Tag Archives: history

Appreciating Upper Peninsula copper mining legacy

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Kathy

We live in an area of Michigan’s western Upper Peninsula rich in geological history. Beneath the forests and rocky outcroppings lie ancient basalt lava flows. Lining the shores of Lake Superior are rocks dating back 2.7 billion years. Our rock-and-lake … Continue reading →

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Passenger pigeons, Show & Tell and my dad

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Kathy

As some of you may know my dad died on January 11th.  Exactly three months ago today. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer that had invaded his bones and I wrote this love-letter blog back in 2013 after learning his … Continue reading →

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Please hop up in the horse-drawn carriage. Let’s tour Mackinac Island!

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Kathy

Ladies and gentlefolk, thank you for coming to Mackinac Island! Please step up on the carriage, careful now, there you go, have a seat. Let’s start our tour, shall we? First, let me introduce you to the horses pulling this … Continue reading →

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Calumet means peace pipe

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Kathy

Let’s return to the scene of our Saturday afternoon drive.  You want to linger in Calumet a while longer, don’t you? Time to peek in our historical books and get on board the tour bus.  (Not that there are real … Continue reading →

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Where Grandma once cooked supper

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Kathy

             

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Meet Suzi: The compass of her soul points north

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Kathy

(Silent blogger’s note:  Please give a warm, warm, super-warm welcome to our guest blogger, Suzi Banks Baum.  And do stop by to visit her blog Laundry Line Divine!) North I am a northern girl. This has nothing much to do … Continue reading →

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Get your Hometown History assignment in before the Rapture, please.

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Kathy

OK, photography and history buffs, get on the mark!  You’re being challenged by Scott Thomas over at Views Infinitum with Assignment 13:  Hometown History.  (Click on the link to see what it’s all about.  Hint:  assignment due next Wednesday, May … Continue reading →

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Eat local. Eat fish.

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Kathy

I like the concept of “eating local”.  How many of you read the book “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle” by Barbara Kingsolver?  Show of hands, please! How many of you then wanted to live an entire year eating only food produced in … Continue reading →

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Who will win? Headache or morel mushrooms?

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Kathy

Who among us has a headache?  Who among us knows it’s time to wander in the woods to the Secret Morel Mushroom Spot and determine if the elusive mushrooms will exist this year?  Or will it be a sparse year … Continue reading →

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