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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

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Brown Bag Quartet image by Eavone Jazzman, Unsplash

Saxophone quartet to perform in Elberta

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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’

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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’

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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    Advertisement for 10 acres and a home for sale in the heart of Onekama. Photo is an aerial view of a portion of the property with the home and garage red roofs in sunshine and surrounded by a lush forest and grassy lawn. Property has 1,000 feet of creek frontage and a newly remodeled three bedroom 2 bath home and a 2 plus garage workshop. Splittable buildable lot. 3 blocks to all sports Portage Lake with a channel to Lake Michigan. Acreage has groomed trails with waterfalls and artesian springs. Room to build a pole barn or expand the home. Price is $690,000. Address is 8424 Third Street. Owner is a licensed real estate agent in Michigan. Contact Debie Nale, REALTOR/OWNER. Call 2-3-1-9-2-0-4-2-6-0. E-mail her at debnagle(at)gmail.com. Coldwell Banker ALM Realty. O
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