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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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We have over 600,000 veterans living in Michigan, ranking us 11th out of 50 states for total veteran population. If you live here, there’s a good change you know someone who has served in the military. For Veterans Day last Saturday, towns all over the Mitten State held parades and services to hon...
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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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In the cult classic film Escanaba in Da Moonlight, about life in Michigan, Jeff Daniel’s character says opening day of deer season is like, “Christmas with Guns.”
Deer season is a big deal in Michigan. The deer harvest is Michigan’s most popular game season, with 93 percent of all hunter�...
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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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Today is National Sandwich Day. If you’re in Michigan, you can celebrate by chowing down on one of these regional favorites.
Coney Island Hot Dog
Is a hot dog a sandwich? Well, it fits the definition of meat or another filling between two pieces of bread. So, yes, for our purposes, it is a sandw...
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The Gales of November bring a noticeable change to Michigan’s Great Lakes. The clear waters that dance and sparkle in the summer sun, darken and froth under under a deep-blue sky.
The Gales of November blow when cold air flows down from Canada, washing over the warmer waters in Lakes Superior an...
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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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Did you know Michigan may be the unofficial Halloween Capital of the World?
Last year, Ed Terebus, one of the owners of Erebus Haunted Attraction in Pontiac, told the Detroit Metro Times he came to that conclusion after doing some research. He discovered Michigan has more haunted attractions than a...
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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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