Jill Schultz

If you've ever strolled Lake Street in Downtown Petoskey you've more than likely strolled by Mclean and Eakin bookstore. Nestled directly in between Roast & Toast Cafe and The Katydid, Mclean & Eakin is Petoskey's one and only bookstore. I love stopping in to browse the wide variety of books...
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Categories: Michigan Love

Fall is finally in the air and who is excited for Halloween?! I know I am! I started decorating out front porch the other day and have a trip planned to Bill's Farm Market for more pumpkins, corn stalks and hay bales! The weather hasn't been the greatest here in Northern Michigan but it's fall and w...
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Categories: Travel, Holidays, Petoskey

Pumpkins, wine and everything fine! It's fall and here in Northern Michigan that means the leaves are starting to change colors. The temps are dropping and it's even been a little rainy. That only means one thing, it's fall! Fall here in Northern Michigan is almost magical. The kids are back in scho...
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Categories: Travel, Michigan Love, General

Honey. It's sweet. It's sticky. It tastes really good. But did you know that there is a lot of time, work and energy that goes into making and processing honey? Most of us purchase honey from our local grocery store or organic farm and probably don't put much thought into it. Not only is honey amaz...
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Categories: Recipes, General

It's mid-September and the weather has been absolutely gorgeous here in Northern Michigan. We finally have our Indian Summer. I spent much of the weekend at the ice rink looking at friends beach and boat photos but only being outside a few minutes was heaven. I have my fingers crossed that the rest ...
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Categories: Recipes

School starts this week and in my book it is officially fall! The last week the temps have fluctuated with cool 50 degree mornings and 80 degree afternoons. I'm hoping we get an indian summer because we haven't been out on the boat much lately but you just never know with Michigan weather! Local fa...
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Categories: Recipes

Back to school season is finally upon us and most Northern Michigan kiddos officially head back to school next week. I can't believe it's going to be fall already. I swear summer's go by quicker and quicker every year! I don't know about you but I'm ready for school to start. We've already shopped...
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Categories: General

With summer starting to wind down here in Northern Michigan we are starting to look a head to school starting in a few weeks. My kids aren't super excited but I'm not going to lie, I am looking for to it! I adore our summers and relish every second of them but with school starting the weather begins...
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Categories: Travel, Petoskey

I love shopping at our local thrift stores. Thrifting as I like to refer to it. Ever since I was a kid, I've loved a good deal. I grew up on a farm and we didn't have a lot of money. My dad was big into buying everything used. He worked a lot in the Detroit area during the farming off-season and I r...
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Categories: Retail Tips, Shopping, Petoskey

What screams summer more than a classic root beer float? August 6th is National Root Beer Float day and we are ready to celebrate! What we know as modern root beer originated around the late 1800's. By combining sugar and sassafras root beer was generally sold to local confectionary stores. Root bee...
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Categories: Recipes, Holidays