a take-out liquor license, which is available for sale. Could be the same or try adding e-bike rentals, specialty coffee, boxed lunches, studio gallery or a combo. Some kitchen equipment available. near National Lakeshore and M-22. Room to expand the septic should you choose to live and work here. $349,900. Call Christine Stapleton. 231-499-2698. Click on this ad to be taken to more about this property on the Stapleton Realty website.
    Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts advertisement of Crowns and Capes, April 25 at 1 p.m. Where princess magic meets superhero power. come dressed as your favorite character and enjoy a magical afternoon with your favorite princesses and superheroes. In the ballroom. Address is 101 Maple Street in Manistee, Michigan. Tickets are 20 dollars per person. Food and drinks are provided. Scan the Q.R. code three-quarters of the way down the ad on the righthand side. Or click on this ad to be taken to the website. Pictured in the ad are Spiderman, Captain America and princesses Moana, Elsa and more.
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