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Teacher appreciation week is this week May 7th- May 11th and I have some wonderful ideas for you! I'm not sure about you, but my children's teachers are awesome. They are everything you would want in a a teacher: loving, smart, caring, patient and kind. Communication has always been a two way street...
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Mother's Day is less than 2 weeks away and if you're like me, you are probably trying to think a head as to what your mom wants this Mother's Day. I'm a mom to 3 children ages 7, 8 and 9. Some days it's awesome. Other days it's not but I wouldn't change it for the world. My kids can be a handful som...
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We all know the adage: it’s just like riding a bike. While this is always intends to illustrate how easy or familiar some other task might be, if you are a bicyclist looking for a challenge this riding season, a couple events feature strong helpings of northern Michigan scenery. If you’re lo...
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Yesterday was National Jelly Bean Day and to be honest I had no idea that was even a thing. My kids love jelly beans. I've had some here and there but I usually think of jelly beans being an Easter candy. You see bags and bag of them around Easter time and my mom usually buys a bag or two, fills a b...
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Spring is certain arrive, and when it does a great way to get away from the daily grind is to venture to one of the many Little Traverse Conservancy Nature Preserves that dot the northern Michigan landscape. From the 175-acre Vermillion Point preserve on the south shore of Lake Superior in Chippe...
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It's mid-April here in Michigan and many Michigan farmers are getting ready to tend to their spring crops. Whether they are out in the fields already, working in their hoop houses or making simply making checklists,  a farmers work is never done. Growing up on a farm, I can remember even during the...
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Some of us have been tying trout flies all winter.  We’ve also been reading, or simply going through gear, new and old, tossing out the ratty leaders, trimming the unkempt flies, and agonizing over whether to toss an old reel or spool or a formerly favorite vest. Winter is over, and so too is ...
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It's spring here in Northern Michigan but it definitely doesn't feel like it! Many of us northerners are honestly overwhelmed with the spring snow storms. We are in that odd spring lull. The ski hills just closed this past weekend because well, it's spring.  You can't ice fish or snowmobile right n...
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Friends and acquaintances are forever asking for an insider’s view of Mackinac Island.   I have summered there for almost 35 years, but I still learn something new each time I visit.  Here are few things I’ve learned over the years: 1. Check the ferry schedule and be flexible.  There’s ...
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Although it doesn't feel like it, Summer is fast approaching and will be here before we know it. School is out in June and many parents I know struggle with what to do with the kids during the summer months and most parents I know are always on the look out early on for summer activities for their k...
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