Just wanted to let you in on a deal that Great Wolf Lodge has going on now through March 23, 2006. If you are interested in staying at the Great Wolf Lodge in Traverse City for a great rate of $149 per night all you need to do is use the promotional code GREAT6A [...]

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Originally uploaded by raemarie.

Neat winter shot of the famous Rosie’s Diner in Rockford, MI. The diner gained its fame when it was used in Bounty paper towel commercials in the seventies.

Let me preface this with the statement that I am looking at Gov. Granholm’s proposals and ideas unveiled at the State of the State Address with a non-partisan viewpoint. I am looking at it as a small business owner in a state that has a tough time getting new businesses to start and grow [...]

Just a quick reminder that Governor Granholm will be delivering her 4th (and last?) State of the State Address. Check your local radio and tv listings to see if and where you can listen. The link below also has a list of some of the tv and radio stations carrying the address.
Governor Granholm [...]

I found this tasty little recipe in the newsletter that our propane provider, Franger Gas, sent us. I can’t wait to try it out. I’ll probably make some variations such as homemade hash browns instead of frozen ones.

1 2 lb. package frozen hash browns
1 8 oz. sour cream
1 8 oz. French Onion dip
1 [...]

Sunrise

Originally uploaded by Robin of Loxley.

Lovely picture of the morning sun striking the white flanks of the Ludington North Breakwater Light. You can almost feel the icy fingers of the wind raking across the grass on the shore. Very nice photo.

Bill Ford laid out a plan on Monday that would call for the idling of 14 manufacturing facilities, 25,000 to 30,000 factory jobs, and cut 12% of the company’s officers by 2012.
The six year plan would supposedly bring Ford back to profitability within two years. It is a simple matter of producing [...]

Pere Marquette 1225 Passes the Michigan Bean Company

Originally uploaded by DarrylW4.

Wow! This is an incredible shot that I found on the flickr.com website. Just thought I would share it with you. You can almost hear the chugga-chugga sounds of the engine and the whoosh of smoke pouring from the stack.

A bit of good news has finally come to southwest Michigan. It appears that Bangor has been able to woo a biodiesel plant to locate there instead of in Fremont, Indiana. The plant is scheduled to be running by summer and expects to produce about 30,000 gallons per day and employ approximately 22 [...]

The Snowflake Motel gathers numerous opinions on architectural taste. Some think that this building designed using the principles of Frank Lloyd Wright is a building that exudes fun and uniqueness. Others find the building ugly and cannot wait for it to be torn down.
In 1998, the Snowflake Motel was added to the National [...]