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Fish hatcheries are great day trips for families. They provide an educational opportunity to learn about fisheries and how vital they are to the Great Lakes. At some hatcheries you can fish without a license and even keep the fish to eat for dinner. Here are some great Michigan fish hatcheries to v...
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Categories:  Travel, Michigan Love

Jen: Business Operations Manager Meet Jen G or- as we like to call her -the OG! Jen started working at GSG when she was only 14! Now, she is our Business Operations Manager who works on ordering products and making sure everything is going swimmingly. She loves working at GSG because of how...
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Categories:  Employee Feature

Ernest Hemingway was one of America’s most influential 20th-century writers. A novelist, short story writer, and journalist, he won both Pulitzer and Nobel Literature prizes for his novel The Old Man and the Sea. Hemingway’s writing style is economical and understated, yet he lived a life abunda...
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Categories:  Travel, Michigan Love

I love free stuff. Who doesn't? Being a busy mom of 3 children I am always looking for fun and FREE activities here in Petoskey. Today on the blog I am bringing you 5 FREE things to in the Petoskey area. Petoskey might be small but we have a lot of free things for families to do and not just during ...
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Categories:  Travel, Petoskey, Michigan Love

Cameron: Shipping Manager Meet Cameron! Our comedic shipping manager who is always cracking jokes and performing impressions with his partner in crime and other half of the “Shipping Dudes”, Daniel. The best coworkers in Cameron’s eyes have a sense of humor and are easy to work with. His ...
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Categories:  Employee Feature

Brittni: Director of Human Capital Meet Brittni! A recent Political Science graduate from Michigan State University, Brittni is ready for any task thrown at her, which is an important quality to have as our Director of Human Capital. This is Brittni’s third year at GSG, and she is very excited...
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Categories:  Employee Feature

Tired of the same ole resting spots in Michigan? You have got to check out these seven unique places to spend the night in Michigan. Submarine, teepee, yurt, boat house. We've got it all here!  1. Submarine - Spend the night in the USS Sliversides, a WWII era submarine in Musk...
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Categories:  Travel, Michigan Love

Much is said and written about how to survive winter in Michigan. Online you can find lengthy lists of the winter gear you need, like long underwear, snow shovels and rock salt. It’s suggested you keep those and a few other survival items in your car in case you end up stranded in a snow bank...
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Categories:  Travel, Michigan Love

We make the most out of our warm Michigan summers by hitting the beach as often as we can. Beautiful Gun Lake at Yankee Springs State Park is just a few minutes from our house. We swim there as many as three times a week once school it out. Lake Michigan is about an hour away, and we make several tr...
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Categories:  Travel

Michigan is a large state with a long history, and the list of famous native sons and daughters is a long one. It includes everyone from famous inventors to artists to politicians. Here are just a few that are household names around the country. 1. Francis Ford Coppola, the famous Hollywood directo...
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Categories:  Travel, Michigan Love