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For the past year or so we have been working hard at the museum to digitize our collections and get them online for all to see. So far we have scanned in over 15,000 photographs, slides, negatives and digital images. Many of these images have never been seen before and show...

Health insurance. Gas prices. A Netflix subscription. Show me something that’s not going up in cost, and I’ll sell you one of my tiny yet beautiful islands near Italy’s Amalfi Coast. (Spoiler: I own no such property.) The point I’m attempting to make here, my dear reader, is one...

At first blush, your response may be, “Of course not.” In all seriousness, don’t we all yearn for something better in one area of our lives or another? A nicer car. A bigger home. Less credit card debt. Or perhaps you measure success in a manner that isn’t quantifiable with...

The story of how our roads got their names is a fascinating and little-known history lesson. Michigan Avenue was originally called the “Chicago Road” because it runs all the way to Chicago, and didn’t get the name Michigan Avenue until 1867. Glenwood was originally called “Dewey...

Regardless of which end of the Holiday Glee-O-Meter you reside on—maybe you’re already listening to the Christmas radio station 24/7 and your vehicle is sporting clip-on antlers, or perhaps you identify with the Meh crowd and can’t wait for all the hubbub to be over, there’s...

The season of travel is once again upon us. Whether your next trip will be prompted by the ritual of breaking bread at Aunt Martha’s on Thanksgiving Day, or simply wanting to escape the cold and snow that is part and parcel with winter in Michigan, many of us will soon have our...

School is back in session. But let’s face it, parents and caregivers never get a break from—and never stop learning about—what it means to become better at raising their children. There’s no manual for what—at times—can only be characterized as a topsy-turvy obstacle course. We...

Mindful Moment – By Courtney Conover It’s the sound of change happening all around us. It’s the sound of school buses pulling up the curb, alarm clocks blaring far earlier than we’d like, and, in some instances, it’s the silence that inhabits the space where noise once...

Joe. Java. Fuel. Liquid energy. Call your coffee whatever you want…just don’t call your leftover coffee grounds trash. Long after your K-cup has been used or your coffee carafe is empty, there’s still tons of life left in those dark, grainy coffee grounds. But...

Like the saying goes: There’s no place like home. And that’s especially true if home is here in the Great Lakes State. After all we’ve endured over the past two years, many of us are itching to return to the summers of yore. If getting out and exploring once again is on your...