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Freshwater Reporter
- Folk festival returns Saturday
  The Spirit of the Woods Folk Festival logo of a cicada was created by Harvey Hespa. Image courtesy of Spirit of the Woods Music Association. BRETHREN – The 46th annual Spirit of the Woods Folk Festival will strike multiple high notes when seven sets of performers take turns sharing the main stage from noon to […]
- Chorus to offer ‘enchanting’ medley
  Stock photo of a church interior by Jacob Bentzinger, Unsplash. From a news release The Manistee Community Music Festival Chorus will present “Choirs in the Cathedral,” billed by organizers as “an enchanting evening of music,” beginning at 7 p.m., June 21, inside the historic First Congregational Church of Manistee, 412 S. 4th St. Admission is […]
- Gathering ‘Garden Allies’
  Fritillary butterfly, an ally in Lynn Brown’s garden. Photo by Lynn Brown. By Pat Stinson Editor’s note: This story has been updated from the original, published May 15, 2024. It includes an explanation of Fluttering Fields/Neighbors for Nature, Lynn Brown’s Facebook group. Lynn Brown loves her nature. During the last two years, she turned portions […]
- Ready for summer on the water?
  By Joshua Elie It’s springtime. Time to rake leaves, plant seeds and get the summer toys ready for the best summer ever. Why will this be the best? Because the next will always be better than the last. With the weather getting warmer, the sunny days getting longer, the lilacs in bloom and the fish […]
- The buzz about bumblebees
  Left: Bumblebee on a lilac flower. Right: Bumblebee on a squash blossom. Photos by Jennifer Devine. MI BACKYARD EDITOR’S NOTE: We don’t discount the importance of honeybees as crop pollinators, nor their colony losses last year and in previous years, but our writer does want to highlight native bees and the vital role they play […]
- Lakeside Club awards member for ‘Excellence’
  Pamela Weiner presents the Excellence in Achievement Award to The Lakeside Club member Peggy Raddatz (right) on May 2, 2024. Photo by Ramona DeGeorgio-Venegas. MANISTEE – Peggy Raddatz received The Lakeside Club of Manistee County’s first-ever Excellence in Achievement Award at the organization’s May 2024 general membership meeting. The announcement was made today in a […]