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Care for a cold one?

March 17, 2014

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Intrepid reporter Babs Young trekked across the frozen tundra that is Torch Lake to bring you this special report.

Firehouse Chili Cook-off should warm things up

March 16, 2014

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I can’t make it Spring but I can make it hot.  Probably.  See what you think.  I was over at the Eastport Market (there’s a big surprise) and saw this notice on the bulletin board. This looked interesting.  Something new and different.  Something to do in March.  Besides, I am a fool for firefighters (especially […]

Mama Nature will have her little jokes

March 15, 2014

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We have taken a vote. We demand relief, in the form of Spring. Nothing less will do. Small irritations are magnified by their accumulation. The hourly pile of snowfall has turned to a daily dusting. Pretty in the woods. But I am tired of sweeping the steps. The racket of the kitchen faucet splashing away day after day–this in […]

Taking the long view

March 10, 2014

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Babs Young’s house is perched right on the shore of Torch Lake (on the west side, which the Blue Heaven Crowd will tell you is the best side).  This, along with a little vacation in Key West, accounts for her cheerful view of the winter of 2013-2014.   On Tuesday she looked out her window as Mama Nature raised […]

At least there’s plenty of parking

March 3, 2014

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Now this is something snowbirds don’t see very often. Babs Young was down in Elk Rapids early last Thursday and captured a view of River Street bare of traffic. You can tell that I was not down there, as there is no one parked in front of the Sweet Shop, where they sell bear claws […]

Drop dead gorgeous

March 2, 2014

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It’s been a quiet week in Torch Lake Township. That is because we are all frozen solid. On Thursday I had to give up and order another tank of propane. That night Miss Sadie and the Cowboy were utterly uninterested in a nice walk under the stars. Two minutes flat and we were back inside […]

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