As an asparagus lover I couldn’t resist the wine made from the green spear. It’s concocted by Kelli Fox of The Fox Barn Agricultural Marketplace…
On a recent trip to Blue Skies, our Upper Peninsula retreat on Lake Michigan, the baking bug bit, as it always does. Baking is a…
Achin’ for good bacon? Head to Plath’s Meats, a Tip of the Mitt institution since 1913. Emil Plath, Sr., an immigrant from Germany, opened the original…
…online at The National Civil War Museum located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. With the release of the movie “Lincoln” starring Daniel Day-Lewis, the popularity of the…
On July 13, 1953 in Stratford, Ontario, Canada a theatrical tradition was born. The first performance of Richard III took place under the Stratford Festival…
This shrine is not dedicated to a saint, or affiliated with any organized religion. The fine print on the entrance sign states that it’s a furniture…
If you’re experiencing “Downton Abbey” withdrawal, or Kate and William have you thinking things British but a trip across the pond isn’t in the budget,…
You know you need a delish brownie recipe that’s easy to pack and eat out of hand at picnics, potlucks, outdoor concerts and, well, when…
It seemed like such a radical idea at the time, especially in the meat-and-potatoes land of the Upper Peninsula near the Lake Superior shore. Way…
Musician, historian, continental glaciologist. Folk-singer Lee Murdock, geology degree in one hand and guitar in the other, preserves and performs songs of the Great Lakes—the…
