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Party, Party!
You know Lauren. Of course you do. She’s the wisecracking pixie who works at the Eastport Market. She and her husband David just moved here a few years ago but they already know everybody in three townships. Now they’re moving back to northern California, where David has found a job he loves. The market is […]
Betty Beeby’s Sturdy Stable Artist’s Fables
April 10, 2008
When I first started coming to Eastport I met Jane and Salo Suwalsky. “You’ll like my mother,” Jane said when she learned I was a writer. “She’s an illustrator. Her name is Betty Beeby.” That, I thought, is a great name. I went to meet Betty, and began a whole series of adventures.
The Mystery of the Morrow Hill Tunnels
April 4, 2008
I wonder if anyone knows anything about Morrow Hill and its mysterious tunnels. Correspondent Bill Bennett has sent a poem written in the early 1900’s that raises a lot of questions . . .
In case of fire, do not call collect!
March 27, 2008
When the new Community Services Building is dedicated on May 24, [Ed. update: the dedication eventually took place on June 28] the Upper Torch Lake Association will place a time capsule in the cornerstone. I thought you might like to know a little about the contents, so I posted the list on a special Time […]
Ah Sophie, you good dog, you
March 19, 2008
I’m sorry to tell you that Sophie, the beloved Customer Service Mascot at King Orchards, has died after being hit by a car. The sweet-tempered Bernese Mountain Dog had a gentle greeting for everyone, and always made me feel very special. Betsy King says they’re going to honor her memory by bringing a pup sired by one […]
Township fossils
March 13, 2008
No, we are not discussing the graying of Torch Lake Township (although whenever I see toddlers I assume they are someone’s grandchildren). Today we celebrate the Petoskey Stone, beloved object of beach searching for generations of summer visitors. Most readers will already know all they care to about the state stone of Michigan. Most of them, in […]
Carsten in Denmark
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Torch Lake Views 
May 8, 2008
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