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Now that we have snow here in Northern Michigan, I put together a list of 8 outdoor winter activities for kids to do outside. If you would prefer to stay inside, I don't blame you. Simply bundle them up and send them on their way! We've gotten over a foot of snow over the last few weeks and th...
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2016 is here, and there’s no better time to plan out what you’ll cross off your Michigan bucket list this year. There’s so much to see and do here, I don’t know if you could ever do it all in an entire lifetime. But we can try! This doable bucket list breaks it down into one Michigan activit...
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Hello, again! Welcome back and I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas this year! Today on the blog, I'm sharing with you an easy go-to rice dish I make a lot. I love rice and quinoa dishes and so do my kids. My husband is on the fence but hey, he doesn't have much of a choice. If I make it, ...
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With winter weather looming around us this week (finally!) and the cold weather settling in for the next few months now is the time to start making those warm, comfort food recipe. You know what I am talking about, those yummy filling dishes that we all crave during the winter months. I love a ...
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Last week we looked at our state flag with its “super bad” elk, moose and tough guy packing a long gun, and how it demonstrates our fierce love for our pleasant peninsulas. This week we’ll look at how this place we call Michigan became the 26th state in the Union. Did you know we almost went t...
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If you enjoy winter and the outdoors, Northern Michigan is the place to be this season. Here's a look at upcoming festivals in the area celebrating snow, ice and all the fun that can be had when the temperature drops below freezing. Ice and Spice Festival, Bay Harbor, February 13-14 This festival...
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Christmas break equals a lot of time with the kids out of school. Let me preface this by saying, I love my children dearly, I really do. That being said, I also relish the time they are in school that allows me to work (quietly) from home and keep my sanity in check. The first week of Christmas...
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Hello, friends! Christmas is only a few days away - finally!!! Actually, I kind of feel like it totally snuck up on us this year and we've had such an easy early winter here in Petoskey! Just this last week we finally got hit with snow but I keep hearing it's going to warm up again in the 40's th...
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Have you ever taken a good look at the Michigan state flag? No, I don’t mean the green and white flag emblazoned with a helmet-wearing Spartan. I mean the official flag of The State of Michigan. Honestly, I’d never given the Michigan state flag more than a passing glance until a few weeks ago....
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Break out the streamers, crack open the champagne, gather your friends and welcome 2016 with dancing and music at New Year’s Eve celebrations up and down Lake Michigan’s coast. New Year’s Eve Pasty Drop in Escanaba - The family friendly celebration begins with fireworks at the dock at 9pm. Th...
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