Jill Schultz

The snow is officially here and Thanksgiving is already this week. Next Saturday is Petoskey's Downtown Holiday Parade and the kids buffet (my favorite!!) at the Noggin Room. My kids are excited that they only have 1 and 1/2 days of school this week. I'm not thrilled but it's the holidays, right? Wo...
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World kindness is today, November 13th and I do believe we could all use a little extra kindness in our world. In this day and age we see so much violence and destruction via media outlets. Then, we often hear about bullying in schools and even on social media platforms. It can be overwhelming to sa...
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Rifle season opens in a few weeks here in Michigan and I'm sure I'm not the only deer camp widow. Who all can relate? Every year, my husband packs a bag and his hunting rifle and heads to the Upper Peninsula for a week at deer camp. My husband averages 2-3 deer a year between bow and rifle season so...
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It's almost Halloween and there is a chill in the air. I love Halloween and I love making Halloween treats to share with the kids classrooms. Every year we are given a holiday that we have to provide treats for or just simply help out that day during the classroom party. This year, my older children...
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Established in 1946, Grandpa Shorter's Gifts has become an iconic place of business in Downtown Petoskey. In today's world, a business that has been open for over 71 years and continuing to prosper has to be doing something right. Business is tough in today's world. We see headlines daily regarding ...
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October is in full swing here in Northern Michigan and so is the Downtown Petoskey Scarecrow Contest! Downtown Petoskey always puts together the best activities and fall is no exception. Every year, from October 1st through October 31st, the Downtown celebrates the arrival of fall with a scarecrow c...
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Fall is finally in the air after the last few weeks of 90 degree weather. We enjoyed every extra minute of it but I'm happy to say the temps are back in the mid-60's where they should be! The month of October is only days away and the kids are getting excited for Halloween. The kids have already be...
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It's nearly October in Northern Michigan! It's been in the low 90's that last few days and I am loving it! We've been hitting the beach after school and on weekends and taking the pontoon boat out in the evenings. Even the trees are changing color and you can feel fall creeping in. Seeing the fall c...
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Fall here in Northern Michigan often means trips to the local farmer's market or apple orchards for fresh seasonal produce. One largely popular seasonal fruit here in Northern Michigan is apples! Growing up on a farm, we had an apple orchard and once fall hit, you could actually smell the apples r...
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Fall has officially arrived here in Northern Michigan. I was honestly hoping for what we northerners call an 'Indian Summer', but I don't think that's about to happen. The leaves on the trees are already changing color and the mornings are crisp and cool. Thankfully our weather has been beautiful th...
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