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Add coffee to the long list of tempting artisan food products you'll find in Northern Michigan. When you come up this winter to enjoy a long weekend of skiing or shopping, be sure to stop by one of these coffee roasters for a hot drink to warm up. You can also take home some Michigan-made coffee to...
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Are you looking for the perfect Christmas gifts for friends and family who love Michigan? Whether they call the Mitten State home or have fond memories of summer vacations swimming in the lake and playing in the sand, Grandpa Shorter's has something for them. Petoskey Stones - Michigan's state s...
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Hello, friends! Thanksgiving is on the horizon and today I'm bringing you some fun kids craft activities! I'm not sure about your kids, but my girls are obsessed with crafts. I've tried my best to contain the mess as much as I can, but it doesn't help that my work often involves working on fun kid...
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Hello, friends and welcome back! With fall in full swing, now is the time of year that I love making warm and delicious comfort dishes! Easy recipes are always a plus with me, but I also like recipes that are tasty! This past weekend I worked a few Thanksgiving-esque side dishes. One of my absolut...
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Temperatures set records and were anywhere from five to 20 degrees above average for four days in a row here in Michigan this week. Normally in the first week of November we’re bundled up in warm coats. Often snow is even flying. When you live in a place where winter can hang on for four to six ...
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Hemingway spent the first 22 summers of his life in Northern Michigan, a place that heavily influenced his writing. Fans of Hemingway have long journeyed to Little Traverse Bay and its surroundings, hoping to capture for themselves of piece of the magic that inspired a Nobel Prize winning writer. ...
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Now, I don't know how many of you love to host a party but I really do. I think it is especially important to stop and celebrate a child's birthday.  I know both my husband and I have very sweet mothers who threw us parties each and every year.  It is something growing up that I really looked for...
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Hi everyone, Halloween is over (can you believe it?), and we are quickly moving into hunting season here in Northern Michigan. It has been bow season for over a month now and my husband is often out baiting the deer, checking his trail cam with our seven year old or sitting in his blind waiting fo...
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Welcome back, friends! With Halloween over now and Thanksgiving up next, a lot of us are already looking and planning a head for holiday meal ideas, snacks and treats. I'm already candied out (shocker), but still pinning holiday cookie recipes on Pinterest. I'm in the middle of planning a big holid...
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This Thanksgiving take advantage of the extra time off school and work, and spend it with your family in beautiful Northern Michigan. Relax while someone else makes dinner and cleans up. Walk off that big meal with a hike along the lake or spend the day skiing, weather permitting. You can even swim...
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