Katherine’s Field of Dreams

September 10, 2009

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Katherine wrote: Since my license plate tags are about to run out, I decided to go to Bellaire and as usually is the case I try to take a (sometimes very) different route home. Think lots of signs with ‘not plowed in the winter’ on them. Today I came across a field of white flowers […]

Letter from Norton: GAR emerges from mist

September 9, 2009

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Norton Bretz saw the Mystery flag post and began digging through his copious files of Eastport and Pearl family history.  He writes: One of the photos from the Pearl collection is of the members of the Eastport GAR post taken, I think in front of the Grange Hall, now Dennis Inch’s house at the head […]

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USA Today catches up with Torch Lake Views

September 9, 2009

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Unless you stumbled in here for the first time today, you know King’s is a great place to pick apples. (And cherries and raspberries and peaches and nectarines but I digress.) Last Thursday a story in the travel section of USA Today confirmed this wisdom, and even mentioned drumlins. This is all excellent news. We […]

A treehouse grows in Eastport

September 8, 2009

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As I headed toward the Wilkinson Homestead on Sunday, Daugherty Johnson was driving by in his black convertible.  You remember Daugherty, sculptor of wolves and builder of castles in Eastport. “I’ll be right back,” he said.  “Come on over and see the treehouse!” OK, you already heard about the mysterious flag at the Wilkinson house yesterday, […]

Mystery flag

September 7, 2009

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I dropped by the Wilkinson Homestead on Sunday afternoon to get a last look at the Halfaker/Sparks quilt collection and stumbled on a new treasure. Loraine Mottern was there, showing people through the quilt exhibit. “Have you seen our latest acquisition?” she asked, and showed me this flag. Who was George Martin? What was Post […]

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Summertime and the livin’ is breezy

September 7, 2009

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We’re all a little delirious. We’re having the nicest summer . . . all four days of it have been just perfect. Babs writes: Summer came to Northern Michigan and I got to go sailing in Elk Rapids. Every week photographer Babs Young captures moments in northern Michigan, and every week she sends one to […]

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