No Motown at Super Bowl XL

December 1, 2005

There will not be a bigger event in Michigan in 2006 than when Super Bowl XL comes to Detroit. It is something struggling Detroiters and fellow Michiganders across the state can hang their hats on. Instead of our poor economy, high unemployment, and a city that is steadily being abandoned each year we [...]

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Morel Madness Year-Round

December 1, 2005

SCOTTVILLE, MI – Most everyone knows you can only get fresh morel mushrooms in the spring. Gary Mills is changing all of that. Using a patented scientific process, Mills can produce a new crop of morels in ten to twelve weeks from start to finish.

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Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland

November 28, 2005

You need to visit Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland in beautiful Frankenmuth at least once in your life just so you can say you have been there. When Wally Bronner founded the store way back in 1945 I doubt that he could foresee what it would look like now. The business grew from a single building in [...]

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Pumpkin Pie Pudding

November 28, 2005

If you like pumpkin pie, you will love this. This is just too easy. Throw everything in your slow cooker and let it cook. It is just too good and too easy not to make it at least once!
What you need:

1 can (15oz.) Solid Pack Pumpkin
1 can (12oz.) Evaporated Milk
3/4 C. Sugar
1/2 [...]

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Quick Hearty Soup

November 28, 2005

What you need:

1 can chicken broth
1 can mixed vegetables
1 can of chunk chicken
1 can of diced tomatoes

Empty the contents (including the water in the veggies) into a pot. Medium heat until soup is desired temperature. For some people that is when the soup is boiling hotter than a volcano.

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Savory Skillet Pork Chops

November 28, 2005

What you need:

4-6 Pork Chops
1 pkg Onion Soup Mix
1 small can Tomato Paste
1 1/2 C water
Dash of Basil
1 T cooking oil
Salt to taste

Directions:

Put 1 T of oil in skillet and cook pork chops for a total of 5 minutes, flipping the chops once.
Remove pork chops. Add the package of Onion Soup mix, Tomato Paste, [...]

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Farmer Jake’s Breakfast Skillet

November 22, 2005

This is a quick and hearty breakfast that we have been making for years. We never gave a name to it, but thought that the above name would do it justice. Enjoy!
What you need:

1lb. Pork Sausage
3-4 medium potatoes
1/2 small yellow onion (chopped)
4-6 eggs
Salt & Pepper

Directions:

In large skillet, cook the sausage and onion.
Remove sausage and [...]

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Bear Cave in Buchanan

November 16, 2005

Bear Cave is the only cavern in the Great Lakes area. It was formed in “tufa rock” which is a secondary limestone. It is estimated that this particular bed of rock is at least 25,000 years old and is resting on a glacial drift deposited during the last ice age approximately 50,000 years [...]

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The Leetsville Shoe Tree

November 10, 2005

Hundreds of lost soles (ooh, pun number one) have made their way to the branches of a big maple tree on the west side of U.S. 131. When the maple sheds its leaves each fall the shoes, sandals, and work boots numbering around 100, become the new foliage. The shoes are hanging there throughout the [...]

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