Reflections
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Fishtown tries to keep fishing alive
Leland's Fishtown has weathered much over a century and more.
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'Part of my Survival': A basket-making life
Frank Weese is one of Michigan's few Indian black ash splint basket makers.
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Photo Gallery: Making a black ash basket
Frank Weese, of Traverse City, is one of Michigan's few Indian black ash splint basket makers. He provided the following pictures that show the steps to making a black ash basket.
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Baskets have important role in history
Northern Michigan's black ash splint baskets, sitting on shelves in local museum exhibits or adorning old cottages and farmhouses, recall more than memories of Odawa and Chippewa in this region.
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Photo Gallery: Detroit's Guardian Building
Downtown Detroit’s Guardian Building is a standing tribute to the Motor City’s early glory days and art deco skyscraper architectural design. Northern Michigan’s Ezra Winter played a hard-to-miss part in its success.
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Hickory History: Students gather stories
Ryan Ness and Molly Tompkins could have done a lot of things over their summer break. Instead, the two high school juniors spent much of their free time researching the history of Hickory Hills for a book to help celebrate the city ski area's 60th birthday next year. Their volunteer research and writing will continue through much of 2011.
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Family shares tale of its POW
Jean Roehr was 8 years old the first time she saw her Uncle Fred Atkinson. By that time, she thought he was some kind of god. Atkinson spent most of World War II as a prisoner of war.
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Cute airport, tragic story: Woolsey a hero
Woolsey "international airport," as some local residents call it, is a roadside surprise. It tugs imaginations, raises eyebrows and begs questions. Why here?
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Holy Cow: Festival celebrates Colantha
A festival is slated to honor Traverse Colantha Walker, a world champion Holstein that helped make Traverse City State Hospital famous.
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Watercolorist captured region's history
Robert Holdsworth, who spent a decade tracking the art work of a pioneer Traverse City artist, will give a free talk Tuesday, May 18, about his great-grandfather's paintings.
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Wildly popular morel has become a year-round staple
Already the theme of two wildly popular festivals in northern Lower Michigan, today morel mushrooms show up on menus year-round and flavor everything from sauces to soups.
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Leaf-peepers have plenty of choices
Grand Traverse Bay may overshadow its smaller sister to the north in size. But when it comes to color, Little Traverse Bay has an allure all its own. Whether it's the deep sapphire blue of its waters, the blazing reds and yellows of its foliage or the colorful character of its small cities and villages, the coastline offers plenty to see during a fall driving tour.
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Sousa-mania: 10K attended concert
The crowds were there to see John Philip Sousa conduct the fledgling National High School Orchestra Camps band and 15 area high school bands in two Sunday concerts at the Bowl. The camp, now known as Interlochen Arts Academy, is next door to Interlochen State Park, south of Traverse City.
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Rough and tumble golf business
Several area golf courses closed in recent years, including this year's shut down of High Pointe golf course in Acme, one of the early gems of world-renowned golf course architect Tom Doak, of Traverse City. Another course, King's Challenge in Leelanau County designed by golf legend Arnold Palmer, hung by a financial thread before Homestead resort owner Robert Kuras led a local group to re-open the track.
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Traverse City Film Festival turns 5 years old
The film festival is 5 years old. If it were a kid, it would be going to kindergarten. And it is, kind of. This year, the Traverse City Film Festival added a film school -- one of many developments to occur as the event matured.
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