Years ago Mom often shopped at Neville’s Superette on Ashmun Street in Sault Ste. Marie, MI especially when her brother, Steve Cottelit, requested short ribs. Uncle Steve lived across the road in the home their father built. Mom prepared the meal in her home, then walked through a forest of […]

The Dancing Crane Coffee House on Lakeshore Drive in Brimley is a special place in the Upper Peninsula. When owners, Jim and Cathy LeBlanc, opened their barista coffee shop 18 years ago, it received a warm welcome from the locals. Prior to COVID-19, friends would gather to drink coffee, have […]

“My graphic design interest began when I was 13. Just for fun, I followed tutorials online and did projects for myself. So in a way, I have accidentally been training myself for an entrepreneurial job since I was just out of my pre-teens. I’m lucky I followed those tutorials and […]

I wrote Rebeka Huskey’s story four years ago. At that time it was printed in the Mackinac Journal. Some folks will remember it, but for those who didn’t see it, I’ll run it here with updates. Rebeka chose not to elaborate in great detail about the atrocities she witnessed because […]

It isn’t often a small country town is home to a world-renown author, but Pickford in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is the exception. Sue Harrison is known and loved by the locals, not just because of her fame as an internationally acclaimed author, but because she is a kind, generous, thoughtful […]

The sounds of nature are all around us. Birds call to each other, wild turkeys gobble, squirrels chatter, and crows caw. May peepers fill the night air with their own special music. Crickets sing. Wind flutters the leaves of trees in summer. Ice snaps branches in winter. Waves lap the […]

Chippewa County is home to some pretty outstanding hookers. Now fellows, don’t get excited. I’m not talking about that kind of hooker but the kind that works with a five inch rug hook and narrow strips of wool. I know one gal who has taken the art of hooking to […]

Every St. Patrick’s Day, Dad drilled into us kids the importance of wearing something green and proudly pinning a shamrock to our clothing. March 17 was the only day of the year orange was an absolutely forbidden color for it was a reminder of the old troubles between Catholics and […]

Living off the grid is not for everyone. It takes a certain type of person to accept the challenges involved in such a lifestyle. Although pioneers of old might find it hard to believe, pioneers of the 21st century do exist and hold to the traditions and values of the […]

This story was written four years ago and a lot has changed since then. I don’t know if Molly continues to breakfast with these fellows nor do I know if the guys still gather for coffee prior to going to work. What I do know is we need a feel-good […]