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Roe v. Wade Five members of the Supreme Court have decided to eliminate Roe v. Wade. Five Supreme Court judges have determined abortion has been an egregious mistake.

Four men and one woman have made a decision that will have a negative effect on our culture for years to come. Five out of nine judges believe it is the business of the government to judge if a woman can have an abortion if she chooses.

A long standing Right to Life movement celebrates their decision, believing saving a fetus is saving a life. What they don’t consider is the Right to Life of an unwanted child after it is born. It is the woman who then needs to take care of the child, not the state. I believe not considering the welfare of the child after birth is as grievous as having an unborn fetus aborted.

Five judges have made that decision for the country. Three of them were appointed

by Republican strategies. Mitch McConnell did not allow the election of a judge at the end of Obama’s career after Justice Scalia died. The party elected Trump to assure that two judges from a conservative list of persons would be appointed. The conservative Right to Life movement has been putting in its years of protesting to make sure that Roe v. Wade would be overturned. And here we are.

Frightening how five people can determine what happens to women finding themselves with an unplanned pregnancy. That affects thousands of lives.

These five individuals do not reflect the majority’s welfare.

Robert McQuilkin | Frankfort A Lot Worse Mr. Tuttle discusses the prescription drug supply chain issue with great detail.

Let’s recall how we got in this situation.

Was it planned? No! No one in their right mind would put our country and citizens in such a risky position by design or plan. Yet we did get here, and there is an explanation: unbounded capitalism. That is how we got totally dependent on China and India; RIP, America First.

Capitalism will always find the most efficient allocation of resources in pursuit of profit. So, a company moving production/manufacturing to China to lower labor costs is good because it will increase profits. I remember a saying a long, long time ago, “Capitalism will sell the rope used to hang itself.”

The pandemic put a spotlight on our foolishness when we were dependent on other countries for PPE, disinfectant, ventilators medicine, etc. I am not arguing against capitalism, but capitalism without guardrails is a security risk. Profit is good, but national security for certain critical products needs to be a priority.

Even the car makers are now learning a lesson about computer chip sourcing and just-in-time manufacturing after years of believing in ever expanding the concepts of outsourcing.

Now, crony capitalism of the big chip manufacturers (U.S. and foreign) want $52 billion in government funding to build plants in the USA! Is that the free market at work? More government subsidies for big business after they have enjoyed record profits for years and avoided U.S. taxes! Do they have to rely on the average American worker to bail them out? That sounds like it is coming straight from Big Oil’s playbook. They have made passing on their operating expense to the average consumer into an art!

Dan Bielski | West Bloomfield No Ordinary Bill This is no ordinary pro-life bill. What’s been passed in other states and is on the ballot in Michigan is just another example of the battle between two extremes, except now people’s lives are at stake.

Personally, all I ask for are three things: I want to live; I don’t want to be raped; and I don’t want incest. That’s not a lot to ask. The fact these basic rights may be denied to me and other women makes me feel worthless, unlovable, and subhuman.

I find myself questioning why God even bothered creating women if our lives were deemed so worthless.

But then I remind myself this isn’t God talking—this is an extremist Supreme Court that the majority of the nation disagrees with. No husband wants to be a widower and single parent, and no child wants to grow up without ever having met Mom. Women have so much to offer. After all, it was a woman who invented the APGAR test that saves the lives of many infants. It was also a woman who invented the field of nursing. Women save lives. We can do a lot of good things for this country.

I love my country, my state, and my region. I’ve always wanted to do something to help people and spread kindness in the world. I dream of one day living in Traverse City. I have the coolest job ever. This place is my home. It would break my heart to have to leave, but I’m not going to stay somewhere where I am unvalued and unloved.

It doesn’t matter where you fall on the political spectrum. People are free to believe what they want, but don’t allow these extremists to hijack our country anymore and destroy the lives of innocent women. Please vote.

Valerie Reeves | Mancelona Abortions and Life Let’s thank the Supreme Court.

Abortions are not being ended by striking down Roe v. Wade.

The Supreme Court is giving all states a golden opportunity to better address unwanted pregnancies. We can now get out of archaic times. I hope Michigan considers the following before codifying old law:

CONTENTS 1. Send pregnancy tests to all households where child-bearing residents reside. We send free COVID tests; what’s the difference? Much easier to address an unwanted pregnancy early on.

2. The Guttmacher Institute has 2020 data showing 54 percent of all abortions were safely accomplished via an abortion pill up to 10 weeks, possibly longer.

Wouldn’t it be indicative of good public health policy to clearly get the word out so women can get on it? Much better than an extraction abortion.

3. The act of sexual intercourse, with or without genuine love, with or without birth control, produces babies. So, adults, can we now start being more responsible, deciding better how to handle these delicate situations?

Be compassionate. Women do and can control their bodies. Autonomy is important.

Lastly, never forget, child-bearers for adoptive families are some of the true angels of the universe.

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Jill Rahrig | Bellaire Post Roe The reality has begun to sink in that SCOTUS has relegated half of Michigan’s population to second-class citizenship.

We should reflect on what the real-world outcomes will be in an era of criminalized abortion. We have been there before, as in 1972 when I began medical school.

In 1972, the pill was only 12 years old, and though the Catholic Church railed against it, women adopted it in droves as they faced the unacceptable alternative of an unplanned pregnancy. But contraceptive failures occurred. Women seeking an abortion traveled to New York where abortion was safe and legal if they had means or they found an unlicensed practitioner to terminate their pregnancy in Michigan.

Many of those women were seriously injured in the process or were scarred and permanently prevented from childbearing.

Others simply bled to death. A stark, blackand-white police photograph from 1964 of a dead white woman lying face down on a floor saturated with blood haunts me still, reminding me of what criminalized abortion means.

It is folly to believe that criminalizing abortion will make the need for it disappear. The need for and practice of abortion is recorded in human history in societies all over the globe dating back thousands of years.

For nearly 50 years since Roe, Michigan abortion has been safe and legal. It has become rare that any woman dies from abortion complications, whereas 80-90 Michigan women die from complications from pregnancy and childbirth annually.

Criminalizing abortion will sentence additional Michigan women to death by forcing them to bear children against their will, and we will experience a needless public health disaster.

We can and must avert this decree and vote to amend the Michigan Constitution this November to approve the Reproductive Freedom for All amendment. Only then will we protect the women we love.

Michael Hertz, MD, MPH | Beulah

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top ten Smoke on the Water Salt City Rock and Blues—a nonprofit organization known for community concerts—and Authentic 231 are bringing a new vibe to Manistee on July 16. The first-ever Smoke on the Water marijuana festival will be held at Douglas Park at First Street Beach beginning at 4pm and running until midnight. The first-ofits-kind event is intended to celebrate the Michigan cannabis industry with vendors on-site. Consumption of cannabis is allowed at the event in a fenced off area, but note that you can’t bring your own from home! Food, drinks, and live music will also be available throughout the night. The main stage is slated to include bands like Perfect Strangers (a Deep Purple cover band), Sufferin’ Suckatash, The Downtowners, and more. Attendees must purchase tickets ($20 in advance; $30 at the door) and be 21+ to attend. Proceeds from the event go toward building a state-of-theart community amphitheater in Manistee. Learn more at saltcityrb.com.

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tastemaker Brengman Brothers’ Michigan BBQ Lettuce Wraps

For an afternoon of sun-drenched sipping, Brengman Brothers at Crain Hill Vineyard is an ideal place to take root. Established in 2003, this regionallyfocused winery has an ethos all about showcasing local terroir, from its array of top-notch wines to its just-released tapas menu, led by chef Loghan Call. For an afternoon “planted” on the patio, pair your glass of wine with the Michigan BBQ Lettuce Wraps. Presented on leaves of Loma Farms lettuce, each wrap is glazed in house-made barbeque sauce and topped with vegan smashed chickpeas or shaved roast beef from Louie’s Meats. Call finishes this seasonal dish with pickled red onion and a cucumber relish tossed with a Thai basil and mint blend, all courtesy of Lakeview Hill Farms. Summer bliss: achieved. Enjoy a roast beef wrap for $16 or go vegan for $14.

Brengman Brothers’ tapas menu is available daily (with the exception of weddings and private events) from 2pm until close. 9720 S Center Hwy, Traverse City. (231) 421-5611. brengmanbrothers.com

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The Grand Tour Join in the family-friendly bicycle ride, Tour de TART, on Friday, July 15, between 4pm and 6:30pm from Darrow Park in Traverse City. Hit the TART and Leelanau Trails, enjoying two food stops along this 17-mile ride plus a bayside meal at North Park in Suttons Bay, local wine and microbrews, and a bus ride back to TC. $40 adults; $20 ages 12 and under. (And hats off to TART Trails and the community for the recent completion of the Boardman Lake Loop Trail!) events.bytepro.net/2022TourdeTART

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Hey, Read It! Clap When You Land

From Carnegie Medal recipient Elizabeth Acevedo (The Poet X) comes verse-style stunner Clap When You Land.

16-year-old Camino Rios aches to escape the Dominican Republic to attend Columbia University in New York City, where her father, Yano, lives most of the year. Meanwhile, in Queens, Yahaira Rios (just months Camino’s junior), hasn’t spoken to her father since she learned of his double Dominican life. Split by space and a world of secrets, neither sister knows of the other—until Yano’s island-bound plane goes down, taking all of its passengers with it and setting the girls’ once-separate paths on a crash course of their own. Yahaira travels to the Dominican Republic to attend her father’s funeral and get to know her half-sister, and both girls find the bonds of family can be stronger and more complicated than they ever would have guessed. Inspired by the 2001 disaster of Flight AA 587, this alternating point-of-view novel is a powerfully written, compulsive read.

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Digging Up History

Samels Farm in Williamsburg makes sure the past is never forgotten. The farmstead-slashmuseum has been preserved in all its 1880s glory on Skegemog Road and often offers classes, workshops, and other events to bring the days of yore back to life. One such event will be held on Sunday, July 17, from 2pm to 5pm. The inaugural Artifact Identification Day is a chance for the public to bring up to five artifacts (and any relevant information about them) to the farm for examination by renowned archaeologist Dr. Charles Cleland. That same day, the Samels Family Heritage Society is launching a new book about the property, The Fascinating Archaeology of Skegemog Point and The Samels Farm, which describes artifacts discovered by the family and Dr. Cleland, some of which date back 11,000 years. The event is free, though donations are accepted. For more information, visit samelsfarm.org.

None of us thought being a server, bartender, host, busser, or chef was easy, but the public and private tales restaurant industry folks shared with us about the way they’ve been treated by guests in recent years have been nothing short of disheartening. We’ve heard of staff—many of whom are operating with a skeleton crew—being shouted at, stiffed on tips, and even spat upon.

Blame a public frustrated by a pandemic or an alltime high of political divisiveness turning normally polite people into exasperated, angry pots blowing their tops at the slightest provocation, or do what Stafford’s Pier in Petoskey had the heart and foresight to do: Gently remind folks with a sign at the entrance that what we bring to the table impacts everyone. Kudos to the team at Stafford’s for keeping it real—and kind—during the heat of the summer season. Cheers to positive leadership.

State Parks Going State of the Art In April, Northern Express reported on the state of our state parks, many of which had been low on funding and high on visitors since the pandemic spurred an outdoor renaissance. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has now begun allocating American Rescue Plan Act funds (through the Building Michigan Together Plan) to improve state park infrastructure. Nearly $16 million has been allocated in Phase 1 of funding, and in our neck of the woods, that includes $750,000 to Cheboygan State Park for upgraded electrical and water distribution systems. Just over the bridge, Straits State Park in St. Ignace is getting $2M to replace two toilet and shower buildings. Phase 2 projects are expected to be announced in the next few months, with NoMi spots like Young State Park, Otsego Lake State Park, Keith J. Charters State Park, Interlochen State Park, Betsie Valley State Trail, and Orchard Beach State Park on the waiting list. Learn more at michigan.gov/stateparksprogress.

8 bottoms up The Burrow’s Squirtsky Walk into Elmwood Township’s newly opened The Burrow, formerly the cozy digs of Tuscan Bistro, and the place is almost unrecognizable. The circular bar is still there gleaming anew amid the ceiling and walls drenched in fresh whites. With touches of moody gray-blue glass tiles, an in-wall fireplace, and soft, neutral-colored banquettes backed by windows aplenty, The Burrow is bathed in light and a brightness that belies its underground name. Helping matters even more: the Squirtsky. The name alone caught our hearts, and we loved the contrast of Squirtsky’s sour punch—fresh-squeezed grapefruit, lime juice, grapefruit vodka, Tito’s vodka, and soda—against its black-salt rim. Belly up to the bar or take a table, but if you can’t bear to come inside, check out The Burrow’s special Boater’s Menu, where you can pick from 21 dishes, plus several canned beers, bottled wines, and sodas, for delivery to your boat at Elmwood, CenterPointe, or Harbor West marinas. (231) 357-8779, burrowtc.com

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INFECTING EVERYTHING

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By Stephen Tuttle A contagion of political foolishness and extremism now infects all corners of the country.

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Down in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis is using a compliant legislature—some would say downright ovine—to both install his ideology as law and to exact retribution in a way that probably makes Donald Trump envious.

Public school teachers in Florida are now constrained to discuss much about race and racism lest it make white students “uncomfortable.” DeSantis wanted it that way, and the legislature was happy to oblige. So, American history contains just a handful of references to that pesky slavery business and then moves along. Never mind that American history simply cannot be accurately taught without a deep dive into slavery specifically and racism in general, regardless of who might feel discomfort as a result.

Florida teachers won’t be talking much about gender identity or sexuality either.

The Florida legislature, with DeSantis’ enthusiastic support, prohibited classroom discussion about gender identity issues prior to the 4th grade, the so-called “don’t say gay” law.

(To be fair, the left and the media jumped on this legislation with enthusiastic exaggerations and disinformation. This law, which does not ban the use of the word “gay,” applies only to children in grades K-3 or in the 5 to 9 age group. Is it really essential, for example, that gender identity discussions are part of the curriculum for 5-year-olds?)

The Walt Disney Company didn’t care for that legislation and said so publicly.

DeSantis had the legislature strip the Florida Disney properties of preferential tax rates.

The intended consequence of that action was to punish an organization opposed to a DeSantis policy. The unintended consequences have not yet been fully realized, but the communities in which the Disney properties sit may now be required to provide police, fire, and infrastructure services Disney previously provided themselves.

DeSantis has also forced legislation that will require every teacher to take a “civics” class, which calls the notion that the Founders wanted a strict separation of church and state a “misconception;” that’s how it should be taught, the teachers were told.

You might recall DeSantis was also an early COVID-denier and recoiled against mask and vaccine mandates. Per DeSantis, the state will not order vaccines for children under five though they have been approved by the FDA and recommended by the CDC. (He has not prohibited medical facilities or local governments from ordering the vaccines.)

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Dr. Lisa Gwynn, a pediatrician and board member of the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation, reminded folks the vaccines had been approved and recommended and should be made available by the state. Alas, she had crossed swords with DeSantis. Two days later she was removed from her board position.

Extremism in the name of policy isn’t just a DeSantis practice. The Muskego-Norway School District up in Wisconsin removed Julie Otsuka's book When the Emperor was Divine by Julie Otsuka from their high school reading list. The book is a stark account of our internment of American citizens of Japanese descent in World War II, and some board members thought it was too “one-sided.” They suggested there should be a companion reading about the attack on Pearl Harbor or the Japanese horrors inflicted on Nanking, China, in a classic case of “whataboutism.”

No actions of the Japanese military counterbalance our effective imprisonment of American citizens based on their ancestry.

Students should know that happened and that we also stole citizens’ homes, possessions, land, and businesses and never returned them. It should also be noted our government eventually officially apologized and paid reparations to the survivors or their immediate descendants.

Out in Arizona, a leading GOP gubernatorial candidate has embraced extreme nonsense with both arms. Kari Lake, a former local news anchor and favorite of Donald Trump, is running a campaign almost entirely detached from reality. Her 2020 election denials have become so extreme CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale referred to her as “aggressively dishonest.”

Her claims have been disproven (the Maricopa County “audit” did not prove fraud as she claims but did prove Joe Biden actually received 99 more votes than previously reported), debunked (there is zero evidence more than 30,000 ballots were cast “three or four times” as Lake claims), or just delusional (no, 200,000 illegal ballots were not brought in by mules as she claimed during a recent debate).

The eastern U.S. is not immune. Officials at the Cornell University Library recently removed a bust of Abraham Lincoln and a large plaque of the Gettysburg Address. Why? A library employee who understandably asked not to be identified said they were removed because “somebody complained.”

A single, unexplained complaint.

Imagine if those sensitive Cornell students had to be subjected to the greatest speech in the English language, 272 words of brilliant brevity and near perfection.

Foolish extremism knows no ideology or geography, but it infects and damages everything everywhere without bias.

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A HIGHER LATITUDE When heading north of the 45th parallel, enter the coordinates 46.5343° N, 87.3968° W to find yourself at a higher latitude. Here, the sun is visible for almost 16 hours of the day during the peak of summer, giving you extra time to squeeze in as many outdoor activities as possible.

Set up a campsite right on the north edge of the city at Marquette Tourist Park within walking distance (2.3 miles) of downtown Marquette and our Dunegrass location. Electric and water hook-ups can be found at most sites, tents and RVs are welcome, and hot showers are also available.

After your site is set up, we recommend a bike ride at Marquette Mountain Trails / Noquemanon Trail Network. Most people know these trails as the “South Trails” or “North Trails,” but no matter what you call them, you’ll have plenty of routes to choose from for a nice day cruising along the coast or finding the path to a waterfall in the woods.

If you’re looking for a more low-key outing, along the shores of Lake Superior sits Hidden Beach. This beach offers amazing night sky views, and summer is a great time to spot shooting stars. Park at Tahoe East Shore Trail, which takes you from Incline Village all the way to Sand Harbor. Enter from the trailhead and make the short hike north to the beach. There is a fee to park, but it’s an incredibly beautiful trail and one of our favorite places to wind down after a busy day.

However you like to explore, we invite you to our Dunegrass location as we celebrate our one-year anniversary this weekend. There, you can pick up your preor post-activity provisions while also getting details on some of our favorite local places for an Up North adventure. Visit our website for more excursion planning at dunegrass.co.

www.dunegrass.co Thank you to our UP neighbors and community members for your support and love during our first year!

Summer Culinary Events Join us this summer for two incredible culinary experiences. Elevate your senses and educate your palate with our Tasting Blindly wine & food pairing lunch. If you’d prefer a more immersive experience, Make your reservations now for one of our delicious 5-course Wine Dinners, featuring a brand new summer menu!

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Down by the Docks Pier M33 gives comfort food a whole new meaning

By Anna Faller Since Pier M33 on the Cheboygan opened in June 2011, its eclectic eats and easy vibes—not to mention those killer waterfront views—have made for an impressive splash in the deep end of northern Michigan dining.

Join us (the water’s fine!) as we dive beneath the surface of what makes this eatery a must-visit above the 45th parallel.

Indoor Meets Alfresco Set along the banks of the famous Inland Waterway, the property’s picturesque location seemed idyllic to its trio of owners—Michele and the late Henry (“Hank”) Lindeman and Henry’s brother, John Lindeman—who couldn’t resist the chance to reconnect with their Cheboygan roots.

Featuring both indoor and outdoor dining, Pier M33 prides itself on meeting the needs of each guest. “Most summer days we’ll have [customers wearing] just their bathing suits,” General Manager Lisa Kelso says. “Sitting next to them, we’ll have a couple that are dressed up. We have to cater to all of that, so our atmosphere can’t [lean toward] either extreme.”

Replete with traditionally nautical touches—lighthouse décor, wooden accents, and a neutral color scheme—the restaurant’s beachy interior parallels the boats it billets. (See the sidebar!) “The décor has always been casual and fun,” Kelso says. Capable of accommodating up to 85 guests, the recently-renovated dining room consists of polished wood-plank tables (complete with plenty of window access), as well as central high-top seating, courtesy of two full-service bars.

Step through the glass-plated dining room doors and you’ll find yourself on the

second-floor patio. A popular pit stop for hungry boaters, this fully-covered outdoor space is constructed of composite decking (perfect for drippy days on the water) and framed by whitewashed wooden posts.

From the patio, the view of the Cheboygan River is gloriously unobstructed.

In addition to its traditional seating, Pier M33 on the Cheboygan offers a selection of private dining options, including the downstairs Regatta Room—that’s a reservable event space with a separate menu, capable of accommodating up to 60—as well as the dining room’s semi-private Captain’s Table, which can host groups up to 10. But the restaurant’s event schedule is often full, so be sure to reserve yours well in advance!

Transport Your Taste Buds With Executive Chef Eric Wheeler at the helm, Pier M33 on the Cheboygan aims to provide for every palette. Peppered with international flavor, Wheeler’s lunch and dinner menus, as well as Sunday breakfast in the off-season, are far from a one-size-fitsall affair. Instead, the dining room’s diverse offerings are united by a quest for comfort with a healthy dose of wanderlust.

“I focus on elevated comfort food because it allows me to branch out more. I have so many different cuisines [on the menu], but it all makes sense; it’s just comfort foods from different cultures,” Wheeler says.

Featuring everything from Italianinspired pastas to Mediterranean spices and French-themed desserts, Wheeler’s carefully-cultivated menus are designed, in part, to keep guests guessing. “I like to change the menu often, because people eat differently in different seasons,” he says.

This is, in large part, thanks to Wheeler’s investment in using local ingredients. “As much as possible, I seek out Michigan

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Salmon en Papillote.

Moroccan Grilled Shrimp Skewers.

products. It keeps [the menu] fresh,” he says.

Such purveyors include Fairway Packing Co. in Detroit, which sources most of the menu’s beef, as well as various Heritage Pork producers and seafood straight from the Great Lakes.

In fact, many of Wheeler’s finalized selections began as a trip to the farmer’s

market. “I like to track seasonal vegetables,” he says. “Peak freshness and availability are a big drive in my menu.” As such, there are more than a few Cheboygan spots where he’s become a repeat customer. “I love Bur’s Farm; they have really great honey and maple syrup and the best sweetcorn

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I’ve ever had,” he says, adding that Harvest Thyme Market is another top spot for homegrown inspiration.

When it comes to what to order, we recommend a shareable plate like the wildlypopular Saku Tacos. “It’s really high quality Saku tuna,” says Wheeler, which he slices and hard-sears in sesame seeds before presenting in wonton “taco” shells topped with an Asian-style slaw and finished with scratchmade pineapple salsa, chili-lime crema, and micro-cilantro. We dare you to stop at just one serving.

From here, the Buccatini al Limone—a Sicilian-inspired lemon pasta served with Tuscan Pecorino cheese—makes a great midcourse or side, as do a few stolen bites of the herb-packed Salmon en Papillote. Next, tuck into the Moroccan Grilled Shrimp Skewers.

Featuring grilled-to-order jumbo white shrimp, which Wheeler marinades in garlic

and citrus, this tongue-tingling entrée is finished with harissa butter and served over feta and vegetable cous-cous with preserved lemon, mint, and tomato-bacon jam.

For the ultimate finish, treat yourself to the light-as-air Limoncello cake. Composed of a lemon chiffon cake base, the dessert is finished with plenty of mascarpone frosting and a dollop of homemade lemonblueberry preserves, which Wheeler spikes with raw vanilla.

“We like to keep [the mood] light,” Wheeler says of the dining experience at Pier M33. “It’s just more fun that way.”

Pier M33 on the Cheboygan is open TuesdaySunday in the summer (closed on Mondays), offering both lunch and dinner service from 11:30am to 9:00pm. Reservations are available, but not required. Call (231) 2683336 or visit pierm33onthecheboygan.com

Boats, Boats, Boats!

The restaurant is only the half of it at Pier M33: The property also includes an

adjacent marina. Equipped with on-site mariner’s facilities, which renters can access at the ground level, Pier M33 on the Cheboygan runs its docks and dining rooms in conjunction.

Backed by a small team of supervisors, Kelso and her front-of-house team oversee the adjoining marina—as well as the dining room and private events—all from the restaurant’s front desk. “People renting transient slips check in at the host stand, along with customers coming in to dine,” she says. “It’s the same staff handling [those] calls.”

Comprising 75 separate slips, the marina’s seasonal membership spans from May until the end of October. “Some people use [their boats] every week, and some people only come once a month,” says Kelso.

The marina also holds a few slips for transient or weekday rentals, as well as three convenient spots that are designated for “restaurant parking.”

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NORTHERN GETAWAY Your day-trip itinerary to beat the summer crush

By Brighid Driscoll ’Tis the season when we northern Michiganders start to feel a case of summer ennui setting in. Traffic is heavy, the days are hot, and a rotating cast of friends and family seem to be in the guest room every weekend. (And don’t get us started on how long it takes to get a table at our favorite restaurant.)

Whether you need to get away—or send those aforementioned guests out of the house so you can get some chores done—Northern Express has a summer day trip planned full of charming downtowns and views (and welcome breezes) of Lake Michigan. From Charlevoix and Petoskey to Harbor Springs and Boyne City, our by-the-minute itinerary takes you through these neighboring towns, all of which are perfect for a day or weekend destination.

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This breakfast and lunch (and early dinner) café offers up international cuisine in downtown Charlevoix. The concept was created by owners Nick Easton and Chef Jozef Zebediah, the latter of whom drew culinary inspiration from his grandmother Martha and grandfather Alberto.

Zebediah experienced his grandmother’s hospitality and cooking alongside the guests she would feed at her table. When Grandma Martha would make new friends, she would ask them about a favorite dish they missed from back home. Whether home was across the street or across the world, Martha would collect the freshest ingredients to make that meal for her friends.

Through the years, she built up quite a recipe reserve, and Zebediah developed a taste for global foods. From Polish kielbasa and potato pancakes to Italian frittata and Swedish rice pudding with tart cherries, the variation and ever-changing specials he brings to My Grandmother’s Table ensure there’s something for everyone. Located at the corner of Bridge Street and Park Avenue, the eatery offers a great view of the lake from the bridge.

Take a stroll through downtown Petoskey and find yourself at Crooked Tree Arts Center. There is always something beautiful to see at CTAC, and free admission makes it even easier to stop by and check out what they have going on. In addition to a rotating slate of exhibits, they’ve brought back the annual Charlotte Ross Lee Concerts in the Park series that run from noon to 1pm in Pennsylvania Park every Wednesday and Friday (except July 13 and 15). A local musician performs on the gazebo stage for lunchtime entertainment, and the performances are free and open to the public. Check their website for weekly events at crookedtree.org.

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10:00am | Mushroom House Tours, Charlevoix 106 Park Ave, Charlevoix, MI

Charlevoix resident Earl Young designed these homes, so named for their mushroomlike architecture, starting in the 1920s. Over the course of 50 years, Young designed 30 unique mushroom houses. Today, some are inhabited year-round while others are vacation rentals. You can take a tour of these iconic homes with a self-guided tour book from the Charlevoix Historical Society or schedule a guided tour through Mushroom House Tours.

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11:30am | Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey 461 E. Mitchell Street, Petoskey

12:15pm | Lunch at Roast and Toast, Petoskey 309 E Lake St, Petoskey

Grab a quick bite at this well-loved lunch spot. Coffee, sandwiches, and baked goods make this downtown eatery an easy choice for something quick and good. Tip: Take lunch to go and eat it at the picnic benches near the Petoskey City Marina.

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1:00pm | Petoskey State Park Beach, Petoskey 2475 M-119, Petoskey

It’s not a perfect northern Michigan summer day without a trip to the beach (and some rock hunting). Snag two birds with one Petoskey stone at Petoskey State Park. Beach towels, camp chairs, sunscreen, and water can be tossed in the trunk before your trip begins, and you can pick up a beach read at indie bookstore McLean & Eakin while downtown. Over 300 acres of forest and beach await at the park, and the beach there is sandy and known for having plenty of its namesake stones for rock hounds. (Note: A recreation passport is required for entry.)

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3:15pm | History Museum in the Old City Hall, Harbor Springs 349 E Main St, Harbor Springs

Before the museum closes at 4pm, pop in to learn about the history of Harbor Springs, starting with the history of the ancestral land of the Odawa Native Americans and ending with how the ski industry developed in the town post WWII. Also included in the museum are interesting stories of local folks that will give you plenty to talk about over dinner. (Admission is donation based.)

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4:00pm | Naas, Mauger, Raunecker, and Leslie Nature Preserve 4th Street, Harbor Springs

Wander over to the Naas, Mauger, Raunecker, and Leslie Nature Preserve, home to 45 acres of conifer-deciduous forest and cedar swamp tucked just outside of downtown Harbor Springs. Stretch your legs on the flat trail (plus boardwalk) before you hop back in the car for the last town on your itinerary.

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4:45pm | Drive to Boyne City

5:30pm | inspired living, Boyne City 119 Water Street, Boyne City

Please join us for the Michigan Medicine Peninsula Community Lecture Series.

The first lecture features Dr. Hank Paulson sharing the latest in Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias.

Mon, July 25, 2022 at 3:00pm Peninsula Community Library 2893 Island View Road, TC Register at: victors.us/mimedpeninsula2022

This lovely little gift shop has lots of fun, Michigan-themed gifts to bring home.

(Bonus: Many items are organic, recycled, and/or locally made.) Curiosities fill every corner of this small and unique shop, and you’ll easily lose yourself in the treasures.

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6:15pm | Dinner at The Pointe Fish & Grill, Boyne City 970 Marina Dr, Boyne City

Newly opened, The Pointe is located within Sommerset Pointe Yacht Club, with dinner hours open to the public from 5pm to 9pm Thursday through Sunday. Despite its upscale vibe, the restaurant has varied price points. Nautically-themed dining quarters and a view of Lake Charlevoix make this a great spot to enjoy dinner and conversation.

Plein Air Paint Out Wet Paint Sale & Reception July 16, 6-8pm In honor of Gene Rantz

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8:00pm | Dessert to-go at Cafe Santé, Boyne City 1 Water St, Boyne City

Pick up dessert from Cafe Santé, a local Euro-style bistro.

Their dessert menu is simple but delicious, currently listed with three favorites: tiramisu, pot de crème, and crème brûlée cheesecake. Grab one (or two, or all three?) and take it over to Old City Park. There’s a fountain, gazebo, scattered park benches, and more at this riverside park. After finishing dessert, take a stroll along Boyne River. And if you’re too tired from all the fun to drive home, Boyne Mountain Resort is just 10 minutes away.

Now if that isn’t the perfect day, we don’t know what is. Sometimes summer goes by so quickly that it feels like we didn’t do our due diligence in enjoying the place we call home, but day trips are a fun reminder that a lot can be enjoyed in a little amount of time.

(Just be sure to check all hours of operation on the day you choose to explore!) Catch the sunset on the way home, and let us know how it went.

Artists will paint throughout the Northport area, capturing the beauty of our village, beaches, marina, orchards, vineyards, landscapes and landmarks.

The one of a kind artwork will be available to view and purchase at the Wet Paint Sale in Northport Village Arts Building Saturday evening.

Tickets Online $15* *Plus processing fee. $20 at the door

NorthportArtsAssociation.org or scan QR code

We THANK the following organizations and our donors for their support!

Village Arts Building • 301 N. Mill St., Northport The Northport Arts Association is a Non-Profit 501(c)3 Organization

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OPTIMISM MEETS ACTIVISM Frank Ettawageshik looks seven generations ahead

By Craig Manning “I’ve made a career out of being a cautiously optimistic person.”

So says Frank Ettawageshik, a local Indigenous leader with a long track record of fighting for native rights, environmental preservation, and smart climate policy. From afar, those particular battles might not seem like the kinds that would breed a spirit of optimism. And yet, despite the barriers in his way, Ettawageshik has spent decades scoring huge wins for Michigan natives, for the Great Lakes, and for climate change advocacy.

Perhaps his optimism is because of his success rate, or maybe winning the types of battles Ettawageshik has won simply requires the persistence of an unshakably optimistic fighter. In any case, it’s difficult to walk away from a conversation with Ettawageshik and not feel at least a little bit better about the state of the world. His optimism, it turns out, is contagious.

Who Is Frank Ettawageshik?

For many northern Michiganders, Ettawageshik’s biggest claim to fame is his role as a long-time leader of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (LTBB). Ettawageshik served two stints as tribal chairman—first from 1991 to 1999, then again from 2005 to 2009—for a total of 14 years.

Today, Ettawageshik wears many hats, including as the president of the Association of American Indian Affairs; as executive director of the United Tribes of Michigan; as chair of the Michigan Water Use Advisory Council; and as an appointee to the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration.

Ettawageshik has also been decorated in recent years as one of the leading environmentalists and preservers of Indigenous culture in the state. In 2021, he was named the recipient of the Michigan Environmental Council’s annual Helen & William Milliken Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes “individuals who show outstanding leadership, enduring commitment, and extraordinary public service in protecting natural resources at the local, state, and national levels.”

In 2019, he received the Outstanding Alumnus Award from the Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. That same year, he was honored by the Midwest Alliance of Sovereign Tribes, which established a new cultural preservation legacy fund—dubbed “Can I Be Frank?”—to carry his mission forward.

The Water Protector Beyond any job title or award, though, Ettawageshik is known and regarded for the work he’s done. As LTBB tribal chairman, he reaffirmed the tribe’s sovereign status with the federal government, implemented numerous game-changing environmental policies (including climate change commitments and energy use reduction goals), and changed the financial fortunes of the tribal government, taking it from a $4,000 bank balance when he took office to a $30 million annual budget when he left.

When asked to name the single proudest accomplishment of his life, Ettawageshik points to the Tribal and First Nations Great Lakes Water Accord, a compact from 2004 that was signed by every native tribe and First Nation (the term used in Canada to describe sovereign Indigenous nations) throughout the Great Lakes region. Among other things, the accord demands that “any governmental effort to protect and preserve the Waters of the Great Lakes Basin include full participation of Tribes and First Nations.”

“The states and the provinces were negotiating on issues related to bulk groundwater withdrawal and diversion of water from the Great Lakes,” Ettawageshik recalls of the events that led to the accord’s inception. “They had been in negotiations for quite a while, and the tribes and First Nations from various states and Ontario had been trying to ask, as tribal governments, to be part of that process. We thought that any mechanism for protecting the Great Lakes in this regard would be deficient if it didn’t have a tribal input. But they treated us as they would any stakeholder organization.

We would get the draft [of the agreement], and we’d have 30 days to comment on it, just like the general public. And then they

treated our input as general public input.”

Mostly, Ettawageshik says the tribes and First Nations just wanted a seat at the table to decide the future of their birthright and their most valuable resource: the waters of the Great Lakes. “We were deeply concerned about the document not acknowledging treaty rights or the responsibilities of tribal governments.”

As something of a last-ditch effort, Ettawageshik and his fellow tribal leaders scrambled to organize a meeting of the affected tribes and First Nations. It was no small undertaking, involving considerable fundraising, communication across national boundaries, and a fleet six-week timeline.

But the hard work paid off, and ultimately, representatives from the 180-plus tribes and First Nations in the Great Lakes Basin congregated to discuss and sign the Tribal and First Nations Great Lakes Water Accord.

The document, which Ettawageshik authored, helped give Indigenous populations a voice in national and international discussions about water resource management. To this day, the accord and the political voice it helped give the tribes and First Nations is a key safeguard for the future of the Great Lakes— particularly as climate change and water scarcity in other parts of the world make the water resources of the lakes increasingly more valuable.

A Lifetime Commitment Since the accord came into play, Ettawageshik has continued to prove himself as a stalwart defender of the Great Lakes. As an appointee to the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration (GLRC), he worked for years to secure federal dollars for the protection of the Great Lakes. The GLRC’s efforts eventually led to the formation of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), a federal program that provides funding to help protect and restore the waters of the Great Lakes.

To date, the GLRI has directed some $3.5 billion in federal dollars to fight water pollution, combat algal blooms, and more.

Ettawageshik serves on the Great Lakes Advisory Board, a body within the GLRI—

and one of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Federal Advisory Committees— that advises the EPA administrator on how to direct federal funding for Great Lakes preservation.

In 2015, Ettawageshik’s years of advocacy took him to France, where he spoke on behalf of the National Congress of American Indians at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. That convention ultimately led to the creation of the Paris Climate Accords, and Ettawageshik—along with hundreds of other Indigenous leaders—successfully advocated for the treaty to include multiple recognitions of the rights and knowledge of Indigenous peoples.

For the Seventh Generation For Ettawageshik, all of this work—not to mention his unerring belief that the fight for the planet and for the rights of Indigenous populations can indeed be won—comes back to an age-old Native American philosophy: the Seventh Generation Principal, which holds that today’s generations should approach their choices and actions in such a way that leaves a sustainable world for their descendants seven generations from now.

“The only real way to move into the future is to do things that will help people and help the planet,” Ettawageshik remarks.

“I have kids and grandkids, and I work with a lot of kids in other places, and the idea we try to teach is that each one of us is supposed to think about the consequences of our actions to a time period long enough to encompass seven generations. That’s going to be beyond when most people will even remember someone’s name.

“But if you think about it, each one of us is somebody’s seventh generation,” he continues. “What did those ancestors do that caused us to be who we are today, doing the things that we are, and having the legal and mental and emotional tools that we have?

And how are we going to be remembered for those next generations? One of the best things that we can do, and the highest achievement that we can have, is to think that we, someday, will be remembered as a good ancestor.”

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Bright Idea During a flight from Detroit to Denver on June 25, an unidentified passenger was reprimanded by a flight attendant and other passengers after he AirDropped a sexually explicit photo of himself to all the other passengers, the New York Post reported.

One passenger, @DaddyStrange333, posted a video to TikTok documenting the incident; in the video, the flight attendant asks the man, "Why are you doing that?" "Just having a little fun," he replies. His fun came to an abrupt end when the flight landed and FBI agents escorted him off the plane. A Southwest Airlines spokesperson confirmed that the "unfortunate incident" occurred and that the airline "maintains zero tolerance for this obscene and unacceptable behavior."

Someone's Sleeping on the Couch Colombian cyclist Luis Carlos Chia won a stage of the Vuelta a Colombia race on June 5 and threw his arms out wide to celebrate after crossing the finish line, Canadian Cycling reported. But he was immediately forced to grab the handlebars again in an attempt to avoid hitting a group of photographers -- among whom was his wife, Claudia Roncancio. Chia struck his wife with his bike, knocking her to the ground, where she lay unconscious as medical staff attended to her. "I don't understand why she didn't get out of the way," Chia said after the accident.

Roncancio needed four stitches and was kept under observation in a local hospital, but she is reportedly recovering.

News That Sounds Like a Joke Feel like you're forgetting something?

That must have been how tennis pro Ugo Humbert of France felt when he turned up at Number Two Court at Wimbledon on June 29 without a key piece of equipment for his match against Norway's Casper Ruud -his rackets. Reuters reported that Humbert, 24, had to tell the umpire, "I don't have any rackets -- sorry for that." Fortunately for him, someone turned up with three rackets in just a few minutes, and after losing his first set, Humbert won the match.

Compelling Explanation When Thanh Ha, 54, allegedly set fire to his boss's house in early May, he had a perfectly understandable reason: "Spirits" told him to do so, he told deputies. According

to WFLA-TV, Ha was arrested on June 29 in Pinellas County, Florida, on second-degree arson charges. Authorities say surveillance cameras caught him riding a bike to his boss's new St. Petersburg home, securing his bike to a nearby stop sign and approaching the home on foot while trying to cover his face with his shirt. Five minutes later, he can be seen running back to his bike and riding away. Ha also told deputies he was not upset with his (presumably former) employer.

People With Issues When fire erupted on June 26 at the Church of St. Basil the Great in Pargolovo, Russia, parishioners first assumed it was faulty wiring that had sparked the blaze, Oddity Central reported. Damage to the outside was considerable, and some thought it was a divine message that they should build a bigger, more beautiful church. As it turns out, however, neither of those explanations was valid. Instead, a 36-year-old local man who was tired of his wife donating all their money to the church allegedly splashed the walls of the church with gasoline and, checking to make sure no one was inside, lit the match.

"He worked 24/7, they have four children and his wife works at the church. Everything he earned, she brought to temple," a Russian newspaper reported. "Because of this, they had a conflict." The man admitted his guilt but was allowed to await sentencing at home.

Cut the Cheese Pun The Bridge Bakehouse in Derbyshire, England, received an anonymous letter from a "disgruntled member of the local community," the owners believe, about a sandwich that's been on the menu since last September: the Cheesus Christ. The sandwich, which features caramelized onion chutney, mature cheddar and mozzarella, sounds delicious, but the letter-writer, who claimed to be associated with the advocacy group Christian Concern, disapproved: "Our clients do not wish to take this further, but feel they will need to in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and saviour if action is not taken." However, the Mirror reported, Christian Concern confirmed the letter did not come from them, and no other person or local church has admitted to writing it. On June 10, someone defaced the bakery's outdoor menu, covering the sandwich name with white paint. On its Facebook page, the bakery posted, "To whoever has tried to cover up the 'Cheesus Christ' sandwich on our outdoor menu board with white paint, can you please not? And if it wasn't done in the dead of night by someone dressed like The Mask of Zorro we are going to be highly disappointed."

The Tech Revolution On the evening of June 28, at the intersection of Gough and Fulton streets in San Francisco, more than a half-dozen Cruise robotaxis stopped operating as they should and stalled, blocking the intersection for several hours, Tech Crunch reported.

The Cruise vehicles were launched just the week before in the city, operating between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. "The first thing I say to my co-worker is that they're getting together to murder us," one online poster joked. "They even made it so the street sweeper couldn't hit an entire block." The errant cars were retrieved with the help of some humans.

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"They come out to the Hamptons and have to stop four or five times on the way, but can't find a restroom," said Dr. David Shusterman, a Big Apple urologist. "When they're in a car with a bunch of people, they're embarrassed because they have to go to the bathroom every hour. I've lost three friends because I'm the driver and refuse to stop for them." One happy customer said he's "like a kid" after the procedure. "There's no dread now."

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By Lynda Wheatley At age 7, Nick Korstad fell in love for the first time. He was with his family on a vacation to Disneyland, wending along the northern California coast from their home in Washington state, when he saw her just south of San Francisco. She was standing near the edge of a craggy outcropping of rocks, gazing out over the Pacific; tall, slender, and shining bright under the San Mateo sun. It made no difference that she was nearly a century older than him; the kid was captivated.

That moment Korstad swooned at the sight of Pigeon Point Lighthouse might have passed into a blur of Space Mountain and Mickey Mouse-ears memories were it not for one life-changing event that followed. In 1992, a few years after the trip to Disneyland, Korstad’s family moved to Sequim, Washington, near the Olympic Peninsula.

“There was a lighthouse there at the end of a sand spit, and there was actually a keeper there. So that got me overly excited about lighthouses,” says Korstad. “My dream at that point was to become a lighthouse keeper.”

Now 40 years old, Korstad has owned five lighthouses (and has one in Maine in the works), most of which he’s singlehandedly renovated.

Big Bay Point Lighthouse, opened in 1896, sits about 24 miles northwest of Marquette.

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Fantasy Island In 2005, at age 24, Korstad left his job with Marriott Hotels and bought his first lighthouse, Wolf Trap Light, a 52-foot-tall caisson lighthouse (meaning the structure is built on a man-made foundation, usually of concrete or metal) standing in Chesapeake Bay about 3.5 miles from Virginia’s shore.

Named after the Wolf, the 350-ton British naval vessel that in 1691 ran aground on the shoals the lighthouse now sits upon, Wolf Trap had been manned from 1894 to 1971. Korstad bought it at auction in 2005, intending to renovate it and turn it into a bed and breakfast.

“I was so young and naïve,” he says. “I had never even driven a boat. But I purchased it, and I tried [to get financing from] from, I think, 150 lenders. No one wanted to touch it. So I ended up flipping it.”

He used the money from Wolf Trap’s 2007 sale to buy Borden Flats Lighthouse in 2010. Established in 1881, Borden Flats Lighthouse seemed far more promising as a potential B&B location. It, too, sits in the water—where the Taunton River meets the Mount Hope Bay—but only 2,000 feet from a marina and bustling city of Fall River, Massachusetts.

Korstad spent the next three years restoring the lighthouse. It was no small feat. The five-story structure, a brick and wood tower built inside a 12-inch-thick cast iron shell (to absorb the jolt of lightning strikes and prevent fire or electrocution), hadn’t been occupied since its light became automated in 1963. When Korstad took over, it looked as though every inch of the lighthouse’s interior and exterior was weathered, vandalized, peeling, broken, or simply a relic of the last century. A kerosene cookstove was the lighthouse’s only source of heat; its only water source rainwater collected in gutters and stored in a cistern in the structure’s “basement.”

Although Korstad lived in the lighthouse for the first six months he owned it, he soon realized the cost and effort of living off the grid—with solar panels, batteries, a generator, and the need to haul water and keep his boat secure against the tides and the winds—exceeded those of renting an apartment on the mainland and buying gas for his Zodiac boat, which he could use to zip back and forth even in bad weather. And there was certainly bad weather. In 2011, Hurricane Irene swept through. In 2012, Superstorm Sandy.

Now under the care of the nonprofit Spectacle Reef Preservation Society, the Spectacle Reef Light hosts residential keeper programs, tours, weekend and day events, as well as many educational events at the light and the surrounding areas on shore. spectaclereef.org

Before Nick Korstad began buying lighthouses, he says he had little to no renovation or maintenance skills whatsoever. “YouTube is a great tool. I watch a lot of that and This Old House, and I’ve just learned my way through it,” he says. “My motto has always been if someone’s able to do it, then you have the brain and ability to do it too. It’s just that you have to learn how.”

Korstad’s first lighthouse, Wolf Trap, is owned and managed by the U.S. Coast Guard District 5.

The Overnight Keeper’s program Korstad established at Borden Flats continues today. For information on the lighthouse and staying, visit bordenflats.com.

Nevertheless, Korstad pressed on, not only doing all the renovations himself but also funding them. At times, he took seasonal contract jobs, like working in Hasbro’s consumer affairs department, taking complaints and questions from consumers in the weeks after Christmas.

“And, you know, that paid for the stuff I needed, the maintenance and renovations, because after purchasing Borden Flats, I only had about $2,000 left to my name, but I turned that $2,000 into what it is now,” he says. “So a lot of people assume I’m so wealthy because I’ve owned all these lighthouses. I’m like, ‘No, I’ve worked my butt off to get to where I’m at.’”

In 2013, the tide turned. HGTV’s immensely popular show You Live in What? featured Borden Flats in the premiere episode of its second season. In 2017, Korstad and Borden Flats made an appearance on Nightly News with Lester Holt. Korstad says the national exposure made the lighthouse and its Overnight Keepers Program, which he established in 2015, sustainable.

In the midst of all the activity, Korstad bought two other lighthouses, Spectacle Reef, in Lake Huron, and Stratford Shoal, in Connecticut. The most expensive lighthouse

ever built on the Great Lake and the only monolithic stone tower ever built within the United States, Spectacle Reef sits in some of the most treacherous waters in the Straits of Mackinac. Despite the success of Borden Flats and his recent acquisitions of Spectacle Reef Light and Stratford Shoals, by 2017, Korstad was ready for a change.

Big Bay Home Korstad sold Borden Flats in 2018 and bought the Victorian-style, brick-built Big Bay Point Lighthouse Inn in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Set on the cliffs of Lake Superior, 25 miles outside Marquette, Big Bay had been run as a bed and breakfast since 1986.

“The previous owners had it for about 27 years, and they took really good care, the best that they could, of the property,” Korstad says. “But they were getting older and couldn’t get people to come out to do all the work that needed to be done but felt they could no longer do it on their own.”

They’d had the place up for sale for more than a decade when Korstad came along. It seemed like a match made in heaven.

For one, Big Bay Point Lighthouse, while

only 30 minutes away from the restaurants, breweries, grocery stores, and other marks of civilization in Marquette, has only limestone cliffs, Lake Superior’s waters, the woods, and a lot of moose for neighbors. “You go to the top [of the tower], and you don’t see society,” Korstad says. “So many other lighthouses— you go to the top, you just see condos and waterfront homes.”

It’s also one of the rare lighthouses that sports a duplex-style keepers’ quarters.

Korstad lives on one side and rents out the other to his bed and breakfast guests, usually from late April or early May through November, depending on weather.

The major perk? Unlike Wolf, Borden Flats, Stratford Shoals, and Spectacle Reef (which Korstad sold last year), Big Bay is accessible by a road.

“I have been divesting myself of the offshore lights because of their challenges.

You can’t get to them any time [you need to], and people like to pull their boats up and cut off locks if you’re not there,” he says.

“You can only have so much stress in life and, you know, [these lighthouses] are like your kids—you’re worried about them.”

This summer marks the fifth since

Stratford Shoals

Korstad began working on returning Big Bay to its glory, a process he says is 24/7 of yard work, painting, and maintenance because of the Upper Peninsula’s extreme temperatures.

“The sun during summer can be 130 degrees or more on the paint, and then during winter, 47 below … There’s no such thing as any product that lasts forever up here.”

During the U.P.’s long winters, Korstad doesn’t kick back; he devotes himself to remodeling inside the lighthouse and keepers’ quarters. “I need that six months to get projects done because I don’t want to do them poorly. I work every single day, and that time goes by so quickly. It just seems like it starts and ends within a month.”

For a lighthouse keeper, he says, “There’s no such thing as spare time. Spare time is when I go to bed at night or take a shower.

Other than that, it’s work on the property full-time. If I didn’t like lighthouses, this would be the worst job in the world.

“I’m proud of what I do, but I don’t do it for any sort of show. I do it because I like to do it,” he adds. “That’s just me. That’s what I do. I take care of my house.”

Learn more at bigbaylighthouse.com.

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Brew North The world of beer above the 45th parallel

By Karl Klockars Throughout the rest of Michigan, anything above Clare is generally thought of as “Up North,” but up here we know that the true line of demarcation is the 45th parallel: Once you’ve crossed that line of latitude, every step gets you closer to the North Pole than you are to the equator. That’s north.

If you’ve chosen to head above the parallel and explore the tip of the mitt this summer, you’re going to get thirsty. There’s no shortage of great craft brewers up here to help quench that thirst. Whether you’re driving up I-75 or taking a leisurely cruise up the coast along Route 31 and the Tunnel of Trees, you’ll find a variety of pilsners, shandys, sours, and stouts (yes, you can drink stouts in summer!) handmade by Michigan craftsmen and craftswomen.

Many will claim it, but only beermakers and taprooms above this line can really plant a flag as Brewers of the North. Let’s meet a few.

Leelanau County: Mitten Brewing

Even though you’ll cross the parallel once you pass through Suttons Bay, you won’t find a craft beverage further north on the Leelanau Peninsula than this brewery taproom, located in downtown Northport. This remote outpost of the original Grand Rapids brewery has an amazing beer garden and outdoor fireplace setting perfect for sipping one of the 14 beers on draft, as well as a few local ciders and wines.

Since this is a satellite taproom, there’s not a ton of brewing that takes place onsite, but you’ll still find the occasional in-house selection plus a reliable array of some of Mitten’s best beers and small-batch selections including the West Coast Swing Amber, the Stretch Golden Ale, and the Relief Session IPA. If you noticed a baseball theme to those beer names, you’re correct—and keeping to that theme, one of the best seasonal selections is their Peanuts & Crackerjack Porter, which is definitely darker than your usual summer beers and brewed with both roasted peanuts and peanut butter. Another good choice is their Triple Crown Brown Ale, which just took home a medal from this year’s World Beer Cup.

Emmet County: Beards Brewing

Located in downtown Petoskey, Beards Brewing is celebrating its 10th anniversary this August. A decade in business is no small feat for any beermaker, but it’s especially impressive knowing that they opened their doors when co-owner Ben Slocum was still enrolled as a student at Northern Michigan University in Marquette. After learning to enjoy the offerings from breweries up there, Slocum and his friend Peter Manthei fired up the brew kettle at their Petoskey pub and haven’t looked back since.

They’ve since expanded their operation to a production facility in Charlevoix where they Courtesy of Philip Hutchinson brew and can their creations for store shelves throughout Michigan, but if you want to get your hands on a Beard at the source, their second taproom (opened in 2017 after moving out of their first space a couple of blocks away) is the place to be.

Beers like their flagship Citranity and Green Hundo IPAs share space with limitedbatch releases and one-offs like the Guava Owlmadillo (and good luck pronouncing that, especially after two or three of these 7% ABV ales). These pair delightfully with a food menu heavy on sandwiches and unique pizzas like the Pulled Pork (with cheese curds and jalapeños) or the Sweet & Spicy (marinated chicken breast, pineapple, banana peppers, and two kinds of sauce: BBQ and buffalo).

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Otsego County: Snowbelt Brewing

It’s only appropriate for Michigan’s “Alpine City” to have a brewery named Snowbelt, right? Located in a charmingly chalet-like space in downtown Gaylord, this beermaker is a great place to stop after hanging with elk at the nearby viewing park or visiting the adjacent retail store for lifestyle brand Parallel 45 (very appropriately named for this story!).

This year-round craft beer destination has created and poured dozens of different beers from their 16 draft lines since opening its doors in 2016. The Summer Fling Kolsch (ask them to add blueberries!) and their slightly sour Baby Steps Bob Berliner Weiss appeal to lighter palettes while heartier selections like the coffee-infused brown ale or barrel-aged Boondockin’ Imperial Stout hold up against menu items like the Brewers Breakfast Pizza or Tacobelt Crunchwrap.

Another new addition for this summer is the outdoor stage for weekly live music throughout the summer, built by Snowbelt to add some more entertainment options to the downtown area—especially as the town’s Social District is back in effect this year, allowing guests to grab a beer, head outside, and explore downtown.

Charlevoix County: Stiggs Brewery

Cheboygan County: Cheboygan Brewing

Located a stone’s throw from the Cheboygan River, Cheboygan Brewing represents a resurrection of sorts. Originally started as a lager brewer for loggers working in northern Michigan, the original Cheboygan brewery called it quits in the early 1900s. Fast-forward to 2011 when a group of local beer lovers revived the brand, staying true to its lager-loving origins but pivoting in the late 2010s to a more outdoorsy vibe and a more modern style of beer making.

This meant adding beers like their popular Blood Orange Honey Ale and a session IPA. Today they’re continuing to redefine themselves with hazy IPAs and a cookie-flavored stout, but the taproom still has a section dedicated to the history of the OG brewery. (We doubt they had a rooftop deck as nice as the current one back then, though.)

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In Boyne City, there’s a small enclave of beer-friendly destinations downtown including the 40 draft handles at the appropriately named Boyne City Tap Room plus nearly two dozen more at the nearby Lake Street Pub (once a 7 Monks outpost). When it comes to house-made beer in Boyne, however, there’s just one place to go: Stiggs Brewery & Kitchen.

The brewery’s rustic vibe starts with the location’s history: The brick building originally housed a 19th-century logging company, which carries through to the glowingly warm original wooden walls and floors in the taproom. (The wood they use to stock their smoker also counts, right?)

Their food menu favors their barbecue; they’ve got a selection of house-smoked meats including brisket, turkey breast, and pulled pork (plus the occasional prime rib) and a few smoked veggie sides like sweet potatoes and stuffed jalapeños. The beer matches perfectly in a variety of global styles from Irish amber to German hefeweizen to Belgian blonde, plus a few good ol’ American-style IPAs and lagers along with guest taps from other Michigan brewers.

Perhaps the best thing to come out of Stiggs in the past couple of years is their commitment to keeping their community fed: Their Feed-a-Friend program (a certified nonprofit organization) offers free hot meals every Sunday afternoon to anyone who needs one, no questions asked.

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Music meets the great outdoors at the Porcupine Music Festival in August.

Follow the Music Across the bridge, the U.P. music festival circuit awaits

By Ross Boissoneau Maybe you can’t hear the music immediately after you cross the Mackinac Bridge into Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

Then again, maybe you can. After all, the U.P. is home to several music festivals that take place throughout summer, and there’s no lack of opportunity to get together with a few (hundred) of your friends and take in the sounds of summer.

Those sounds depend on where you go; the Marquette Area Blues Society would suggest one genre, the Manistique FolkFest another, while the Farm Block Fest tries to be almost all things to all people.

Jack Conners says the festivals in the Upper Peninsula each have their own personality. A sound engineer who previously taught at Northwestern Michigan College, Conners has provided stage monitor sound for both the Marquette Area Blues Fest and the WoodTick Festival for a number of years. “Marquette is a pretty high-profile show. It has a reputation for hospitality,” he says.

WoodTick, by contrast, is an earthier experience, both aesthetically and musically.

“WoodTick is in the middle of the woods.

You take a two-track to it. You think you’re in Kentucky,” says Conners. Here the music leans toward a country vibe with some rock and roll.

Then there’s the Pine Mountain Music Festival which took place last month,

featuring classical music.

Yes, in the U.P., you really can find it all.

The Start of a Tradition The music festival tradition in the U.P. began with the Hiawatha Traditional Music Festival, now in its 45th year (though years 43 and 44 were precluded by the pandemic).

“Happily, we can all gather again,” says Susan Divine, Executive Director of Hiawatha Music Co-Op. The festival attracts local musicians, regional performers from the Midwest, and international artists as well. “We don’t have to go looking for performers. Word gets out that this is a decent gig. Performers come to us,” Divine says.

Wherever they are from, the artists represent traditional music—but that means many things to many people.

“Traditional music has changed, and we have too,” Divine says. Hiawatha’s focus is on folk music, but it encompasses Americana, bluegrass, Cajun, blues, Celtic, and other international roots music.

Whatever the music, the event is based around a joyful experience no matter the attendee’s age. “It’s really family entertainment. You have three or four generations at campsites. There are activities for all ages—children, tweens, teens all have performers,” Divine says.

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it’s hardly the only one. Music festivals take place throughout the 16,000+ square miles of the U.P., from large cities (Marquette has a population of more than 20,000) to holes in the woods.

Let’s start with the big city, home of the Marquette Blues Festival. “It started when four guys were watching fireworks on the Fourth of July,” says Mark Stonerock, the festival’s entertainment coordinator. “On a whim, they said, ‘Why couldn’t we do a music festival?’ I volunteered for the first one. Over the 16 years I’ve been president of the Blues Society or festival director.”

Stonerock says the Friday night kick-off concert is always free and typically features the Wisconsin band The Jimmys. “The crowd keeps asking for them,” he says. Headliner that night is Biscuit Miller, a Blues Award bass player of the year. Saturday’s headliner is Carolyn Wonderland, and Sunday’s is Vanessa Collier, with several other local and regional acts each day.

Stonerock says the festival, held in the downtown’s Harbor Park, is always well attended, though he admits it can be a challenge to involve young people. “It’s getting harder and harder to get young people to listen to blues music. They think it’s depressing, some old guy on a porch,” says Stonerock.

He argues the contributions of the genre's many accomplished visionaries—from BB King to Stevie Ray Vaughan to Robert Johnson—cannot be overlooked, despite or

perhaps because of the fact some were on the scene for a relatively short time. “Early death brings them notoriety. Stevie was such a progressive guy. His music is still viable, but he left behind such a short collection. So did Robert Johnson,” Stonerock says.

Let’s Jam Jim Newman is a veteran attendee of numerous festivals over the years. (He’s already been at Camp Greensky in 2022). He says he and his friends had often discussed creating their own music festival. “Sitting around the campfire, saying, ‘Wouldn’t it be cool?’” he recalls.

Discussions coalesced when a friend called Newman as he was driving back from the Lower Peninsula. He told Newman they had gotten permission to host a music festival at the Lions Club Park in downtown Calumet. “I said, ‘I’ll be home in seven hours and we can get started.’ We had four weeks (to pull it together),” Newman says.

Today, their Dam Jam festival (which ran July 1-2 this year) has grown from local talent to also featuring bands from downstate and even out of state. “It’s been a slow build. The first couple years it was one day. Now it’s two days, with camping,” says Newman.

Stylistically, the performers tend to follow the jam-band aesthetic, and all the profits go toward the festival site. “It didn’t exist 15 years ago,” Newman explains. “It was private property—literally a junkyard when I grew up. Now it’s a beautiful park.”

Still on Tap This Summer Here’s where and when to find U.P. festivals this summer.

Hiawatha Traditional Music Festival July 22-24, Marquette Tourist Park

porcupine music festival Aug. 26-27, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, Ontonagon As the name says, traditional music is the focus here. Artists appearing include Damn Tall Buildings, the Revelers, Ellis Dyson & the Shambles, The Quebe Sisters, and more. Plus acts for the Teen Scene and the Children’s Area. HiawathaMusic.org Billed as bluegrass, country, rock, blues, and folk, perhaps the emphasis here is on country.

Performances can be found on both the main stage and the front porch, and the lineup includes the Descendants, Bad Axe Rodeo, Chasin’ Steel, Runaway Train, River Valley Rangers, Heartland Express, and others.

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woodtick festival Aug. 4-7, Between Hermansville and Powers on County Road 388, Menominee County

farm block fest Aug. 5-7 | Allouez, on the Keweenaw Peninsula Farm Block is a celebration of art, music, and the outdoors. The festival is held at the farm of retired school teachers John and Charmaine Parsons and is one of the primary fundraisers for The Dan Schmitt Gift of Music and Education Fund, named for aspiring musician Dan Schmitt, a close friend of the Parsons family who was killed in a traffic accident. This non-profit provides free instruments and lessons to youth in the Keweenaw and after-school creative empowerment programming in Kalamazoo. The eclectic lineup includes folk, Americana, experimental post-rock, jazzy soulful pop, hip hop, and much more. Among this year’s artists are May Erlewine, Nashon Holloway, Breathe Owl Breathe, the Go Rounds, the Latin soul-fusion band Lalo Curia (with Spanish vocals), and saajtak, among others. Farmblock.com The Thursday through Saturday festival features a variety of bands, including Whiskey Ryan, the Reveal, Soulshine, Tarnished, and headliners Daydreamers and Kyle Jennings.

(Thursday evening’s show with Iron Daisy is free.)

Food, numerous vendors, and camping are available for festival attendees only.

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grand marais music and crafts festival Aug. 11-13, Grand Marais Community Center Ball Field

An eclectic celebration of (mostly) rootsy music, artists for 2022 include the Irish/Scottish collaboration Jig Jam, jamgrass band Armchair Boogie, the heartland rock meets blue-eyed pop and soul of Ariel Posen, opera singer and classical pianist turned New Orleans folkie Lilli Lewis, and more. Don’t miss the Busking Barn, an acoustic stage offering amateurs and professionals alike an opportunity to play in an intimate setting. PorkiesFestival.org

Marquette Area Blues Festival Sept. 2-4, Lower Harbor Park, Marquette

World-class blues musicians come together alongside a wide variety of food vendors, a beer and wine tent, free workshops, and assorted arts and crafts booths. MarquetteAreaBluesSociety.org

For Next Year’s Planning Pine Mountain Music Festival | mid-June, various locations

Rather than the two- or three-day affair common to the above, this festival is similar to that of Interlochen Arts Festival or Bay View Music Festival. A number of different shows take place in June at venues in Crystal Falls, Marquette, and Houghton, all based in various forms of classical music. PineMountainMusicFestival.com

Dam Jam | Early July, Calumet Lions Club Park

For a taste of the jam, the 2022 lineup included local, regional, and national acts including the Marsupials, Outlaw’d, and Dead North. Festival co-founder Jim Newman said he was most excited about Saturday headliner Mungion from Chicago and Ann Arbor band Stormy Chromer. “I met them before they were in a band,” he says of the latter. DamJamUP.com

Folkfest Manistique | Second weekend of July, downtown Manistique

The fest is billed as “two big days of music, food and fun for all,” and follows through with a host of activities and vendors: There’s arts and crafts, jewelry, clothing, food, and, oh yes, music. The 2022 lineup included the Angels and Outlaws Band, Mattisyn Hunkele, Blacklist, the Band Oz, the American Band and others. discovermanistique.com/ manistique-folk-festival

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An afternoon in Alden… a quaint downtown on the shores of beautiful Torch Lake

Clothing Boutiques. Home Goods. Antiques.

Gifts. Ice Cream. Dining & more…

Alden Outfitters, Higgins, Carters Candles, Alden Methodist Church, Alden Volunteers, South Torch Fire Dept.

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BEULAH ART FAIR: 10am-5pm, Beulah Village Park.

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BLISSFEST FOLK & ROOTS FESTIVAL: 3695 Division Rd., Harbor Springs. A showcase of the many musical styles that define American roots & world music. Bluegrass, blues, Zydeco, Celtic, folk, jazz, Latin, ethnic, world music & dance all share the stage. Performers include Shawn Colvin, Leftover Salmon, Patty Larkin, The Accidentals, Parsonsfield, Davina and the Vagabonds, & many others. blissfestfestival.org

SOUTH ARM CLASSIC CAR SHOW & BOAT SHOW: Spring St. & Memorial Park, Downtown East Jordan. Registration begins at 7am.

NATIONAL CHERRY FESTIVAL: TC, July 2-9. Today includes the Ultimate Air Dogs, DTE Energy Foundation Cherry Royale Parade, Boyz II Men, “Go For The Gold” Pin Program Drawings, & much more. cherryfestival.org/events

---------------------SWEATY YETI RUN 5K & ONE MILE FUN RUN: Boswell Stadium, East Jordan High School. Line-up for 5K at 7:45am. Line-up for 1 Mile Fun Run at 8:45am. sweatyyetirun.com/ race-day

---------------------BIRDWATCHING HIKE: 8am, Michigan Legacy Art Park, Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville.

Join Michigan Legacy Art Park’s executive director & birding guide Angie Quinn on a birdwatching hike through the Art Park. Plan to spend approximately 1.5 hours hiking & bring binoculars if able. $5; free for 17 & under. crystalmountain.com/event/birdwatching

---------------------BOYNE THUNDER POKER RUN: Boyne City, July 8-9. Downtown Boyne City hosts “Stroll the Streets” on Fri., July 8 from 6-9:30pm. This is a street party with a collage of music, entertainment, dining, shopping, boat displays, & a car show. On Sat., July 9, each participating boat navigates a carefully charted course, stopping at five checkpoints along the route to pick up a sealed envelope containing a single playing card. At the Sat. evening party, the cards are played & the crew holding the best poker hand is declared the winner. boynethunder.com/events

---------------------LIGHTHOUSE TO LIGHTHOUSE TO LIGHTHOUSE: 8am, Whiskey Point Lighthouse, Beaver Island. 50K-plus ultramarathon run from north end of Beaver Island to south end & back. Part paved, part trail. facebook.com/ events/508121987374492

---------------------GARAGE SALE FUNDRAISER BY FRIENDS OF THE KALKASKA COUNTY LIBRARY: 9am-noon, 2095 Log Lake Rd. NE, Kalkaska.

By donation. fb.me/e/2kpplxJau

---------------------GREAT LAKES EQUESTRIAN FESTIVAL I: Flintfields Horse Park, Williamsburg. CSI 3*, Traverse City Derby, Premier Hunter/Jumper 6/Equitation. traversecityhorseshows.com/events

---------------------24TH ANNUAL ARTISTS’ MARKET: 10am4pm, Old Art Building, front lawn & adjacent Cedar St., Leland. Featuring over 70 artists, artisans, nonprofits & food vendors. 231-256-2131.

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53RD ANNUAL CHARLEVOIX ART & CRAFT SHOW: 10am-6pm, East Park, downtown Charlevoix. Featuring a mix of fine arts & hobby crafts. business.charlevoix.org/ events/details/53rd-annual-charlevoix-art-craftshow-13605

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---------------------COUGARS, COYOTES & BEARS, OH MY!: 10am, Kehl Lake, Northport. Join docents Ann McInnis, Bert Thomas & Beth Chiles on a hike to learn more about the awesome wildlife which have chosen Leelanau as their home base. Discover the importance of predators in maintaining the health of different ecosystems. Register.

Free. leelanauconservancy.org/events/cougarscoyotes-and-bears-oh-my-at-kehl-lake

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---------------------OPEN STUDIO: 10am-1pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Visual Arts Room, Petoskey. Dropin for arts & crafts activities. Free. crookedtree. org/event/ctac-petoskey/open-studio-july-2

---------------------SAVING BIRDS THROUGH HABITAT WELCOMES ANDREW BOWMAN: 10-11:30am, Charter Sanctuary Discovery Center, Omena.

Andrew is the president & CEO of the Land Trust Alliance in Washington D.C. He will talk about what the Land Trust Alliance is, what it does & what it means to conservation across the country. Free. mibirdfest.org

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THE FRIENDS OF THE LELAND TOWNSHIP LIBRARY USED BOOK SALE: 10am-2pm, Leland Township Library, Munnecke Room, Leland. lelandlibrary.org

---------------------THE INVITATIONAL AT BAYFRONT PARK ART & CRAFT SHOW: 10am-5pm, Bayfront Park, Petoskey. Over 30 artists will be featured in various mediums. There will be a premier meet & mingle & early shopping with the artists plus local wine tasting Friday (July 8) evening from 5-7pm. daniellesblueribbonevents.com

---------------------COMMUNITY HIKE & MEDITATION WITH HEATHER: 10:30am, Brown Bridge Quiet Area, TC. Join Yen Yoga and Fitness for a mindful walk as you explore the trails & beauty of northern Michigan. Hike will be under 2 miles long & is open to all fitness levels. Please wear comfortable walking shoes & bring a water bottle. Free. yenyogafitness.com/blog/class-update-communityhike-and-meditation-with-heather

---------------------ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PRESENTATION: 12-1pm, Glen Arbor Arts Center. By artist Amanda Kendrick. Free. glenarborart.org

---------------------EAST JORDAN BREW FEST: 101 Spring St., East Jordan. Live music by Lou Thumser from 3-5pm, followed by the Jelly Roll Blues Band from 5:45-9pm. 231-350-1288.

---------------------BENZIE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (BASO) PRESENTS MANITOU WINDS: St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Beulah. The BASO will be featuring Jason McKinney & Manitou Winds plus

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Catch Teddy Petty and The Refugees (Tom Petty Tribute Band) at the 57th Annual Gaylord Alpenfest on Weds., July 13 at 8pm. Alpenfest runs July 12-16. For a complete schedule of events visit gaylordalpenfest.com.

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on Symphony No.3, “Organ Symphony” by Camille Saint-Saëns. There will be two concerts: 4pm & 7pm. benziesymphony.com

---------------------DANCING DREAM: A TRIBUTE SHOW TO ABBA: 5:30-10:30pm, Lavender Hill Farm, Boyne City. Enjoy ABBA hits “Mamma Mia,” “Dancing Queen,” “Fernando” & many more. $15-$37.50. lavenderhillfarm.com/the-series

---------------------LIVE MUSIC IN BARR PARK: 6-8pm, Crystal Mountain, Barr Park, Thompsonville. Featuring Brady Corcoran. crystalmountain.com/event/ barr-park-wednesday/3

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a free concert to benefit the “World Orphans” foundation & the Empire Area Community Center Emergency Fund. A free will offering will be taken. glenlakechurch.org

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---------------------COMEDY WITH IAN LARA: 7pm & 10pm, TC Comedy Club, TC. Last year Ian taped a set for “Comedy Central Stand Up Featuring” which has garnered over 10 million views, & also made an appearance on the first season of “NBC’s Bring the Funny” & made his late-night debut on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. $20-$25. traversecitycomedyclub.com

---------------------2022 MUSIC IN MACKINAW SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: 8pm, Conkling Heritage Park, Roth Performance Shell, Mackinaw City. Kitten & The Tonics will play rockabilly & 1950s rock n’ roll.

---------------------DOUBLE BILLING - JON MCLAUGHLIN & T.3: 8pm, John M. Hall Auditorium, Bay View, Petoskey. Jon McLaughlin is a singer-songwriter & pianist who has collaborated with Demi Lovato, Sara Bareilles, Straight No Chaser, & many others. The concert opener is rising sensation T.3, a male trio made up of three tenors

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from Broadway who sing songs from Disney to your favorite musical. bayviewassociation.org

jazz music from local & visiting musicians from around the world.

GABRIEL “FLUFFY” IGLESIAS (SOLD OUT): 8-11pm, Little River Casino Resort, Manistee. One of the most watched comedians on YouTube with almost a billion views & over 25 million fans across social media, Iglesias was also included in The Hollywood Reporter’s “Top 40 Comedy Players” issue alongside comedy giants Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock & Lorne Michaels in 2018. $105, $115, $120. lrcr.com/ event-calendar/concerts/gabriel-iglesias

ONLINE SAFETY BEST PRACTICES: 2pm, Leland Township Library, Leland. Scott Goethals, NMC faculty member, discuss online safety essentials. Free. lelandlibrary.org/programs-events

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GREAT LAKES EQUESTRIAN FESTIVAL I: (See Sat., July 9)

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53RD ANNUAL CHARLEVOIX ART & CRAFT SHOW: 10am-4pm, East Park, downtown Charlevoix.

Featuring a mix of fine arts & hobby crafts. business.charlevoix.org/events/details/53rdannual-charlevoix-art-craft-show-13605

---------------------BLISSFEST FOLK & ROOTS FESTIVAL: (See Sat., July 9)

---------------------THE INVITATIONAL AT BAYFRONT PARK ART & CRAFT SHOW: (See Sat., July 9)

---------------------JULY ARTIST POPUP + DEMO AT THE GAAC: 11am-3pm, Glen Arbor Arts Center.

The PopUP turns the GAAC’s front yard & parking area into open-air exhibition & music venues. Featuring Nancy McRay, weaving; Judy Kelly, nature journaling; Joe Lombardo, plein air painting, & many others. Free. glenarborart. org/events/july-artist-popup-demo-at-the-gaac

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TRAVERSE CITY HORSE SHOWS: MEIJER GRAND PRIX: 2pm, Flintfields Horse Park, Williamsburg. Tickets start at $15. Olympic caliber show jumping, food, drink & family fun activities. eventbrite.com/e/traverse-city-horseshows-138600-meijer-grand-prix-tickets-35513 4064547?aff=odcleoeventsincollection

---------------------RIVERTOWN JAZZ BAND: 4-6pm, Marina Park, Harbor Springs. This band is dedicated to the preservation of New Orleans style, vintage jazz.

---------------------TC PIT SPITTERS VS. KOKOMO JACKRABBITS: 5:05pm, Turtle Creek Stadium, TC. northwoodsleague.com/traverse-city-pit-spitters

---------------------BENZIE COUNTY COMMUNITY CHORUS: 7-8pm, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Beulah. $20. benziechorus.org

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WORLD YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: CRISTIAN MĂCELARU, CONDUCTOR: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Kresge Auditorium. Enjoy a diverse program of classical & contemporary orchestral repertoire as the World Youth Symphony Orchestra performs Wynton Marsails’ Blues Symphony and Antonín Dvorák’s Symphony No. 6 in D Major, Op. 60. Full $25; Student $18. interlochen.org/ events/world-youth-symphony-orchestra-cristian-macelaru-conductor-2022-07-10

---------------------BROADWAY’S BEST: 8pm, John M. Hall Auditorium, Bay View, Petoskey. Best-selling concert featuring performances of music from beloved composers, shows, & artists of the midtown Manhattan stages from the 50’s to today. GA - Member, $13.50. bva.booktix.com

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KID’S CRAFT LAB: GALAXY SPIN ART: 1pm & 3:30pm, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Drop paint onto a spinner & create a map of a galaxy. Sign up when you reserve your attendance at the Museum. greatlakeskids.org

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HARBOR SPRINGS COMMUNITY BAND: 8-9pm, Marina Park, Harbor Springs. Listen to a mix of classical, show tunes, marching, &

------------------------------------------G.T. HUMANISTS MEETING: ELDERCARE: 6pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. G.T. Humanists will hold a panel discussion on the general state of eldercare in the nation, & in Grand Traverse County specifically. The presenters will be Kim Bauml, Senior Care consultant/president at Options for Senior Living LLC, & Sharon Neumann, Advanced Grief Recovery specialist/consultant. Free. gthumanists.org

---------------------MULEBONE AT THE FARMHOUSE: 6-9:30pm, 1535 S. Norvick Rd., Suttons Bay. This NYC based blues duo returns to the farm for their annual summer Michigan tour. $20 advance, $25 door. facebook.com/events/554925 436291875?ref=newsfeed

---------------------BENZIE COUNTY COMMUNITY CHORUS: (See Sun., July 10)

---------------------JAMMIN MONDAYS ON BETSIE BAY: 7-9:15pm, Waterfront Park Amphitheater, Elberta. James Armstrong brings Chicago-style blues & soul. Free.

---------------------TC PIT SPITTERS VS. KOKOMO JACKRABBITS: 7:05pm, Turtle Creek Stadium, TC. northwoodsleague.com/traverse-city-pit-spitters

july 12

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COUNTRY MUSIC: A FILM

BY KEN BURNS (EPISODE 4): 10am-noon, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Theater, Petoskey. Free. crookedtree. org/event/ctac-petoskey/ country-music-film-ken-burns-episode-4

---------------------FIRST IMAGES - JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE: Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC. The Traverse Area District Library, NMC & Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore are all teaming up as host sites to bring this historic event to you. Free. tadl.org/webb

---------------------OUTDOOR STORY TIME: 10:30am, Suttons Bay Bingham District Library. Located outside the library overlooking the beach. Bring a towel or blanket to sit on. Outdoor Story Time will be canceled in case of inclement weather. Free. sbbdl.org

---------------------STORYTIME ADVENTURES: 10:30am, 1pm & 3:30pm, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Featuring “Owl Babies” by Martin Waddell. greatlakeskids.org

---------------------57TH ANNUAL GAYLORD ALPENFEST: Gaylord, July 12-16. Today includes the Alpenfest Honors Luncheon & Awards Presentation, Child Fingerprint Identification, Official Opening of Alpenfest 2022, Kenny Thompson Concert, Alpenfest Idol Tryouts, Burning of the Boog, & more. gaylordalpenfest.com/festival-schedule

---------------------FAMILY FILM FUN: 1pm, The Bay Theatre, Suttons Bay. Featuring “How to Train Your Dragon.” $1. thebaytheatre.com

---------------------AUTHOR EVENT: 4pm, Leelanau Historical Society Museum, Leland. Join author & historian Jonathon P. Hawley for a presentation about his newly released book (2022) “Guardians of The Manitou Passage, A Chronicle of Service to Lake Michigan Mariners 1840-1915.” leelanauhistory.org

---------------------EXTINCT EMBROIDERY: 6:30pm, Glen Lake Library, Empire. Dayna Walton of Solstice Handmade will guide you through an embroidery lesson featuring a special bird - Ivory Billed Woodpecker.

Practice several embroidery stitches & then use them to begin stitching a pattern of this now-extinct bird. For ages 12+. Register: 231.326.5361.

Free; all materials included. glenlakelibrary.net

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NORTHERN MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION COUNCIL’S ANNUAL MEETING: 7pm, MI Works, 1209 S. Garfield, TC. Help

welcome the new Director of TC Light & Power Brandie Ekren. Brandie will be the guest speaker, followed by Q&A. nmeac.org

gaylordalpenfest.com/festival-schedule

TC PIT SPITTERS VS. BATTLE CREEK BATTLE JACKS: 7:05pm, Turtle Creek Stadium, TC. northwoodsleague.com/traverse-citypit-spitters/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2022/0 1/2022FullSchedule_13122.pdf

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------------------------------------------INTERLOCHEN COLLAGE: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Kresge Auditorium.

Sample the diverse talents of Interlochen Arts Camp’s emerging artists in a fast-paced interdisciplinary showcase. Featuring performances by artists of all ages from each of the Camp’s six artistic divisions. Arrive before the performance for free, family-friendly pre-concert activities on Osterlin Mall. $33 full; $16 student. interlochen. org/events/interlochen-collage-2022-07-12

---------------------2022 MUSIC IN MACKINAW SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: 8pm, Conkling Heritage Park, Roth Performance Shell, Mackinaw City. Featuring the Straits Area Concert Band.

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MOVIES IN THE PARK: 9:30-11:30pm, Zorn Park, Harbor Springs. Starts at dusk. July 12 will feature “The Secret Life of Bees.” Free. harborspringschamber.com/events/details/tuesday-night-movies-in-the-park-2022-10952?cal endarMonth=2022-06-01

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HAPPY DAYS ART SHOW: 10am, Alden Depot Park & Museum. facebook.com/ events/1096711641136927/?active_tab=about IPL’S SUMMER READING PROGRAM: 10:30am, Interlochen Public Library, Community Room. Oceans of Possibilities: Live Animal Program with John Ball Zoo. 231-276-6767.

---------------------DART FOR ART 2022: 6-9pm, Bay Harbor.

Tonight is Preview Night. Strolling heavy appetizers, drinks, live music, & silent auction as guests mix & mingle with artists to preview the Dart for Art gallery. Benefits Crooked Tree Arts Center. $100. crookedtree.org/event/dart2022

---------------------EVENING ON RIVER STREET: 6pm, River St., Downtown Elk Rapids. Listen to music, dance a bit, eat, visit with friends & shop your favorite stores. Live music tonight by Nick Vasquez. Free. elkrapidschamber.org/evening-on-river-street

---------------------LIVE MUSIC IN BARR PARK: 6-8pm, Crystal Mountain, Barr Park, Thompsonville. Featuring Jim Hawley. crystalmountain.com/event/barrpark-wednesday/4

---------------------PAVILION SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: 6:30-8pm, Veterans Memorial Park, Pavilion, Boyne City. Tonight features Wyatt & Shari Knapp. petoskeyarea.com/event/evenings-atthe-gazebo/2022-07-13

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57TH ANNUAL GAYLORD ALPENFEST: Gaylord, July 1216. Today includes the Alpenfest Attire Contest, Alpenfest Walking Parade, the Die Groeste Kaffe Pause - The World’s Largest Coffee Break, Stilt Walking Contest, Pie Eating Contest, Bubble Gum Blowing Contest, Kowalski Brothers Polka Band, Teddy Petty & the Refugees - Tribute to Tom Petty, & much more.

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CONCERTS IN THE SQUARE: 7pm, Community Square Gazebo, Ellsworth. Featuring the Pine Lake Winds (Geezers).

---------------------CONCERTS ON THE BLUFF: 7pm, The Cross, Cross Village. Featuring Mulebone.

Bring blankets or chairs. Free.

---------------------TC PIT SPITTERS VS. BATTLE BATTLE JACKS: (See Tues., July 12)

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BIRTH, GROWTH & DEATH OF STARS: 8:30pm, Headlands International Dark Sky Park, Mackinaw City. By Northern Michigan Astronomy Club & Mick Groszko. Free. emmetcounty.notion. site/639607aafa404fa58728b080aef243af?v=acb 82138ca3a4cd18fd6b00471552e2d

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57TH ANNUAL GAYLORD ALPENFEST: Gaylord, July 12-16. Today includes the Jump Rope Competition, Ladies Ankle Competition, Men’s Knee Competition, La Promenade Des Biscuits, Bike & Trike Parade, Ice Cream Social, Cornhole Tournament, Michael Cochran Christian Concert, Your Generation Concert, & more. gaylordalpenfest.com/festival-schedule

---------------------CHARLEVOIX CIRCLE OF ARTS PLEIN AIR PAINT OUT & WET PAINT SALE: July 14-15.

During this two-day event, plein air artists paint the beaches, parks, vistas & local attractions that Charlevoix offers. The event culminates with a Wet Paint Sale & Reception on July 15, from 5-7pm on the front lawn of the Charlevoix Circle of Arts. Artwork created in Charlevoix during the 2-day Paint Out is on display & available for purchase. charlevoixcircle.org

---------------------CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES: 10am, Helena Township Community Center, Alden. Story Time (ages 0-5) & Kids’ Crafts - 3D Paper Craft (ages 6-12). 231-331-4318. Free.

---------------------HAPPY DAYS ART SHOW: (See Weds., July 13) ---------------------PLEIN AIR PAINT OUT: Charlevoix Circle of Arts.

Featuring more than 30 visiting & local artists. Artists will be painting on location at various spots around Charlevoix. The public is invited to attend this event’s Wet Paint Sale & Reception July 15 from 5-7pm on the front lawn of the Charlevoix Circle of Arts, where you can enjoy light fare,

mingle with artists, & view or purchase artwork created in & around Charlevoix during the 2-day Paint Out. charlevoixcircle.org/paint-out

---------------------TIP OF THE MITT WATERSHED COUNCIL’S USED BOAT & GEAR SALE: 10am-2pm, 7580 S. State St., Harbor Springs. Help protect the waters you love. Call 231-347-1181 with any questions. watershedcouncil.org/wos.html

---------------------KID’S CRAFT LAB: GALAXY SPIN ART: (See Mon., July 11, except today’s times are 10:30am, 1pm & 3:30pm.)

---------------------SUMMER READING EVENTS: 10:30am, North Park Pavilion, Suttons Bay. Hear how to Save Our Oceans, With Live Animals. Free. sbbdl.org

---------------------OCEANS OF POSSIBILITIES - SUMMER READING: 11am, Glen Lake Library, Empire.

Create your own Scribble Stones with Maryellen Paull. glenlakelibrary.net/events

---------------------CLASSICS AT THE GARDEN: 3-5pm, The Garden Theater, Frankfort. Featuring members of the Benzie Area Symphony Orchestra. $10-$15.

---------------------INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FORUM & ECONOMIC CLUB OF TC PRESENT AN EVENING WITH JOSH ROGIN: NMC Hagerty Center, TC. Josh Rogin, Global Opinions columnist, The Washington Post & Political Analyst, CNN remarks on Russia, Ukraine, China and the New World (dis)Order. 6:30pm presentation following a 5:30pm reception with light appetizers, beer & wine. $30/person. tciaf.com/event-7-14-2022

---------------------DART FOR ART 2022: THE MAIN EVENT: SOLD OUT: 6-10pm, Bay Harbor. To join the waiting list, call 231-347-2718. Cocktail hour, gourmet seated dinner, silent & live auctions, entertainment & art experiences. Select a work of art to take home - at no extra cost. Benefits Crooked Tree Arts Center. $100. crookedtree.org/event/ dart2022

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STORMWATER: WHAT IT IS & HOW TO MANAGE IT: 6:30-8pm, Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC. Presented by the Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay. Learn about the threat stormwater poses to water quality & how The Watershed Center installs & promotes the use of natural stormwater management techniques to slow down & clean stormwater before it reaches our waters. Join in person or register via Zoom.

Free. events.tadl.org/event/stormwater-what-itand-how-manage-it

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2ND ANNUAL MUSIC IN THE AIR SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: 7pm, Old Art Building, front lawn, Leland. Featuring The Bourdains.

Free. oldartbuilding.com/calendar

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CHARLEVOIX LIVE ON THE LAKE: 7-9pm, East Park Odmark Performance Pavilion, downtown Charlevoix. Featuring music by Levitator. charlevoixmainstre.wixsite.com/downtowncharlevoix/summer-concerts

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CONCERTS ON THE LAWN: 7pm, GT Pavilions, on the lawn, TC. Featuring the Petoskey H.S. Steel Drum Band. Free. gtpavilions.org/ events/concerts-on-the-lawn-13

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THE HISTORY OF TRAPP & SONS CELERY FARM: 7pm, The Mills Community House, Benzonia. This Benzonia Academy Lecture will be presented by Ned Edwards. By donation. benziemuseum.org/2022/06/14/benzoniaacademy-lecture-series-history-of-trapp-farm

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JORDAN VALLEY COMMUNITY BAND: 7:30pm, East Jordan Memorial Park Band Shell.

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PARALLEL 45 THEATRE PRESENTS “THE CRUCIBLE”: 7:30pm, GT Civic Center, Park Amphitheatre, TC. UK-based Director Michael Burditt Norton brings Arther Miller’s “The Crucible” to life in a spin on this central work in the American canon. Norton’s “The Crucible,” featuring a lean ensemble playing all 22 characters, is a gutsy examination of history & current events. $30-$40/person; $75 for opening night. parallel45.org/the-crucible

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“THE SOUND OF MUSIC”: 8pm, John M. Hall Auditorium, Bay View, Petoskey. The final collaboration between Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II. Based on the true story of the Von Trapp Family Singers, this play captures a personal tale of growth & hope amidst the horrors of World War II. For tickets, visit web site. bayviewassociation.org

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TIM ALLEN: 8pm, The Bay Theatre, Suttons Bay. This actor, comedian, long-time booster of Michigan life, & strong supporter of The Bay Theatre presents his stand-up comedy show.

For 21 years or older. Doors open at 7pm. $50; limit 4 tickets per customer. thebaytheatre.com

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MOVIES IN THE PARK - ALANSON: 9:30pm, Alanson Village Park. Tonight features “Sing 2.”

Held at dusk. Bring your own chair or blanket.

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MICHIGAN OUTBACK RELAY: July 15-17. Day 1 will start near Wolverine, head to the NCT, & then finish near Petoskey. On Day 2 you will return to Wolverine for the start & then head to Grayling, still using the NCT as well as some other backroads. Day 3 will be the traditional final day starting south of Grayling & finishing in Empire. michiganoutbackrelay.com

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57TH ANNUAL GAYLORD ALPENFEST: Gaylord, July 12-16. Today includes the Pancake & Sausage Breakfast, Ugly Dog Contest, Pet Parade, Alpenfest Idol Finals, Alpenfest Queens Pageant, Family Tradition Band Concert, & more. gaylordalpenfest.com/festival-schedule

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ADULT & TEEN MAKE & TAKE CRAFT: Interlochen Public Library. Drop in, starting at 10am. Craft materials provided while supplies last. 231-276-6767.

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CADILLAC FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS: 10am, Cadillac Commons, 190 W. Cass St. Featuring fine artists, artisans, food vendors & local music. facebook.com/events/5187246594691697/ ?ref=newsfeed

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SHAY DAYS: Shay Park, Harbor Springs & Harbor Springs History Museum. A family-focused celebration of inventor Ephraim Shay with numerous activities for all ages. harborspringshistory. org/events/?action=evrplusegister&event_id=50 TIP OF THE MITT WATERSHED COUNCIL’S USED BOAT & GEAR SALE: (See Thurs., July 14)

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TOUR DE TART: Darrow Park, TC. Join in this family friendly bicycle ride, beginning any time between 4-6:30pm. Hit the TART & Leelanau Trails, enjoying two food stops along this 17mile ride, a bayside meal at North Park in Suttons Bay, local wine & microbrews, & a bus ride back to TC. $40 adults; $20 ages 12 & under. events.bytepro.net/2022TourdeTART

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THE ARTISTS OF OLD MISSION PENINSULA: 5-8pm, Tinker Studio, TC. An artist reception celebrating several local Tinker Studio artists who live & create on Old Mission Peninsula. Enjoy light refreshments as you mix & mingle with artists & art appreciators/collectors. Featured artist, Lynn Stephenson, will be on hand working on one of her intricate colored pencil drawings & demonstrating her technique. Free. tinkerstudiotc.com/events

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LIVE MUSIC IN BARR PARK: 6-8pm, Crystal Mountain, Barr Park, Thompsonville. Featuring Gael Eschelweck.

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RED DRIVE CONCERT: 6-8pm, The Village at GT Commons, The Piazza, TC. Featuring classic rock band Knee Deep.

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FRIDAY NIGHT MUSIC IN THE PARK: 6:308:30pm, Marina Park, Harbor Springs. Featuring Two Track Mind. Dane Tollas & Mark Marino cover styles from Americana to modern rock & more.

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UP NORTH BUSKER FEST: 6:30pm, East Jordan. Tonight includes a Fire & Light Show

by Tommy Tropic at Grandview Medical Care Facility & a Twisted Style Freerunning Acrobat Show at West Side Park. br-fr.facebook.com/ events/421640913145140

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CONCERT IN THE PARK: 7-9pm, Mineral Springs Park, Frankfort. Featuring Max & Leo.

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MUSIC IN THE PARK SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: 7-9pm, East Jordan Memorial Park Band Shell. Featuring Brett Mitchell & The Mitchfits.

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MUSIC IN THE PARK: 1000 WATT PROPHETS: 7-9pm, Northport Pavilion, Marina Park.

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SUMMER SOUNDS CONCERT SERIES: ERIN ZINDLE & THE RAGBIRDS: 7pm, Michigan Legacy Art Park, Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville. Led by multi-instrumentalist Erin Zindle, $10; free for 12 & under. michlegacyartpark.org/summer-sounds-2022

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COMEDY W/ JON RUDNITSKY: 7:30pm & 10pm, TC Comedy Club, TC. Jon can currently be seen in the Fox series, “The Big Leap.” He starred in Universal Pictures’ “All My Life” & performed in the Tyler Perry movie “Nobody’s Fool,” alongside Tiffany Haddish & Whoopi Goldberg. $10-$25. traversecitycomedyclub.com/jon-rudnitsky

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PARALLEL 45 THEATRE PRESENTS “THE CRUCIBLE”: (See Thurs., July 14)

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2022 MUSIC IN MACKINAW SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: 8pm, Conkling Heritage Park, Roth Performance Shell, Mackinaw City. Featuring country with Delilah DeWylde.

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WAUGOSHANCE TRAIL MARATHON, HALF MARATHON & MARATHON RELAY: The 50K & Marathon start in Cross Village at 7am.

The Half Marathon starts at Wilderness State Park at 8am. $110, $95, $80. greatlakesendurance.com/michigan-races/ waugoshance.html

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TRIWALLOON: 7:30-10:30am, Walloon Lake.

This sprint distance triathlon starts in the waters of Walloon Lake for a 600 meter swim. The 20K bike course follows the scenic, rolling hills of the surrounding country roads. The 5K run will take you through the streets of the village. $90. triwalloon.com

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57TH ANNUAL GAYLORD ALPENFEST: Gaylord, July 12-16. Today includes the Farmers Market, 5K/10K/1 Mile Fun Run, Alpenfest Car Show, Alpenfest Grand Parade, Dance Groups, New Brass Express Concert, Strudel on the Strasse, Gaylord Community Productions, Air Margaritaville Tribute to Jimmy Buffett, & more. gaylordalpenfest.com/ festival-schedule

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BEAR RIVER CRAWL: 8am, Bay Front Park, Petoskey. Featuring a 5K Run & 5K Walk. $30 through July 15; $40 day of. nmsportsmed.com/ events/bear-river-crawl-5k-10k-run

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YOUNG EAGLES FLIGHTS, PANCAKE BREAKFAST & FLY-IN: 8:30am-12:30pm, Cherry Capital Airport, TC. Presented by Giving Wings Aviation. Anyone interested in aviation can fly, drive, ride or walk to see the airplanes, talk to members about planes & enjoy blueberry pancakes. The Young Eagles program, dedicated to giving youth ages 8–17 an opportunity to go flying in a general aviation airplane, will be offering free flights to interested young people. Must pre-register. Free. flygwa.com

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FRIENDS OF FISHTOWN 5K: 9am, Leland’s Fishtown. $35. fishtownmi.org/fishtown-5k-2022

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9TH ANNUAL FORD MUSTANG CAR SHOW: Conkling Heritage Park, Mackinaw City. Featuring Mustangs from 1964 - 2021 on display. Also enjoy games, prizes & more. Cars will be on display from 10am-4pm. The parade across the Mackinac Bridge will begin around 4:30pm. mackinawcity.com/events/mustang-car-show

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A CELEBRATION OF COY MOUNTAIN: 10am, 9011 Valley St., Alden. What started as an 11 acre preserve in 1895 is now a much larger natural area that has been redesigned & maintained by volunteers & visionaries. Gather to recognize these people as well as the assistance of the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy, who assisted in redesigning the trails in order to improve accessibility for all hikers.

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ART IN THE PARK: 10am-5pm, Pennsylvania Park, Petoskey. Featuring more than 100 booths.

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ELK RAPIDS ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW: 10am4pm, River St., Downtown Elk Rapids. More than 50 artisans & crafters displaying & selling their works. elkrapidschamber.org/arts-crafts-show

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GROWN-UP & ME CREATIVE MOVEMENT CLASS: 10-10:45am, Interlochen Public Library, Community Room. For preschool children aged 2-5 & their grown-up. Stretch, leap, dance & have fun. 231-276-6767. $5 donation suggested.

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OPEN STUDIO: 10am-1pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Visual Arts Room, Petoskey.

Drop-in for free arts & crafts for the whole family. crookedtree.org/event/ctac-petoskey/ open-studio-july-16

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THE WILD CARD TRIFECTA SERIES: Crystal Mountain, Bike Park, Thompsonville. Today is Race 1. The Trifecta Series is a set of three races that can be done individually or as a se-

ries for overall points. Each race the riders will get two runs & their fastest time will be used toward the final results to determine the overall winner. The series will be scored based on a point system with the highest scoring riders getting the top three spots. Race 2 is on Aug. 13 & Race 3 is on Sept. 17. Online: $40 per event; $45 per event day-of. crystalmountain. com/event/trifecta-1

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Sun-Tues Noon-10pm • Thurs 4pm-10pm • Fri-Sat Noon-11pm (kitchen open noon-10pm Fri & Sat) closed Wed DRINK SPECIALS (3-6 Monday-Friday):

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TIP OF THE MITT WATERSHED COUNCIL’S USED BOAT & GEAR SALE: 10am-2pm, 7580 S. State St., Harbor Springs. Help protect the waters you love. Call 231-347-1181 with any questions. watershedcouncil.org/wos.html

$2 well drinks, $2 domestic drafts, $2.50 domestic bottles, $5 Hornitos margarita SUNDAY - $6 Ketel One Bloody Mary & $4 Mimosas

WOODTURNING DEMO: 10am-noon, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Visual Arts Classroom, TC. Led by Northwestern Michigan Woodturner member, Rich Foa. Free. crookedtree.org/ event/ctac-traverse-city/woodturning-demo-0

Mon- $1 chips and salsa Tues- $1 enchiladas Thurs - $5 fried veggies Fri - $5 hot pretzels w/ beer cheese LIVE MUSIC ON THE PATIO 6:30-9:30 Thurs - The Family Jam Fri - Silver Creek Revival • Sat - Rolling Dirty

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CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH & SOCIAL GROUP: 10:30am, Peninsula Community Library, TC. Meets the third Sat. of each month.

RSVP: 1starsoneck47@gmail.com. peninsulacommunitylibrary.org

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CHARLEVOIX VENETIAN FESTIVAL: Charlevoix, July 16-24. Today includes Aquapalooza, “Cornetian” Corn Toss Tourney, & volleyball. venetianfestival.com

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EMPIRE ANCHOR DAY RETURNS: Noon.

Decorate your car, boat, bicycle, or golf cart & line up at Johnson Park in Empire at 11:15am for the parade; or just come & enjoy the fun.

There will also be a Pop Up Book Sale at the Library from 1-3pm. Empire Lions will host a BBQ Chicken Dinner from 1-7pm at the Empire Town Hall. Don’t miss the street dance on Front St. in front of the Empire Town Hall, featuring music by Doc Probes from 9-11pm.

For more info call 231-835-1207.

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UP NORTH BUSKER FEST: Veteran’s Memorial Park & West Side Busker Park, East Jordan. Today includes gymnastics with Lakeside Elite, Crazy Richard & Friends, Twisted Style Freerunning - acrobatics, Native American dancer Wren Gotts, Da Fly’n Zambonis, a Yooper Circus, & much more. br-fr.facebook. com/events/421640913145140

GLASS FUSING STUDIO In the charming Village of Alden.

Open 10-5 M-Sat and 11-4 Sundays.

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2022 TOUR OF HOMES: Presented by the Lakeside Women’s Club of Manistee. Five historic homes & two gardens in the “Top of the Hill” section of downtown Manistee will open to the public for docent directed tours from 1-5pm. Tickets are $15 & available in advance online or on the day of the event at the Manistee Municipal Marina. lakesideclubmanistee.org

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BOOK SIGNING: 1-3pm, Horizon Books, TC. Leslie Lee will sign her book “A Celtic Travel Trilogy.” horizonbooks.com

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GENE RANTZ 10TH ANNIVERSARY PLEIN AIR PAINT OUT: In honor of Gene Rantz, artists will paint throughout the Northport area, capturing the beauty of the village, beaches, marina, vineyards & more. The Wet Paint Sale & Reception will be held Sat. evening from 6-8pm in the Village Arts Building, Northport. $15 plus processing fee online; $20 at door. northportartsassociation.org

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LIVE MUSIC AT KINLOCHEN PLAZA: 6-8pm, Crystal Mountain, Kinlochen Plaza, Thompsonville. Featuring Meg Gunia.

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COMEDY W/ JON RUDNITSKY: 7pm & 10pm, TC Comedy Club, TC. Jon can currently be seen in the Fox series, “The Big Leap.” He starred in Universal Pictures’ “All My Life” & performed in the Tyler Perry movie “Nobody’s Fool,” alongside Tiffany Haddish & Whoopi Goldberg. $10-$25. traversecitycomedyclub. com/jon-rudnitsky

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2022 MUSIC IN MACKINAW SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: 8pm, Conkling Heritage Park, Roth Performance Shell, Mackinaw City. Featuring country with Kari Holmes.

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LYLE LOVETT AND HIS LARGE BAND: SOLD OUT: 8pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. Singer, composer & actor Lyle Lovett fuses elements of country, swing, jazz, folk, gospel & blues. He has won four Grammy Awards, was given the Americana Music Association’s inaugural Trailblazer Award, & was named Texas State Musician. $140, $135, $130, $125. greatlakescfa.org/ events/detail/an-evening-with-lyle-lovett-andhis-large-band

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MOVIE BY THE BRIDGE: 9-11:30pm, Michilimackinac State Park, Mackinaw City. Featuring “Jumanji.” Free. mackinacparks.com/event/ movie-by-the-bridge-jumanji

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CHARLEVOIX VENETIAN FESTIVAL: Charlevoix, July 16-24. Today includes Beach Bash Basketball, Disc Golf Doubles, & “Worship on the Water.” venetianfestival.com

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2022 ANTRIM COUNTY HIGH TEA FOR BREAST CANCER PREVENTION: 11:30am, Shanty Creek Resort, Lakeview Hotel & Conference Center, Bellaire. Tickets: 231-499-8795.

Questions: 231-377-2002. $50-$400. antrimcountyhighteaforbreastcancerprevention.org/ events/2022-antrim-county-high-tea/#tribe-tickets

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PARALLEL 45 THEATRE PRESENTS “THE CRUCIBLE”: (See Thurs., July 14, except today’s time is 1pm.)

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CLASSICS IN THE COUNTRY: 3-5pm, St. Ambrose Cellars, Beulah. Featuring the Benzie Area Symphony Orchestra. Lawn seating. $10 suggested donation.

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KEVIN RHODES & FRIENDS: 3pm, Northport Performing Arts Center. For tickets call 231386-2009. $25/adult; $5/student. northportperformingarts.org

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BUY THE RUNWAY! GALA: 5-7pm, Leelanau Community Art Center (Old Art Building), Leland. Presented by Samaritans’ Closet - Leelanau Christian Neighbors. Enjoy beer & wine, hors d’oeuvres & silent auction items to bid on, while watching a fashion show with local models & commentary by Charlie Boesel & his mom Lucy. Proceeds support all the programs offered at LCN: food & baby pantries, Blessings in a Backpack, & Neighborhood Assistance. $65. leelanauchristianneighbors.org

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PARALLEL 45 THEATRE FESTIVAL PRESENTS “CABARET”: 6pm, P45 Amphitheatre, Civic Center Park, TC. This story will show you that sometimes, the best way to fit in, is to stand out. Premium Seating: $50; Standard Seating: $40; Opening Night: $75. parallel45.org/cabaret

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WORLD YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: RODERICK COX, CONDUCTOR: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Kresge Auditorium. This program includes Joan Tower’s “Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman” & Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47. Full, $25; student, $18. interlochen.org/ events/world-youth-symphony-orchestra-roderick-cox-conductor-2022-07-17

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CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, PETOSKEY: - “HONKY TONK: PHOTOGRAPHS BY HENRY HORENSTEIN”: Runs through Sept. 3 in Gilbert Gallery. A collection of photographs that document the changing world of country music & its fans. Shot in bars, music ranches, & famous venues like Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. crookedtree.org/event/ctac-petoskey/ honky-tonk-photographs-henry-horenstein

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by Michigan artist Lynn Bennett-Carpenter. crookedtree.org/event/ctac-petoskey/singularswork-lynn-bennett-carpenter-opens-june-3rd - GRETCHEN DORIAN: A COLLECTION FROM 1970 TO PRESENT: Runs through Aug. 6 in the Atrium Gallery. Dorian’s distinctive approach to photography is featured in this retrospective exhibition, along with her significant past works representing her extensive & dynamic take on water & nature, & new works created specifically for this exhibition. crookedtree.org/event/ctac-petoskey/gretchendorian-collection-1970-present-opens-june-11 CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, TC: - “DREAMS BEYOND REASON: PRINTS

BY EMILY LEGLEITNER”: Runs through July 22 in Cornwell Gallery. Emily’s large-scale relief prints center on the complex relationships between labor, ambition & aspiration. She depicts comforting images of home pushed to distortion through perceived excess or exaggerated perspectives. crookedtree.org/event/ ctac-traverse-city/dreams-beyond-reasonprints-emily-legleitner-opens-june-17 - “LAND OF COMPETITION: WORK BY JASON LEE”: Runs through July 29 in Carnegie Galleries. Jason’s work mixes varied elements & techniques - including paper embossments, relief printing, slip-cast porcelain, woodworking, cast plastic, cast rubber, aluminum & blown glass - to create colorful & somewhat humorous sculptures & installations. crookedtree.org/event/ctac-traversecity/land-competition-work-jason-lee-opensjune-17

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DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER, NMC, TC: - ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT II: Runs through Sept. 4. This exhibit, produced by curator David J. Wagner, seeks to heighten public attention & concern about environmental degradation as well as the unintended consequences of human interaction with nature & neglect. Hours are Tues. through Sun., 11am-4pm. Closed on Mondays & major holidays. dennosmuseum.org/art/upcomingexhibitions/environmental-impact.html?utm_ source=cision&utm_medium=email&utm_ campaign=dmc-summer-exhibits - THE LURE OF NIAGARA: Highlights from The Charles Rand Penney Historical Niagara Falls Print Collection. More than nine hundred images reflect the historic & cultural changes that have taken place at Niagara Falls since the seventeenth century & illustrate the significance of Niagara Falls to American history. Runs through Sept. 4. Open Tues. - Sun., 11am-4pm. dennosmuseum.org/art/upcoming-exhibitions/index.html - WORLD WITHOUT ICE: Runs through July 24. Musicians, composers & artists Michael Gould, Stephen Rush & Marion Tränkle have collaborated with climate scientist Henry Pollack to create a multimedia installation that captures a precarious moment in the history of our planet. Part science, part music, part art, this collaboration is a multisensory experience focusing on Earth’s changing climate. Open Tuesday - Sunday, 11am-4pm. dennosmuseum.org/art/upcoming-exhibitions/world-without-ice.html?utm_ source=cision&utm_medium=email&utm_ campaign=dmc-summer-exhibits

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GLEN ARBOR ARTS CENTER: - “ON THE PRECIPICE”: Held in the Lobby Gallery. A collaborative exhibition of paintings & poems by Linda Alice Dewey & Anne-Marie Oomen. This small exhibition of work runs through Aug. 11. glenarborart.org/events/exhibit-on-the-precipice - CLOTHESLINE EXHIBIT: PRAYER FLAGS: Held in Main Gallery through Aug. 18. An openair exhibition of small work. Makers of all skill levels contributed their own versions of the traditional prayer flags in a wide variety of media. glenarborart.org/events/exhibit-flags

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Messier than the favorite peanut butter, bacon, and banana sandwich of its iconic subject, Australian director Baz Luhrmann’s musical opus Elvis is an earnest and postmodern biopic of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll that sadly fails to create a true emotional bond with the audience, despite having a lengthy 2 hours and 39 minutes to try.

Tom and crew to hit the road, choosing the dangerous path over the straight and narrow.

Momma is worried and devastated and begs Elvis to remember who he is and where he came from, something that would become a lifelong struggle for the man who lost his twin brother at birth and carried the weight of guilty responsibility to make his life count.

This is not to say the film lacks any enduring qualities. In fact, it’s well worth seeing if only to watch the near reincarnation of Presley in the wildly talented portrayal by 30-year-old actor Austin Butler, who also sings beautifully in some pivotal scenes.

In a tale as old as the temptation of Christ, the film continues toward its difficult ending. As Elvis’ fame and fortune grow, there is never enough to satisfy and fulfill all the desires of his Memphis mafia of family and friends, in part because so much of it is deceptively funneled to Colonel Tom, who uses his cash cow to pay off and fuel his gambling habits. It becomes harder and harder takin’ care of business. There are chapters of booms, periods of big busts and expanding waistlines, and confrontations and showdowns between the two lead characters (and the only ones in the film with much dimension or screen time).

The moral fable is laid out in dizzying fashion in the film’s opening montage, which I can only describe as the sensation of being a pinball launched into a multidimensional machine. Director Luhrmann (who brought you similarly over-the-top fare in Moulin Rouge and The Great Gatsby), steals and combines inspirations from Broadway musicals, comics and graphic novels, the social media metaverse, and even the Bible in explaining how a young poor white boy from Tennessee who wanted to be a superhero grew up to become the most successful solo entertainer of all time.

The unreliable narrator of this DanteMeets-Beyoncé inferno of good vs. evil is the man who discovered and created and managed Elvis his entire career: Colonel Tom Parker, a showman from the carnival circuit who brings his style and greed to everything he touches. “The Colonel” offers Elvis the forbidden fruit of promised fame, and he doesn’t take much nudging to bite.

This lifetime pact of codependency, around which the entire story is set, takes place at the top of a ferris wheel with Colonel Tom and his clown-headed cane facing down a young and nervous Elvis, who admits in that quintessential drawl, “I think I could be special too.”

As the hustle to brand and monetize Elvis begins, the metaphorical angel on his shoulder is the singular presence of good and pure love in his life—his mother.

So important is this bond that the film’s first scene that actually stops and lets the audience catch its breath is the pivotal moment when Elvis sets off with Colonel

While Butler’s version of Elvis is riveting, Tom Hanks’ Colonel Tom is fatally flawed.

(That the film’s screenplay took six credited writers to complete is only part of the problem.) It’s simply impossible to take Hanks seriously, despite every fun-house mirror and make-up trick in the cinematic books. His inconsistent accent, childlike villainy, and celebrity-familiarity are impossible to overcome.

The racial history and complexity of Elvis’ true story are also treated with a similar lack of nuance here, neither making the case for Elvis and his lasting influence as an artist who bridged cultures, nor damning him for his co-opting of Black music. It’s an intentionally colorblind studio approach designed to appeal to the widest net and least controversy.

Viewers beware, this film might not be what you’re expecting unless you love watching a mash-up of your favorite Elvis hits alongside hip-hop mixes and Tik-Tok style rotoscoping. But there are also moments of pure imaginative joy at play here too, where Elvis becomes human again and reminds us “... there are things in life that can’t be said, man. That’s why we’ve got music.” And movies too.

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JULY 11 - JULY 17

BY ROB BREZSNY

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your memory is SUBSTANTIAL. Your sensitivity is MONUMENTAL. Your urge to nurture is DEEP. Your complexity is EPIC. Your feelings are BOTTOMLESS. Your imagination is PRODIGIOUS. Because of all these aptitudes and capacities, you are TOO MUCH for some people.

Not everyone can handle your intricate and sometimes puzzling BEAUTY. But there are enough folks out there who do appreciate and thrive on your gifts. In the coming weeks and months, make it your quest to focus your urge to merge on them.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Ancient Roman philosopher Seneca wrote, "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." But a Spanish proverb suggests a different element may be necessary: "Good luck comes by elbowing." (Elbowing refers to the gesture you use as you push your way through a crowd, nudging people away from the path you want to take.) A Danish proverb says that preparation and elbowing aren't enough: "Luck will carry someone across the brook if they are not too lazy to leap."

Modern author Wendy Walker has the last word: "Fortune adores audacity." I hope I've inspired you to be alert to the possibility that extra luck is now available to you. And I hope I've convinced you to be audacious, energetic, well-prepared, and willing to engage in elbowing. Take maximum advantage of this opportunity.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Many Scorpios

imagine sex to be a magnificent devotion, a quintessential mode of worship, an unparalleled celebration of sacred earthiness. I endorse and admire this perspective. If our culture had more of it, the art and entertainment industries would offer far less of the demeaning, superficial versions of sexuality that are so rampant. Here's another thing I love about Scorpios: So many of you grasp the value of sublimating lust into other fun and constructive accomplishments. You're skilled at channeling your high-powered libido into practical actions that may have no apparent erotic element. The coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to do a lot of that.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): A Sagittarius reader named Jenny-Sue asked, "What are actions I could take to make my life more magical?" I'm glad she asked. The coming weeks will be a favorable time to raise your delight and enchantment levels, to bask in the blessed glories of alluring mysteries and uncanny synchronicities. Here are a few tips: 1.

Learn the moon's phases and keep track of them. 2. Acquire a new sacred treasure and keep it under your pillow or in your bed.

3. Before sleep, ask your deep mind to provide you with dreams that help generate creative answers to a specific question. 4. Go on walks at night or at dawn. 5. Compose a wild or funny prayer and shout it aloud it as you run through a field. 6. Sing a soulful song to yourself as you gaze into a mirror.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Being able

to receive love doesn't come easy for some Capricorns. You may also not be adept at making yourself fully available for gifts and blessings.

But you can learn these things. You can practice.

With enough mindful attention, you might eventually become skilled at the art of getting a lot of what you need and knowing what to do with it. And I believe the coming weeks will be a marvelous time to increase your mastery.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): "If I don’t

practice one day, I know it; two days, the critics know it; three days, the public knows it." This quote is variously attributed to violinist Jascha Heifetz, trumpeter Louis Armstrong, and violinist Isaac Stern. It's a fundamental principle for everyone who wants to get skilled at any task, not just for musicians. To become a master of what you love to do, you must work on it with extreme regularity. This is always true, of course. But according to my astrological analysis, it will be even more intensely true and desirable for you during the coming months. Life is inviting you to raise your expertise to a higher level. I hope you'll respond!

PISCES (Feb 19-March 20): In May 2021,

Jessica and Ben Laws got married on their dairy farm. The ceremony unfolded smoothly, but an unforeseen event interrupted the reception party. A friend who had been monitoring

their herd came to tell the happy couple that their pregnant cow had gone into labor and was experiencing difficulties. Jessica ran to the barn and plunged into active assistance, still clad in her lovely floor-length bridal gown and silver tiara. The dress got muddy and trashed, but the birth was successful. The new bride had no regrets. I propose making her your role model for now. Put practicality over idealism. Opt for raw and gritty necessities instead of neat formalities. Serve what's soulful, even if it's messy.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): With a fanciful

flourish, Aries poet Seamus Heaney wrote, "I ate the day / Deliberately, that its tang / Might quicken me all into verb, pure verb." I'd love for you to be a pure verb for a while, Aries. Doing so would put you in robust rapport with astrological rhythms. As a pure verb, you'll never be static. Flowing and transformation will be your specialties. A steady stream of fresh inspiration and new meanings will come your way. You already have an abundance of raw potential for living like a verb—more than all the other signs of the zodiac. And in the coming weeks, your aptitude for that fluidic state will be even stronger than usual.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): According to

Arthurian myth, the Holy Grail is a cup that confers magical powers. Among them are eternal youth, miraculous healing, the restoration of hope, the resurrection of the dead, and an unending supply of healthy and delicious food and drink. Did the Grail ever exist as a material object? Some believe so. After 34 years of research, historian David Adkins thinks he's close to finding it. He says it's buried beneath an old house in Burton-on-Trent, a town in central England. I propose we make this tantalizing prospect your metaphor of power during the coming weeks. Why? I suspect there's a chance you will discover a treasure or precious source of vitality. It may be partially hidden in plain sight or barely disguised in a mundane setting.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I'm pleased to

authorize you to be extra vast and extensive in the coming weeks. Like Gemini poet Walt Whitman, you should never apologize and always be proud of the fact that you contain multitudes. Your multivalent, wide-ranging outlook will be an asset, not a liability. We should all thank you for being a grand compendium of different selves. Your versatility and elasticity will enhance the well-being of all of us whose lives you touch.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22): I love these lines by Leo poet Conrad Aiken: "Remember (when time comes) how chaos died to shape the shining leaf." I hope this lyrical thought will help you understand the transformation you're going through. The time has come for some of your chaos to expire—and in doing so, generate your personal equivalent of shining leaves. Can you imagine what the process would look and feel like? How might it unfold? Your homework is to ponder these wonders.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A British woman

named Andie Holman calls herself the Scar Queen. She says, "Tight scar tissue creates pain, impacts mobility, affects your posture, and usually looks bad." Her specialty is to diminish the limiting effects of scars, restoring flexibility and decreasing aches. Of course, she works with actual physical wounds, not the psychological kind. I wish I could refer you to healers who would help you with the latter, Virgo. Do you know any? If not, seek one out. The good news is that you now have more personal power than usual to recover from your old traumas and diminish your scars. I urge you to make such work a priority in the coming weeks.

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ACROSS 1. Change chips, perhaps 7. Like some feral fur 13. A piano has just over seven 15. No longer on board 16. Permanently 18. Winged Renaissance art character 19. Arizona's Agua ___ National Monument 20. Exalt extremely 22. "Eek!" 23. Curling inning 24. Word at some taquerias 25. Off schedule 26. Suffix that modifies Vienna and Burma 27. Descriptor that makes it 13 29. Online chatter in the AOL era?

30. Swedish Fish and Candy Corn, onc 32. Tools for displaying albums 34. Femur's position?

36. Words after shake or break 37. Olympic squad for Tom Daley and Matty Lee 38. Fill the silence, maybe 41. Warriors 35-Down Thompson 42. Daughter of an Egyptian pharaoh and ancestor of the Gaels (connected to the Stone of Scone legend) 43. "___ Technology" (hit for 50 Cent and Justin Timberlake) 44. Proportional words 45. Range 46. Palm device, once 47. Disreputable brand 49. Forward to the limit 51. "Bear with me ..."

52. Season for some seafood, it's said 53. Diamond design 54. "Drag Race" verb

DOWN 1. Joe 2. Hoard in a hollow, maybe 3. Jazz piano style with lots of hand movement 4. Dance performed before some rugby matches 5. "___ Seen It All" (Bjˆrk/Yorke song) 6. Starts flagging 7. "I Try" singer Gray 8. Swisher Sweets remains 9. 1988 cult classic with the line "... and I'm all out of bubblegum" 10. "Professional Widow" singer 11. Hawaiian peak, occasionally 12. Source of the Rhodes Scholarship endowment 14. Diagnostic to check your balance?

17. Morning diner option 21. Just getting started 24. Overhead 28. Words that dispense with formality 31. Single-celled organism, less commonly 32. Workshop activity 33. First French Netflix Original animated series (2021) about a title kitten (title kitten) 34. "So Glad I'm Me" singer and "American Idol" alumna Jones 35. Kind of lineup 38. Dwight's equivalent on the original "Office" 39. Weekend Edition Sunday host Rascoe 40. Collins of Parliament-Funkadelic 45. Aladdin follower?

46. Altoids purchases 48. "Wie is de ___?" (Dutch reality show of 22 seasons) 50. U.S. radio initials abroad

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TC STUDIO PRO -MASSAGE THERAPY SCHOOL: Now accepting applications for our Fall 2022 Massage Therapy Class! 231-944-5372 _____________________________________

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Wednesday, July 20, 6pm - 8pm, MiddleCoast Brewing, 329 East State Street. Meet likeminded people, make new friends, discuss current events, and get in touch with your inner activist. Enjoy a drink and great food. We meet the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month. Join us Aug. 3 at the T-Bar Lounge at Mt. Holiday. _____________________________________

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Competitive easy cash offers for: pwc boat RV powersports 231-373-6908 _____________________________________

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ORYANA IS HIRING-- COME WORK AT THE CO-OP! Calling all future Dishwashers, Stockers, Bakers and Leads! The Co-op is growing & looking for more awesome workers to join our team. Visit our website to view open positions & apply! https:// www.oryana.coop/careers/ _____________________________________ ARTS FOR ALL OF NORTHERN MICHIGANPROGRAM DIRECTOR Arts for All is hiring a Program Director. $20/hr, 35-40 hours, fun and rewarding position at a great place to work!

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HOME HEALTH WORKERS NEEDED (Northern Michigan) We are looking for caring and skilled Home Health Aides, CNA's, MA's and LPN/RN/ BSN. Come join our growing professional and caring team. We have a need for full and part time caregivers all over Northern Michigan. If you are a caring and dependable home health care professional please submit application online at WWW.GLHCU.COM or call 231-668-4171. _____________________________________ BUYING ALL WATERCRAFTS / RVs / POWERSPORTS Support a local family business! selling summer toys? Salt Free Summer is expanding its pre-owned inventory.

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