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Home Sweet…Dymaxion Dwelling Machine?

Home Sweet…Dymaxion Dwelling Machine?

November 3, 2015
Kath Usitalo
General, GLOG: The GLG Blog Recent Posts

It’s 1,100 square feet in the round. A post-war American dream wrapped in aluminum. Looking more like a spaceship than a cozy family home, the…

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Simply Delish Pumpkin Cake

Simply Delish Pumpkin Cake

November 2, 2015
Kath Usitalo
General, GLOG: The GLG Blog Recent Posts

You’ll fall for this simple pumpkin cake. It’s perfect for this time of year, and was a hit at our Halloween dinner party.  I don’t recall…

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Roe, Roe, Roe Your Boat

Roe, Roe, Roe Your Boat

September 28, 2015
Kath Usitalo
General

Since moving to the Upper Peninsula last year we have embraced a new food group: whitefish. We’ve had the mild, Great Lakes fish baked, broiled, deep fried, pan fried,…

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Something Fishy in Manistique

Something Fishy in Manistique

September 19, 2015
Kath Usitalo
General, GLOG: The GLG Blog Recent Posts

The men of the family that Arlene Jensen married into have been fishing Lake Michigan for decades. You may spot the J.R. Jensen fishing boat…

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Finnish Blueberry Pie - 2

Finnish Blueberry Pie – 2

August 20, 2015
Kath Usitalo
General

Here’s a delish dish that’s easy and quick to pull together. Just be sure to allow time for the pastry to chill and then at…

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FILMichigan: Hoffa

FILMichigan: Hoffa

July 30, 2015
Kath Usitalo
General, GLOG: The GLG Blog Recent Posts

Hoffa: 1992 R rated biography of labor leader Jimmy Hoffa Directed by Danny DeVito Written by David Mamet Starring Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Armand Assante, J.T. Walsh and John…

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Jammin' in da U.P.

Jammin’ in da U.P.

July 19, 2015
Kath Usitalo
General, GLOG: The GLG Blog Recent Posts

When we were kids we picked blueberries that grew around our family’s cabin in Roscommon, and strawberries from the field behind dad’s childhood home in…

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Well, Well, Well: It's Orson's 100th

Well, Well, Well: It’s Orson’s 100th

May 2, 2015
Kath Usitalo
General, GLOG: The GLG Blog Recent Posts

Pop the corn and settle in for a screening of Citizen Kane to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Great Laker Orson Welles, who was born…

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Angler Breaks Freshwater Drum State Record

Angler Breaks Freshwater Drum State Record

April 1, 2015
Kath Usitalo
GLOG: The GLG Blog Recent Posts

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced a new state record for freshwater drum. According to a press release, it is the first one…

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Jack Kerouac Drank Here

Jack Kerouac Drank Here

March 12, 2015
Kath Usitalo
General

Okay, maybe it’s not such a claim to fame; where didn’t the father of the beat movement toss back a few. But on an early…

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