Michigan really is a winter wonderland. I came to that conclusion after my girlfriend and I took a state mini-tour two weekends ago.It began and ended at Metro Airport, but the hundreds of miles we traveled in between providing breathtaking scenery and genuinely friendly people was invigorating for this soul.Our first destination was Boyne Highlands, Read More…
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Life as Performance Art
By G.C. StoppelMy parents had a “kitchen garden” where we grew fruits and vegetables. We ate some of the bounty in a style later called “farm to table.” Some we gave away to people who didn’t have gardens. Everything else we ate was either canned or frozen.Today some would say we “were privileged to have Read More…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorAxe ThrowingThere’s a strip on Plainfield Drive in Grand Rapids where tattoo/piercing, liquor and ax-throwing shops come in quick succession. You don’t need to even cross the street.We all like trifectas, so which first? Having seen Ed Ames “teach” Johnny Carson to throw a tomahawk on The Tonight Show, I might need a Read More…
Sticking to it
The way dogs fight when they play you’d almost think they were human. They do too, actually. The winner of this trio’s scrap at Douglas’s Schultz Park dog park Sunday earned the privilege of returning a stick to his human pets, then further reward of having them throw it for all three to tussle over Read More…
Safe Harbor buys Tower Marine, SYS
By Scott SullivanEditorTower Marine of Douglas and Saugatuck Yacht Service have been sold after 65 years in the Peterson family to Safe Harbor Marinas.Safe Harbor, the world’s largest owner and operator of marinas, with more than 130 such facilities across 24 states and Puerto Rico, also acquired the Red Dock real estate east of Tower.“This Read More…
Local governments share pot pie
By Scott SullivanEditorMunicipalities allowing marijuana sales will receive $56,453.44-per-licensed shop in revenues from the state next week, according to just-released Michigan Department of Treasury figures.That means Douglas (with Green Koi and Afficianado dispensaries) will receive $112,906.88, Saugatuck Township (New Standard) and Fennville (City Hall Dispensary) $56,453.44 EACH; and Saugatuck city which opted out of allowing Read More…
School resource officers could return to Allegan
By Gari VossCorrespondent City of Allegan Police Chief Jay Gibson has had a dream that School Resource Officers (SROs) would again be assigned to the Allegan Public Schools to assist teachers and school staff in creating a safer and welcoming environment that can facilitate learning for all students. During initial conversations between Chief Gibson and Read More…
Work to begin on Allegan bridge, streetscape
By Gari VossCorrespondent Allegan’s City Council balanced requests from the public with normal business during their March 28, 2022 meeting. As summer approaches, music is scheduled to return to the Riverfront, and the Griswold will be filled with a benefit for Ukraine Relief, a couple May concerts and monthly rehearsals of a West Michigan ensemble.The Read More…
Charitable women’s group developed during pandemic
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Stephanie Graham found a unique way to make something good out of a horrible situation last year, and now it has blossomed into a non-profit group, 100 + Women in Clare (and surrounding area) Who Care,” that donated $43,300 to four worthy causes last year.It is all the brainchild of Graham. She Read More…