Moms create School Buddy to help children transition to school
BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgenews.com
MACOMB TOWNSHIP/NOVI — The transition from home to school is often difficult for young children.
Many tear up or cling to their parents and guardians and refuse to go into the school.
Two sisters, Callie Moylan, of Novi, and Carrah Wilczynski, of Macomb Township, put their heads together and
Board changes direction on house sale
BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
MACOMB TOWNSHIP — The Macomb Township Board of Trustees changed its tune about how it plans to sell off a piece of property, making its decision at the Aug. 14 meeting.
Trustees voted unanimously to change its method of selling the house at 21560 23 Mile Road from a direct sale from the township to a transaction handled through the township’s real estate broker, Pilot Property Group.
“When (Supervisor Frank) Viviano had contacted the broker about possibly getting it listed on the MLS site, they generously offered to list it themselves without charging us any of their fees,” Macomb Township Chief Financial Officer Stacy Smith said. “We will still have our normal closing costs, which we would have even if we were doing it ‘for sale by owner.’ We figured that since they have more experience and the purchasing department has never sold a home before, we thought that may be the best method.”
According to Viviano, Pilot Property Group mainly handles commercial properties but was willing to take on the home and waive the fee as a gift after working with the township for years. The arrangement takes the responsibility of selling the home out
Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
Sisters Carrah Wilczynski, of Macomb Township, left, and Callie Moylan, of Novi, show the School Buddy Adventure Set they created to help young children transition to school life.
ABOVE: “The City of Wichita/Port Clinton” 1928 Ford Tri-Motor airplane rests ahead of a flight at the Oakland County International Airport. The plane was brought to the Waterford-based airport to fly attendees at the 2024 Festival of Flight air show and open house. LEFT: The interior of a 1928 Ford Tri-Motor aircraft reflects the need to impress passengers. In an era when flying had a rough reputation thanks to dogfighters and barnstormers, the Tri-Motor was trimmed out like a contemporary luxury train carriage.
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Ford Tri-Motor spotlights Oakland County air show
BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
WATERFORD — It is a tin can with three engines, boxy aerodynamics, fixed gears and nearly 100 years of active service. And for a brief window in early August, you could take a flight in it.
For the 2024 edition of its Festival of Flight air show and open house, Oakland County Inter-
national Airport called upon the Liberty Aviation Museum of Port Clinton, Ohio to fly its 1928 Ford Tri-Motor up to Waterford and take part in the festivities on Sunday, Aug. 11.
With its corrugated aluminum body and three air-cooled engines with not much in the way of fairings around them, the Ford Tri-Motor looks about as spartan as it can be. According to pilot Ashley
See FORD TRI-MOTOR on page 18A
Art Center hosts handweavers league fiber show
BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
MOUNT CLEMENS — Felt, string, looms and more all take center stage at the latest show at the Anton Art Center.
The Michigan League of Handweavers 22nd Biennial Fiber Arts Exhibition runs from Saturday, Sept. 7 to Monday, Oct. 16 on the first floor of the Anton Art Center. Having run for over 40 years across various galleries, it will be the first time the Anton Art Center has hosted the league’s premier showcase.
“Making things out of fiber
dates back pretty much as far as human history goes,” said Stephanie Hazzard, the Anton Art Center’s exhibitions director. “There has been a history of weaving to create things that we need; basket weaving is a traditional art form and so is making fibers into clothing, blankets, things like that. Even though it is quite an ancient art form, this show will showcase the use of this medium in artistic ways. The pieces can use fiber in a way to make pictures or designs or a blend of the two to create something really unique.”
Nearly 50 pieces of fiber-based
Photos provided by Anton Art Center
Nadine Cloutier’s “Redwood Tree,” left, and Anne Flora “Les Fleurs du Mal,” right, exemplify the types of work to be showcased in the Michigan League of Handweavers 22nd Biennial Fiber Arts exhibition, held at the Anton Art Center from Sept. 7 through Oct. 16.
See WEAVERS on page 14A
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M-22
this two-lane highway offers scenic views and so much to do
BY GREG TASKER
NORTHERN MICHIGAN — The Leelanau Peninsula gets a lot of attention in the fall. When the woodsy hills explode in fiery shades of red, orange and yellow, M-22 becomes a river of cars, campers and RVs. Not too long ago, the readers of USA Today voted M-22 as “the best scenic autumn” drive in the country.
But I prefer the Leelanau Peninsula in the summer, especially this time of year, late August and early September, when there is a lull between the crowds of beachbound families and leaf-peeping couples. M-22 becomes a bit less traveled and there’s more elbow room to check out the places that make this peninsula unique.
brothers Matt and Keegan Myers, explain on their company website.
That sums up much of the appeal of the Leelanau Peninsula.
Take a drive along M-22 and the rewards are many: panoramic views of Grand Traverse Bay and Lake Michigan, postcard-pretty small towns, vineyards, orchards and small farm stands, selling seasonal fruits, vegetables and more. The route also provides easy access to hiking trails, bike paths, beaches and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, which stretches for miles along M-22.
ABOVE: M-22 is a two-lane highway that hugs the shoreline of the the Leelanau Peninsula. BELOW: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore stretches for miles along M-22.
For the unfamiliar, M-22 is a two-lane highway that hugs the shoreline of the pinky-shaped peninsula. One of the most scenic highways in Michigan, M-22 has become an iconic brand. Black-and-white M-22 stickers have become ubiquitous on vehicles, kayaks and backpacks all over. The M-22 brand “symbolizes everything we love about up north living — exploring our lakes, dunes, and forests while fostering authentic community connection,” the founders of the lifestyle brand, local adventurers and
You can pick up M-22 on the west side of Traverse City or in the southwestern corner of Leelanau County near Empire. The 116-mile road begins outside of Manistee, about an hour south. That stretch also makes for a great fall road trip.
But let’s stick to the Leelanau Peninsula.
Even in the thick of summer crowds, Empire exudes the charms of a rural village, with a popular beach just a few blocks from downtown. Smaller than other Leelanau towns, Empire is a great apres-beach stop to grab a burger
See M-22 on page 9A
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of the township’s hands and leaves Pilot with the responsibility of listing, showing and closing the sale of the home.
Trustees originally moved to sell the home itself at the board’s July 24 meeting. The home was purchased in 2021 for $195,000 due to the risk it would be damaged by the construction of a nearby pump station. With that work wrapping up and no structural damage occurring — but at least $30,000 in mold remediation being required — the township plans to sell the home as-is.
Mobile lights purchase
Trustees also approved the purchase of three mobile LED light towers.
“The lighting will be used at Town Center Park for the Macomb Mustangs practices, as well as (during) our outdoor special events such as our Halloween Hoopla and the tree lighting,” Macomb Township Parks and Recreation Director Sal DiCaro said. “They can also be used on-site as generators, which will be helpful in case of emergencies.”
The total cost of the three lights and shipping them comes out to $28,516.50, purchased from Federal Contracts Corp. of Tampa, Florida.
Call Staff Writer Dean Vaglia at (586) 498-1043.
30 Years! Where it all began...
In 1995, Raedene (Mac Arthur) Schriner had a vision. To create a structured dance space, built on positive and educated encouragement...where every child could be a STAR.
Raedene’s Dancin’ Stars Studio (RDSS), first opened its doors in Clinton Township in September 1995. After several build-outs, and a second studio in Macomb, they combined locations in 1995, building a 7,500 sq ft state-of-the-art facility. The four large classrooms, retail boutique, and dancers’ lounge provide the perfect training home for students and families.
From the moment you enroll your child, to the day you watch them take their final bow as a senior, you feel ALL of it. The feeling of family. The smiling faces at the front desk. The amazing sta that realizes the importance of a child’s confidence and helps them build character, along with dance technique. The structure and consistency of a well-oiled machine…30 years in the making.
From Kindermusik and recreational dance classes, to the National award-winning competitive teams, RDSS has it all! Register today to secure your spot and become a part of the RDSS family!
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Macomb Township will sell the house at 21560 23 Mile Road through its broker, the Pilot Property Group.
SUNRISE BREAKFAST
Detroit Jazz Festival brings legends and newcomers to downtown
BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com
DETROIT — Lifelong jazz aficionados and those who want to experience the music for the first time will bop shoulder to shoulder when the 45th annual Detroit Jazz Festival takes over downtown Detroit on Labor Day weekend, from Aug. 30 to Sept. 2.
“The audiences are so great,” said Chris Collins, president and artistic director of the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation. “The artists always love coming to the festival. The result (of having newcomers and longtime jazz lovers together) is one of the greatest jazz listening events in the world. You can hear a pin drop, the audience is so engaged.”
This year’s artist-in-residence, Brian Blade, will perform with his own band and others throughout the weekend. Other headliners include Christian McBride & Inside Straight, Billy Childs Quartet with special guest Sean Jones, and Kyle Eastwood and the Detroit Jazz Festival Symphony Orchestra playing musical selections from dad Clint Eastwood’s films with new arrangements — some of them world premieres — and interviews with the senior Eastwood.
“It’s a mix of multimedia,” Collins said. “We create things that no one’s ever heard before. Those are the kinds of things people are
going to brag about (seeing) to their grandkids.”
At 7 p.m. Aug. 30, Brandee Younger and the Detroit Jazz Festival Chamber Orchestra will join Ravi Coltrane for “Translinear Light,” the music of Detroit native Alice Coltrane, with Younger playing Alice Coltrane’s restored harp — a gift from her husband, John Coltrane, that got delivered to the house shortly after his death.
There are many artists on the lineup with roots in Detroit’s rich jazz tradition, from veterans such as Wendell Harrison and Dr. Prof. Leonard King to newer talents like Anthony Stanco and Kasan Belgrave, son of the legendary Marcus Belgrave.
Unique collaborations, including Blade & The Fellowship Band with the Detroit Jazz Festival Jazz Orchestra arranged and conducted by Jim McNeely at 7:15 p.m. Sept. 2, are highly anticipated.
One of the local acts this year is the J Rowe/Jordan Schug Sextet. Rowe, a drummer who lives in Mount Clemens, said the group is making its jazz festival debut this year — despite not technically being a jazz band. They’re more of a progressive rock group, but sans vocals and with a lineup that currently includes saxophone, trumpet, piano and upright bass, “We’re just outliers in every (musical) community,” Rowe said.
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Rowe — whose dad was a musician — has been playing music as long as he can remember. He and Schug, who’ve been collaborating for the last 15 years, pen structured songs that take listeners on a journey.
“We’re trying to do something fresh,” Rowe explained.
The largest free jazz festival in the world, Collins said the Detroit Jazz Festival attracts about 325,000 attendees over four days.
“As much as half of the audience comes from out of state and out of the country,” Collins said. “It’s become a destination.”
Detroit businesses and businesses in surrounding communities, like hotels and restaurants, benefit from the influx of visitors. Collins said a study they conducted showed the festival brought $32 million annually to the metro region.
“It’s a free jazz festival, but it’s also one of the best jazz festivals in the world,” Collins said. “We try to remove barriers to provide access to everyone.”
That includes features on the festival website for those with vision and hearing impairments, Collins said.
Those who can’t attend in person can watch a free festival livestream via the DJF website. Collins said that last year, about 1.6 million viewers in 32 countries tuned in for three minutes or more.
The festival will begin at 6 p.m. Aug. 30 with Dr. Valade’s Brass Band featuring Shannon Powell. The traditional New Orleansstyle brass band’s name pays tribute to the late Gretchen Valade, a philanthropist and businesswoman from Grosse Pointe Farms whose lifelong love of jazz led her to rescue the festival when it was on the verge of collapse, leading her to be called the “Angel of Jazz.” Her private foundation, the Gretchen C. Valade Endowment for the Arts, continues to provide funding for the festival.
Even with that annual gift and corporate sponsorships, personal donations remain critical to keeping the festival free and at a high caliber, and to support year-round educational programming. Collins said up to 85 cents of every dollar donated goes toward programming.
“People can be assured when they make that donation it’s going to an organization that makes sure nothing is going to waste,” Collins said.
Festival passes — for a day or the weekend — support the event while providing listeners with premium seating. The Guardian Program has returned with VIP seating, food and beverages, and more amenities offered.
The Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center at Wayne State University — a performance venSee JAZZ on page 16A
NEWS & NOTES
detectors for Macomb Township residents.
Fire department giving out carbon monoxide detectors
MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Carbon monoxide is a silent killer. The odorless, colorless gas can be made in any number of everyday home functions and kills over 400 people in the United States annually.
To help ward off carbon monoxide’s dangers, the Macomb Township Fire Department is giving out $1,000 of carbon monoxide detectors.
“Our goal at Macomb Fire is for every home in Macomb Township to have a working carbon monoxide detector,” Macomb Township Fire Inspector Vince Pozzuoli said in a press release. “Too many lives across the country are lost each year because there either isn’t a CO detector, or the CO detector is no longer operable. CO detectors, like smoke detectors, have a lifespan of 10 years.”
Through funds donated to the department by the Michigan Schools & Government Credit Union, detectors will be made available to township residents who do not have a detector or are in need of a replacement. The Macomb Township Fire Department’s fire prevention division will install the detectors if needed to ensure they are properly placed and fully operational.
“We appreciate the continued generosity of MSGCU in helping us meet our goal of every home in Macomb Township having a working carbon monoxide detector,” Macomb Township Fire Chief Bob Phillips said in a press release.
Residents interested in obtaining a carbon monoxide detector or learning more about fire safety can call (586) 286-0027 or email fireprevention@macombmi.gov.
Macomb will host student esports tournament
MACOMB COUNTY — Macomb Community College will host a free esports tournament Sept. 20 for juniors and seniors from Macomb County high schools and MCC students. Students will represent their schools competing either solo on Super Smash Bros. or as a team of three on Rocket League.
Those wishing to compete in Rocket League must recruit two other players from their school to form a three-person team. There are 32 spots available for solo players on Super Smash Bros. and 16 spots for Rocket League teams. There is also room for 100 spectators at the event.
Block House, a Michigan-based restaurant and game lounge, will set up the brackets and administer the launch of each game played. There will be raffle prizes during the event and trophies for the winners.
The tournament will start at 6 p.m. on the South Campus of Macomb Community College, K Building, Room 301. South Campus is located at 14500 12 Mile Road. Players must complete check-in, which opens at 5 p.m., before the tournament start time to compete. Light refreshments will be served during the tournament.
To register, visit events.macomb.edu/event/esports-tournament-4371. That is for all participants in the esports competition, whether a spectator, solo player or team. Players younger than 18 years old must be accompanied by a parent, teacher or coach during the tournament.
For more information, email businessoffice@macomb.edu or call (586) 349-8733.
Boat Show comes to Lake St. Clair Metropark
HARRISON TOWNSHIP — The Metro Boat Show sails into Lake St. Clair Metropark from Sept. 12-15.
The show offers attendees the opportunity to shop and compare the new 2025 season boats, cruisers, yachts, personal watercraft, canoes, kayaks, paddleboards and more. Other activities taking place during the show include live music from Ron Devon, Rock and Soul, The Pool Boys and Scott Sopata. Paws, the mascot of the Detroit Tigers, will swing by the show on Sept. 14 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The research vessel and 68-foot US Naval Sea Cadet Corps ship the Pride of Michigan will be around for tours and the Spirit of Lake St. Clair will take attendees onto the lake for a cruise.
Admission to the show is $10 per person and parking is $10. Show hours are 1 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 12 and Sept. 13, 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 14 and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sept. 15. For more information visit boatmichigan.org.
Macomb County Chamber hosting first 40 under 40
MOUNT CLEMENS — The Macomb County Chamber and its NextGEN Macomb branch are working together to host the first-ever 40 Under 40 Awards in Macomb County.
Open to Macomb County residents and workers ages 18-40 years old, submissions for the competition are open until Friday, Aug. 30.
“Our goal with this initiative is to highlight young professionals making a positive impact in Macomb County,” Alyssa Sacharski, president of NextGEN Macomb, said in a press release. “We also hope this event inspires other young professionals to get involved in their community.”
The event will take place on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Palazzo Grande in Shelby Township. For more information visit macombcountychamber.com.
Photo provided by Macomb Township Macomb Township Fire Department Fire Inspector Joe Felton, Fire Chief Bob Phillips, Michigan Schools & Government Credit Union Branch Sales Manager Darius Mikalonis and Macomb Township Fire Inspector Vince Pozzuoli pose with a $1,000 check from MSGCU. The donation is paying for carbon monoxide
at Joe’s Friendly Tavern or gelato and chocolate treats from the Grocer’s Daughter Chocolate Shop. This sweet little shop has been around two decades and sources chocolate from Ecuador. Everything is handmade — the truffles and honey caramels are standouts.
Empire serves as the gateway to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, an outdoor paradise spanning more than 70,000 acres along Lake Michigan. The diverse landscape of clear lakes and streams, dense woods, beaches and shoreline sand dunes draws hikers, bikers, swimmers, beachcombers and more. Stop at the Philip A. Hart Visitor Center, just east of the intersection with M-72, to learn more about the popular Dune Climb and Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive. The latter is famous for its one-of-a-kind views of Lake Michigan and the majestic shoreline.
Farther north, Glen Arbor is home to Cherry Republic, the purveyor of all things cherry. Chill and sip cherry-inspired beer or wine at the Cherry Public House. The Mill Glen Arbor is a recently restored grist mill on the banks of the Crystal River. Built nearly 150 years ago, the Mill is now a cafe, restaurant and hotel, earning rave reviews for the
restoration and the food, which is seasonal and regionally sourced. The fresh-baked pastries using house-milled grains are a hit too.
Clothing, souvenirs and other shops line M-22. New to the neighborhood is the inviting River Club Glen Arbor, a place to relax, indulge in healthy Mexican-inspired fare and local craft beer and ciders. Play the River Club’s 18-hole miniature golf course, where the holes have been designed with Northern Michigan attractions in mind. Live music is on stage daily and you can even arrive by kayak.
The Leelanau Peninsula is home to more than two dozen wineries, many of them producing award-winning wines. A few wineries are located on M-22, including Good Harbor Vineyards, just south of Leland. Pop in the tasting room to sample Good Harbor’s award-winning Pinot Grigio and its unusual red blend, Pinot Noir-Zweigelt, a lovely wine you’re unlikely to find anywhere else.
Leland bustles with tourists throughout the summer, many of them coming to check out Fishtown, a village of shanties along the Leland River that once was a commercial fishing hub. Some fishing still occurs out of Leland, but most of the shanties today are boutique shops or restaurants. The Manitou Island Transit offers a great day trip to South
FOOTBALL PREVIEW
BY JONATHAN SZCZEPANIAK jszczepaniak@candgnews.com
We’re back in full swing with gridiron action at the high school level. Here are previews for the local teams in the C & G Newspapers coverage area in northern Macomb County. Find more previews online at candgnews.com.
Macomb Dakota
Last season’s record: 8-3.
League: Macomb Area Conference Red Division.
First game: at Dearborn Fordson, 7 p.m. Aug. 29.
After putting up yet another impressive season to continue a playoff streak that started in 2001, Dakota fell victim to the MAC Red side of the playoffs, being eliminated by rival Clinton Township Chippewa Valley.
Senior quarterback Jadon Ford returns in hope of a healthy season, which will be a significant boost for the Cougars offense alongside all-state running back Brady Hamby and senior offensive linemen Justin Bell (a Michigan State University commit) and Nick Battaglia, an all-region selection last year. Defensively, Michigan State University commit Di’Mari Malone anchors the linebacking corps with Hamby while senior Tyler Torey, an all-region selection, headlines the defensive line.
Dakota has all the talent needed to make a run in the gauntlet of the MAC Red.
Macomb Lutheran North
Last season’s record: 9-3.
League: Catholic High School League Intersectional #1.
First game: at Macomb L’Anse Creuse North, 7 p.m. Aug. 29.
It was a history-making season for Lutheran North in 2023 as the program brought home the most wins in school history and its first district title.
That’s the type of momentum a program builds off of, and having players such as senior Hudson Macdonald (QB/WR), senior Chris Gottschalk (OL/DL), senior Nate Nazarko (LB), and senior Bryce Teodecki (DB) will only boost the team’s confidence.
Lutheran North kept a solid core of returning starters on each side of the ball, five to be exact, and will look to successfully defend its league title this season.
Macomb L’Anse Creuse North
Last season’s record: 2-7. League: Macomb Area Conference White Division. First game: vs. Macomb Lutheran North, 7 p.m. Aug. 29.
For L’Anse Creuse North, the objective is simply trying to steer the program into a level of success that comes at least somewhere close to 2013 and 2014 when the team went 8-3 and 8-2 respectively.
Even 2016, when LCN went 6-4, would be a massive improvement for the Crusaders. First-year coach DeJuan Garland, who just met the team two weeks ago after he was hired, is hoping to be the guy to make it happen.
“The kids have been awesome,” Garland said. “Every kid from freshman to senior has been great. We’ve been out here grinding from 4-9 every day. Right now, we’re at 107 in the program. The kids are working. Obviously, we don’t want to throw too
See FOOTBALL on page 11A
TOP: Utica and Macomb Dakota line up against each other during a game last season. ABOVE: Clinton Township Chippewa Valley players celebrate a touchdown last season. Photos by Patricia O’Blenes
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much at them, so we’re working on the base stuff like technique. The kids are buying in and having fun, and that’s all we can ask of them.”
A move up to the MAC White won’t do LCN any favors, where Roseville, St. Clair Shores Lakeview, and Grosse Pointe South are all consistently successful teams, but maybe that type of challenge is exactly what LCN needs.
Senior wideout Antonio Zuckero will lead the offense while junior defensive end Devin Mays will headline the defensive unit.
Clinton Township Chippewa Valley
Last season’s record: 9-3. League: Macomb Area Conference Red Division.
First game: at West Bloomfield, 7 p.m. Aug. 29.
It’s a new era of football at Chippewa Valley.
There’s no longer a Schuster brother at quarterback and longtime coach Scott Merchant is now at Lawrence Technological University, so it’s up to first-year head
coach Terry Wilson and senior quarterback Jordan Alston (St. Clair Shores Lake Shore transfer) to write the next chapter of Big Reds football.
Alston will have a healthy amount of elite-level skill position players around him with senior running back Caleb Fowlkes, senior wide receiver Eric Thomas Jr., and senior wide receiver Deshaun Lanier, a three-star recruit according to 247Sports, on the offensive side.
The trenches are typically where a lot of MAC Red games are won or lost, and Chippewa Valley is looking to have a unique set of linemen at its disposal, led by senior offensive lineman Chris Jackson and junior defensive lineman Jaelen McLemore.
“We have different types of athletes on our O-line,” Wilson said. “We have a lot of 6-foot guys with long arms, and when I say we have a lot of them I mean 15-20 guys. Our line isn’t going to be huge, but they’re going to move really well. We’ve worked hard trying to get them on the same page. We’re still trying to find out who our best five are because they’re so close in talent level.”
Wilson said he expects the Big Reds’ linebacker corps of senior A’Shaun Adams, senior Don Diegel, and senior Damari Conner to be one of the team’s biggest strengths this year.
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Green Burial Seminar @ Loui’s Pizza, 23141 Dequindre, Hazel Park, MI 48030
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Please RSVP to 586-731-2411 as seating is limited and meals will be served.
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Please join Michelle O’Hara, Director of Advance Planning at Wm. Sullivan & Son Funeral Directors, for a thoughtful discussion about the many benefits of early funeral and cremation planning. Visit sullivanfuneraldirectors.com and like us on Facebook to get up-to-date information on events!
CAMPING TRAILS FROM THE DUSTY ROADS OF THE SOUTHWEST TO THE ATLANTIC CITY BOARDWALK
BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com
METRO DETROIT — It was my first road trip, but I was a baby and don’t remember it.
At 6:15 a.m. on July 26, 1970, my family left our Warren home for a camping trip. The odometer read 40,313 miles and my parents had $497 in cash, plus a credit card. Destination: the California coast.
Every summer my parents, two older brothers and I camped. We’d load up, pile into our Plymouth station wagon and head for the open road with an atlas and state maps guiding us. This was before GPS. Altogether, we camped in 48 states — never made it to Alaska or Hawaii — and parts of Canada.
My dad would have lived in a campground all year if he could. Me, ugh, I hated camping. It was torture: the bugs, no room for my bike, and I missed my friends back home. But the worst part was no TV. That would be equivalent to being without an iPad or cellphone in today’s world.
TOP: One of our stops on our way to California. ABOVE LEFT: The 1972 Apache pop-up trailer was how we saw the country many times.
ABOVE RIGHT: I believe this is Newport Beach, California. I loved the beach and still do.
LEFT: My family spent a day in Tijuana, Mexico. We drove from our camping site in southern California.
Photos provided by Maria Allard
Camping
Each vacation was planned out. We’d go out West, down South or just eastbound and down. We’d drive everywhere: big cities, the country, back roads, major highways. To pass the time, I read Mad Magazine and stayed on the lookout for Volkswagen Beetles.
I might have liked camping if we traveled in a cozy motorhome or shiny Airstream trailer. The first family trailer was basically a box on wheels. By the mid-1970s, my parents purchased a 1972 Apache pop-up trailer. It wasn’t one of those easy ones you crank and all the work is done. This trailer required all five of us to put it up and take it down. We’d all hold different poles and pieces of canvas until it was up. It always took forever.
My least favorite campgrounds were the primitive ones. But there were plenty of campgrounds we stayed at that had it all: a pool, game room, movie night, snack bar, laundromat, and gift shop. The KOA’s were always nice. Sometimes we’d end up at a state park.
With each camping trip — from the mid-1960s through the late 1980s — my parents kept a journal, which I still have. They jotted down the date, mileage, which city and state we were in, the weather, what time we awoke, and people we met. My parents also wrote brief paragraphs about the places we visited. For instance, during our 1974 trip to Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Canyon, we ran into boxing legend Joe Louis at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas.
“He said ‘I want to shake hands with these little ones,’” Mom wrote. “When we told him we were from Detroit, he said, ‘Say hello to Detroit for me.’ He looks good.”
Even though camping wasn’t my thing, I loved traveling. The trips that really came alive for me were California in ’77 and ’79, Virginia Beach in ’78, and our 1980 journey through Toronto, Montreal, upstate New York, New York City and Atlantic City.
On off-road days we’d go somewhere: a museum, a tour, a hall of fame, a historic site, a landmark, a cathedral or a ballpark. My parents made sure to have one amusement park on the itinerary.
Another great thing was meeting kids
from all over. We’d visit each other’s campsites, swim or play pool in the game room. If I had to pick a favorite spot or two, it would be the eastern and western shorelines. There was nothing like being on a Pacific Ocean or Atlantic Ocean beach. I still long for swimming with the waves while smelling saltwater in the air.
The Virginia Beach, Virginia, campground stands out. It was huge with so much activity. Every morning a man drove through yelling “Doughnuts, fresh doughnuts!” from a truck, and every time I went into the game room, Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler would belt out “It’s a Heartache” on the jukebox.
When we experienced car trouble in a small West Virginia town, the only mechanic was out for the day. Stuck, we set up camp somewhere. As dusk fell, the mechanic found out about us and invited my brothers and me back to his house to stay overnight with his wife and kids. His large family reminded me of “The Waltons.” They were so kind. We sat around the kitchen table, had snacks and talked. It was the first time I ever had Country Time lemonade.
I always remember where I was Aug. 16, 1977, when news broke that Elvis Presley died at his Graceland mansion in Memphis. We were getting ready to go to the San Diego Zoo while Dad sat at the picnic table listening to his handheld Panasonic radio.
“Elvis died,” he said, looking up at us.
On our way home, we stopped in Memphis. Fans mourning the singer’s death gathered on Elvis Presley Boulevard. Dad picked me up so I could see Graceland. This was before it was open to the public. The house looked big and so far away in the distance.
My parents are no longer living. I am so glad they took us on all those trips. We saw so much: the Liberty Bell, Mount Rushmore, Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, Redwood National Parks, Dealey Plaza in Dallas where President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, the prairie dogs in Montana, Fisherman’s Wharf, Dollywood, Bob Evans’ original farm in Ohio and more.
A neighbor with two kids bought the trailer at my parents’ estate sale. I hope they got out of it as much as I did. I would not trade the experience for anything. I wish I could do it all over again.
Call Staff Writer Maria Allard at (586) 498-1045.
Weavers
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art will be on display from 36 artists from the handweavers league. Artists are mostly Michigan-based with some from Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Ontario.
Fiber arts are broken down into the categories of functional and nonfunctional works. Functional works are pieces woven and stitched into clothing items like scarves, ponchos and hats, while nonfunctional pieces are purely aesthetic works.
“We have pieces that are as small as three inches, as the very smallest piece in the show, all the way up to about 135 inches,” Hazzard said. “There’s a couple pieces that are very expansive, others that are rounded shapes. Some that are threedimensional and are on pedestals, others that will be fastened to the wall as hangings. They’ll take form as different fiber arts such as needle felting, embroidery and classic types of crocheting and knitting. A lot of work is made on a loom by hand weaving, so we’re talking about things that are all handmade in nature; some are made with the help of a specific tool that develops a specific pattern.”
Susan Moran, a textile artist and faculty member at Wayne State University and the College for Creative Studies, was brought in by the Michigan League of Handweavers to jury the show.
“I am inspired and encouraged to see the quality of work submitted to this exhibition,” Moran said via email. “It’s wonderful to find that the community of people who value work made by hand is flourishing. In so many of these fiber pieces, I found joy and devotion to materials, to exploration of ideas, to mastery of craft and to spending time mindfully.”
A reception for the exhibition will be held on Saturday, Sept. 7 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. featuring a panel with Moran and select artists. Artists from the Michigan League of Handweavers will be present in the galley on Saturdays to help guests try their hand at operating a loom and encouraging members of the public to add to a piece constructed over the course of the exhibition.
For more information about the Anton Art Center, visit theartcenter.org. The center is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday with free admission.
Call Staff Writer Dean Vaglia at (586) 498-1043.
Manitou Island, part of the national lakeshore. Charter fishing excursions are available from the Leland Township Marina.
On the main street, the Leland Harbor House stocks outdoor and beach clothing — including the M-22 brand — and is a popular stop for locally made Moomers Ice Cream. On the opposite corner, The Leland Mercantile Co. sells everything you need for a picnic, dinner in the airbnb or a trip to nearby Van’s Beach. A block away, the sandy beach is a great place to sunbathe or look for Petoskey Stones or Leland Blue Stones.
Near the tip of the peninsula is Northport, where M-22 turns south toward Traverse City. Just north of town is Leelanau State Park and the Grand Traverse Lighthouse, an easy walk from the parking lot. In town, check out the farmers market on Fridays, held across from the marina. It’s one of the best farmers markets on the peninsula, with everything from fresh greens, sweet corn, apples, peaches, lavender, and fresh flowers this time of year. Just an FYI, it’s too late for sweet cherries. M-22 is the main thoroughfare through Suttons Bay, where you’ll find all kinds of shops, restaurants, a movie theater and a pair
of tasting rooms. Gilchrist Farm Winery and Restaurant is fairly new and its tasting room serves a “hyper-local menu,” with ingredients sourced seasonally and from local farms. At Northern Latitudes Distillery, samples of house-made spirits are complimentary. Be sure to try the horseradish vodka.
Outside of town, Hop Lot Brewing Company exudes an Up North vibe with outdoor seating amid towering trees. Other wineries and cideries can be found along or just off M-22 as you head south.
No trip would be complete without time on the water. In Greilickville, closer to Traverse City, board a specialty cruise on The Discovery, a two-deck touring vessel with a fully enclosed main deck. Cruises include Wine Tasting Wednesdays, beginning Sept. 11, featuring flights of wine from local wineries. Or opt for the schooner Manitou, a replica of an 1800s schooner, similar to those that sailed the Great Lakes. The Manitou’s options include brunch, evening sails, wine-tasting and Moomers Ice Cream.
Yes, you’re no longer on M-22, but viewing Leelanau from Grand Traverse Bay is a great way to end your road trip and another way to appreciate the distinctive beauty of the peninsula.
Greg Tasker is a Traverse City-based freelance writer.
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Buddies
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came up with a solution to this challenging situation that they faced as moms — a transition item. And thus School Buddy was born.
School Buddy is a small stuffed toy that children can put into their backpacks to go with them on adventures where their parents can’t, such as at school or swimming practice. The child is taught that their school buddy is new to the world, really wants to go to school or practice, and needs someone to show them around. However, School Buddy has rules and must remain in the child’s backpack throughout the school day.
“It’s not something that is meant to be out; it is just something to help get them through the doors of a place they can learn and grow,” said Wilczynski.
The School Buddy Adventure Support Set was inspired by Moylan’s Daughter, Kinsley, who had difficulty transitioning back to school at the Novi Early Childhood Center after Thanksgiving break in the fall of 2021. Moylan said that dropping off her daughter was getting more and more difficult and she had debated possibly taking her out of school, but really didn’t want to do that. Moylan said she would talk to her sister, who works as an occupational therapist in a school setting, and that Wilczynski suggested Moylan buy Kinsley a transition item. Moylan said she gave her a small stuffed bunny and explained to her that the bunny was her new buddy and she needed to show it around school and the world. Moylan said it worked beautifully.
“I’ll never forget seeing her walk into school with her buddy in her backpack with, like, a whole new level of confidence,” Moylan said. “She wasn’t focused on hanging onto my side or my husband’s side. She was more focused on helping her buddy. So she walked in with a little more pep in her step.”
After seeing how well this worked for her daughter, Moylan was inspired, and with the encouragement of her husband and the help of her sister, they came up with a
Jazzfest
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ue designed specifically for jazz performances — opens with an invitation-only reception Aug. 29. During a preview for the DJF April 10 on the WSU campus, WSU President Kimberly Andrews Espy said the university was “eternally grateful” to Valade for her gift, which Espy said is “truly remarkable for our campus.” Collins is a professor and director of
story and activity book and worked with a designer to create a School Buddy plush toy for kids. The story and activity book helps parents explain to their children what their role is in helping show their School Buddy the world.
“We saw that repetition is key, so a lot of the activities help children learn the story, remember it, and then there’s activities that make it a part of their every day,” said Wilczynski.
The book features a caregiver checklist with some strategies to help parents introduce School Buddy. It also includes an area for kids to name it, a letter to the child from School Buddy, and an area for kids to record with stickers the types of adventures they go on, as well as several other activities.
The book also provided a space for the two moms to showcase their children’s artistic sides. Doodles done by Moylan’s four children and Wilczynski’s two children can be seen throughout the book.
This is the first school year that the sisters have been able to promote School Buddy. They said they have had people across the country purchase it, and it seems to really work. Moylan said they had a friend buy one for their child who is very timid, and the child took to School Buddy so well that he didn’t even look back on the first day.
“It’s amazing, because I feel like all kids love to help. They like to feel empowered, so when they are so focused on helping this buddy, their fears start to fade away,” Moylan said.
School Buddy can be purchased online at SchoolBuddyStory.com. It runs $32.99 plus tax and comes with a choice of a pink/ purple stuffie or a blue/green stuffie and the activity book. The sisters are offering free shipping with the code BACK2SCHOOL through the end of September.
“We are so excited to introduce our School Buddy Adventure Support Set in hopes to help ease children’s fears, provide comfort and encouragement, and increase their confidence as they go to school and on other life adventures,” Wilczynski said.
Call Staff Writer Charity Meier at (586) 498-1092.
jazz studies at WSU.
Wayne County Deputy Director of Communications Keith Owens said April 10 that Valade’s commitment to jazz “is a sort of love none of us will ever forget.”
He also acknowledged the festival’s legacy of excellence.
“Thank you for 45 years of the best jazz has to offer,” Owens said.
For a full festival schedule or more about donation opportunities, visit detroitjazzfest. org.
Planes
Messenger, keeping things as tried and true with the Tri-Motor’s construction was Henry Ford’s goal when production began in 1927.
“They wanted an airplane that was made all out of metal, because in the day most of them were made out of wood and covered with fabric,” Messenger said. “They wanted one with three engines for reliability, and they were looking for a machine that would be reliable and long lasting, and this is what they came up with.”
The full aluminum construction of the plane and its few mechanical parts — no flaps and fixed gears mean fewer opportunities for mechanical failures — helped Tri-Motors become aviation workhorses from the start. Some planes would wind up in passenger service and ferry people across the country with interiors rivaling the most lavish railcars, while other more barebones aircraft would become pioneers in air freight. The Liberty Aviation Museum’s plane has done both.
According to Messenger, the plane began service as the City of Wichita for Transcontinental Air Transport, a company that would later become TWA. The Wichita’s early career involved daytime flights as part of a cross-
country journey that involved both air and rail travel.
“They would put you on a train in New York and you’d ride all night to Columbus, Ohio,” Messenger said. “At 8 a.m. you’d get a Fred Harvey breakfast, hopped on the airplanes and you hopped to Indianapolis, St. Louis, Kansas City (and) Wichita. That evening you ended up in Waynoka, Oklahoma, got on another sleeper and rode all night to Clovis, New Mexico and then you released the whole thing the next day.”
TAT’s cross-country program took twoand-a-half days to get passengers from New York to Los Angeles, with the City of Wichita being the second-ever plane to depart from Columbus, Ohio as part of the program. As TWA used the Tri-Motor up and upgraded its fleet, the City of Wichita began changing hands. Eventually, it wound up as a cargo plane flying throughout Central America through the 1930s to 1960s, when it was purchased by casino operator Bill Harrah and used for VIP show flights during the Reno Air Races in Nevada. The Evergreen Air Museum in Oregon eventually took ownership of the plane, which is where the Liberty Aviation Museum bought the plane after Evergreen went bankrupt in 2014.
Ford built 199 Tri-Motor planes at its plant in Dearborn. Around 25 of them remain
in flying condition, which the Liberty Museum’s plane — given the name City of Wichita/ Port Clinton\ to honor its current home while remaining true to its TAT origins — has always been.
For about $100 dollars, festivalgoers could go on a brief flight on the Tri-Motor around north-central Oakland County and get a taste of what it was like to be a passenger in the early days of commercial aviation. Select members of Oakland County government and the media were given the opportunity to take a flight on the Saturday before the show.
The Tri-Motor has the luxury of a 1920s train carriage and the sensation of being strapped into a minecart at full clip. Every turn of the wheel — yes, wheel, not yoke — and turbulence-forced correction is felt in your core. Flying straight shakes you in the seat while banking tests your constitution and gut strength, with challenges regularly posed by westerly winds reaching up to 24 mph pushing against the brick-shaped fuselage. Landing, though, is smooth, and the volume of the plane’s three Pratt & Whitney R-985 engines are quieter than their looks betray, each making 450 horsepower and pushing the aluminum brick to 86 mph. The accommodations of the Wichita/Port Clinton are nice, but a few minutes in the air is enough to
see why, as Messenger explained, its original travelers were ready to get off the second it touched solid ground.
As for a review? Overall, a wonderful flight. Four-and-a-half stars. Much better than Spirit or Southwest. Would fly again.
The Festival of Flight air show and open house is free and tends to take place every year in mid-August at Oakland County International Airport. Air shows and other such events have occurred at the airport since it was built, with aviation pioneer Orville Wright attending one of the early shows.
“It’s a real family-centered event,” said Cheryl Bush, the manager of all three Oakland County-owned airports. “There is a great variety of aviation, and our hope is that we can get young folks that may not have an exposure to aviation a little bit excited about the possibility of aviation in their future.”
Officially chartered as airport 000001 by the United States Department of Commerce in 1930, Oakland County has owned the general aviation airport since 1967 when it was traded by the city of Pontiac for the city’s old Masonic Temple. It is the second busiest airport in Michigan by annual takeoffs, landings and traffic for an estimated $1.1 billion economic impact as of 2019. Freight companies and private aircraft owners are the primary users of the airport.
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