by Kramer Schultz | Jun 26, 2017 | Counties, Outdoors, Towns
Jesse Bader, a well-known bartender at Mackinac Island’s Grand Hotel, is hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) from Mexico to Canada to benefit St. Jude Children’s Hospital this summer. So far, he’s raised nearly $12,000 in donations and hopes to be...
by Carly Simpson | Jun 26, 2017 | Counties, Outdoors, Towns
Traverse Tall Ship Company, home of the schooner Manitou and Sailing Yacht Scout, a summertime staple on Traverse City’s West Grand Traverse Bay, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. “Our vessels give visitors to the area access to West Bay and an experience unlike...
by Carly Simpson | Jun 26, 2017 | Counties, Events, Outdoors, Towns
The Third Annual Sweaty Yeti Run presented by EJ will be held on Saturday, July 8 at 8 a.m. at the Boswell Stadium in East Jordan, Michigan. This event includes a professionally timed 5K and one-mile event. All levels are welcome! Exciting, newly-designed shirts are...
by C. D. | Jun 26, 2017 | Outdoors |
The drumbeat gets louder. On Friday, June 23, a live Asian silver carp passed through the fish barrier and was caught by a fisherman in a waterway only 9 miles from Lake Michigan. The three electric fish barriers, located southwest of Chicago, were designed to stop...
by Carly Simpson | Jun 26, 2017 | Counties, Food & Drink, Towns, Work Here
Ed Girrbach has had several careers: Pilot. Airplane sales and marketing executive. Financial advisor. Restaurateur. And for the last five years, potato chip impresario. Girrbach and his son Chris are the co-owners of Great Lakes Potato Chip Company. The company has...
by Daniel Shepler | Jun 26, 2017 | Counties, Outdoors, Towns
As the year’s longest days grace us with light throughout June, take advantage of the early sunrise with some precious hours in a kayak. If you’re a morning person who would enjoy a little solitude before your day begins, I would highly recommend a sunrise float. One...
by Jeff Smith | Jun 26, 2017 | Outdoors, Towns
As the planet sets one annual heat record after another, how will we know all the ways that a warmer climate will reshape our world? Part of that climate change answer will be found at Grass River Natural Area, where, this summer, biologists are taking inventory of...
by Rachel North | Jun 23, 2017 | Counties, Events, Towns
St. Ignace is host to several events that revolve around its internationally known gateway, the Mackinac Bridge. This summer two of the many Northern Michigan events invite people to parade on the bridge itself, as the centerpiece of entertainment on the weekend of...
by Carly Simpson | Jun 23, 2017 | Counties, Farm and Agriculture, Outdoors, Towns
The Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities, the Traverse City-based nonprofit working to protect what you love about Northern Michigan, is expanding its reach into Antrim, Charlevoix and Emmet counties. On June 15, Groundwork launched a new Petoskey office to...