Tom Vranich sent me an email. Thom Yocum and summer interns for the Elk-Skegemog Lakes Association (ESLA) were going to paddle the Torch River. Their mission: scout the shore for infestations of invasive phragmites australis and report back. Thom is a biologist and Preserve Steward for the Palmer-Wilcox-Shah Nature Preserve north of Elk Rapids. I […]
One of the things I like about living here is that there is lots of good food and much of it grows where I am allowed to pick it. I am lazy, so I stopped off at King’s to buy some fruit that was already picked and washed. Betsy thought I should see what’s going […]
It was time for an update on Providence Farm. We dropped in to see what was ready for members’ baskets this week. Lettuces, kale, snap peas, sugar peas, garlic scapes and beets were piled on the shelves. Strawberries from another organic farm in Lodi were on offer. You probably don’t introduce your children to the CEO of […]
Bruce Laidlaw writes: The weather this week hasn’t been exactly tropical, but it is July. And last night’s view of this 1965 era Airstream camper trailer in Barnes Park almost made me feel warm. All that was needed to complete the Caribbean scene was a Jimmy Buffett song. Welcome, campers. Hope you’re out and about […]
The other night at the Township Board meeting there was an announcement that UTLA had made a gift to the Township. It’s a system, to be installed at the Day Park, that allows dog owners to clean up after their pets in a convenient fashion. This is, as you might imagine, of particular interest to […]
Warning. This post is not for arachnophobes. It is all about spiders, and it should probably be rated R for extreme violence. If you do not like spiders you may wish to visit the buttercups and ferns and come back later. If you have been sneering at all the flowers that have appeared here recently, […]
July 10, 2009
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