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Park Your Art

Park Your Art

December 16, 2025
Kath Usitalo
General, GLOG: The GLG Blog Recent Posts

This is one of my favorite posts to update each year, and I was excited to learn of something special launching in 2026. Keep reading….

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Mojakka on the Menu

Mojakka on the Menu

December 15, 2025
Kath Usitalo
General

Bone chilling cold. Gusty winds. Snowfall. When the weather outside is frightfull, it’s mojakka time! Mojakka (say MOY-ah-kah) is our Finnglish (Finnish-English) word for beef…

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Hanging with the Ornaments

Hanging with the Ornaments

December 12, 2025
Kath Usitalo
General

In 1978 when Norm and Dorothy Snyder opened their tiny greeting card shop in Warsaw, Indiana, they never dreamed it would evolve into a tourist…

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Flaky Fun Facts About Michigan

Flaky Fun Facts About Michigan

December 5, 2025
Kath Usitalo
General, GLOG: The GLG Blog Recent Posts

As the white stuff blankets the state, I thought you might enjoy some snow-related facts and tidbits about Michigan, the Water-Winter Wonderland, to occupy you…

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