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Petoskey Band Aid set to return Friday
PETOSKEY — This Friday, people can make their way to North Central Michigan College for a Petoskey Band fundraiser. The fundraiser, dubbed the "Petoskey Band Aid" will take place from 7-8:30 p.m. on May 17 at North Central Michigan College. The event helps support the Petoskey Band program, which is made up of...
Reviewing the news: Dances and disasters
The physical education exhibition presented Thursday evening in the high school gymnasium by grade boys and girls, under the supervision of Miss Pearl Lancaster and Walter J. McMillan physical training director was an interesting demonstration of the year’s work. The formal work in the third and fourth grades of...
A Birder's Paradise
The Beaver Island Birding Trail's annual Birding Foray. The Beaver Island Birding Trail celebrates its annual Birding Foray May 24-26. The weekend consists of multiple field trips—think McCauley’s Point, Little Sand Bay Preserve, and Gull Harbor—alongside presentations from birding experts like Darrell Lawson, vice president of the Petoskey Regional Audubon Society, who will be talking about identifying waterbirds in flight. When you’re out on the field, you can expect to see everything from common loons and Caspian terns to wood warblers and indigo buntings. Beaver Island Community Center serves as the main hub for the foray in between adventures. Each field trip comes with a $30 price tag (which includes transportation), while the featured presentations are free to the public with a suggested donation of $5-$15. For the full weekend agenda and more information, fly over to store.biccenter.org/birding-foray-on-the-beaver-2024.
Michigan’s massive SkyBridge will be a knitted art installation this summer
BOYNE FALLS, Mich. – The world’s longest timber towered suspension bridge is going to get a whole lot more colorful this summer, thanks to some very talented knitters and crocheters. The Michigan SkyBridge, located between two peaks at Boyne Mountain in Boyne Falls, is celebrating National Yarn Bombing...
Maple Moon's Maple Gold Wine
If maple syrup is liquid gold, Maple Moon Sugarbush & Winery in Petoskey has hit the beverage jackpot with their bestselling Maple Gold wine, which blends sugaring with viniculture for a port-style sip steeped in local flavor. It starts with a base of pure maple syrup (sourced from the winery’s own sugar maples), which is fermented on-site in stainless steel tanks and fortified with a bourbon-style spirit. Topped off with even more maple syrup, this 18-percent ABV bevvy is complex with a palette of sweet vanilla and caramel with a decadently-boozy finish. Pair it with a cheese board or some spicy snacks, and revel in your newfound wealth! Treat yourself to a bottle ($29) at Maple Moon Sugarbush & Winery in Petoskey at 4454 Atkins Rd., and be sure to check out their facility tours! mmsyrup.com.
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