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Fancy This: A Gallery By and For U.P. Artists

Fancy This: A Gallery By and For U.P. Artists

June 28, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

The house on Highway M-28 in Munising in the Upper Peninsula was so decrepit, “it was just swaying in the wind,” says Thomas Baugnet about the building…

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Bowled Over in Munising

Bowled Over in Munising

June 26, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

With the warm weather the garage and yard sale scene heats up, beckoning collectors and the curious to rummage around someone else’s household items for…

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Water Way to Enjoy the Pictured Rocks

Water Way to Enjoy the Pictured Rocks

June 25, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

Ask any sea kayaker who’s been there: paddling is the best way to experience Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore on Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula. The…

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Gnome Foolin': Versatile Vernors Makes Delish Onion Rings

Gnome Foolin’: Versatile Vernors Makes Delish Onion Rings

June 21, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

National Onion Rings Day is June 22 Once in a while (maybe twice a year) I have a taste for onion rings. Until now. That…

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Get Your Kicks On Route 2

Get Your Kicks On Route 2

June 20, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

A few years ago TJ and Graham headed west on US Route 2 on a road trip to Montana, and I was jealous. Driving the…

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Lots to Like at Lakenenland

Lots to Like at Lakenenland

June 18, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

About 16 years ago a 30-something guy in the Upper Peninsula with a big imagination and a talent for welding quits drinking and starts making…

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Wake UP to Java Joe's Cafe

Wake UP to Java Joe’s Cafe

June 1, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

Yes, there is a Java Joe. At least in the a.m. each day. “He’s Joe in the morning, Jose in the evening,” says Brooklyn, my…

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Time Well Spent in Greenfield Village

Time Well Spent in Greenfield Village

June 1, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

Just before Paige left for college we made a quick tour of some of her favorite spots in the 313, including Greenfield Village, the outdoor…

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Sonny Side Up at Northside Grill

Sonny Side Up at Northside Grill

June 1, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

It’s off the beaten foodie path in Ann Arbor, not in bustling downtown or popular Kerrytown, but lines still form on weekends for comfort food…

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Plucky Heritage Guitar Carries On

Plucky Heritage Guitar Carries On

June 1, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

It’s been a while since the King of Rock and Roll was spotted at a Kalamazoo Burger King in August 1988, on the 11th anniversary of…

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