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Lynn Eckerle is the author of the weekly food column The Recipe Exchange along with a blog, Lynn’s Musings From a Deep Well. She loves country cooking, small town living and taking the back roads.
Dear Lynn,
I’m looking for recipes for Butternut Squash Soup or other Butternut Squash recipes.
Lois...
As we made the transition to fall, the showy meadow flowers have given way to goldenrod, asters and some less common species. The fringed gentian is a biennial which requires moist conditions. In our area this was an exceptional year for this beautiful and unusual wildflower.
Occasionally, our...
The Pine Siskin is a close relative of the American Goldfinch. These tiny birds, about 5 inches long, are usually seen this far south only in winter. Though overlooked because of their generally drab plumage, they often flash their bright yellow wing and tail markings when visiting feeders. Siskins...
5 Years Ago (October 2015)
• PHS Homecoming Queen candidates were: Aleisha Balhorn, Kayla Gauthier, Rebecca Kaczmarek, Nicole Gerhauser, Ally Marter, and Allison Scherzer. Class Representatives: Freshmen- Jaden Wojda and Madeline Yanoski, Sophomores- Darcee Mayer and Noelle Augustyniak, Juniors-...
Egrets and herons usually return to Michigan in April for the breeding season. Once almost extinct the Great Egret, a white heron, is now a common sight in the Saginaw Bay region. Although a large bird—it stands 40 inches tall—the Great Egret spends its days creeping along ditches or on the edge of...
5 Years Ago (October 2015)
• The 1993 Spartan softball team was inducted into the Bay County Sports Hall of Fame. The roster included Jennifer Arndt, Dana Bersano, Jenny Bonnau, Missy Chapman, Sara Edwards, Kim Henrion, Lisa Lambert, Lane LeBourdais, Kassie Mark, Shannon McGillen, Janelle Pajot,...
Lynn Eckerle is the author of the weekly food column The Recipe Exchange along with a blog, Lynn’s Musings From a Deep Well. She loves country cooking, small town living and taking the back roads.
Dear Lynn,
Would you please see if anyone has some Apple Bread or Apple Muffin recipes? Nancy from...
Did you know that most astronauts come back from space with a totally different attitude. After being in space and knowing that you could die at any moment from lack of oxygen, food or heat, and the dependency on your teammates for survival of the mission, it changes them. When they look at the...
As we made the transition to fall, the showy meadow flowers have given way to goldenrod, asters and some less common species. The fringed gentian is a biennial which requires moist conditions. In our area this was an exceptional year for this beautiful and unusual wildflower.
Occasionally, our...
Join us on Sunday, October 11, 2020, at 3:00 pm for a guided walk on mowed trails to enjoy the beauty of the changing leaf colors. We have recently installed interpretive signs on our 40 acre parcel on the west side of the Kawkawlin River. This hike will cover about one mile through both forest...