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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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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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Vintage Allure of the U.P.

Vintage Allure of the U.P.

October 25, 2014
Kath Usitalo
General

“Happy, Carefree Days and Restful Nights…big fish—and lots of ‘em…scenic beauty…clean air…No Hay Fever!” Promises made and kept, according to tales told throughout The Best of…

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Writing with Fire

Writing with Fire

October 25, 2014
Kath Usitalo
General

On a gray and chilly June afternoon during the Scandinavian Midsummer Festival at Marquette’s Presque Isle Park, T.J. and I were warmed by a young artist…

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Flip Over These Pumpkin Pancakes

Flip Over These Pumpkin Pancakes

October 23, 2014
Kath Usitalo
General

The Great Lakes region is a top producer of pumpkins, with Illinois growing 90% of the seasonal fruit in the U.S. California is second in…

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Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake

October 22, 2014
Kath Usitalo
General

We all know that carrots are a good and important food, even when baked in a cake and slathered with a cream cheese icing (hey,…

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Finnish Flavors: Karelian Piirakka

Finnish Flavors: Karelian Piirakka

September 2, 2014
Kath Usitalo
General, GLOG: The GLG Blog Recent Posts

Finnish cuisine isn’t likely (never say never) to have a following to rival the popularity of Italian, Mexican, Chinese and Mediterranean foods—and French, of course….

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