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This past weekend was Franks Great Outdoors 80th Celebration; I hope you stopped by, they really had a great event. Not just a sale: Food trucks, face painting, balloon animals, huge slide for the kids and giveaways.
They are a big blessing for our community, like Northwoods Outlet, Purtell’s Ice-...
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 love salmon patties but when I try to make them, they come out blah! Please help. Does...
5 Years Ago (August 2020)
On Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at 6:00pm the McLean Nature Preserve is offering a Cardinal flower and Joe-Pye weed hike. The flood plain of the river is currently in bloom with massive areas of Joe-Pye Weed interspersed with occasional Cardinal flower. Joe-Pye weed averages...
The City Council Members are weighing in on a proposed ordinance that would regulate the parking and use of campers, RV’s, Travel Trailers and Shipping containers within city limits. The City Manager has researched multiple options from several like cities in the areas to compose an ordinance to...
On September 6th, at the Pine River Gold Club the Knights of Columbus will be hosting a golf outing. Registration begins at 9:00 am, and shotgun starts at 10:00 am. There will be raffles, hole prizes, doughnuts, hot dogs at the turn, and a meal after. Those 65 and older start from the gold tees....
Articles concerning the two most common falcons seen in Michigan—the American Kestrel and the Merlin—have appeared from time to time in this column. But there is another falcon occasionally seen here, one with a worldwide distribution, the endangered Peregrine Falcon. In the 1960s this bird...
Returning to the Pinconning Bandshell with some top notch rock ‘n roll is WinaSchnitzel on August 12th. This four-piece band is based out of Bay City with Shannon Schnettler (Wina) on Vocals, Steven Schnettler (Schnitzel) on Vocals & Drums, Conor Larkin on Guitar & Vocals, and Josh Story on...
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Sarah Trumble is a Michigan Native, originally from the Upper Peninsula. Previously in education, she enjoyed teaching international higher education, overseas and in the U.S., but moved back to Michigan during COVID. Sarah and her family have happily settled back in the region, bringing her two...
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 some good and maybe a little different recipes for potato salad.
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