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Created as a vital transportation link that shuttles over one-half million vehicles a month at the height of the summer season, the “Mighty Mac” has now also become an essential communications link; cradling fiber-optic cable across the Straits to literally bridge high-speed data networks between Michigan’s lower and upper peninsulas. By Jim Akans It is a primary symbol of our great state, an engineering and construction marvel of the 20th
Century, and now, the Mackinac Bridge is linking Michigan’s two peninsula’s in ways the bridge designers could not have foreseen nearly 60 years ago. Created as a vital transportation link that
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While it’s tempting this weekend to simply sit back and soak up the sun, this is also a special time to partake in those events that honor the memories of those who have given their lives in the service of our great country. By Erin Schlicher and Jim Akans
There will be plenty of Memorial Day activities, parades and ceremonies taking place throughout northern Michigan this coming weekend. While it’s tempting to simply sit back and soak up the sun, this is also a special time to partake in those events that honor the memories of those who have given their lives in the service of our great country. Memorial Day, originally known as Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service. The work that has been lying around the holiday began after the Civil War, but there are many stories as to its house or cottage and just doesn’t seem actual beginnings, with several cities claiming to be the birthplace to fit on the wall anymore. It’s the 2nd of the holiday. Waterloo N.Y. was officially declared the birthplace of annual “Recycle your ART” sale, a fourMemorial Day by President Lyndon Johnson in May 1966, but it is SEE RECYCLE YOUR ART PAGE 4A more likely that it had many separate beginnings, with Boats, Planes, Cars, Trucks & Helicopters people in towns across the country gathering to honor the dead in the wake of the Civil War.
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Otsego County History Week offers fun and fascination at downtown museum in Gaylord By Jim Akans It’s Otsego County History week! That means lots of fun and fascinating activities are going on at the downtown museum in Gaylord. These events will culminate with a grand drawing on Saturday afternoon at 3 pm with four very special prizes including; four tickets to the Wings over Gaylord airshow on Fathers Day weekend, tickets to the Gaylord Community Players production of “The King and I” in August, two adult and two children tickets to a movie of choice at Gaylord Cinema PLUS two Meal Deals from Little Caesars, and a wonderful gift basket from the Otsego County Historical Museum Gift Shoppe. To be eligible for the drawing, simply renew membership or become a new member of the Otsego County Historical Society by 3 pm this Saturday. Other events during History Week will include:
Thursday, May 24 - noon to 3 pm – Aspiring, novice or even advanced knitters will find something new to learn about the craft of knitting, as a local knitting group stops by the museum to demonstrate their techniques and talents of this wonderful, and highly useful craft. - 6 to 8 pm – It’s time for the Old Fashion Pot Luck and Silent Auction event at Mt. Carmel Center. Bring a dish to pass, your
own table service, and even an item for the silent auction if you wish. Coffee, tea and punch will be provided.
Friday, May 25 - 3 to 6 pm; Get ready to learn about the art of soap-making, and enjoy some wonderful live music at the same time. Soap-maker extraordinaire, Marilyn Kaczanowski will stop by the downtown museum to demonstrate the craft of making your own soap, a highly economical and fun hobby to have at your disposal. The very talented Maple Sugar Band will also be at the museum, serving up some old time live music that will surely get your toes and fingers tapping.
Saturday, May 26 - 1 to 2:30 pm; Local author and artist, Betty Spaltensperger, will be at the downtown museum recounting mesmerizing tales about her family’s struggles in a communist concentration camp during World War II. She has published a book of those experiences, “Voices from the Graves Still follow Me,” and will have autographed copies of those books available for purchase at the event.
Throughout History Week, stop by the downtown museum located at 320 W. Main Street in Gaylord and check out the refurbished 100-year-old maple hardwood floors, several new exhibits including an fascinating agricultural history display and a nostalgic Chatter Box restaurant exhibit complete with vintage juke box.
- noon to 6 pm; Local basket weaver, Francis Joseph Weese, (Red Cloud), will be at the museum demonstrating the captivating craft of creating beautiful woven baskets from a piece of wood.
Historical Society membership is just $15 per person or $20 for the family, and includes a quarterly newsletter filled with information about museum events and activities, discounts at the Museum Gift
Otsego Wildlife Legacy Society (OWLS) fund Jr. Master Gardener program What do the OWLS (Otsego Wildlife Legacy Society), MSU Extension 4H, OCD (Otsego Conservation District) and AMGA (Alpine Master Gardeners Association) have in common? Fifteen eager Otsego County youths are actively learning how to become successful gardeners through 4H’s Jr. Master Gardener Program. This program, already funded by AMGA through the sale of their cookbooks, has taken on a new life with a generous grant from the OWLS. The Jr. MG Program is blending with OCD’s hands-on Seed to Harvest Program to bring even more depth and positive experiences to the students. After learning about the six core subjects; plant science, soil, water, insects, disease and volunteering, they will put their knowledge to work and have real life experiences in OCD’s Demo Gardens – growing their
own garden. A big part of the Program is giving back to the Community. Among other things, the students will donate nutritious food they grow to food banks; teach others about gardening; demonstrate gardening ideas at the CEE Art in the Garden program; and possibly attend the Farmer’s Market to teach and demonstrate what they learned. Thanks to the additional grant money from the OWLS, the students will experience first-hand the importance of amending soil to ensure maximum soil nutrients for nutritious food production; build trellises for plants to ‘go vertical’ to demonstrate how to maximize today’s limited garden space; and create an arbor to demonstrate fruit climbing options.
Otsego County youths are actively learning how to become successful gardeners through 4H’s Jr. Master Gardener Program, which has taken on a new life with a generous grant from the OWLS. Front row: Quaed Adams (with stick), Keagan Peterson, Ryon Miracle, Carley Bozzer, Jimmy Santos, Emily Wixon and Kaysie McCormick. Back row: Jeanne Freymuth (JMG Coordinator), Courtney Sereno, Kyle Brown, Ben Welch, Zachary Peterson, Justin Burchett (Seed to Harvest Coordinator), Cierra Santos, Alyssa Peters, Summer Sullivan and Gracie Bishop.
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Shop, and supports the ongoing mission of the non-profit Historical Society in preserving and presenting Otsego County’s vibrant and compelling history. Memberships can be purchase at the museum or online at www.otsego.org/ochs. Please join the fun and celebration of Otsego County Historical Week!
And the grand drawing will take place at 3 pm on Saturday at the museum.
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