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Looking For Hickories – A Michigan Notable Book

August 3, 2009

A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of reading Thomas Springer’s book, Looking For Hickories. It’s a charming collection of essays with the theme of nature woven throughout each one. Reading the essays made me chuckle and sigh with contentment at the wonderful life of simplicity. Much of the book [...]

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Michigan sweet corn is here!

July 29, 2009

I’ve been hearing reports from people that the Michigan sweet corn crop is just starting. The weather has certainly held up the crop a bit this year and it looks like it might be rather staggered as well. In other words, if you see some for sale on the side of the road [...]

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Trumpet Vine Flowers with Raindrops

July 28, 2009

I took this photo last week after a rare (and much needed) rainfall. The sun was peaking through the trees and drops of rain were sliding off of the trumpet-shaped flowers. My daughter and I thought it was rather pretty.
Have a Wonderful Day!

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Went above our goal and picked nearly 50 pounds of blueberries this morning

July 27, 2009

After our previous trip to the blueberry patch resulted in over 20 pounds of blueberries my wife and I knew that we would need to shoot for a goal of 40 pounds in order to have enough blueberries to freeze and enjoy all year long. We went above and beyond that by picking over [...]

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Time lapse video of 2009 Chicago to Mackinac sailboat race

July 22, 2009

Ken Scott Photography created this mesmerizing time lapse video of sailboats in the Chicago to Mackinac race. The photos were taken as the sailboats passed Sleeping Bear Point and you can see the southern end of South Manitou Island in the background as well. The time lapse aspect makes the boats appear to [...]

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Pardon our dust while we renovate our blog

July 20, 2009

I am in the process of upgrading our blog’s look for the first time in far too long. Please bear with me as I get the look adjusted. I’m trying to keep most of the old and incorporate some new for a nice clean look. As this is tested, fixed, and tested [...]

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Picked over 20 pounds of Michigan Blueberries this morning

July 16, 2009

Picking blueberries with your kids can be fun and challenging all at the same time. Our goal for today was 30 pounds of fresh-picked Michigan blueberries, but we fell short of that by just under 9 pounds. The picking was excellent out at Locke’s Fruitful Acres near Decatur, Michigan and should last another three weeks or so according to the owner.

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Time once again to pick blueberries in Michigan

July 14, 2009

I noticed an uptick in the number of people finding our humble little blog here when they searched for “picking blueberries” or “u-pick Michigan blueberries” and the like. So, I figured it must be that time again when one of the tastiest Michigan fruits were ripe for the picking. A quick call to [...]

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Constantine Fireworks on the 4th

July 6, 2009

There’s nothing quite like a small town celebration on the 4th of July. A parade where you wave at the participants, not just because they are waving but because you know them. Cookouts with families and kids staying up so late they are almost asleep by the time the fireworks begin.
As dusk begins [...]

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Three Rivers potato farm, Walther Farms, featured in Lay’s Potato Chip commercial

July 3, 2009

I received a link to this commercial on twitter via MSUGreeen. While watching the commercial I saw that it featured Brian and Gary Walthers of Walther Farms. Their sign for Walthers Farms in the commercial looked familiar and I knew I had seen it before. Turns out it’s a forehead slap moment for me as the farm is just up the road outside of Three Rivers, Michigan. Now I know why their sign looked SO familiar .