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Accidental Daytrip: Hiking in Traverse City

August 18, 2009

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My Neighbor had a little eye procedure scheduled.  Could I play chauffeur?  Indeed I could.  Nabe is a dog-friendly sort of guy, so we piled Miss Sadie and the Cowboy into the car and headed for the medical offices over at Copper Ridge. While Nabe was occupied, the Disreputable Duo and I explored the hiking […]

People in spandex, flying pigs, and a penguin in chili – August in Torch Lake Township

August 7, 2009

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This week the League of Michigan Bicyclists is having a nice little ride up the west coast of Michigan.  About 360 people left Montague on Sunday in the driving rain, headed for Mackinaw City. The skies cleared, another 71 riders joined the trek in Traverse City on Wednesday, and all 400+ poured into Torch Lake Township at […]

Red potato, blue potato . . .

August 5, 2009

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I like doing stories for the local papers.  They generally involve daytrips where I meet interesting people and see wonderful things.  Here, for example, you have a bucket full of lovely spuds. Those red, white fingerling and blue potatoes grew on Caroline LaVanway’s farm on Coeling Road north of Ellsworth.  Her son Phillip and grandson, young Phillip, dug […]

Babs goes to Sunnybank

August 3, 2009

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Babs Young writes: I was in Traverse City many times this week seeing lots of wonderful films at the 5th Annual Traverse City Film Festival. We had to park a few blocks from Lars Hockstad and parked on 6th Street. If you have gone down 6th you know that it has lots of absolutely beautiful […]

Come to the Fair again! Bigger and even more fun in 2009!

August 1, 2009

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2009 Antrim County Fair Fairgrounds: Craven Park, Bellaire August 6-8 (plus the Cowboy Worship Service on Sunday morning) Last year I wrote about the Fair, and I see that people are hunting that post down now, looking for information. Time to do a new one. Here’s what I said in 2008 that is still true: […]

Babs takes you to the Traverse City Film Festival

July 30, 2009

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Today is looking like a gray little thing, but Babs Young is on the case.  She sent some photos from the Film Festival street scene that are guaranteed to brighten your outlook.  These creations are the work of Jason Hackenwerth, a sculptor who works with balloons.  See for yourself.  I dare you not to smile.  […]

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