This is what happens when I talk to a lot of people in one day and all of them make sense. I have a bunch of little thoughts that I’m just going to sweep into one post so you can bounce around and see if anything appeals to you. The Cabin Fever Club Over the […]
September, and my thoughts turn to art. I don’t know why. Here are some artistic adventures you could have this very weekend: Fine Arts Festival in Central Lake, September 13, 10am-4pm You’ve probably been to at least one arts event at Murphy’s Lamplighter. Saturday’s festival will be held on the grounds, but it’s a juried show […]
People who don’t live here think we’re all just bored to death between Labor Day and Memorial Day. Heh heh. Personally, I’m planning to go kayaking and swimming this week in the blessedly peaceful Bay. Then I think I’ll invite some people over for ripe peaches on Moomer’s ice cream. There’s the last fire at […]
Pick a perfect peach, or apricot, or nectarine . . . this is glory time at the orchards. Explore Tai Chi or massage or yoga – or just visit the magical gardens during the Wellbeing Evening at Pine Hill Nursery on Wednesday. (See the Community Calendar for more details.) Find a porch swing or a […]
If you live around here you know that Barnes Park has a great beach and beautiful campsites. But did you know it has a network of trails that wind through the woods, past a prairie restoration, around a wetland, and through stands of oak, aspen, red pine, white pine and jack pine? Did you know that […]
Here’s the word from the Bargys, the Dawsons, the Kamps and the Kings about what you can pick now and in the coming week at the farms and orchards of Torch Lake Township, and about what they’re picking for you that you can scarf up at the markets. Keep in mind that Mama Nature is […]
September 24, 2008
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