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Civics 101 United States presidential elections are serious civic responsibilities. The importance of this process overwhelms cynicism and sarcasm. Good-faith political conversations are the lifeblood of the mechanics of Democracies. Misinformation is a tool of disruptive interlopers. Societal goals demand open, honest, free elections. Our goal as a civilization is a healthy, educated, socially mobile population. The community as a whole decides the directions to our goal.

Clear honest discourse grows a citizenry invested in the overall common good. The short, direct path to a long-lasting, growing, vital nation is honest, open hard work in all we do.

Tom Smith, Traverse City See the Light, Save Democracy The Trump [supporters] really have their blinders attached solidly. Why would they continue to support a man who is clearly a liar, tax cheat, narcissist, war-hero hater, and clearly fires anyone who disagrees with him?

He knew about the novel coronavirus early and refused to tell the American people because he didn’t want to “panic” them. He condoned not wearing masks and now has tested positive for the virus. This is not a TV show; this is real life, and lives are at stake.

We need someone who really cares about this country and not just his own interests.

So, [Trump supporters] please take your blinders off, and see this man for what he really is: a wannabe dictator. Otherwise, this country will no longer be a democracy and many more people will die. Vote Biden Harris Nov. 3.

Tom Webster, Grawn Add It Up, Taxpayers How much federal income tax did you pay? We paid $191,355.

President Trump paid a total of $1,500 in federal income taxes over 12 years beginning in 2006 and ending in 2017. My husband and I paid $191,355 over the same 12-year period. Check your records. How much did you pay?

We are not wealthy. We are retired from modest paying jobs that provided modest pensions. Nevertheless, we paid $189,855 more federal taxes than Donald Trump did between 2006–2017. Why do billionaires need that kind of tax protection?

How do you make America great again if you continue this financial injustice to the

Kathy Frederick, Grayling Change the Game By now it is common knowledge that Republicans play by the rules only when it suits them.

Much of this disrespect for tradition and the rule of law predated Trump’s presidency.

Watergate, the “fixing” of intelligence information to help start a war, extreme computer-assisted gerrymandering, a burglar’s bag of voter suppression tactics — the Party of Dirty Tricks earned the label well before Trump arrived.

But then came Trump. It soon became clear that he was going to ignore Constitutional rules and traditional practices regarding his businesses, his tax returns, and foreign governments paying him for services, and that his party was — and still is — OK with all those violations.

The violations of laws, rules, and traditions keep coming: The White House used as a prop in campaign ads; White House staff and others violating the Hatch Act; peaceful demonstrators near the White House tear-gassed; our attorney general acting as Trump’s personal attorney; and, without evidence, Trump attacks the upcoming election’s legitimacy and refuses to say he will respect the results.

Civility and decency give way to insults and name-calling. What we all saw in the first presidential “debate” — Trump’s arrogant refusal to follow the agreed-upon rules of the debate — was another trashing of traditional democratic procedures.

Trump embodies what the Republican Party has become: a disgrace.

But let’s understand. In every one of these violations, something is wrongly taken from the rest of us: Our trust in the fairness and integrity of our democratic system.

Our sense that political dialogue should be respectful and even dignified. And, most seriously, political power — the consent of the governed — is being taken.

Republicans intend that the powers they have wrongly taken should be used to take more power.

No way. Vote.

Ron Tschudy, Central Lake Trust Data, Not Republicans in Power No one doubts that Trump and the Republicans have provided the worst COVID-19 leadership in the world.

In Wisconsin, the Republicans sued the Democratic governor to eliminate his programs similar to what Whitmer used in Michigan; now they are the worst managed state with the worst COVID rate. So now the Republicans have sued in Michigan to do in our state what they did in Wisconsin, and they won — with a Republican court, basically killing people. The Republicans have suits heading toward the Supreme Court to overthrow Obamacare, which of course is to eliminate our safety net, that we cannot be denied insurance for preexisting conditions. Incidentally, every member of my family has pre-existing conditions, as do over 100 million Americans, according to

Fortune Magazine. Republicans also want to take away Medicare and Social Security, and Trump has offered proposals to eliminate these because they help the poor and the middle class, and the rich don’t need them.

Finally, for those who say with pride that they vote first to eliminate abortion, they need to first vote Democratic in order to reduce it. According to Guttmacher.org and Freakonomics, under Democratic presidents — with their better economies, real sex-education programs, and better access to birth control — Democrats have reduced abortions by a total of 3,094,000, while Republicans have increased them by 155,000. The Republicans had a chance to eliminate abortion this year, but John Roberts, an avid Republican, blocked it. I suspect he was told by Republican powers to do so in order to keep sheep voting Republican.

Bruce Allen Loper, Cadillac Kudos I just read your latest issue. The letters, Steven Tuttle’s editorial, and Amy Hardin opinion column were so relevant.

They sidestepped the slogans and platitudes and addressed the real issues.

I hope many will read and consider their messages. We are at a crossroads and can’t afford to screw it up.

CONTENTS features Bike to Dinner................................................7

The Headwaters of the Boardman River........10 Functional Doesn’t Have to be Boring............14 String Theory..............................................17 Finding True Beauty.....................................18 Down On Main Street....................................21 Our October Sky............................................23

columns & stuff Top Ten.......................................................5

Spectator/Stephen Tuttle...............................7 Opinion.........................................................8 Weird............................................................9 Film.............................................................24 Dates........................................................25 Nitelife....................................................30 Advice....................................................31 Crossword..................................................32 Astrology.....................................................33 Classifieds...............................................34

Karl Bohnhoff, Mancelona James in Pocket I have been watching the political ads flooding our TV screens and have finally had enough of the blatant lies and false information John James is broadcasting about Sen. Gary Peters. Sen. Peters has represented his constituents in Michigan very well in his first term, and I am proud to support him for re-election.

John James has received so much DeVos and McConnel PAC money that he no longer can claim he will be able to represent the common people of Michigan. If elected, I am concerned that this challenger will be another spineless puppet in the Senate, unable or unwilling to stand up for what is right for the people in Michigan.

I agree that we need change in Washington, but it needs to start with changing the power-corrupted leadership in the U.S. Senate! This election will require us all to think extremely hard about the qualifications and capabilities of every candidate on the ballot. We need to elect those who have demonstrated the courage to stand up to tyranny and will work to help address the racial and economic challenges in this country. Sen. Peters is up to meeting this challenge.

John M. Helge, Manistee What About ACA’s Replacement, Don? One of Donald Trump’s major promises four years ago was to repeal “Obamacare” — the nickname for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which now provides affordable insurance to millions of Americans — and replace it with something much better. He Continued on page 6

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top ten COASTAL FLOODING OPEN HOUSES PLANNED Grand Traverse County residents will have the chance to learn the results of a recently completed study of flooding in coastal areas conducted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

FEMA will host two virtual open houses on Oct. 20 and 22, giving residents the chance to review preliminary versions of a recently completed Flood Insurance Study report and its accompanying preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map. The reports highlight areas that are considered susceptible to flooding, and at the open houses, representatives from local, state, and federal agencies will be available to provide information about flood risk, flood insurance, floodplain development regulations, and the process used to map Grand Traverse County’s floodplains.

The open houses take place from 5pm to 8pm. To take part through Zoom, use the meeting ID 915 7637 4114 and password FEMA20 for the Oct. 20 event or the meeting ID 928 8098 6543, password FEMA22 for Oct. 22.

Fab Fall Family Fun at Friske’s A new 10,000-square-foot playground featuring climbs and slides, rubber duck races, real (non-running) tractors, and games galore; giant apple catapults ($5 for 10 shots); free tractor rides; U-pick apples and pumpkins; hot cider and hot donuts and live music; a delicious indoor/outdoor café (hint: try the pizza!); goat feeding; and lots more — almost all of it free — means families can spend an entire day celebrating autumn at Friske’s Farm Market for next to nothing. Festival days run each weekend until October ends. 10743 N. 31, Ellsworth. www.friske.com.

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Hey, watch it!

Dick Johnson is Dead

Hidden among Netflix’s many recent major releases (i.e. Emily in Paris, Hubie Halloween, Ratched) is a deeply touching and delightfully exuberant gem of documentary from award-winning filmmaker Kirsten Johnson. Known for working on films with heavy and important subject matter, with Dick Johnson is Dead, she turns her camera on herself and her father to confront perhaps the heaviest subject of them all—death. But as her father’s dementia grows worse, and he moves in with her and her family, she approaches it with such honesty, humor, and whimsy (filming comic re-enactments with her dad of accidents that could kill him), it is as wrenching a watch as it is joyous. Heartwarming and inspiring, you will fall in love with the gentle and kind grace of Dick Johnson and his beautiful relationship with his daughter.

Streaming on Netflix.

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Reflect Bistro’s Filet Mignon & Eggs The combination of limited-capacity seating and chillier mornings has made going out for Sunday breakfast an odyssey Up North. Our solution: Seek out the secret spots, like Reflect Bistro, hidden inside Cambria Hotel and Suites, just east of downtown Traverse City. With well-spaced tables in its petite dining room, vast lobby, and (weather permitting) sheltered patio, the wait is short, and the food is fab. Our sweet tooth craved the Cambria Cronut — a croissant filled with sweet maple and pecan ricotta and dredged in pancake batter, served with potatoes, fresh fruit, and crème — but we stuck to savory: a 6-ounce filet so tender we cut it with our butter knife, plus eggs, a super fresh tomato-basil salad, and a side of toast, all served with a side of fresh fruit and crème. So good, we’re going back; that Cronut still calls. $21. Find em both at Reflect Bistro inside Cambria Hotel & Suites, 255 Munson Ave., in Traverse City (231) 778-2000

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CHEERS TO A BUMPER HOP HARVEST

Northern Michigan’s best hop harvest in the modern era of hop growing will be celebrated by a specially produced ale from Frankfort’s Stormcloud Brewing Company.

Brian Tennis, co-founder of Michigan Hop Alliance, said the 2020 hop harvest was “the best harvest in our 12year history,” with yields up 74 percent.

“It was one of the few bright spots of the year for an otherwise temporary downturn in our industry,” Tennis said. “I’m extremely confident that 2021 will be another banner year for the Michigan hop industry, and Leelanau hop farmers will be leading the charge.”

Frankfort’s Stormcloud Brewing Company will mark the occasion with the release of its seasonal Harvest Tripel, brewed within 24 hours of the hops being harvested to maximize flavor and aroma.

“I personally delivered the hops to Stormcloud this year,” Tennis said. “It’s satisfying to see our hops go from field to brew kettle in less than a day, and it’s rewarding to have our product become an essential ingredient in such a distinctive beer. Stormcloud is the only brewery I’m aware of crafting a fresh-hopped Harvest Tripel.”

The Harvest Tripel made with Omena-grown Michigan Saaz hops is available on tap in both Stormcloud’s pub and taproom in Frankfort, likely through December.

Stuff we love

Gladwell “Booked” for Harbor Springs If you haven’t yet attended Harbor Springs’ 5-year-old Festival of the Book, which brings dozens of authors of all genres to the bayside hamlet for live (and this year, virtual) events each autumn, next year is the time to start. Festival organizers have locked in five-time New York Times bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell for the 2021 Harbor Springs Festival of the Book, scheduled for September 24–26. Host of the outstanding “Revisionist History” podcast and author of equally mind-blowing, view-altering books like “The Tipping Point,” “Blink,” “Outliers,” “What the Dog Saw,” and “David and Goliath,” Gladwell is one author no reader (or non-reader, for that matter) should miss seeing in their lifetime. Learn more: hsfotb.org.

If It Wasn’t for You Meddling Kids …

Part live drive-in theatre, part cluesolving scavenger hunt, “Scooby DooWop, A Mashup Mystery Adventure” will take you and your carload to multiple locations across Traverse City as you help the Scooby Doo-Wop Gang — aka the talented performers of the nonprofit Mashup Rock & Roll Musical and from the Old Town Playhouse — solve the mystery of the ghost that’s been haunting the town.

With wacky physical comedy, parodies of beloved doo-wop tunes, and fun clues to solve, it’s an adventure for all ages! It’s also a completely no-contact event; you’ll stay cozy in your car as you receive texts and audio file “clues” to help you navigate the fun. One warning: Spots are limited and so is the show’s run: Oct. 18, 24, and 25 with start times at 11am, 1pm, and 3pm. Reservations are by tax-deductible donation at mashuprockandrollmusical.com.

8 bottoms up Cochon’s Cubano con Leche The secret to a great Cubano con Leche — aka Cuban espresso with milk — is the bit of dark brown sugar pulled through the finely ground espresso. That subtle hint of sweetness, combined with an ample portion of creamy, foamy steamed milk, not only make this beverage a house specialty at Cochon Gourmet Market & Coffee House but also a great go-to drink to power your fall adventures. Our $4.50 double-shot ($6/four shots) Cubano con Leche satisfied a shy sweet tooth and packed an energizing wallop that propelled us through shopping and dinner. Those who don’t dig or try to avoid sweeter hot beverages like hot cocoa and flavored cappuccinos might find this satisfying cup more tolerable. Yet, because of its low sugar content, pairing the Cubano con Leche with one of Cochon’s baked goods (products of the exceptional Dutch Oven Bakery in Alanson) is ideal and, well … highly recommended. Only two years old, Cochon is indeed one of Harbor Springs’ newer Main Street residents but a welcome one nonetheless. Find Cochon Gourmet Market & Coffee House at 181 E. Main St., in Harbor Springs. (231) 242-4402.

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kept promising that a plan was just around the corner, but it never happened.

Meanwhile, his administration has continued efforts to have the ACA overturned. They are now appealing to the Supreme Court to have the ACA declared unconstitutional, an effort likely to succeed when the case is heard by a court with a clear Republican-appointed majority.

The pandemic has caused many millions of people to lose not only their jobs but also their health insurance. Getting rid of the ACA will add millions more to the number of uninsured Americans, totaling nearly a third of the population, hardly a reassuring outcome in the midst of a pandemic. An obvious result will be that the uninsured will put off seeking medical help for COVID-19 infections or other conditions until it’s too late to prevent death or serious disability.

Unlike the president, they will not receive VIP treatment.

A popular conservative mantra is “All Lives Matter,” but don’t count on Trump to think that your life matters much, as he pursues overturning the ACA and still refuses to follow the advice of scientists in dealing with the novel coronavirus, thereby endangering all those who are obliged to work in close proximity to him.

MADE THINGS WORSE 20 veterans will take their own lives today and every day after today, one of which will actively have access and be using VA programs like healthcare, mental healthcare, and disability compensation.

Three of these veterans will have not had access within a couple of months, and 16 of the 20 veterans will have never had access to any VA benefits.

Michigan has long been the bottom of the barrel for veteran benefits and currently continues that sad tradition, with some slight improvement over the last 10 years.

I am requesting these federal legislators assist in passing H.R. 5516 and S. 3020, as these bills would assist in funding county-based veteran service offices in their efforts to help not only veterans but also their dependents and surviving spouse in gaining access to benefits through the Veterans Affairs.

Veteran service officers and their offices — the middleman connecting veterans and their families to VA, state, and local benefits — are understaffed and underfunded. Their assistance could expand exponentially if the CVSO Act was passed in the Senate and the House of Representatives, but it cannot do so until our legislators start putting the effort to publicly advocate for these bills; H.R 5516 and S. 3020 have sat at the House, untouched, since it was introduced in mid-December.

Alice Littlefield, Omena What About Climate Change?

Another president, 2020, and once again we kicked climate change down the road.

The very mention of it makes some folks hysterical. Yet we need to understand what is driving this lack of action. I so resent that the fossil fuel industry lines the pockets of politicians who are setting the energy policies for this country.

The Mackinaw Center, the Heritage Foundation, the Koch Brothers and their legislative arm, ALEC, have all contributed to promoting the fossil fuel industry and demonizing clean energy for the sake of money and corporate interest.

Deregulation at the expense of our health and safety is the big driver of this administration. We need to address the fact that we are having more catastrophic events such as wildfires, intense hurricanes, and flooding from sea-level rise. Pipeline explosions and leaks, oil spills, horizontal fracking, and the residue of abandoned coal mines take its toll on thousands of people.

Hopefully, more and more people will become aware of the facts of devastating climate change and demand clean, renewable energy policies. Solar and wind energy need to be promoted; subsidies to the fossil fuel industries need to be stopped. We have a moral and ethical responsibility to protect our planet. It’s the only one we’ve got.

Susan Wheadon, Charlie Weaver, NMEAC Traverse City What About the Vets?

I am advocating that congressman Jack Bergman and Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters to cosponsor and show continued support for H.R. 5516 and S. 3020 (Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act or CVSO Act) through any and all avenues applicable to their position in representing Michigan residents as a congressman and as American citizens.

According to Veterans Affairs statistics,

Lucas Clark, Veteran Service Officer, Grand Traverse County Department of Veterans Affairs

Proud Boys Encounter Elders At the presidential debate, when asked to condemn white supremacy, Trump said “Sure,” but then added “Proud Boys? Stand back and stand by.”

Trump sees the Proud Boys as his private militia. Think this isn’t serious? Here is my experience with the Proud Boys.

We belong to a group in Florida that did a “sign display” each week. Often it was about justice and peace, but then it was about Trump.

We got word that Proud Boys were coming to our display. Our group is mostly female retirees — not threatening. If our Trump signs offend someone and we get a “F*** you,” we respond with, “Have a nice day.”

When we arrived, Proud Boys were there with Trump flags and bullhorns. They were 30-ish-year-old guys and teenage boys.

Their plan was to taunt and insult us — the louder and closer the better.

One of our members approached a teen with a shirt about competitive rowing, wanting to inquire about locations for his grandson to row. It was fine until the teen’s “handlers” got a hold of him. The young man came firing back at our member, namecalling and firing insults. Apparently, he was not supposed to be cordial with us.

Another bullhorn-carrying Proud Boy came close behind a woman, and when her husband objected, they went nose to nose until my 5’3” wife stepped between them.

Another Proud Boy held his phone to take a video, screaming, “Don’t you touch him!” to taunt the elderly husband. He evidently wanted to portray us as the aggressors.

These guys are trained and sometimes armed. Does Trump’s “stand by” indicate that he wants them at the polls? Is the purpose to intimidate? My experience with these bullies would say yes.

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by Stephen Tuttle The Michigan Supreme Court, in a 4–3 decision supported by the four Republicans on the Court, with dissenting opinions from the three Democrats, has ruled Gov. Gretchen Whitmer does not have the authority to continue issuing emergency orders under the Emergency Powers of Governor Act (EPGA) of 1945. They then took an additional step and ruled the entire EPGA unconstitutional.

The Court’s order was delayed 21 days to give the state a little time to figure out our next steps. In a worst-case scenario, the Michigan Legislature will start making decisions regarding the pandemic.

Oh, dear.

Whitmer started issuing emergency orders on March 16 when she basically shut down the state, excepting “essential” businesses.

The COVID-19 pandemic was on the loose then, especially in southeastern parts of the state. Early in the crisis, Michigan had the third-highest number of infections and deaths from the bug.

It should be noted here the president did not receive the sort of treatment the rest of us would receive. Given the same symptoms, we might not even be able to get a test and likely would be told to stay home unless we became much sicker. We would not be hospitalized out of “an abundance of caution” but only if there was an abundance of concern.

We would not receive an experimental monoclonal drug not yet approved by the Food and Drug Administration, and we would not receive a powerful anti-inflammatory steroid nor an anti-viral unless we were very, very sick. It is absolutely appropriate the president receive the best and most advanced treatment, but he cannot compare his experience to that of the average person.

Meanwhile, back in Michigan, the governor has been at least partially hamstrung. That’s a shame because despite the protests, petition drives, and nonsensical whimpering about our “rights,” the governor’s executive orders — and there have been plenty — have been helpful in tempering further surges. Her ap-

The governor’s actions have by no means eliminated the bug, but we’ve become one of the few states that has achieved some level of infection stability.

It was all plenty unpleasant, but there were already more than enough warning signs this would get very bad indeed, if some fairly stringent action wasn’t taken. Michiganders did mostly abide by the restrictions at the time, and our infection and death rates plateaued and have stayed there since, with occasional spikes. Low-population counties up here, with far fewer cases and a compliant citizenry, eventually saw restrictions loosened though not removed.

The governor’s actions have by no means eliminated the bug, but we’ve become one of the few states that has achieved some level of infection stability. States that had fewer restrictions or left the decision up to individual counties or cities have seen dramatic spikes in cases that are still ongoing. As of the first week of October, there were only three states with decreasing numbers of cases; 20, including Michigan, with about the same number of cases as the week before; and 27 with significant increases in cases.

It has not helped at all that President Trump constantly misinformed us about how insignificant this was when he knew full well just how bad this could be. He denigrated the medical experts until his base believed him instead of science. His false bravado about masks — he considers them a sign of weakness and strongly discouraged those around him from wearing masks — has now come home to roost as infections run rampant among his staff.

Even while infected and hospitalized, the president continued to insist COVID-19 is no big deal while repeating the lie that it’s is no worse than the seasonal flu.

proval ratings hover around 60 percent, about twice that of the legislature, which seems about right.

The governor does still have a couple of arrows in her quiver. The Emergency Management Act of 1976, which was not part of the court decision, gives her authority for 28 days, after which she’ll need approval from the legislature.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services also has the power to issue its own emergency orders, as it recently did in two Michigan counties.

But giving that decision-making authority to the legislature will not help. Filled with open-up-the-state and open-schools-inperson partisans, they’ll substitute rhetorical gibberish for medical science. Decisions requiring speed will instead be stuck in the mire that is what passes for political discourse these days.

It’s not as if we’ve turned a corner on this thing. More than 7.5 million Americans have already been infected, and many will have lingering side effects for at least several months. More than 210,000 Americans have now died — more than the American combat deaths in World War I, Korea, Vietnam, and the Middle East combined. Michigan has almost 145,000 cases and nearly 7,200 deaths. Grand Traverse County alone has zoomed past 525 cases.

It isn’t getting better, the flu season is right around the corner, and the Michigan Supreme Court just made things a lot worse.

Feed your need to get outside — and your fall appetite — with an easy two-wheel color tour

By Eric Cox So many people lament the end of summer in Northern Michigan, but if you ask us, the cooler temps and visual wonder of autumn can make outdoor adventures here even better.

For those itching to roam on these crisp days, here are three sure-to-move you options for two-wheel color tours — refuel stop included — for those with bikes, and those without.

PETOSKEY AREA Latitude 45 Bicycles and Fitness (476 W. Mitchell St., Petoskey, (231) 348-5342) has an array of rental bikes, including a few electric, or “e-bikes.” Always clean and wellmaintained, Latitude 45’s fleet of Giant, Cannondale, and Salsa bicycles contains high-end road models, kids bikes, mountain bikes, fitness bikes, and the very popular comfort hybrids, which go for $29 a day. A daily rental at Latitude 45 lasts from the time the shop opens until close. The higher-end bikes are, of course, more expensive to rent, with the e-bikes going for $58 a day. Helmets, locks and a few other accessories are included with each rental.

This dog-friendly shop is brimming with experienced staffers who love to point out the best spots to ride in the area. To avoid the rush and proper bike choices are ensured, patrons can see bike availability and costs in real-time by visiting www.latitude45.com. Rental bike delivery to your home or hotel is available, though additional fees may apply.

Once saddled up at Latitude 45, patrons can drop down just two blocks and hit the Little Traverse Wheelway, a paved trail

that stretches from Charlevoix around Little Traverse Bay to Harbor Springs. While parts of the Wheelway run along U.S. 31 and are a little boring, other stretches skirt the bay shore offering startlingly immense views, packed with color. Mostly, the Little Traverse Wheelway is flat, but a few doable climbs between Petoskey and Charlevoix mean cyclists will get some decent exercise. Recent construction in the Bay View area saw the Wheelway detouring in a few spots. But, the work is all complete now and the trail is open again.

Those who head toward Harbor Springs on the Wheelway will get a chance to shoot north on the North Western State Trail, which is paved all the way to Alanson. Where the two trails meet — near the intersection of M119 and U.S. 31 — is an excellent place for families to stop and grab a brew and a bite at Petoskey Brewing Company. Just a few hundred feet from the Wheelway, Petoskey Brewing Co., the back of which buttresses the North Western State Trail, offers excellent food and great suds. Try the Horny Monk Belgian Dubbel with their award-winning olive burger.

GAYLORD AREA Up North Paddlesports (4029 Old U.S. 27, Gaylord, (989) 619-5976) has a variety of rental bicycles for you and yours. A 24-hour rental at Up North costs $35 and each rental includes a helmet and a lock. This is a good option for those seeking a true all-day rental as bikes can be returned after the store closes.

Here again, comfort hybrid-style bikes are the most popular items. For best rental results, call ahead to ensure availability.

The Iron Belle Trail, 2,000 miles long

and nearly spanning the entire length of Michigan, is only feet away from the rental shop with lots of ample parking at Up North Paddlesports’ partner, the Belle Iron Grille restaurant. The trail offers miles and miles of paved rail-trail. That means there are very few, if any, hard hills to climb, since old railroad right-of-way had to be flat to accommodate heavy trains. That’s a plus for most casual riders, who find too rigorous the hills of northern Michigan. Aside from its pleasing, flat nature, the Belle Iron Trail also provides great views of gorgeous Otsego Lake.

When it comes to biking and dining, Up North Paddlesports makes it easy, partnering with on-trail Iron Belle Grille, which offers an outdoor grill, where you can find post-ride dinner options like sandwiches, hearty ribs and chicken, sides, and more.

TRAVERSE CITY AREA Brick Wheels (736 E. 8th St., Traverse City, 231-947-4274) is one of several bicycle rental shops in Traverse City. From road and mountain bikes to cruisers, e-bikes, and kiddo trailers, Brick Wheels has the variety to suit just about any need. Featuring brands like Trek, Cannondale, and Electra, this dogfriendly shop has hourly, daily, and weekly rental rates. Some bikes can be rented in fourhour increments and costs range from $10/ four hours for kids bikes to $40/four hours for fat-tire bikes (hint for winter lovers!). Daily rates range from $35 for Townies to $70 for e-bikes. Weekly rates are also available, as are pull-behind kiddie trailers. As with the other rental shops, helmets, locks, and even some tools are included with each rental. Check

out Brick Wheels’ website, www.brickwheels. com, for a complete rundown of their rental fleet and fees.

Traverse City’s popular TART Trail runs alongside Brick Wheels, giving rental cyclists convenient access to a paved path.

The 10.5-mile east-west trail has an average gradient of 3 percent, which means even the novice bikers can enjoy the scenery instead of struggling to climb hills. Aside from myriad shops, resorts, and restaurants, the TART Trail also skirts Reffitt Nature Preserve and intersects several other trails that offer views of other Traverse City areas.

The Boardman Lake Trail, for example, runs along Boardman Lake, which is home to The Filling Station Microbrewery, where cyclists can stop for refreshment.

Oven-fired, flatbread pizza is what the Filling Station pumps out to hungry customers.

Sticking to a railroad theme, the Filling Station named some of its pies after local rail lines.

They include the Memphis Line, a pizza featuring barbecue sauce, roasted chicken, and other fresh ingredients; the Burlington Northern, a pie boasting prosciutto, brie, red onions and roasted garlic; and the Stoker, a combination of the Filling Station’s housemade pork sausage and all the savory, fireroasted vegetables the restaurant offers.

Patrons can wash down their perfect pizzas with a gullet full of the Filling Station’s own Voss Norwegian Farmhouse Ale, a mediumbodied, light beer.

When it comes to high-quality food and drink in Traverse City: Within two miles of Brick Wheels, there are no less than 11 breweries, most of them featuring their own food or tasty food-truck fare.

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WHAT ARE YOU GONNA TELL HER? opinion

BY Isiah Smith Jr. Ludwig Van Beethoven wrote, “Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy. Music is the electrical soil in which the spirit lives, thinks, and invents.”

Two new songs by country music singer Mickey Guyton accomplish that and more.

While the rest of the nation drowns in Cardi B’s “WAP,” a lurid serenade to her gynecologist (about a part of her body only her husband, physician, and an infectious disease specialist should be interested in), Guyton has quietly released two empowering ballads that awaken the spirit and nurture the mind: “Black Like Me” and “What Are You Gonna to Tell Her?” The latter, carrying a message not usually heard in country music, describes dark nights in the souls for parents of little girls: “Do you let her pretend/that she could be president?/

What are you going to tell your daughter about the irrational gender gap? That the job market, at all levels, seems to value fathers more than mothers? That the least qualified man can defeat the more qualified female in a national election? How to explain that?

In the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, Harvey C. Mansfield recently published an essay, “The ‘Systemic Racism’ Dodge.” In it he argues, among other things “Systemic racism (SR) ignores the agency of [B]lack citizens, leaving them nothing to do except to protest in the streets or cheer from the sidelines.”

Mansfield has been called Harvard’s most controversial professor. At 88, he has been at Harvard since 1949. After his long and illustrious career, it seems fair to ask how many years does it take for the heat of Harvard’s intellectual cauldron to burn away

What are you going to tell your daughter about the irrational gender gap? That the job market, at all levels, seems to value fathers more than mothers? That the least qualified man can defeat the more qualified female in a national election? How to explain that?

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Would it help us get there any faster?/Do you let her think the deck’s not stacked?/And gay or straight or white or black/you just dream and anything can happen?/What are you gonna tell her? Maybe you can’t/’Cause there ain’t no way, you can’t explain what you don’t understand.”

These words reflect reality, past and present.

The U.S. Census Bureau recently reported that for every dollar a man earns, a woman earns about 80 cents. Over the past three and a half decades, substantial progress has been made to narrow this pay gap. Women’s wages are now significantly closer to men’s, but in recent years, that progress has stalled.

It’s not clear why women have stopped gaining on men. Consider the puzzling “motherhood penalty,” the phenomenon in which women with children, on average, receive systematically lower pay than men with children. This tendency has stubbornly persisted, suggesting that the gender pay gap is not likely to change anytime soon.

Harvard Economist Claudia Goldin, who has dedicated her career to studying these issues, concluded that the gender gap seems impervious to efforts to eradicate it.

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As the recently deceased Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote in Oct. 2, 2016, The New York Times Sunday Review: “Most people in poverty in the United States and the world over are women and children, women’s earnings here and abroad trail the earnings of men with comparable education and experience, our workplaces do not adequately accommodate the demands of childbearing and child rearing, and we have yet to devise effective means to ward off sexual harassment at work and domestic violence in our homes.”

As they say, art imitates life. Or is it the other way around?

prejudiced ideologies? The good professor has had a lifetime to leave his prejudices behind, but instead, he uses his formidable learning to deny the reality of what even the least educated among us can readily discern!

Exhibit A of my counter argument to the professor’s solipsism is the case of George Floyd and Dylan Roof. Police officers killed Floyd for trying to pass a $20 bill he might not even have known was counterfeit; Roof killed nine Black people who had welcomed him into their church to worship, and officers escorted him to McDonalds for a Happy Meal. Not even his hair had been ruffled!

These are not isolated cases, but they reveal the obvious: Roof ’s victims’ lives did not matter as much as one counterfeit $20 bill.

Cue “Black Like Me” — also not your typical garden-variety country song, which often glorify whiskey, railroads, women, and wine.

Not this song: “Now, I’m all grown up and nothin’ has changed/yeah it’s still the same…/ just to live that good life/it shouldn’t be twice as hard…/if you think we live in the land of the free/you should be [B]lack like me.”

In 1940, Hannah Arendt, a German-born American political philosopher, while grappling with her common refugee plight of not belonging anywhere, wrote, “Society has discovered discrimination as the great social weapon by which one may kill men without any bloodshed.”

Guyton reduces these philosophical abstractions to simple songs: “Do you tell her not to fight?/is it worth the sacrifice?/Can you look her in the face and promise her that things’ll change?”

What are you going to tell your girls?

Isiah Smith, Jr. is a retired government attorney.

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Recurring Themes Voters in the village of Deveselu, Romania, reelected popular Mayor Ion Aliman to a third term in a landslide victory on Sept. 27 despite the fact that Aliman had died of COVID-19 10 days before the election. The Associated Press reported that word of the mayor’s passing had spread fast among the village’s 3,000 residents, but his name still appeared on the ballots, and many villagers used the vote as an opportunity to honor Aliman, who would have celebrated his 57th birthday on election day. After the results were revealed, many villagers went to his grave to pay respects and light candles, saying, “We will make you proud” and “This is your victory.”

Compelling Explanation After throwing a Bible that struck a Marion County (Florida) Sheriff ’s deputy in the face, Robert Otis Hoskins, 39, of Summerfield, told officers that God had directed him to break into his neighbors’ home and free their young daughter, according to authorities. WKMG-TV reports police were responding to reports of a burglary on Sept. 22 when they encountered Hoskins, who emerged from the house next door wearing nothing but briefs and yelling something like, “I condemn you!” before throwing the Bible. Officers tased him and took him into custody; Hoskins’ wife told deputies he “does have a drug problem,” according to the arrest report, and the alleged victim said about $50 worth of clothing had been stolen. Hoskins was booked on multiple charges.

Latest Human Rights A High Court judge in Liverpool, England, has rejected Cheryl Pile’s attempt to sue the Liverpool Police for violating her rights in April 2017 when four female officers changed her out of the clothes she had vomited on, reports the BBC. Calling the officers’ actions “an act of decency,” the judge noted that Pile, who later paid a fine for being drunk and disorderly, was “too insensible with drink to have much idea of either where she was or what she was doing

there,” and would otherwise have been left “to marinade overnight in her own bodily fluids.”

Bad Behavior CNN reports a 32-year-old unnamed Irishman was charged with vandalism after being caught on Sept. 21 carving his first and last initials into a pillar on the first floor of the Colosseum in Rome. The structure, which has stood for two millennia, is a World Heritage Site, and Italian law calls for a hefty fine or prison sentence for damaging a historical and artistic landmark. Archaeologist Federica Rinaldi, who is responsible for the Colosseum, suggested it would be better to “take a selfie” than to carve into the amphitheater’s walls.

Annuls of Technology Taro Kono, Japan’s new minister for administrative reform, is wasting no time in starting his crusade to cut down on bureaucratic red tape, reports The Japan Times, and among his first targets is the fax machine, which is still in use in more than 95% of businesses in Japan. “I don’t think there are many administrative procedures that actually need printing out paper and faxing,” Kono said on Sept. 25. A day after being appointed to his new job, Kono created a red-tape hotline on his website, inviting public input, that had to be shut down the next day after receiving more than 4,000 responses.

Keith Bebonis knows a secret about the Chicago Police Department, reported the Chicago Sun-Times on Sept. 25: They still use typewriters. Bebonis knows because he repairs them when the officers “abuse” them. “Police officers, in general, are very heavy typists,” said Bebonis, 46, who carries on the business his dad started in the late 1960s, Bebon Office Machines and Supplies. He contracts every year to repair 40 to 50 IBM Wheelwriters -- early wordprocessing machines that can store a few pages’ worth of data. “I don’t want it to seem like I’m saying they’re taking their frustrations out on the typewriter,” Bebonis said. “But they’re just not very sensitive with these machines.”

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It’s Good to Have a Hobby Calling himself “Britain’s dullest man,” Kevin Beresford, 68, of Redditch, is the founder of the Roundabout Appreciation Society and has traveled all over the country for the past 17 years, searching for the best traffic circles, which he memorializes in calendars with photos of his favorites. His hobby began when he ran a printing company that created calendars for clients every year, he told BirminghamLive, and they jokingly created a roundabout calendar.

Since then, this self-described “Lord of the Rings” has expanded his interests to include phone boxes of Wales and Birmingham’s No. 11 Outer Circle bus route. His latest focus has been on car parks. “I started the Car Park Appreciation Society 10 years ago, but nobody has joined,” he said. “It’s a bit sad.”

Police Report Johnathan Lee Rossmoine, 36, of Louisiana, was charged with multiple sex crimes on Sept. 27 after deputies of the Hernando County (Florida) Sheriff ’s Office arrested him at the Spring Hill home of a teenager in whose bedroom Rossmaine had been living for a month, according to authorities. The Associated Press reports the two met online two years ago, deputies said, and Rossmoine told them he had traveled to Florida several times since then. The teen told officers Rossmoine had been living in the bedroom since Aug. 19, and hid in the closet when the teen’s parents were home.

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FOR SALE: The Headwaters of the Boardman River

Susan Morely and Donald Russell have become so spiritually connected to the 26 acres in Kalkaska County where they’ve run a peace institute and nature school for 20 years that, though they’ve put the place up for sale, this is no ordinary real estate transaction.

By Patrick Sullivan Two decades ago, Susan Morely and Donald Russell followed a calling that brought them from Maryland to Northern Michigan, a place where they’d never lived, and a place they didn’t know.

They were looking for land that would connect them to the earth, physically and spiritually, so that they could carry on an ecumenical ministry to teach peace and ecology.

And they were on a budget. The land would be purchased through the nonprofit they worked for, and funds were limited.

They wanted water but assumed they couldn’t afford it.

Then they found a 26-acre property in eastern Kalkaska County that met all of their needs — it encompassed deep woods, fertile land, and the headwaters of the Boardman River, which bubbled up only a few hundred feet from the house where they would live and from where they would run their ministry, nature school, and peace institute.

They called the place Primavera, the Italian word for spring.

That was in 2001.

Today Morely is 74, and Russell is 91. It’s time for them to sell their beloved sanctuary, but they’re not interested in slapping up a “for sale” sign near the road and going for the highest offer.

Instead, in the spring of 2019, they formed a committee — they call it a “circle of possibilities” — and they’ve explored selling the property in a way that would attract likeminded buyers.

a stream, and that streams gains more and more width, so by the time it leaves this land, it’s a real stream, and eventually it turns into the north branch of the Boardman River.”

“When you came in, you didn’t cross a stream,” Morely said.

Two decades after finding the place, it sounds like the Morely’s still can’t believe their good fortune. That they were able not only to find but also to afford land with

“It’s stunning. We’ve been here 20 years, and I’m always in awe of it. I never ever have lost the awe of it.”

A RIVER FLOWS OUT OF IT The most stunning feature of Primavera, the one that attracted Morely and Russell in the first place, is the river that flows out of its boundaries but never flows in.

For Russell, there is something sacred, almost magical, about the start of a river.

“Right there, in that area, the ground is all dry before that,” he said. “You can see water coming out of the ground, and then it forms

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water on it — and not just any water, but the headwaters of a major river, bubbling up and turning into a stream — seemed a blessing.

“We wanted to have water, and then we thought we could never afford water.

Nonprofits aren’t known for their money. So, we thought, we’ll get at the top of a region where the waters are below,” Morely said.

“But when we went looking, here it all was.

It’s stunning. We’ve been here 20 years, and I’m always in awe of it. I never ever have lost the awe of it.”

“WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU” Russell shared his wife’s sense of awe when they first visited the property, off of County Road 612, five miles east of Kalkaska, on a road many people use as a shortcut between Traverse City and Grayling.

Primavera is nestled in your typical rolling Northern Michigan landscape — woods and farms, pretty country — but there is nothing about the two-track entrance to their parcel that would indicate that within is something so particularly special, a part of the natural world Morely and Russell consider sacred.

“We had looked at a lot of different properties, and we were really disheartened with what we were seeing,” Russell said. “And [when I came here], I’m not one that will even respond in this way, but I actually, not with my audible ears, but I heard the spirit of this land saying, ‘We have been waiting for you. We have been waiting for you.’ For me, it was more the land itself and the wildlife, and there was a certain — I don’t want to use the word spirit — but there was a certain essence

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Morely said that in Celtic spirituality, headwaters are considered a kind of gateway to someplace else.

“Some might call it, there’s not a big barrier between heaven and earth,” Russell said.

FIRST, DO NO HARM Given the depth of connection the couple feels for this place, there’s little doubt that selling it will be a transaction that’s anywhere near ordinary.

In fact, it’s been three years since the pair first considered putting it up for sale.

The impetus came when the couple realized they could no longer run the year-round nature school that they’d been overseeing at Primavera for almost as long as they had lived there.

“We started after we decided I felt no longer called to have the nature school. And we began a process,” Morely said. “What we decided was, it was time to make sure the land goes into the hands of someone who can take it into the future, doing whatever they have to do, not what we do, and that they have a similar philosophy about the land.”

That doesn’t mean, necessarily, that the new owners have to be religious in the way Primavera’s founders are, but it does mean that the new owners have to come to the place with a similar approach to ecology.

Morely and Russell tend a garden that feeds them throughout the year, they’ve cut some trails through the woods, and they’ve overseen the construction of a rustic women’s cabin, but they’ve done all of that with a conscious effort to refrain from harming their natural surroundings.

We’re looking for “someone who understands that they’re part of a large circle, and they’re one part of the circle,” Morely said.

“Our goal here has been to not get in the way of what needed to be done, to do no harm.”

“HONORING ITS SACREDNESS” Morely and Russell said that in recent weeks they’ve shown the home and property to several interested buyers. Some have come back for another look. Some of the candidates are people who have spent time at Primavera in the past, attending the nature school or Sunday worship.

Morely said they are “zeroing in on” several candidates, but they are still looking for other offers.

The process includes an R.F.P., or request for proposal, that they drafted with the help of their committee.

“We want to match with people who

see themselves as partners with the land, as keepers of the land — and not with a heavy hand to do what they want to do,” Morely said.

Among other requirements, interested buyers are asked to provide a written explanation of their “overall plan for listening to the land and honoring its sacredness.”

The R.F.P. also asks applicants to provide written answers to questions like, “What is your philosophy about land?” and “What would living your ‘best life’ on this land look like?” and, perhaps most importantly, “How do you see yourself being able to financially sustain this property into the future?”

That last question is significant because it is important to Morely and Russell that the new owners have a financial plan in place so that they don’t have to sacrifice the land due to financial hardship. The asking price is $275,026.

Morely and Russell have sustained Primavera over the years through a small nonprofit in metro Washington, D.C., the Dunamis Peace Institute, where they met years ago after raising children with former spouses.

HEEDING THE CALL When the couple were called and came to Northern Michigan two decades ago, they followed Russell’s children, who had moved here earlier.

Once Primavera is sold, the couple plans to move into a condo in Traverse City so that they can remain close to Russell’s children and remain in the bioregion that they hold dear.

Russell’s daughter, Rebecca Finch, lives north of Mancelona and sits on the “circle of possibilities” committee.

Finch said she has shown the property to applicants and that she focuses on showing them the land’s natural features in the hope that those are what’s drawn them to the place.

Troy Stobert, a Kalkaska dentist, also sits on the circle and has shown interested parties the property.

“It’s a place where you can go and slow down and think about what’s real and what’s really important in life,” said Stobert, who met Morely and Russell at the Methodist church in Kalkaska and has spent lots of time over the years at Primavera.

Stobert said that people are drawn to the headwaters of the Boardman River for different reasons.

“It varies from people who have a calling to do something with a piece of land like this,” he says, “to people who are trying to find their calling.”

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By Ross Boissoneau Two companies. Two very different businesses. Yet they both came to a similar place: creating gorgeous art, furniture, and other products with reclaimed wood, steel, historic downed trees, and even “rivers” of epoxy over a bed of stones.

Adam Gancarski has been painting homes for years, first in Colorado, then in Michigan.

His company, Exodus Painting, has long been a fixture in the Harbor Springs area, working on numerous high-end homes.

He began expanding his palette outside of painting, building on his construction experience. First was Venetian plaster, then experiments with epoxy resins. Eventually, he began building tables, filling spaces in his artistic soul as he filled cavities in the wood.

Others said using the large amount of resin needed to fill a cavity was a recipe for disaster. “Deep pours, you can’t do it bubblefree,” he was told.

Not so fast. “I’m the kind of guy that if I’m told it can’t be done, I’m going to do it,” Gancarski said.

He’s found great personal satisfaction in crafting tables using large slabs with “live” edges, incorporating “rivers” of resin, sometimes in creative colors. “Ninety percent of what we do is reclaimed lumber.

We prefer old [wood]. You go out and find treasure. They fall in your lap sometimes,” Gancarski said.

For example, retired local contractor Richard Darnton turned him on to a century-old cottonwood tree that had been planted in the Harbor Point Association some time between the late 1800s and early 1900s. It was destined for burning when Darnton alerted Gancarski, who rescued it from its fiery fate and turned it into a piece of furniture, a stunning table, that might stand another century.

Some 100 miles south, Curtis Warnes owns and runs Steel Appeal in Leelanau County. Originally a business geared toward crafting rustic metal home décor and signs — wall art in the shape of the mitten state that bears the phrase “Thankful for my Michigan roots,” for example — over time, it’s morphed into supplying gates, railings,

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signage, and a sturdy bit of whimsy: large garden seats whose “legs” and back are shaped like a butterfly.

For Warnes, the transition to creations for home began when he built a dining room table for his wife. “It was a white oak slab with an inlay,” he said.

After that project, he began seeing more potential in each piece he crafted and expanded his vision of what could be, incorporating wood, steel, stones, and resin to make one-of-a-kind pieces of functional art — or artistic furnishings, whichever term you prefer. “[Creating artistic furnishings] hasn’t taken over, but it’s a big part of the business,” Warnes said.

Not that Warnes has abandoned steel altogether. A recent project was a steel Tyrannosaurus Rex measuring 36 feet by 14 feet — two of them. “The first was commissioned; the second will be public art on M-72,” Warnes said.

Gancarski may not be making butterflies, but his endeavors do extend beyond tables.

He’s incorporated his resin works into another company’s one-of-a-kind creations, Little Bay Boards’ stand-up paddleboards, and even the paddles and fins themselves.

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Clockwise from top left: The first of two giant T-Rex dinosaurs Warnes created.

This one sits at a private residence; the other will be visible from M-72 west of South Plowman Rd., near Steel Appeal’s shop, later this spring.

This single slab Gancarski and crew crafted from the century-old Harbor Point Cottonwood tree measured 12-feet-by-3-feet and was 3.5-inches thick, requiring four guys and one shop pup, Max, to move it.

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By Ross Boissoneau For Josh Shelton, the restrictions imposed by the pandemic were felt more keenly than for many others. Like many other people with a learning disability who were forced out of their daily routine and couldn’t engage in social interactions, Josh struggled with the new normal.

His sister, Jill Robinson, said the enforced isolation caused anxiety for Shelton; he had worked at Interlochen Arts Academy, she said, and when it closed at the outset of the pandemic last spring, he didn’ fully understand why he was being kept home. He was at a loss.

That’s when Robinson’s daughter, Mykayla, suggested Shelton try making some string art, wrapping strings around nails to create patterns and images. Shelton took to it with a vengeance. With the help of his sister and his niece, he was able to channel his energy and anxiety into intricate pieces. “He did some personal projects and made some Christmas gifts,” Robinson said.

As Shelton continued creating, his family wanted to showcase the art to those outside the family. Jill and Mykayla created a Facebook site, Special Creations, to market

the pieces. “We posted it, and it took off,” said Robinson, much to Shelton’s joy. “He got a lot of reactions, and he loves it.”

BEYOND BENZIE The online marketplace has enabled the family to actually market Shelton’s artwork beyond the immediate area. He has received requests from around the state, even out of state. Earlier this summer he made a map of Michigan for a customer in Indiana. “It’s amazing how far it’s gone,” Robinson said.

Robinson said the initial inspiration came, in part, from the projects she and Mykayla had undertaken as they, too, were struggling to cope with the new world created by the pandemic. The two had decided to keep busy and help by making masks (she figures they’ve made around 1,500); Shelton likewise wanted to do his part to help. Not only does he see that his string art makes people smile, he donates some of the proceeds he earns to causes close to his heart: Special Olympics and the Tim Tebow Foundation.

“He gets excited and says, ‘It’s my way of giving back.’ He recognizes the world is so sad and feels blessed to be able to bring people joy,” said Robinson.

STEP-BY-STEP Each project starts with pieces of wood, which he stains or paints in various colors.

Then Robinson does the nailing, and Shelton visualizes the pattern and “strings” it to life around the nails. Many of the pieces feature fairly simple geometrics, like letters of the alphabet, musical notes, and words or short phrases, but Shelton also has tackled more intricate designs, such as animals and insects. Each piece can incorporate pegs and hangers so it can be used as wall art or simply propped up in a more utilitarian way.

The pieces take a varied amount of time to make, depending on the complexity. Simpler ones can be completed in a day or less. “There’s a prep day [to get] the boards ready. Some [we do] three in a day, some are more detailed and complicated. They take a little longer,” said Robinson. Depending on size and complexity in the art’s creation, prices range from $10 to $20 for most of the pieces.

While Shelton is pleased to be able to make money from the pieces, his sister said the thing that makes him happiest is that he’s been able to raise money for worthy causes. “He’s got over $500 for (both) Special

Olympics and the Tim Tebow Foundation,” Robinson said.

PAYING IT FORWARD Shelton recently posted a video to his Special Creations Facebook site thanking supporters for their help in providing funds for the Tim Tebow Foundation’s “Night To Shine.” Night To Shine is a church-based prom-night experience for persons with disabilities 14 and older. “I have raised $500 for Night To Shine, and it’s all because of your great support,” he says in the video.

This year’s Night to Shine was hosted by 721 churches in all 50 states and 34 countries, with 115,000 guests and 215,000 volunteers.

Due to the pandemic, Night to Shine 2021 will be a virtual experience.

Shelton himself has competed in Special Olympics and was disappointed it was canceled due to the virus this year. “The fact there’s no Special Olympics has been a big stressor for him,” said Robinson.

Anxiety, meet relief: “It’s been a very calming thing for him,” Robinson said of Shelton’s projects. “He’s a different kid when he does string art. He’s excited to make people happy.”

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FINDING T R U E

BEAUTY A local woman’s long journey from breast cancer to life-changing realizations

By Brandi Johnson I’m 45 years old, and I live in Traverse City.

You might have passed me on the street or met me on the Slabtown beach in the summer and not know who I am. But you may notice a spark in my eyes and a spring in my step. A friend of mine says I carry myself like a woman with the world on a string. But don’t be so quick to judge.

In March 2007, the cover of Lansing’s Healthy and Fit magazine featured me on their cover, and I figured it was a mark of my ascent to professional and personal success. The cover copy read, “Brandi Johnson: She does it all.”

As that issue was circulating, my husband left me. And then I was diagnosed with breast cancer, certainly not the outcome I was expecting.

The shock, loss of support, surgeries, and radiation that followed lead to a subsequent mental and emotional breakdown and rendered me unable to work. Bankruptcy soon followed.

I remember driving to the Audi dealer and handing over the keys to the car I could no longer afford. The image of control I had over my body and my life at age 31 was shattered.

Without my vigorous exercise routine and nonstop work-life as a fitness professional, I didn’t know who I was or how to cope with life. I would stare at my half-breast in the mirror and judge how I was permanently — and physically and mentally — changed. I mourned that missing piece of tissue as though it was the loss of self.

I chose breast reconstruction to improve my body image. I also yearned to be whole again, thinking that changing my body would fix what only time and hard work previously had accomplished. I had no idea I’d join the many women who have had surgical complications due to radiation.

The reconstruction process proceeded as follows: three bilateral procedures, two breast lifts, one revision surgery, four implant infections (two of which required hospitalization; my last was August 2019), and more mammograms and ultrasounds than I can count.

As for what reconstruction ultimately looks and feels like: Uneven nipples. Loss of sensation. Tight, uncomfortable scars. In total, I spent more than a dozen years in some form of surgery or recovery.

But I do not regret my decision.

I was given the gift of time to sit still.

Being forced to slow down, I was given the opportunity to reflect and rebuild my life slowly. So I began to reconstruct myself from the inside out. I started taking my health one day at a time. For example, I used to not bother working out unless I could commit to an hour of cardio or weights. But learning to play to my energy, some days I could walk the dog for only 20 minutes. I started to pat myself on the back for small accomplishments rather than beating myself up for not burning 500 calories on the treadmill.

I started to become strict with being gentle with myself. I began living life one day at a time, understanding that when I do the footwork in any area of my life, I am still not in complete control of all of the outcomes. Life happens; change is a constant.

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difficulty as a triumphant rite of passage. I can say I have battle scars now. Changing from a body-focused workaholic with a superwoman complex is no small feat. I allowed myself to be vulnerable and asked for help rebuilding my mental, emotional, and spiritual self.

Searching for an identity based on just me — not on what I do for a living, what I look like, or how many friends I have on social media — is work. I take baby steps, like not allowing myself to stare in the mirror or using negative self-talk. I used professional and 12-step support. Last year, I found a church, something I never had on my radar. I joined the local YMCA although my ego said, “You should be working here.” In return, I’ve been able to do workouts just for me, and at my pace. I’ve started to learn the true meaning of self-care.

What my body looks like is not the determining factor whether I feel pretty or fit; instead, my self-esteem is based on whether I am rested, eating well, and dressed for success. Being softer with myself feels far more feminine than my old push-push-push lifestyle. Simple things like resting when I’m tired and eating when I’m hungry keep me refreshed.

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I feel very feminine using my mind, taking classes, or finding solutions to a challenge. I feel really good about my body in an exercise class; I love to move to music. I limit my social media use to avoid comparing my insides to everyone else’s outsides. I take ample time away from my phone.

My confidence now comes from doing business transactions or simply singing in church. Keeping my home beautiful, simple, clean, and organized is an expression of the competent woman I want to be. I purge a lot of “stuff ” I don’t need on a regular basis. Coming home to peace instead of clutter allows me to work at home or unwind.

I take steps that keep me in the present instead of obsessing on what could have been, what I don’t have, and what my future holds.

My personal wellness routine consists of caring for my spiritual, emotional, mental, physical, financial, and social needs. While I strive to keep them in relative balance, I still have bad days.

This is where I practice mindfulness and gratitude, living in today, and expressing thanks daily for what I have. Today I’m thankful for life,

a warm home, and the opportunity to share this with you. I use a simple meditation app on my phone for 10 minutes of guided meditation each day. Making time for prayer and reading books like my favorite, “The Language of Letting Go,” by Melodie Beatie, is essential. I journal and make gratitude lists. I don’t make New Year’s resolutions. I’m grateful for the tough experiences that brought such positive change in my life.

My focus as a fitness professional has changed. I think of how I can serve versus what serves me. My challenges now allow me to reach people from a place of real-world experience and empathy. It is my goal to give back to those who have walked in my shoes and to reduce the length and intensity of pain during their own journeys. Thank you for letting me share a part of my story with you.

Johnson is a life coach, fitness instructor, home detailer, and personal trainer living in Traverse City. Her professional services are donation based for women at any stage of breast cancer and people in recovery. (231) 631-9314, info@ brandisolutions.com

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DOWN ON MAIN STREET Turkey’s Cafe & Pizzeria: cozy and classic small-town-America dining

Story and photos by Eric Cox In the cozy confines of a small-town Main Street restaurant, a casual but discerning diner can often find bliss.

It might come in the form of great coffee, a deliciously fluffy pancake, or a glowing vintage jukebox.

But at Turkey’s Cafe & Pizzeria in Harbor Springs, the bliss is in both its food and its vibe — a picturesque indooroutdoor eatery styled in perky and preppy pink, white, and black, and housed in a historic building.

According to owner Jeff Graham, Turkey’s is located in one of Harbor Springs’ oldest structures, a former newspaper office and, as fate would have it, site of the first pizzas ever made in that town.

Patio seating behind a white picket fence and under a large shade tree supplements Turkey’s small dining room, one side of which is lined with compact wooden booths. A short cocktail bar on the opposite wall connects two larger booths. A vintage bottle collection and other nostalgic knick-knacks hearken to the days when Graham, currently in his 45th year as owner, was growing up in the tiny hamlet on the shores of Little Traverse Bay. And that’s just the way Graham likes it.

The old bottles and spice cans remind him of that time, and he designed his restaurant to evoke those sentimental memories — a comfort to him and his patrons. Key in transporting people to the past: the warm wafts of fresh-baked bread and savory pizzas that greet patrons well before they approach the place’s front door.

MAKING OF A RESTAURATEUR A veteran of the restaurant industry, Graham worked at the historic Juilleret’s (now Pierson’s Grille & Spirits), a classic soda fountain in the heart of Harbor Springs. He enjoyed the business so much, he eventually bought the building at 250 E. Main St. to launch Turkey’s, which then included an ice cream bar and carry-out food.

“I’ve always liked it down at this end of town because it’s not so busy, and it’s quieter,” the soft-spoken Graham told Northern Express. “A lot of places on Main Street have carry-out now, but for a long time we were the only ones who had it. Our take-out business is still booming, even more now than before COVID.” ON THE MENU Since the restaurant’s roots were planted early on in the carry-out game, it’s no wonder that Turkey’s menu is so well-suited to take-home food. Aside from the hearty, excellent pizzas that feature handmade dough and meats from the 1913-founded Northern Michigan market, Plath’s Smoked Meats, the restaurant offers a variety of large sandwiches in a range of styles, including six specialty burgers, five filling sandwiches (the Italian Zapper, $14, was our favorite), plus three wraps and three sandwiches all featuring … what else? Turkey!

These namesake birds are roasted right in the restaurant, their tender white meat hand-pulled and stuffed between layers of homemade bread. Turkey specialties include the sizable Turkey Sandwich ($10),

Turk’s Turkey Day Sandwich ($12), and the most popular one, the Turkey Club ($14), which comes piled with deep red tomatoes, crisp green lettuce, and mayo slathered on thick, grilled whole wheat bread.

On the lighter side, Turkey’s offers eight robust salads, the most popular being the Cherry Chicken Salad ($13) — a bed of greens layered with grilled chicken breast, dried cherries, feta cheese, walnuts, onions, and a tasty raspberry vinaigrette. Coming in a close second is Turkey’s Grilled Chicken Caesar salad ($12), comprised of romaine lettuce, chicken breast, zucchini, red onion, garlic croutons, and romano cheese.

For those who prefer low-frills, Turkey’s offers the basics: a grilled cheese, the AllAmerican Hot Dog, and chicken strips.

But for those who want frills, and plenty of them, pizza is what puts Turkey’s on the map. Handmade and hand-tossed dough gives each pie a golden brown, slightly crunchy crust that makes a perfect palette for the pizzeria’s rainbow of fresh toppings.

Plath’s meats account for the protein options, while vegetable topping choices include fresh basil, chopped garlic, artichoke hearts, jalapenos, and a dozen more.

Our large sausage and pepperoni pie was perfectly baked, its ring of light brown outer crust containing an inner sea of molten mozzarella, boulders of tasty sausage, and big rings of spicy pepperoni.

Cheese strands stretched and fell with each bite, and the tart sauce made it all sing.

For years, ice cream was a mainstay of Turkey’s traditional offerings. But a few years ago Graham opted to replace the ice cream cooler with a small bar, featuring

bottled and canned beer, a few local beers on tap, mixed drinks, and a short roster of quality wines.

LEGACY Another change is on the horizon for the classic American eatery: After 45 years of building his business, Graham is ready to retire. Tradition, however, won’t fall by the wayside. He’s planning to hand the business down to his daughter, Sara (Graham) Charles, a former ski coach who’s been managing Turkey’s for the last five years.

Graham, a former Harbor Springs High School skiing star, had been coaching skiers in Colorado when she moved back to Harbor Springs to work at her father’s restaurant. Her plan? To spend one year there as a way of determining whether she would and could take over the establishment upon his retirement.

“I definitely wanted to feel it out before I decided. Now, here we are, five years later,” she said. “And it’s been really cool working with my dad.”

Charles, a parent to two young children herself, added, “I never realized how much I missed home. I always knew that [Habor Springs] would be really cool to raise my kids — in the same environment my dad and mom raised me. I love this town. I loved growing up here … I knew this was my spot.”

As for Graham, he hopes to see Turkey’s remain in the family for a long time. “We’ve made it this far,” he said. “And we’re working on it. We’re working on it, and we’re gonna make this happen.”

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By Mary Stewart Adams The moon. What can be said about it that hasn’t been said already by millennia of poets and dreamers, or even scientists and astronauts? To the Ancient Greeks, she was Selene, the Titan goddess who, casting her light into a cave one night as she glided over the sleeping world, espied the shepherd Endymion and fell so deeply in love that she begged Zeus to grant Endymion eternal sleep, so they could meet each night in dream.

In the Buddhist tradition, the moon is the sphere of the bodhisattvas, beings on their way to nirvana who yet remain embodied to alleviate a suffering humanity.

For Neil Armstrong in 1969, the moon became the site of the most dramatic step ever taken by a human being.

I have always felt that the moon belongs to me, and when I ponder this childlike feeling of possession, it occurs to me that this is what makes us most human on the Earth, this intimate sense of connection with Earth’s closest celestial companion: They belong to one another, and we belong to them.

The moon casts such an astonishing, unflinching, and synchronous gaze in our direction that we will only ever know one side of her many faces from our perch here on Earth. The moon gives ebb and flow to our waters, lends herself to lunacy in human behavior, and, as Romantic poet John Keats described, is a thing of beauty that will bring

joy for ever; its loveliness increases, and it will never pass into nothingness.

Because the harvest full moon occurred on Oct. 1, we will have two full moons this month, which means the second full moon is the blue moon — and it falls on Oct. 31, Halloween. Halloween is the eve of the halfway point in the season, traditionally called the “cross-quarter.” The autumn crossquarter is celebrated in most cultures as the time for sacred remembrance of loved ones who have died, and the eve of cross-quarter, or All Hallow’d Eve, is a time for mischief and merrymaking by the ghosts and goblins that are set free in the long shadows cast into the night by a world bathed in moonlight.

To add to the mischief, both the planets Mercury and Mars are in their retrograde motion right now. Mercury takes this backward step about three times each year, bringing out everyone’s inner astrologer to placate the frustrations caused by communication breakdowns.

Mars, on the other hand, only makes a retrograde motion once every two years. The peak of the cycle occurs when Mars reaches its opposition with the Sun, which happens on Oct. 13. From then until the end of the year, the red warrior planet is our constant nighttime companion. When Mars is making its retrograde loop, it sweeps closer to Earth than at other times, and it appears brighter and brighter to us in the sky, even outshining Jupiter this month.

In astrological terms, the retrograde is the

best time to change one’s use of the warrior’s energy, and it is believed that knowledge and wisdom can at last be realized by the confrontation caused by the biennial Mars opposition.

You can find Mars all month, rising in the east as the sun sets in the west, or, conversely, setting in the west at dawn, especially Oct. 13, when Mars guards the western gate of the world for his beloved Venus, our morning star, where she appears in the East, bathing in the twilight with her sister goddess, the waning crescent moon.

Now that the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn have resumed their direct motion, now’s the time to begin your countdown for their “Great Conjunction” coming in December.

According to the folks at Michigan State’s Abrams Planetarium, Jupiter is only six degrees from Saturn at the beginning of October, and only four degrees away at month’s end. By the time we get to Winter Solstice on Dec. 21, they will appear only 0.1 degrees apart, their closest approach since Galileo’s time, 400 years ago, in the 1600s.

This month, Jupiter and Saturn are traveling over the horizon in the southsouthwest among the stars of Sagittarius.

The moon will catch them up on Thursday, Oct. 22, as though rolling out the red carpet in a dress rehearsal for their big show at year’s end.

Not to be outdone, the giant Orion casts his meteor shower into the night throughout October. The Orionids are caused by the

trail of stuff left in the wake of Halley’s Comet, and are active from Oct. 2 to Nov. 7 each year, with peak activity occurring overnight Oct. 20-21. The Orionids are a medium-strength shower producing only 10-20 meteors at peak activity, but they’re giant on beauty. The radiant of this meteor shower, or the point from which the meteors seem to fly through the sky, is in the region of the constellation Orion, where the giant hero holds his club in his raised right hand.

The higher this region of sky is over the horizon, which is usually after midnight, the more meteors you are likely to see.

Orion is one of only very few constellations mentioned by name in the Bible, appearing in Chapter 38 of the Book of Job, where God is admonishing Job and asks, “Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades or loose the bands of Orion?”

My star lore investigation reveals that the Pleiades are included in the creation myths of most cultures around the world, while Orion, at least for the ancient Egyptians, bore association with Osiris, their god of the dead. The question put to Job seems to be one of whether he has the capacity, as a mere mortal, to call something forth into life, from Pleiades, and see it across the threshold of death, beyond Orion. Indeed, the star at the center of Orion’s belt, probably the most popular asterism around the world next to the Big Dipper, has the name Alnilam, which means string of pearls, suggesting the pearly gates.

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Playing both in theaters and on VOD, this Sundance favorite asks the question: What happens when “adulting” turns into surviving the apocalypse?

With a winking and knowing sense of humor, Save Yourselves! is an upbeat and breezy scifi comedy that wittily sends ups everyone’s favorite generation—millennials! Comedy up-and-comers Sunita Mani (Glow) and John Reynolds (Four Weddings and a Funeral) play a hipster Brooklyn couple confronting their 30-something malaise by going off the grid for a week at a cabin, only to have their tech-free retreat turn into a fight for survival following an alien invasion (these adorable, though deadly, aliens are brought to life with a truly inventive DIY charm).

Complicating matters, Su (Mani) and Jack (Reynolds) are in a rut. They’re at that point in a relationship when you’ve grown too comfortable just sitting on the couch next to your partner while playing on your phone and callit quality time. So when they run into an old friend who invites them to unplug for a week at his remote cabin so they can “live in the moment,” they consider it the first sign on their path to become better people (and a better couple).

That night, good and drunk, they make a pact to take him up on his offer; they’ll disconnect from their cell phones and laptops and reconnect with each other and their “authentic selves.”

The next morning, however, they overthink the whole thing. They have a checklist of what they’ll work on and have definitely overpacked, but they still can’t escape a nagging feeling they forgot something. But hey, what’s the worst that could happen? It’s not like the end of the world or anything — or so they thought.

Once at the cabin, it’s beautiful and totally Instagramable (but they have hidden their phones from each other). They try canoeing, hiking, and building a fire, and don’t exactly excel at any of these activities as they each try to make the other believe they’re not hopelessly bored.

Then some spooky things start happening, and that decorative pouf that seems to be changing locations around the house might not be so decorative after all.

If you think this sounds like a one-note comedy, you might not be mistaken, but it is impressive just how much mileage they get out of the concept. The observational millennial humor is incredibly sharp (I felt personally attacked by the browser-tabs bit), and the breadcrumbs dropped along the way are a lot of fun.

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Despite its alien invasion plot, Save Yourselves!

Is very much a character — not thrills-driven — story. Sure, Su and Jack are bumbling. Sure, they struggle with even the idea of using a gun —even when it’s for their immediate survival.

And yeah, they don’t exactly rise to the occasion as The Rock would. Yet rooting for absurd achiever Su and screwball soft-boy Jack comes so easily. As much as they might sound

like caricatures, they are real and relatable, kind and sweet, and you will like them.

Together, they’re even better. Their chemistry and witty rapport feels lived in and real. You get the idea that this was a film made by a group of friends over a couple of weekends, with parts specifically written for each other. And while that might sound like a putdown, here it simply means that the script is perfectly written to Mani and Reynolds’ comedic strengths, and the film is all the funnier for it.

Unfortunately, once Save Yourselves! leaves the confines of the cabin and gets into more serious survival territory, it stumbles. When crisis sets in, the tone is mismanaged as it heads towards its weird conclusion. So while they didn’t exactly nail the ending, the ups and downs to get there more than make up for it.

This is a film that, just like its characters, is so warmhearted, well-intentioned, and kind that you’ll forgive its shortcomings.

So no need to unplug, this is one worth staying on the grid for.

Meg Weichman is a perma-intern at the Traverse City Film Festival and a trained film archivist.

the last shift The Last Shift, a fast-food tragicomedy of quotidian struggles is a Michigan story, set in Albion, Michigan, and made

by Michigan filmmaker Andrew Cohn.

His background in documentary film (see Emmy-winning Medora) offers us welcomed nuance in a film that could’ve easily taken a more clichéd route. It stars Richard Jenkins as Stanley, a former athlete who started working a graveyard shift at the local fast food joint back in 1971 and then … never left. Now, after nearly 40 years, he’s arrived at his final shift and has to train his replacement before he goes. Said replacement is Jevon (Shane Paul McGhie), a smart young Black man with a healthy disrespect of authority and knack for getting himself in trouble. While Stanley takes pride in his work, Jevon could care less, seeing the job only as a means to an end. As their conversations turn toward race and inequality, the two begin to form a bond, but Cohn portrays it for what it is — superficial at best. Neither person walks away having learned a Green Book-style lesson about the other person. They ultimately remain on separate paths, even though they’re both pawns in a capitalist system that pits them against each other instead of at the true source of their oppression. And that’s how the film subtly makes its biggest impression, though it does feel like it didn’t make it

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FALL FATHER FRED FOOD DRIVE: 11am3pm, TC Elks Lodge #323, parking lot. Donations will be gathered & loaded into the Father Fred truck. Contact-less drop-off will be provided. Follow the signs for traffic flow. The list of needed items can be found on the TC Elks #323 web site. elkstc.com CHILI CHALLENGE: 12-6pm, Big Pavilion, 4029 Old US Hwy. 27S, Gaylord/Otsego Lake.

Sample & vote on Northern Michigan’s Best Firehouse Chili. Sturgeon Valley will perform southern rock. Benefits The Karing Home Youth Project. $10 donation.

10-17

---------------------DOODLE ART DAY: 1-3pm, Twisted Fish Gallery, Elk Rapids. Held in the Cottage Gallery every second Sat. of the month. twistedfishgallery. com/event/doodle-day-in-the-cottage-gallery-21

---------------------SLOW ROLL WITH NORTE & ARTS FOR ALL OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN: 1pm, F&M Park, TC. An all-inclusive & accessible art walk in a group. Staff from Norte & Arts for All will help lead the slow roll & talk about the artwork along the way. Norte will be providing several recumbent & tandem bicycles for participants to use. Email info@artsforallnmi.org to reserve one. Arrive before 1pm!

---------------------HISTORIC EMPIRE WALKING TOURS: 2-3:30pm. The history of this Up North town goes back to the lumber days of 1884 & there are still remnants to see from that time. Hear about early settlers, how Empire got its name & more. Group is limited to six people. Meet in Empire at the southwest corner of M-22 & Front St. by the old school house. Wear comfortable shoes & bring water. $15. mynorthtickets.com/organizations/sbd-tours

---------------------4TH ANNUAL STIGGTOBERFEST: 4-9pm, Stiggs Brewery Co., Boyne City. Featuring a social distancing dining tent, Oktoberfest inspired food specials, six new beer releases, fire pits, social distancing games & live music from the Lonely Lovers. petoskeyarea.com/ event-detail/4th-annual-stiggtoberfest

---------------------HALLOWEEN AT CAMP PET-O-SE-GA: Camp Petosega, Alanson. Campers can decorate their campsites & enjoy site-to-site trick or treating.

Roads will be closed from 4:30-9:15pm to allow for safe trick or treating. The best decorated site will be judged at 3pm by park staff. Trick or treating, hot dogs, chips & drinks available, beginning at 5pm at the main office & the haunted trail will run from 8-9pm. Free. Find on Facebook.

---------------------HARVEST AT HOME: Join Groundwork during their Harvest farm to table fundraiser event online, 6-9pm. (Silent auction begins Oct. 2.)

Agenda: 6-7pm: Cooking show with Chef Loghan Call (cook along with recipes on event

The Virtual Northern Michigan Parade of Homes features eight homes and one deck available to view for free from Oct. 10-24 at UpNorthHomeTour.com. The tour website has drone footage, videography, 3D home tours and still photography. Builders and designers involved include Boyd Construction Company Inc. featuring a 3500 sq. ft. stone home tucked in the woods overlooking Walloon Lake (see photo); Edgewater Design Group, Moeller Builders, Midlake Builders, Renew It Decks, Outdoor Living and more. web site). 7-8pm: Eclectic variety show. 8-9pm: Concert with Joshua Davis! Free; register for access. GroundworkCenter.org/Harvest

---------------------HAUNTED TRAIL AT THE GHOST FARM OF KINGSLEY: 7-11pm, Feast or Famine Haunted Trail. 5010 Pierce Rd., Kingsley. $15.

GhostFarm.net

---------------------FILM FAVORITE MOVIES: “THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE”: 7:30pm, The Bay Theatre, Suttons Bay. $5. thebaytheatre.com

---------------------FILMS ON THE FIELD: “ONWARD”: 8pm, Turtle Creek Stadium, TC. Moviegoers will purchase a seating area for $50 in advance which will allow them up to a maximum of six people within a 12’ x 12’ area on the field.

northwoodsleague.com/traverse-city-pit-spitters/2020/09/11/films-on-the-field

oct 11

saturday

ART2ART LEELANAU: 10am-4pm. Featuring a fiber exhibit at the Old Art Building, Leland, & pottery on M-22 & Bohemian Rd., Cleveland Township Hall, Cedar.

---------------------“STITCHED LINES”: (See Sat., Oct. 10) ---------------------FALL CHAIRLIFT RIDES: 11am-3pm, Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville. Enjoy panoramic views of three counties during the peak of the

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october

10-17

fall color season. Purchase tickets at the base of the Crystal Clipper. 8 & under free with paying adult. $5/person. Find on Facebook.

---------------------“I VOTED” STICKER DESIGN CONTEST FINALISTS: (See Sat., Oct. 10)

---------------------6TH ANNUAL ORCHARDS AT SUNSET VIRTUAL 5K & FUN RUN: (See Sat., Oct. 10)

---------------------FILM FAVORITE MOVIES: “THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE”: 4:30pm, The Bay Theatre, Suttons Bay. $5. thebaytheatre.com

---------------------MICHIGAN HARVEST VIRTUAL RUN SERIES: GRAPE STOMP: (See Sat., Oct. 10)

---------------------ZOMBIE RUN (VIRTUAL): (See Sat., Oct. 10) ---------------------HISTORIC EMPIRE WALKING TOURS: (See Sat., Oct. 10)

oct 12

monday

VIRTUAL RESIDENCY WITH TIBETAN MONKS: LIVE STREAMED MANDALA SAND PAINTING: 10am-6pm, Oct. 12-16. Presented by Dennos Museum Center. An opening ceremony will be held on Mon., Oct. 12 at noon. livestream.com/accounts/7116288?utm_ source=cision&utm_medium=email&utm_ campaign=dmc-monks-virtual

---------------------6TH ANNUAL ORCHARDS AT SUNSET VIRTUAL 5K & FUN RUN: (See Sat., Oct. 10)

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ARTS!

for ALL

Artful Shows! • Engaging Events! • Imaginative Classes!

ACTIVITIES

(Attendance Limited - Sign up online)

• Figure Drawing Studio - Monday Evenings, 6:30-8:30pm • Plein Air Group, Painting with Friends Wednesdays, 9am-12pm Locations change weekly

CLASSES

(Check website regularly for more classes - Attendance Limited - Sign up online)

• Beach Stone Pendant with Janet Ryan Nov. 15, 9am-5pm

EVENTS

• Artist’s Harvest Fundraiser Online Event, Oct. 16-25

Artists are donating 1 piece of art to the NAA that will be tagged with a heart indicating that proceeds of the sale go to the NAA. Artists can also submit up to 3 additional pieces for sale.

The Northport Arts Association offers art classes and activities while maintaining social distancing protocols

• Face masks required • 6ft distancing • Limited number of attendees • Cleaning stations available

Village Arts Building • 301 N. Mill St. email: Northportartsforall@gmail.com

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HUNT FOR THE REDS OF OCTOBER: Explore & discover great red wines of Leelanau Peninsula. Takes place weekdays during Oct. Tickets are $25 per person, includes a souvenir wine glass, a complimentary red wine pour at each of more than 20 participating wineries offering diverse red wines, & a $5 donation to the American Red Cross. mynorthtickets.com/events/hunt-for-the-redsof-october-10-1-2020-76983

---------------------MICHIGAN HARVEST VIRTUAL RUN SERIES: GRAPE STOMP: (See Sat., Oct. 10)

---------------------GLEN ARBOR PLAYERS AUDITION: 7pm.

Glen Arbor Players will host an audition for two Christmas plays at Glen Lake Church.

They include Damon Runyon’s play, “Princess O’hara” & “Night Before Christmas.” Reader’s theater format. All ages welcome. Contact Ron Smith for scripts or more details: smithron455@charter.net. Free.

---------------------ZOMBIE RUN (VIRTUAL): (See Sat., Oct. 10) ---------------------HISTORIC EMPIRE WALKING TOURS: (See Sat., Oct. 10)

2020 NORTHERN MICHIGAN VIRTUAL COLLEGE FAIR: 4-8pm. Presented by TBAISD & NMC, this event will showcase college & military options for high school students. Participate in live information sessions with college admissions & military representatives. Students are encouraged to attend during posted time periods specific to their high school. Event details & a full list of more than 40 participating postsecondary institutions are available on the TBAISD web site: https:// www.tbaisd.org/spotlights/virtual-college-fair/ tbaisd.org/spotlights/virtual-college-fair

---------------------ZOMBIE RUN (VIRTUAL): (See Sat., Oct. 10) ---------------------TREE IDENTIFICATION WALK: 4-6pm, 1515 Howard Rd., Petoskey. Just before the leaves drop, join Little Traverse Conservancy naturalist Brad Von Blon on a trip around the NCMC Natural Area to identify many of the trees that call northern Michigan home. Register. Free. ncmclifelonglearning.com/event-4006399

---------------------HUNT FOR THE REDS OF OCTOBER: (See Mon., Oct. 12)

---------------------HISTORIC EMPIRE WALKING TOURS: (See Sat., Oct. 10)

oct 14

wednesday

GTWOMAN VIRTUAL WORKSHOP SERIES: Attention Pays™: Join speaker, author & Aussie Neen James, & discover what makes attention valuable & why paying attention in very specific ways drives profitability, productivity & accountability. Held via Zoom, 9-11am. Register at grandtraversewoman.com for your tickets. Free.

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VIRTUAL RESIDENCY WITH TIBETAN MONKS: LIVE STREAMED MANDALA SAND PAINTING: (See Mon., Oct. 12)

---------------------VIRTUAL RESIDENCY WITH TIBETAN MONKS: MEDITATION FOR WELL-BEING & RESILIENCE: 10:30am. Presented by Dennos Museum Center on Zoom. This program will include an introductory chant from the Drepung Loseling Monks from Mystical Arts of Tibet, followed by a brief presentation by Geshe Ngawang Phende. In addition, there will be a discussion with Geshe Ngawang & three panelists from NMC. dennosmuseum.org

---------------------6TH ANNUAL ORCHARDS AT SUNSET VIRTUAL 5K & FUN RUN: (See Sat., Oct. 10)

---------------------MICHIGAN HARVEST VIRTUAL RUN SERIES: GRAPE STOMP: (See Sat., Oct. 10)

---------------------ZOMBIE RUN (VIRTUAL): (See Sat., Oct. 10) ----------------------

VIRTUAL RESIDENCY WITH TIBETAN MONKS: LIVE STREAMED MANDALA SAND PAINTING: (See Mon., Oct. 12)

MANITOU MYSTERIES SHIPWRECK ADVENTURE (VIA ZOOM): 6:30pm. Journey with local shipwreck hunter Ross Richardson to Northern Lake Michigan, just off the shores of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

Between the Manitou Islands & the mainland is a fleet of shipwrecked ghost-ships, just waiting to be found. Learn their stories & explore a newly found mystery schooner thought to be one of the most intact shipwrecks on the planet. Registration required.

Free. tadl.org/event/manitou-mysteries-shipwreck-adventure-via-zoom

6TH ANNUAL ORCHARDS AT SUNSET VIRTUAL 5K & FUN RUN: (See Sat., Oct. 10)

HUNT FOR THE REDS OF OCTOBER: (See Mon., Oct. 12)

oct 13

tuesday

GET CRAFTY @ HOME: SCRAPPY LITTLE OWLS: 11am. Presented by Great Lakes Children’s Museum. Log on to the web site to get a supply list & participate. greatlakeskids.org/offerings

---------------------------------------------------------------STORY STEW: 11am. Presented by Peninsula Community Library. Stories & songs for all ages up through preschool. Coordinating craft kits available for pickup at PCL beginning the previous Friday. Email taxiotisdahl@tadl.org for Zoom link. Held the second & fourth Tues. of the month.

---------------------MICHIGAN HARVEST VIRTUAL RUN SERIES: GRAPE STOMP: (See Sat., Oct. 10)

------------------------------------------HISTORIC EMPIRE WALKING TOURS: (See Sat., Oct. 10)

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2020 NORTHERN MICHIGAN VIRTUAL COLLEGE FAIR: (See Tues., Oct. 13)

oct 15

thursday

LIVE & LOCAL CONCERT SERIES: BLAKE ELLIOTT: 7pm. Presented by Dennos Museum Center. Held via Zoom. Elliott will play a mix of originals & covers that weave jazz, folk & soul together. Elliott & Curator of Education Jason Dake will discuss Elliott’s influences & recent work, & open up for Q&A with the audience. Registration is pay what you can, $0-$15, & must be completed by 5pm the evening of the concert.

After you complete the registration, a member of Dennos staff will email you the details to join on Zoom. dennosmuseum.org

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VIRTUAL RESIDENCY WITH TIBETAN MONKS: LIVE STREAMED MANDALA SAND PAINTING: (See Mon., Oct. 12)

---------------------16TH ANNUAL OTSEGO COUNTY COATS FOR KIDS (& MORE) DRIVE: 7am-noon, Salvation Army Family Store, parking lot, Gaylord. Traditional COATS Drive. Seeking cash donations or donations of new coats, hats, boots, snow pants, scarves, gloves & mittens.

---------------------6TH ANNUAL ORCHARDS AT SUNSET VIRTUAL 5K & FUN RUN: (See Sat., Oct. 10)

---------------------PEEPERS: SUPER SPIDERS: 10-11am, Boardman River Nature Center, outside, TC. For ages 3-5. Stories, crafts, music & discovery activities. Today will feature “Seaver the Weaver” by Paul Czajak. $5. natureiscalling. org/preschool-peepers-schedule

---------------------MICHIGAN HARVEST VIRTUAL RUN SERIES: GRAPE STOMP: (See Sat., Oct. 10)

---------------------FRANKFORT FILM FESTIVAL: The Garden Theater, Frankfort, Oct. 15-18. Seating capacity limited to 25%. Masks required. Today features “I Do Not Care if We Go Down in History as Barbarians” at 11am; “Give Me Liberty” at 2:30pm; “Honeyland” at 5pm; & “Master Cheng” at 7pm. $12 each film. frankfortgardentheater.com/film-festival#movies

---------------------ZOMBIE RUN (VIRTUAL): (See Sat., Oct. 10) ---------------------STORIES @ HOME: 11am. Presented by Great Lakes Children’s Museum. Listen to an interactive story - “Anansi the Spider” - & then enjoy a craft. Log on to the web site to get a supply list & participate. greatlakeskids.org/offerings

---------------------HUNT FOR THE REDS OF OCTOBER: (See Mon., Oct. 12)

---------------------GLOBAL BUSINESS & CLIMATE GOALS: AN INDONESIA CASE STUDY/INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FORUM: 5pm. Featuring former US Ambassador Robert Blake. Suggested donation: $10; students & educators, free. Registration required. Held via Zoom. tciaf.com

---------------------HISTORIC EMPIRE WALKING TOURS: (See Sat., Oct. 10)

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FACULTY RECITAL: RENEE SKERIK, VIOLA: 7pm, Dendrinos Chapel & Recital Hall, Interlochen Center for the Arts. Free. tickets. interlochen.org/events/faculty-recital-reneeskerik-viola/october-15-2020-700pm

oct 16

friday

FRESHWATER SUMMIT: The 13th Annual Freshwater Summit will be a series of virtual sessions held in Oct. The equity concerns with water access & management session is Oct. 16 from 10-11:30am. Presentations include infrastructure challenges, access to clean drinking water & learning from collaborative watershed networks. Free. gtbay.org/ events/2020-freshwater-summit

VIRTUAL RESIDENCY WITH TIBETAN MONKS: LIVE STREAMED MANDALA SAND PAINTING: (See Mon., Oct. 12)

---------------------6TH ANNUAL ORCHARDS AT SUNSET VIRTUAL 5K & FUN RUN: (See Sat., Oct. 10)

---------------------VIRTUAL COFFEE @ TEN: CLAY & THE COMMUNITY: 10-11am. Join TC artists Clay Maas & Phil Wilson in a conversation about their work & TC Clay Space, their community driven clay studio. The conversation will be moderated by CTAC’s Liz Erlewine & Kristi Wodek. Requires advanced Zoom registration. Free. crookedtree.org/event/ctac-onlinectac-petoskey-ctac-traverse-city/virtual-coffeeten-clay-and-community

---------------------MICHIGAN HARVEST VIRTUAL RUN SERIES: GRAPE STOMP: (See Sat., Oct. 10)

---------------------ZOMBIE RUN (VIRTUAL): (See Sat., Oct. 10) ---------------------VIRTUAL RESIDENCY WITH TIBETAN MONKS: MEDITATION SESSION WITH MYSTICAL ARTS OF TIBET: 10:30am. Zoom link available on dennosmuseum.org; streamed on Dennos Museum Center Facebook Live.

---------------------FIRST STEPS SCIENCE: GOOD VIBRATIONS: 11am. Presented by Great Lakes Children’s Museum. See sound! Explore echos! Generate & amplify those vibrations called sound. Make a megaphone. Log on to the web site to get supply list & participate. greatlakeskids.org/offerings

---------------------FRANKFORT FILM FESTIVAL: The Garden Theater, Frankfort, Oct. 15-18. Seating capacity limited to 25%. Masks required. Today features “Spaceship Earth” at 11am; “Bad Education” at 1:30pm; “The Painter and the Thief” at 5pm; & “Lucky Grandma” at 7:30pm. $12 each film. frankfortgardentheater.com/filmfestival#movies

---------------------HARBOR SPRINGS RESTAURANT WEEK: Oct. 16-25. Restaurants in & around Harbor Springs offer food specials & special pricing.

---------------------HUNT FOR THE REDS OF OCTOBER: (See Mon., Oct. 12)

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ARTIST’S HARVEST FUNDRAISER: VILLAGE ARTS BUILDING 4TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBIT: Noon. Online art exhibit that has artwork denoted with a heart, which means that when purchasing those pieces, 100% of your purchase price goes toward helping the Northport Arts Association (NAA) support the arts. northportartsassociation.org/all-happenings/2020/10/16/artists-harvest

---------------------HISTORIC EMPIRE WALKING TOURS: (See Sat., Oct. 10)

---------------------FALL CHAIRLIFT RIDES: 4-6pm, Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville. Enjoy panoramic views of three counties during the peak of the fall color season. Purchase tickets at the base of the Crystal Clipper. 8 & under free with paying adult. $5/person. Find on Facebook.

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A DISCUSSION ON ELECTIONS & VOTING WITH MICHIGAN SECRETARY OF STATE JOCELYN BENSON: 7pm. Hosted by Rachel Wilczewski, NMC sociology instructor, Secretary Benson will share info & her expertise on issues surrounding voter access in Michigan as well as info regarding the upcoming election & the recent actions in the state to reduce partisan gerrymandering. Live Q&A to follow a 30-minute presentation. Visit nmc. edu for Zoom link prior to event. nmc.zoom. us/j/98632067245#success

---------------------HAUNTED TRAIL AT THE GHOST FARM OF KINGSLEY: 7-11pm, Feast or Famine Haunted Trail. 5010 Pierce Rd., Kingsley. $15.

GhostFarm.net

---------------------ARTS ACADEMY JAZZ ENSEMBLE & JAZZ COMBOS: 7:30pm, Corson Auditorium, Inter-

lochen Center for the Arts. Free. tickets.interlochen.org/events/arts-academy-jazz-ensemble-and-jazz-combos/october-16-2020-730pm

oct 17

saturday

JORDAN VALLEY’S GEORGE HAWLEY MEMORIAL RUN: Jordan River National Fish Hatchery, Elmira.

5K run & walk and 10K run, 9am; 1/2 mile kids run, 10am. northernstriders.com

---------------------6TH ANNUAL ORCHARDS AT SUNSET VIRTUAL 5K & FUN RUN: (See Sat., Oct. 10)

---------------------FRANKFORT FILM FESTIVAL: The Garden Theater, Frankfort, Oct. 15-18. Seating capacity limited to 25%. Masks required. Today features “Honeyland” at 11am; “Master Cheng” at 1pm; “I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians” at 3:30pm; & “Give Me Liberty” at 7pm. $12 each film. frankfortgardentheater. com/film-festival#movies

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BENZIE COUNTY DEMOCRATS MONTHLY MEETING: Benzie County Democratic Party Headquarters, 9930 Honor Hwy., Honor. Meetings on third Sat. of the month with 9:30am coffee klatch, 10am community announcements, followed by featured speaker. Free. benziedemocrats.com

---------------------MICHIGAN HARVEST VIRTUAL RUN SERIES: GRAPE STOMP: (See Sat., Oct. 10)

---------------------ZOMBIE RUN (VIRTUAL): (See Sat., Oct. 10) ---------------------MODEL RAILROAD ZOOM MEETING: 10am-1pm. National Model Railroad Association North Central Region Division 2 Monthly Meeting held on Zoom. Will include a presentation on model railroading & a show & tell.

For sign in & password contact: info@ncrdivision2.groups.io Free.

cal. The Scooby Doo-Wop Gang have come to northern MI to investigate a mysterious ghost spooking Old Town. They need your help to solve the clues & find out who is behind this haunting, all from the comfort of your own Mystery Machine. For this in-person theatre experience, you & your carload will be contacted by the gang via your smart phone, receiving written clues & audio recordings as you travel to three different locations in TC. Held at 11am, 1pm or 3pm. Donation. mashuprockandrollmusical.com/scooby-doo-wop

---------------------6TH ANNUAL ORCHARDS AT SUNSET VIRTUAL 5K & FUN RUN: (See Sat., Oct. 10)

---------------------NATIONAL WRITERS SERIES: AN EVENING WITH CHRISTOPHER HAUGH & JORDAN BLASHEK: 7pm. Two friends — a Democrat & a Republican — take a road trip across America & talk politics. Haugh & Blashek will talk about politics rationally & in real-time as they discuss the making of their new book, “Union: A Democrat, a Republican, and a Search for Common Ground.” Guest host is Neal Rubin, a columnist for The Detroit News & writer for the syndicated comic strip Gil Thorp. Held on Zoom. Register. Free. bit.ly/NWSFallSeason

---------------------MICHIGAN HARVEST VIRTUAL RUN SERIES: GRAPE STOMP: (See Sat., Oct. 10)

---------------------ZOMBIE RUN (VIRTUAL): (See Sat., Oct. 10) ---------------------FALL CHAIRLIFT RIDES: 11am-3pm, Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville. Enjoy panoramic views of three counties during the peak of the fall color season. Purchase tickets at the base of the Crystal Clipper. 8 & under free with paying adult. $5/person. Find on Facebook.

---------------------HARBOR SPRINGS RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Fri., Oct. 16)

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FRENCH GROUP: 11am-1pm. Presented by Peninsula Community Library. Meets the third Sat. of the month via Zoom. All levels welcome.

Email taxiotisdahl@tadl.org for Zoom link.

FRANKFORT FILM FESTIVAL: The Garden Theater, Frankfort, Oct. 15-18. Seating capacity limited to 25%. Masks required. Today features “The Painter and the Thief” at noon; “Lucky Grandma” at 2:30pm; “Spaceship Earth” at 4:30pm; & “Bad Education” at 7pm. $12 each film. frankfortgardentheater.com/ film-festival#movies

HARBOR SPRINGS RESTAURANT WEEK: (See Fri., Oct. 16)

HISTORIC EMPIRE WALKING TOURS: (See Sat., Oct. 10)

---------------------------------------------------------------WOMEN’S MARCH TC 2020: 1-3:30pm.

Women’s March National Day of Action. Join the march to pay tribute to Ruth Bader Gingsburg & to once more stand up & demand change. Stand along the Parkway, starting at Union St. Bring signs. Due to COVID-19, no speakers, no gathering, & masks & social distancing required. Call Monica at 231- 325-6812 or see the event page on Facebook. Free.

---------------------HISTORIC EMPIRE WALKING TOURS: (See Sat., Oct. 10)

---------------------OTSEGO RESORT’S ANNUAL WINE & CHEESE FALL COLOR TOUR: 2-4pm, Otsego Resort, Gaylord. Held Oct. 3 & Oct. 17.

Four stations located on the Tribute Course.

Two tastings per station with one paired small bite per station. $48. otsegoclub.com/event/ annual-fall-color-tour-2

---------------------HAUNTED TRAIL AT THE GHOST FARM OF KINGSLEY: (See Fri., Oct. 16)

---------------------NIGHT SKY STORYTELLING: ORIONID METEOR SHOWER: 7-9pm, Offield Family Viewlands Working Forest Reserve, Harbor Springs. Register. Free. landtrust.org/event/ night-sky-storytelling-orionid-meteor-shower

oct 18

sunday

SCOOBY DOO-WOP: A LIVE DRIVE-IN MYSTERY ADVENTURE: Presented by Mashup Rock & Roll Musi-

------------------------------------------CANADIAN BRASS: SOLD OUT: 4pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. Canadian Brass has earned the distinction of “the world’s most famous brass group.” $60, $47, $42, $32. greatlakescfa.org/event-detail/canadian-brass

---------------------CANADIAN BRASS: 7:30pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. Canadian Brass has earned the distinction of “the world’s most famous brass group.” $60 all seats. greatlakescfa.org/event-detail/canadian-brass-1

---------------------BOSTON BRASS: 8pm, Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee. With over 35 years of international touring behind them, Boston Brass will bring something for everyone, from familiar classical works to popular jazz standards. Main floor, $30; balcony, $20; under 18, $10. Livestream link, free. ramsdelltheatre.org/bostonbrass

ongoing

“30 BIGS IN 30 DAYS”: Big Brothers Big Sisters (Bigs) is looking for 30 volunteer mentors during Oct. The need for men & women ages 16-86 is great as Bigs continues to see an increase in children who would greatly benefit from a mentor. Volunteer mentors are needed in all five counties in northwestern MI: Antrim, Charlevoix, Emmet, Kalkaska & Grand Traverse, & who come from all walks of life & all backgrounds. There are 6,000 children in the region in need of a mentor. Bigs & Littles are invited to meet in person, or through Bigs’ Vir-

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tual Mentoring program for four to six hours a month. A Bigs’ mentoring information session will be held on Zoom on Oct. 15 from 5:306pm. Reservations requested: Krista.Goldman@bigsupnorth.com. bigsupnorth.com/ volunteer

---------------------BASKETS OF BOUNTY HOLIDAY DONATION DRIVE FOR AREA SENIORS: The Grand Traverse County Commission on Aging is seeking: paper towels, Kleenex, toilet paper, flushable wipes, lip balm (Chapstick), Band-Aids, shampoo/conditioner combo, body lotion, body wash, toothpaste, toothbrushes, liquid hand soap, dish soap, laundry detergent (smaller containers), assorted puzzle books (new), hand sanitizer & wipes, & cat & dog treats. Donations are tax deductible. Please make checks payable to: Grand Traverse County Commission on Aging. Cash donations are also accepted. All donations will be accepted through Weds., Nov. 25 at the Commission on Aging office located at 520 W. Front St., TC. Donations can be left in the front entrance area until the office opens to public. grandtraverse.org

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CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR 10TH ANNUAL YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL: Regional high school students are invited to submit an original one-act play. Finalists are paired with national theater mentors, win $100 & see their play performed on the City Opera House stage. Deadline is Dec. 11. cityoperahouse. org/ypf-entry-deadline

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“LIGHT THE PATH TO A HAPPY KID”: A free virtual learning opportunity for parents presented by TCAPS. Featuring a keynote from Jessica Minahan, a nationally recognized speaker on child anxiety. Offering practical advice for parents looking to support their child’s social & emotional health & wellbeing.

Runs for five Tuesdays, from Sept. 15 - Oct. 13. The time for Sept. 15 is 6:30-8:30pm. The other Tuesdays run from 7-7:45pm. This event is livestreamed. Register to receive your link to the virtual workshop sessions. sites.google. com/tcapsstudent.net/light-the-way-to-a-happy-kid-e/home

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Let’s create something beautiful!

• Kitchen & Bath Design DUTCH MADE Cabinetry

• Furnishings, Finishes & Fixtures • Space Planning and Architectural interior drawings

EXPLORE EAST BAY: Runs through Nov. 1.

This new, free, eight-week outdoor walking program invites you to explore eight featured parks in East Bay Township & improve your physical health. Participants will record their daily steps & walking minutes. Each week the program will feature one park in East Bay as part of a weekly photo contest. Sign up. http:// eastbaytwp.org/exploreeastbay/

---------------------FALL MOUNTAIN BIKE COLOR TOUR: Saturdays, 10am, Oct. 3-31, Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville. Ride the sections of the Peak2Peak race course & Betsie River Pathway at a leisurely tour pace. $29/person; includes rental bike & helmet. $19 for Peak Members. $10 if you bring your own bike. crystalmountain.com/event/fall-color-tour

---------------------GUIDED WALKING HISTORY TOURS OF TC: Perry Hannah Plaza, TC. Held on Sundays through Oct. 11 at 2pm. A two and a half hour, two mile stroll through the historic neighborhoods & waterfront of TC. The tour is free; gratuities are appreciated. Limited to two groups of 10 people. There will also be tours by appointment for groups of four or more: 10am-3pm, Mon. - Sat. Call 946-4800. walktchistory.com

---------------------LET’S WALK TOGETHER: Presented

by Norte. Connecting, moving together & learning about the expanding walking infrastructure in TC. Approx. 1-3 miles, 30-45 minutes. Meet at Hull Park, TC every Sat. at 9am. elgruponorte.org/theme_event/letswalk-together-2/?mc_cid=be947b1ade&mc_ eid=df24b9efb4

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---------------------MONDAY SOUL YOGA FLOW: Mondays, 8am, Oct. 5-26. Bodies in Motion Studio, TC. A 60-minute Vinyasa Flow class. Restore your

body through the connection to movement & breath. Donation based class. Must sign-up on Eventbrite before class. Mask must be worn to your mat & any walking around areas. eventbrite.com/e/monday-soul-flow-tickets121535914191?fbclid=IwAR3G9-cD7EAP0ZdNPoxc6Ek_cGK8E7qO_MmMNfQaG_vdatbJ0uNew_f0ymo

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NORTE MEETUPS FOR THE DEAF COMMUNITY: Saturdays, 11am-noon, Oct. 1031, Norte’s Wheelhouse, GT County Civic Center, TC. Invited: Anyone hard of hearing, families of Deaf children, CODAS (Children of Deaf Adults), SODAs (Siblings of Deaf Adults), & friends & interpreters of the Deaf. Bikes are available to borrow if need be. elgruponorte.org/theme_event/nortemeetups-for-the-the-deaf-community-2/?mc_ cid=be947b1ade&mc_eid=df24b9efb4

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SCENIC CHAIRLIFT RIDES @ SHANTY CREEK: Saturdays, 11am-4pm, Oct. 3-17.

Shanty Creek Resort, Bellaire. Enjoy a kaleidoscope of color from Shanty Creek’s chairlift, high atop Schuss Mountain. Tickets: $25; includes the entire chair, up to four guests. shantycreek.com/product/fall-color-chairlift-rides

---------------------SUNRISE YOGA FLOW: Tuesdays, 7:30am, Bodies in Motion Studio, TC. A Vinyasa Flow session. Move & restore your body through movement & breath. Donation based class. Bring your own mat. Must sign-up on Eventbrite before class to reserve your spot. Must wear mask to your mat. eventbrite.com/e/sunrise-yoga-flowtickets-121534670471?fbclid=IwAR28AU0z 1ec4ZY4AB-FAwrEMvelJMtW_9HiMOnI5_ uU8MEFynscRk_5GzPU

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TCAPS ANNOUNCES NEW FREE MEAL DISTRIBUTION SITE: Free meal distribution will be offered once per week on Saturdays at TC West Middle School. Meals for families participating in the UpNorth Virtual program & children within the community can receive an entire week’s worth of meal components each Sat. from 8-9am. Students returning to faceto face instruction will receive daily meals at their school. You can pick up weekend meals on Saturdays from 9-10am. Please complete a meal request form each week by noon on Fridays. tcaps.net/about/departments/food-nutrition-services/menus

---------------------YOGA HIKE: Tuesdays, 9am through Oct. 13. Four-week series of brisk fall hikes interspersed with yoga, breath work & meditation.

Held at Veronica Valley County Park, 4243 S. Lake Leelanau Dr., Lake Leelanau. yogaonthebeachnmi.com/schedule

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ROLL & STROLL FOR ARTS FOR ALL OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN: Downtown TC. This all-inclusive & accessible Art Walk runs Oct. 1-15. View local art work. Take photos of five of the 10 art pieces. Use the hashtags #RollAndStroll, #a4anomi, & tag @artsforallofnorthernmichigan when you post the photos. If you don’t have social media, send your photos to: admin@artsforallnmi.org. Register. artsforallnmi.org

---------------------NORTHERN MI ARTISTS INVITED TO SUBMIT WORK FOR NEW WING OF HOSPITAL: McLaren Northern Michigan is on schedule to open a new wing on the Petoskey campus next summer, 2021 & is looking for art. Artists can submit their pieces of art through Oct. 26.

Many mediums will be considered, & artwork will be chosen based on its therapeutic properties. Visit the web site for more info. distinctiveartsource.com/call-for-artists-mclarennorthern-michigan-foundation

---------------------MARY WAHR: “RETROSPECTIVE” ART SHOW: Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee, Oct. 16 - Nov. 13. Featuring drawing, painting, printmaking, paper cast-

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---------------------“DON’T MISS THE BOAT�: Harbor Springs History Museum. Presented by the Harbor Springs Area Historical Society. This exhibit highlights the historic ferries of Little Traverse Bay & features original watercolors & giclees by local artist William Talmadge Hall. Runs through the summer of 2021. Hours: Tues.Sat., 11am-3pm. harborspringshistory.org/ history-museum-exhibits

---------------------“PAINT OUTSIDE THE LINES�: Bonobo Winery, TC. This art exhibit by Christi Dreese showcases her abstract style & oil landscapes.

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“POWER TOOLS EXHIBIT� & “ART IN A TIME OF CORONAVIRUS | A POSTCARD RESPONSE�: Glen Arbor Arts Center. Power Tools is a multifaceted, juried exhibition built on the belief that the arts provide us with powerful tools of expression. The work of 17 artists will be exhibited. Art In A Time Of Coronavirus is an exhibition of 97 hand-built postcards [4� x 6�] that present the maker’s personal response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Postcards were created from paper, polymer clay, fabric, recycled & mixed media materials by 33 people. Glen Arbor Arts Center is open daily from 11am–2pm. glenarborart.org

---------------------“TIME WITH EAGLES�: Charlevoix Circle of Arts. A collection of images by Charlevoix photographer Bill Dietrich. Half of his images were taken in Charlevoix, while others were taken in the Pacific Northwest in Skagit Valley on the Skagit River where he attended an eagle photography workshop in Seattle & La Conner, Washington. Runs through Oct. charlevoixcircle.org

---------------------ANNUAL ALL MEDIA JURIED EXHIBITION: Oliver Art Center, Frankfort. Runs through Oct. 23. This year’s juror is Eden ĂœnlĂźata - Foley, MFA, MA, associate professor of visual arts at West Shore Community College. Eden ĂœnlĂźata - Foley’s process involves deciding what themes are present in the submitted work, & then deciding which theme each work most associates with & best exemplifies. A total of 105 works were submitted for jurying. From those works, he selected ten works that will equally divide the $2,000 total award. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org

---------------------BELLAIRE DOWNTOWN TO DISPLAY DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ART OUTDOOR EXHIBITS: Will be displayed through late fall, 2020. bellairemichigan.com/images/DIA_Final_Art_map.pdf

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CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, PETOSKEY: - OPEN STUDIO: Saturdays through Oct., 1-3pm, Visual Arts Room. A time for artists of all ages to make art in a fun studio atmosphere with abundant materials for exploration. Best suited for ages 6+. crookedtree.org/ event/ctac-petoskey/open-studio-october-10 - THE COLLECTIVE IMPULSE: NEW WORK

BY RUTH BARDENSTEIN, JEAN BUESCHER BARTLETT & SUSAN MORAN: Runs through Dec. 18, Gilbert Gallery. These three artists met in Ann Arbor &, over time, have nurtured both personal & creative connections. They regularly share & critique one another’s work & together visit gallery & museum exhibitions. crookedtree.org/event/ctacpetoskey/collective-impulse-new-work-ruthbardenstein-jean-buescher-bartlett-and-susan - CALL & RESPONSE: Held in Bonfield Gallery. This exhibit recognizes the many ways works of art can spark conversation, action & aid in the processing of ideas, feelings, experiences & events. Original work in a variety of media will be on display. Runs through Dec. 18. crookedtree.org/event/ctac-online-ctacpetoskey/call-and-response

CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, TC: - TRAVERSE AREA CAMERA CLUB COMPETITION SHOW 2020: Runs through Nov. 13, Carnegie Rotunda. Each spring the Traverse Area Camera Club hosts a photography competition for club members. Photographs are peer-reviewed at novice, intermediate, advanced & master levels. This exhibition highlights 2020’s award-winning works in each level. crookedtree.org/event/ctac-traversecity/traverse-area-camera-club-competitionshow-2020 - COLOR CATCHERS: KATHLEEN CARPENTER, MARILYN HOOGSTRATEN, KATHY SILBERNAGEL, BABS YOUNG: Held in Gallery. Color Catchers invites you to appreciate the impact & mystery of color through the work of these photographers. crookedtree.org - ONE, TOGETHER EXHIBITION: Runs Sept.

28 - Nov. 13. This exhibition explores collaboration, collectivity & togetherness through creative practice. crookedtree.org/event/ctactraverse-city/one-together-exhibition

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DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER, NMC, TC: - MATHIAS J. ALTEN: AN AMERICAN ARTIST AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY: The German-born American Impressionist Mathias Joseph Alten, often referred to as the Dean of Michigan painters, is regarded as one of the most celebrated regionalist artists to have worked in the United States. Runs through Jan. 31. dennosmuseum.org/art/upcomingexhibitions/index.html - MICHIGAN MODERN: AN ARCHITECTURAL LEGACY: This exhibit celebrates Michigan’s modern architectural design history from 1928-2012. It is comprised of over 50 photographs by James Haefner primarily for the State Historic Preservation Office as part of their Michigan Modern Project, & featured in the book by State Historic Preservation Officer Brian Conway, titled “Michigan Modern: An Architectural Legacy.� Runs through Jan. 31. dennosmuseum.org/art/upcoming-exhibitions/ index.html

---------------------HIGHER ART GALLERY, TC: - OPEN CALL FOR “THOSE WHO TEACH�: Deadline to apply is 1/15/21. Exhibit featuring the artwork of Michigan’s Visual Art Educators. higherartgallery.com/calls-for-art - OPEN CALL FOR ART: “TREE OF ART�: Create anything to help decorate a white tree with white lights. It does not need to be related to the holidays. Deadline is Nov. 10. The show will run Nov. 23 - Jan. 1. See web site for more details. higherartgallery.com - CITIZENS COPING: Group show featuring a range of mediums & over 30 artists expressing how they are coping under the current administration. Runs Oct. 11 - Nov. 3. higherartgallery.com A Socially Distanced Art Opening/ Community Fundraiser for this exhibit will be held Oct. 9-10: 4-5pm, 5-6pm, 6-7pm & 7-8pm.

Your $12 ticket fee goes 100% towards one of three local non-profit organizations of your choosing: Women’s Resource Center, Father Fred Food Pantry, or FLOW (For Love of Water). mynorthtickets.com/events/citizens-coping-exhibit-10-9-2020

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His dad lent him a truck, pays the insurance, pays his cellphone bill, and keeps rescuing him on his rent. He spends his days video gaming, getting stoned, and online dating.

I was looking forward to getting married, but I don’t want my house at risk when his son calls for a bailout. I’m also not sure I want a man who doesn’t advance his kids to independence.

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: Childhood goes so fast. It’s only a matter of time before Cody is 85 and expected to post his own bail.

Your boyfriend is acting out of empathy for his son. Empathy is taken for granted as a beautiful thing, but it has a dark side. It comes from the German word, “einfuhlung,” meaning “in-feeling” or “feeling into.”

Obviously, we can’t actually tap into another person’s feelings, but psychologist Lynn O’Connor explains that when we witness another person’s suffering, our “empathy system is alerted, almost as if we were suffering ourselves.”

Our initial flare of empathy, this “feeling into” another’s suffering, happens automatically. Once we experience it, explain neuroscientists Olga Klimecki and Tania Singer, our empathy can go one of two ways: into unhealthy “empathic distress” or healthy “empathic concern.”

Empathic distress is empathy that quickly turns “me-focused.” We start feeling really bad about how bad we feel in the wake of our friend’s empathy-triggering suffering -- to the point that we’re prone to duck our uncomfortable feelings by avoiding our suffering friend. (Nice, huh?) Empathic concern, on the other hand, motivates us to channel our empathy into action. We ask ourselves, “What can I do to alleviate this person’s suffering?” and then get to it.

However, even healthy empathic concern has a dark side. You can alleviate somebody’s immediate suffering but ultimately hurt them long-term, like when you show them that Daddy’s always there to mop up after their irresponsible behavior with a big wad of dollars.

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BY Amy Alkon here. Though Dad is taking action on his son’s behalf (as per empathic concern), he’s probably driven by empathic distress: a longing to immediately alleviate the pain he feels from his son being in trouble.

This is pathological empathy: empathy that ultimately harms both the person it’s intended to help and the person doing the helping. For example, in addition to the negative effect on your relationship, you noted (in an email replying to questions I’d asked you) that endlessly picking up his reckless, lazeballs son’s tab has tanked your boyfriend’s own finances.

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Of course, actual helping is judicious helping, like a tough-love refusal to make the consequences of Slacker Boy’s actions magically disappear. Forcing this 20-something brat to get socked with the costs is probably the only way he’ll get on the path to becoming an independent, fully functioning adult.

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You get this, and you told me you’ve brought it up to your boyfriend “like once a month,” framing it in “constructive terms.” That isn’t working, in large part because Dad has a habit that seems to serve him (at least on the immediate level): Son crashes and burns; Dad swoops in to sweep up the wreckage, and he gets that quick hit of “feel better.”

So, though your boyfriend appears to be listening when you talk, he isn’t really hearing you; that is, really taking it in and then opening his mind to the possibility that you’re right. Only if he really hears you will you see whether he can look critically at his enabling and accept the immediate emotional pain it takes to do what’s best for his son and your relationship long-term.

Since you’ve been unable to get through to him, you might seek out a mediator. A mediator specializes in helping parties truly hear and understand each other. (Find one with a relationship focus at mediate.com, or Google to find free or sliding-scale services locally.) There’s also a DIY option from psychotherapist Nathaniel Branden. Spend 12 hours together in a hotel room: no books, TV, smartphones, naps, or walks outside.

Except for bathroom breaks, you remain together at all times. Branden told me that when all “avenues of escape are closed off,” couples experience real breakthroughs in communication.

If you try either or both of these techniques, and your boyfriend still won’t come around, you’ll at least know you’ve done all you could to try to save your relationship. Ideally, the “bonds” of marriage aren’t the sort that involve you risking your house if Slacky Sluffoffsky is too stoned to show up for his court hearing.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn

chemist Tu YouYou doesn’t have a medical degree or PhD. Yet she discovered a treatment for malaria that has saved millions of lives. The drug was derived from an ancient herbal medicine that she spent years tracking down. In part because of her lack of credentials, she remained virtually unsung from the time she helped come up with the cure in 1977 until she won a Nobel Prize in 2015. What’s most unsung about your accomplishments, Capricorn? There’s a much better chance than usual that it will finally be appreciated in the coming months.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Luck is what

happens to you when fate gets tired of waiting,” says author Gregory David Roberts. If that’s true, I expect that a surge of luck will flow your way soon. According to my astrological analysis, fate has grown impatient waiting for you to take the actions that would launch your life story’s next chapter. Hopefully, a series of propitious flukes will precipitate the postponed but necessary transformations. My advice? Don’t question the unexpected perks.

Don’t get in their way. Allow them to work their magic.

PISCES (Feb 19-March 20): Have you

formulated wily plans and crafty maneuvers to help you navigate through the labyrinthine tests and trials up ahead? I hope so. If you hope to solve the dicey riddles and elude the deceptive temptations, you’ll need to use one of your best old tricks—and come up with a new trick, as well. But please keep this important caveat in mind: To succeed, you won’t necessarily have to break the rules. It may be sufficient merely to make the rules more supple and flexible.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Would you be

willing to meditate on how you might become more skilled in the arts of intimacy? Would you consider reading books and websites that offer guidance about strategies for being the best partner and ally you can be? Are you receptive to becoming more devoted to practicing empathy and deep listening? I’m not saying you’re deficient in these matters, nor am I implying that you need to improve your mastery of them any more than the rest of us. I simply want you to know that now is an especially favorable time for you to make progress.

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ordinary and routine is becoming unruly or wild. Entre chien et loup suggests an intermediary state that’s unpredictable or beyond our ability to define. In accordance with astrological omens, I propose you regard it as one of your main themes for now. Don’t fight it; enjoy it! Thrive on it!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): For 34 years, the

beloved American TV personality Mr. Rogers did a show for children. He’s now widely acknowledged as having been a powerful teacher of goodness and morality. Here’s a fun fact: His actual middle name was “McFeely.” I propose that you use that as a nickname for yourself. If McFeely doesn’t quite appeal to you, maybe try “Feel Maestro” or “Emotion Adept” or “Sensitivity Genius.” Doing so might help inspire you to fulfill your astrological assignment in the coming weeks, which is to allow yourself to experience more deep feelings than usual— and thereby enhance your heart intelligence. That’s crucial! In the coming weeks, your head intelligence needs your heart intelligence to be working at peak capacity.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): A blogger named Dr.LoveLlama writes, “You may think I am walking around the house with a blanket around my shoulders because I am cold, but in fact the ‘blanket’ is my cloak and I am on a fantasy adventure.” I approve of such behavior during our ongoing struggles with COVID-19, and I especially recommend it to you in the coming days. You’ll be wise to supercharge your imagination, giving it permission to dream up heroic adventures and epic exploits that you may or may not actually undertake someday. It’s time to become braver and more playful in the inner realms.

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Dr. Marilyn Sewell, “The body has its own way of knowing, a knowing that has little to do with logic, and much to do with truth.” I recommend that you meditate on that perspective. Make it your keynote. Your physical organism always has wisdom to impart, and you can always benefit from tuning in to it—and that’s especially important for you right now. So let me ask you: How much skill do you have in listening to what your body tells you? How receptive are you to its unique and sometimes subtle forms of expression? I hope you’ll enhance your ability to commune with it during the next four weeks.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In his fictional

memoir Running in the Family, Virgo author Michael Ondaatje returns to Sri Lanka, the land where he spent his childhood, after many years away. At one point he enthuses that he would sometimes wake up in the morning and “just smell things for the whole day.” I’d love for you to try a similar experiment, Virgo: Treat yourself to a festival of aromas. Give yourself freely to consorting with the sensual joy of the world’s many scents. Does that sound frivolous? I don’t think it is. I believe it would have a deeply calming and grounding effect on you. It would anchor you more thoroughly in the here and now of your actual life, and inspire you to shed any fantasies that you should be different from who you are.

ScORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “You can’t

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Entre chien

et loup is a French idiom that literally means “between dog and wolf.” It’s used to describe twilight or dusk, when the light is faint and it’s tough to distinguish between a dog and a wolf.

But it may also suggest a situation that is a blend of the familiar and the unknown, or even a moment when what’s

learn anything when you’re trying to look like the smartest person in the room,” writes author Barbara Kingsolver. That’s a useful message for you right now. Why? Because you will soon be exposed to teachings that could change your life for the better. And if you hope to be fully available for those teachings, you must be extra receptive and curious and open-minded— which means you shouldn’t try to seem like you already know everything you need to know.

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Hardwood flooring, Granite counter tops, high end stainless steel appliances, generous room sizes and more! A must see. $2,299,900 MLS 1877551 CONTEMPORARY IN FRANKFORT Nestled in the woods, and close to Crystal Lake, this beautiful contemporary home has many features. Including a newly updated kitchen, seasonal views of Lake Michigan, wrap around deck, inground pool, spectacular landscaping, and a secondary garage perfect for at home boat storage and all the extras. A must see! $549,500 MLS 1874136 MAPLE CITY TOWN HALL Home of many Polka Dances, Wedding Receptions, and community luncheons over the years. This 5,400 sq. ft space with seating capacity for 300 and max capacity of 350 is on 5 acres. Zoned for all kinds of uses, from Single Family Dwelling, Duplex, Adult Foster Care and Special land Uses like Boarding or Lodging, Bed and Breakfast, Fruit Packing and Grading, Winery, Kennel, Riding Stable, etc. $319,900 MLS 1877422

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NEWER BUILD IN LEELANAU Looking for cozy in the county? You can find it here, in this newer construction 3 BR / 2 BA home, in the village of Maple City. Island kitchen and open concept layout with primary suite and bath, this home has an egress finished basement with the 3rd bedroom and finished family room. 2 car detached garage with covered walk thru to the house. Adorable and affordable in Leelanau County and in the Glen Lake School District! $275,000 MLS 1868753 NEWER BUILD IN MAPLE CITY Looking for your first home? This could be it! Come see this newly constructed home, located right in the village of Maple City in Leelanau County. In the Glen Lake School District, sits this 3 BR /2 BA, with full finished egress basement. 2 car detached garage with covered walk thru, and an open concept layout with island kitchen! Built in 2017, and waiting for it’s first family! $255,000 MLS 1868754

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