Heart sings, soul soars in Charlevoix

Right about now, I’m sitting on the pristine sandy beach at Fisherman’s Island State Park, feeling the strong summer breeze coming off of Lake Michigan, smiling like a maniac—chin turned up toward the sky. This is just about as good as it gets. Where my heart sings...

Newsworthiness, behind the scenes

Just six more issues to go, and the pendulum keeps swinging. For every—how shall I say—unsavory person I’ve met (such as described last week) there have been 10 amazing individuals to balance the scale. One of them is Doug Hunter. We have a little joke in our office...

Tragedy, or comedy that writes itself?

Well, the pendulum swings to and fro, and some things just keep cropping up like weeds. One in particular in the patch definitely merits mentioning on my trip down memory lane. In fact, he was in the headlines again just recently. Surprise, surprise! A federal judge...

Historic barn saved

Firefighters, passersby help prevent total loss IMLAY TWP. — Brien and Lorraine Witkowski were rolling along on North M-53 sometime after 4 p.m. on Thursday afternoon when they spotted something unusual. The couple was making their way up from their home in Salem Twp....

Cousin’s description apt and true

The glorious photo of the majestic eagle that Mary Grosskopf captured near her Mussey Twp. home reminded me of our conversation around the beautiful table during Easter brunch on Sunday. As usual, it soon turned to travel and adventure. My cousin Robert and his wife...