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image for readers ask local author to pen sequel is of author Sylvia Duncan standing outside next to a colorful maple tree with red and orange leaves. In the background is the weathered gray side of a barn on her property in the Bear Lake area. She is smiling and wearing dark glasses and a blue jean shirt. On the right is a photo of the cover of her book Escape to Loon Haven. The cover is red, orange, gold and green. there's a loon at the bottom and and a band of colored fall leaves at the top.

Readers ask local author to pen sequel

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Image for Spot a bear den? shows a D.N.R. biologist in the woods kneeling in front of an opening in a snow mound, the entrance to a bear den. Another person stands behind him. Photo courtesy of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

Spot a bear den? Tell the MDNR

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Image for The Last Road trip is of the author's mother, aka Gram E, standing outside the flower shed at the Flower Farm at Pierport. She is wearing a floral print top and white slacks.

The Last Road Trip

November 7, 2023 No Comments

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Image for Grand Ball to feature Victorian theme is an old-fashioned print in black and white of Victorian era ballroom dancing. Image by Gordon Johnson.

Grand Ball to feature Victorian theme

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Image for An Old-Fashioned Christmas shows a platter of 8 caramel apples covered in peanuts, the sticks pointing upward and ready to be grabbed. Photo by Joshua Elie.

An Old-Fashioned Halloween

November 1, 2023 No Comments

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Image for My Perfect Autumn Playlist is of a lake reflecting the colorful leaves of orange, red and yellow with a fisherman in a boat and the railing of a deck in the foreground with a pair of earbuds superimposed on the image. Photo by Gordon Berg.

My Perfect Autumn Playlist

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Image for Ghost, waterspout or snow squall story is of what appears to be a waterspout near South Manitou Island, which is part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The South Manitou Island Lighthouse can be seen to the south (left) of the phenomenon. The photo was captured by Don Sielaff, a Leelanau County resident.

Ghost, waterspout or snow squall?

October 31, 2023 No Comments

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Image for Ghost Ship ready for Boos and Ghouls was taken at night with the middle deck of the ship's exterior lit, giving it a ghostly appearance. Photo courtesy of the Society for the Preservation of the S.S. City of Milwaukee.

Ghost Ship ready for Boos and Ghouls

October 31, 2023 No Comments

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Image for Hometown musicians to perform at Ramsdell is of Nick Veine posing with his banjo and Ben Traverse with his guitar in front of a brick wall out of doors. Courtesy photo.

‘Hometown’ musicians to perform at Ramsdell during album-release tour

October 30, 2023 No Comments

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Image for Local Artists in Terrain Biennial is of Freshwater Reporter's Poet in Residence Louisa Loveridge Gallas in an outdoor garden setting. Gallas will read her poetry during a public reception held for the artists at the Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts in Manistee on Sunday, Oct. 15, at 2 p.m.

Local artists in Terrain Biennial

October 14, 2023 No Comments

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Image for food for the spirit is a plate of no-bake cookies covered in cinnamon sugar. Photo by Joshua Elie.

Food for the spirit

September 25, 2023 No Comments

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Image for Osiris-REx is of the asteroid Bennu. The image is a composite mosaic of 12 images. Photo by NASA.

OSIRIS-REx to return to Earth

September 23, 2023 No Comments

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