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features 36 A Sweet Century
Over the last 100 years, the National Cherry Festival has grown from an orchard prayer to an eight-day spectacle. BY N I C O L E L A N E
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We Broke Something Every Time
Camp stoves exploded. An awning unfurled across the Mackinac Bridge. Somewhere near Munising, a sewage pipe gave out in the middle of the night. Thirty years later, this couple is still camping.
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In the Time of Apricots
In cookbook author Maureen Abood’s world, fruit sets the schedule.
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photo courtesy of Traverse Area District Library
The Secret Side of Sleeping Bear A guided wander through the park’s less-traveled beaches, vistas and trails. BY L I S S A M A R T I N
DISCOVER MORE ABOUT UP NORTH PEOPLE, PLACES, FOOD AND EVENTS.
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departments 13 | Editor’s Note 15 | Up North
An artist turns landscape into art— through thread, paint and song.
27 | Travel
The summer-only enclave of Bay View has long been a tight-knit community of generational cottage owners—but you’re welcome to join them.
31 | Outdoors
Jeff K. Pasche, CFA® Senior Vice President, Investments Traverse City Branch Manager
Cole T. Blades, MBA, CFP®, AIF®, ABFP® Financial Advisor
Jim Stoops, AWMA®, CRPC® First Vice President, Investments
Courtney C. Jackson Complex Business Coordinator
H. Todd Jandreski, CFP® Vice President, Investments
Susan Stepka Registered Client Service Associate
Youker, CFP®, CRPC® Jeff Jennifer K. Pasche, CFA Financial Advisor Senior Vice President, Investments Traverse City Complex Manager Dennis J. Brodeur Vice President, Investments Wealth Management Specialist Trevis E. Gillow Vice President, Investments Wealth Management Specialist Susan Carlyon First Vice President, Investments Wealth Management Specialist Keith Carlyon Senior Vice President, Investments
M. Bonaccini JenniferPaul S. Bunker ClientVice Service AssociateInvestments President,
Accredited Asset Management Specialist Tyne Hyslop Financial Advisor Jennifer Youker, CFP®, CRPC® Financial Advisor Eric H. Palo Financial Advisor James Spencer, ChFC, AAMS Associate Vice President, Investments Robert Fenton Financial Advisor
Nearly 60 years ago, a community fought to save a patch of swamp most people would have drained.
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photo by Nicole Lane
Chefs breathe new life into a beloved institution; this East Coast lobster roll beckons; a bright raspberry muffin recipe sweetens summer mornings.
96 | Love of the Land
Explore this 30-acre preserve in Harbor Springs. ON THE COVER
Sleeping Bear Dunes photo by Eric Raymond
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