Bear River Clean Up

October 15, 2011

Clean-up for a Cause: Bear River Valley Recreation Area with a little help from Robert Service Petoskey, MI By Tom Renkes There are strange things done In the rain and wind with no sun By the folks who moil for the trash; The Petoskey trails have their secret tales That would make your blood run [...]

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Green Home Building Petoskey

October 3, 2011

John Plichta – Green Home Builder – Northern Michigan I’ve been running into John Plichta, Certified HERS (Home Energy Rating System) Rater & Green Builder, for about 4 months now over at Roast & Toast. He’s usually at a table with a bunch of guys who are clearly in the construction trades. One morning, he [...]

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The Rise & Fall of Summer

October 1, 2011

Autumn Gap in Petoskey 8am photo in Roast & Toast Summer tourists gone, fall color seekers have yet to arrive – and college students sleeping in! By 8:30 things were picking up. John

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Pretty Woman Boutique – Petoskey MI

September 30, 2011

Opening Celebration for Pretty Woman Boutique I stopped in to say hi to Jeff Pagel at the Clothes Post yesterday while I was strolling around Petoskey. He told me that he and Bob Greenway, JUSDUIT, were playing that evening at Pretty Woman Boutique for their opening celebration. I walked down to the boutique and met [...]

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Twisted Olive Cafe Views

September 18, 2011

Images from the Twisted Olive Cafe – Petoskey MI A few pics of and from the Twisted Olive Cafe on Bay Street in Petoskey. Besides great food and rich, bold coffee, the Twisted Olive has a great view of Little Traverse Bay. On this September morning, there was a whisp of fog over at Harbor [...]

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Best Haircut @ Trillium

September 13, 2011

Best Scissors Cut in 50 Years Yesterday, I decided to shed some fur. I’d been letting my hair get a little wild and wasn’t sure what to do or even why I was letting it grow. It was tickling my ears, dragging on my neck and in my face, but I was still allowing it [...]

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A Warm Walk in September

September 13, 2011

Petoskey Harbor Walk An 85 degree mid-September day in Petoskey warranted a walk around Petoskey and the harbor. A good thing too, as the next day the temperature is down more than 20 degrees – fall is coming and there is a rumor of winter. Jenn

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Calm September Mornings

September 12, 2011

Kids in School, Tourists Missing in Petoskey MI It’s a quiet Monday morning in Petoskey – the sun rising over Lake Street after a good rain last night. Petoskey is settling into it’s fall quiet time as the kids are back in school and the tourists have departed for home. The sunbirds will be here [...]

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Granite Counter Tops & Water Systems

August 31, 2011

Capital Granite in Petoskey In July, I finished the landscaping and decided it was time to get the granite countertop for the bathroom vanity. I stopped in at Capital Granite on Mitchell Street in Petoskey, MI to see if they could help me. I remember it was a Saturday. It didn’t take 10 minutes to [...]

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Noggin Room Dancing

August 27, 2011

Noggin Room Dancing in Petoskey, MI Dad, 85 years old, was dancing up a storm at the Noggin Room last night with daughter, Christine, and granddaughter, Kristina, the birthday girl. Chris Koury played nonstop. As usual, the Noggin Room was packed on Friday night. John

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