Local stories and photos captured plenty of drama in 2008, and today's Record-Eagle offers some of the year's best images as captured by our photojournalists.
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Douglas Tesner
January 1, 2009
<a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com/gallery/6974140_LtFdF">2008: The Year In Pictures</a>
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<a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com/gallery/7759458_wytBg">Photo Gallery: Winter Roars On</a>
A late-season snow storm moved through the area Sunday, March 29, 2009, blanketing the region in about 5 inches of snow.
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<a href="http://recordeagle.smugmug.com/gallery/5792888_tiB4G">Photo Gallery: Yacht is knot too shabby</a>
The CV-9, a 131-foot yacht, was docked in the clinch Park Marina last week during a tour of the Great Lakes.
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<a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com/gallery/5734216_ycCUs">Photo Gallery: Life On The Farm</a>
The Gallagher family has made farming a way of life since 1905.
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<a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com/gallery/5674506_fHV8x">Photo Gallery: A Fair To Remember</a>
Animals, rides and people combine to help celebrate a century of the Northwestern Michigan Fair.
Continued ... - Monday, July 28, 2008
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<a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com/gallery/5556153_8G53f">Photo Gallery: Fine Equines</a>
Photos from the 2008 Horse Shows by the Bay at Flintfields Horse Park in Williamsburg.
Continued ... - Sunday, July 20, 2008
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Photo Story: Horseplay is hard work
Hard work is something that Traverse City resident Mariola Power, 20, is used to. She worked tirelessly for good grades at the University of Michigan and as a reward her father purchased her a horse. Now, she is working hard with her horse as she competes in shows around the country.
Continued ... - Monday, July 14, 2008
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<a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com/gallery/5422152_8yBZo">Photo Story: Another Fruitful Festival</a>
Select photos from the 2008 National Cherry Festival.
Continued ... - Saturday, July 12, 2008
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Photo Story: Funeral for a Friend
Approximately 650 friends, family, co-workers and representatives from numerous area police departments attended the funeral service at Benzie Central High School to remember Michigan State Trooper Blair DuVall.
Continued ... - Monday, June 30, 2008
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<a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com/gallery/5292540_BfnGM">Photo Story: Getting by at Bud's</a>
- Monday, June 23, 2008
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<a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com/gallery/5237562_aM6m9">Photo Story: Big Boy Toys</a>
More than 70 pilots from across Michigan and surrounding states took part in the Traverse Area Model Pilots Society (TRAMPS) air show recently.
Continued ... - Monday, June 16, 2008
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Photo Story: Knife sharpener keeps the edge
Passersby give strange looks to the white, unmarked van parked at a meter with its side door open, a loud, grinding noise emitting from the interior. That's where Tony Valerio sharpens knives and shears for chefs and hair stylists. Valerio left a job in insurance to start his business and, as he put it, escape the shackles of a desk and meet new people.
Continued ... - Monday, June 2, 2008
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Photo Story: Man crosses Michigan on stilts
He's the first to feel a drop of rain or flinch at blustery northern winds. Blissfield resident Neil Sauter teeters 8 feet, 8 inches above the ground, and come rain or shine he is a temporary nomad. Sauter, 25, covers nearly 20 miles a day on 3-foot-high aluminum drywall stilts.
Continued ... - Tuesday, May 27, 2008
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Memorial Day: No Memory, No Meaning
The Memorial Day ceremony at the Leelanau Township Cemetery featured patriotic music, a history of the Gulf War and a flag ceremony with local Scout troops. At least 200 people gathered to honor veterans from a number of wars and nearly all branches of the military, among numerous community observances held around the region.
Continued ... - Friday, May 16, 2008
- <a href="http://pictopia.com/perl/gal?gallery_id=43993&provider_id=479&process=gallery&force=6bfec0107ce163718b15a9c84af36f52">Photo Gallery: Saluting the Fallen</a>
- Monday, May 5, 2008
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Photo Story: Area hosts table tennis tourney
As the saying goes, build it and they will come. During the weekend of April 26-27, over 120 athletes converged on the house Hayden built, a 17,000-squarefoot table tennis facility in Williamsburg erected by local resident Don Hayden, Jr.
Continued ... - Monday, April 28, 2008
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Photo Story: School Ship starts 20th season
Crew members for the schooner Inland Seas spent time last week preparing for the upcoming season. The ship is one of three used for the Inland Seas Education Center's Schoolship and other educational programs, and takes students and adults on excursions for hands-on lessons about the science above and below the waters of Grand Traverse Bay and the Great Lakes.
Continued ... - Monday, April 21, 2008
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Photo Story: Mind, body balance
Cultural customs of the Far East have made their way to the Midwest. Some Traverse City residents are using Asian traditions such as yoga, acupuncture and herbal medicine to better their lives.
Continued ... - Monday, April 14, 2008
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<a href="http://pictopia.com/perl/gal?process=gallery&gallery_id=40835&provider_id=479">Photo Gallery: In The Light</a>
Artist Stephen Knapp uses light and glass to 'light paintings' to express his vision.
Continued ... - Monday, April 7, 2008
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<a href="http://pictopia.com/perl/gal?gallery_id=40301&provider_id=479&process=gallery&force=36f25ae5f8b92b6eb7963b8d0664be8a">Photo Gallery: Roast It Right</a>
Roasting helps control the quality of Higher Grounds coffee.
Continued ... - Monday, March 31, 2008
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<a href="http://pictopia.com/perl/gal?process=gallery&gallery_id=39689&provider_id=479">Photo Gallery: Students stage 'wax' exhibit</a>
Suttons Bay Middle School students portray their idols in annual 'wax museum' exhibit.
Continued ... - Monday, March 24, 2008
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Photo Story: On the Art Map
The nearly six-decade-old ArtCenter Traverse City has a new medium to showcase the myriad work representing the nonprofit's more than 400 members. ArtCenter opened its doors in December to artists and admirers at 300 E. Front St. in downtown Traverse City.
Continued ... - Monday, March 17, 2008
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Photo Story: Toms will be toms
A group of tom turkeys picked a spot along U.S. 127 for a spring fight. As spring approaches, contests for dominance among males and females are common.
Continued ... - Monday, March 10, 2008
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Photo Story: 27th Annual Spelling Bee
Chris Rice took third place at last year's Grand Traverse Regional Spelling Bee when he misspelled "pinnacle" and watched another student correctly spell "basilica" to move on to the national competition.
Continued ... - Monday, March 3, 2008
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<a href="http://pictopia.com/perl/gal?process=gallery&gallery_id=35789&provider_id=479">Photo Story: Cold As Ice</a>
Winter keeps its frozen grip wrapped around the region.
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AK-47-wielding thug may be the most bumbling crook ever
Oklahoma Survivors, Heroes Survey Damage
Trout's cycle a boost for Angels
Raw: New Video of Deadly Oklahoma Tornado
Kim Kardashian Flaunts Pregnant Bikini Body in Greece
NBA star pledges $1M to help tornado recovery
Shakira's Shocking Talent
Morgan Freeman falls asleep on air
GRAPHIC: Blood-Soaked Machete Killer Caught on Tape
Elin Nordegren Furious With Lindsey Vonn For Parading Kids in Public
Camera Captures Climber As He Loses Grip And Falls
Helen Mirren Meets with Dying Boy in Queen Elizabeth's Place
Crowd Chants '¡Si, Se Puede!' After Passage of Immigration Bill
DWTS Crowns a Winner
Police Ram House to End Hostage Standoff
Demi Moore a Rocks Bikini at Harry Morton's Family House
Anthony Weiner: I'm running for New York City mayor
Kate Middleton's Dress Flies Up
VIRAL: Baby makes epic soccer goal
The Hangover Baby All Grown Up
