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Buying Gemstones with Becky Thatcher

By |2024-12-04T10:47:46-05:00August 5th, 2014|Arts & Culture, Business Feature, News & Events|

I've been a fan of Becky Thatcher Designs since the first day I walked into her Glen Arbor studio and saw her jewelry displayed in cases filled with birch, sand and stones collected from the nearby Lake Michigan shoreline. A pale purple and blue landscape was painted on the walls, and I felt as though I'd [...]

10 Places I’ve Never Been: Nonna’s

By |2024-11-28T06:19:17-05:00September 12th, 2011|Archive, Business Feature|

I've spent 10 weeks of my summer exploring 10 Places I've Never Been. And now it's time for the Mystery location. A location recommended by our readers and chosen by our Facebook fans. This mystery stop is Nonna's Restaurant at The Homestead Resort. Nonna's It's been a few years since I have spent any [...]

10 Places I’ve Never Been: The Cherry Hut

By |2024-11-28T06:15:08-05:00September 5th, 2011|Archive, Business Feature|

This summer, I'm on a mission to explore uncharted territory in my own backyard and improve Michigan's economy one purchase at a time. The strategy is simple. Visit 10 places I've never been before...just because I've never been. Next on my list: The Cherry Hut The Cherry Hut The Cherry Hut is somewhat of a local legend, [...]

10 Places I’ve Never Been: Two Fish Gallery

By |2024-11-28T06:40:49-05:00August 26th, 2011|Archive, Business Feature|

This summer, I'm on a mission to explore uncharted territory in my own backyard and improve Michigan's economy one purchase at a time. The strategy is simple. Visit 10 places I've never been before...just because I've never been. Next on my list: Two Fish Gallery Two Fish Gallery One thing I've discovered while writing about 10 Places [...]

10 Places I’ve Never Been: Rock Shop

By |2024-11-28T05:52:14-05:00August 4th, 2011|Archive, Business Feature|

This summer, I'm on a mission to explore uncharted territory in my own backyard and improve Michigan's economy one purchase at a time. The strategy is simple. Visit 10 places I've never been before...just because I've never been. Next on my list: Rock Shop C&M Rock Shop I know you've seen it. If you've driven along US [...]

10 Places I’ve Never Been: Woodland Creek Furniture

By |2024-11-28T06:51:02-05:00July 28th, 2011|Archive, Business Feature|

This summer, I'm on a mission to explore uncharted territory in my own backyard and improve Michigan's economy one purchase at a time. The strategy is simple. Visit 10 places I've never been before...just because I've never been. Next on my list: Woodland Creek Furniture Woodland Creek Furniture If you're thinking, "eh, Up North woodsy furniture...not my [...]

10 Places I’ve Never Been: Korner Gem

By |2024-11-28T04:15:36-05:00July 21st, 2011|Archive, Business Feature|

This summer, I'm on a mission to explore uncharted territory in my own backyard and improve Michigan's economy one purchase at a time. The strategy is simple. Visit 10 places I've never been before...just because I've never been. Next on my list: Korner Gem Korner Gem Ever since I received an unusual Fordite necklace from [...]

Stay in Style at the Wellington Inn

By |2024-12-06T05:40:21-05:00June 10th, 2009|Business Feature, Lodging|

Charming Carriage House still has Room at the Inn When I roam around the county filling displays at hotels, motels, resorts and wineries, I try to take a moment and chat with the owners and staff. I stopped this week at the Wellington Inn in Traverse City and was surprised to learn that there was still [...]

75th Anniversary of the Drive-In Theater

By |2024-11-28T10:16:16-05:00June 6th, 2008|Archive, Business Feature, Things to Do|

Did you know the first drive-in movie theater opened on June 6, 1933, in Camden, New Jersey. The patent held by Richard Hollingshead first began with one car, a screen stretched between two trees, and a radio hidden behind it. After several beta tests to determine, among other things, the best position for multiple cars [...]

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