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This is all done as punishment because the faculty is unionizing due to extremely poor relations caused entirely by the administration.

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The issue of racial oppression is a very complex one and until white America acknowledges the role they have played in the challenges minorities face today and does something about it, there will never be true equality or true peace.

While I appreciate Stephen Tuttle’s mention of the Colin Kaepernick situation, I was disappointed he wrote only of his right not to stand for the national anthem but not his reason for doing so. Personally, I commend Mr. Kaepernick for his courageous attempt to bring issues of concern to the forefront.

As a white male baby boomer, I sadly realize I am in a minority among my peers. It is so disheartening to hear shallow comments such as “slavery was a long time ago, get over it” or when questioned about the

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The Northwestern Michigan College board and President Tim Nelson should be ashamed of their bad faith negotiations with the faculty. The faculty have received no raise this year, even though all other college staff have received raises. Mr. Nelson is set to receive a $20,000 raise while trying to drastically cut current and future salaries and benefits of those responsible for educating our next generation.

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The first Presidential debate is history and the pundits have declared a “winner.” Actually, more likely, both candidates “won,” depending on which news shows you watch. For first-timeeligible voters (who probably aren’t reading this column), their impression will come from Twitter, Facebook, and a host of mysterious sources of “news” that few of their parents have a clue about. Many younger people are completely turned off to the entire process and believe neither presidential candidate is particularly appealing. Welcome to the club.

What measures do people use to size up candidates? Honesty, knowledge, temperament, accomplishments, leadership, demeanor – the criteria we use are influenced by the president we wish for. Those who dig a bit deeper are probably also influenced by positions the candidates have staked out online on things that matter most to them.

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All this is hard work for voters. That’s why the debates (and, in local contests, candidate forums) are so important. They offer a unique chance to see the candidates square off, to have someone ask followup questions, or to have the candidates themselves challenge each other’s mistakes.

Beyond the debates, one good way to assess the candidates is to do some homework. I start by writing a list of questions I would ask if I had the chance, and at least one followup question for each of them. Try this with your teenage kids.

Then I go to the website and Facebook page for the candidate to see what I can find. These resources are surprisingly thin on specifics, but it is a start and presumably the positions stated represent the actual views of the candidate.

Indeed, studies suggest that candidates achieve about 70 percent of what they promise!

As you know if you read my columns regularly, my “go-to” topics are all international issues.

So here’s my checklist for the upcoming debates and forums:

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3. Terrorism: We speak about “defeating ISIS,” containing terrorism and preventing radical terrorists from reaching us. But how? I want to hear a plan. If 9/11 taught us anything, it’s that terrorists can be really clever about bypassing our defenses. As we saw in France, an ordinary truck can be a killing machine. So I’m waiting to hear the plan about affecting the minds

I want to hear a plan. If 9/11 taught us anything, it’s that terrorists can be really clever about bypassing our defenses.

Of course, quite often you have to decipher the campaign rhetoric to discern the candidates’ actual positions. Online declarations tend to try to “fuzz up” their views to avoid offending potential undecided voters on supercharged issues like abortion or Second Amendment.

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2. Global Commitments: There’s a legitimate debate that should be had on where the U.S. needs to have an enduring military presence, for how long, and how the costs of such deployments should be shared. I believe some deployments make sense as signals to our adversaries that we do not plan to retreat behind the oceans that protect us. But I have doubts that the constant expansion of our global commitments that has been underway since the end of the Cold War has any strategy attached to it. I want to hear the candidate’s global security strategy.

1. Defense: We expect to be defended.

Candidates on both sides say they would strengthen our military. I want to know how.

We and our allies already account for 75 percent of annual global military spending. The U.S. alone spends over $1.1 trillion per year for the defense budget, ongoing wars, nuclear weapons, homeland security and intelligence. Yet our enemies in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria seem to be holding their own or even getting stronger.

So what would Candidate X do differently? How much more do they propose to spend and what would they cut to avoid increasing the deficit?

of the would-be terrorists. I’m doubtful that more boots on the ground or more bombing will accomplish anything.

4. Russia: Cold War 2.0 is well underway.

Vladimir Putin is testing the limits of our willingness to limit his expansionist dreams.

He’s swallowed Crimea and sent the clear signal that Ukraine is in his sphere of influence, not ours. We responded by beefing up NATO’s capabilities in the Baltic States and Poland, telling Vladimir that we don’t intend to sit back and let him re-create the Warsaw Pact. That’s a stalemate. In Syria, Putin has taken control of both the military and political situation and shown that he’s indifferent to our criticism. The jury is still out on the extent to which we intend to push back. We bear deep scars from Iraq. Russia is no longer a global superpower, but Putin has the means to play at the edges and to threaten our survival if either side is ever foolish enough to spark a global confrontation. We need to know how the candidates plan to tend to that relationship, which neither side can wholly dominate.

5. The planet: It’s the only one we’ve got and we seem to not care that it’s changing. I’m no scientist, but neither am I satisfied with other non-scientists telling me what they don’t believe. It seems clear to me that burning the huge remaining deposits of carbonbased fuels can’t make the planet healthier, regardless of whether we, China or India do it. So what does the candidate of your choice plan to do to address the planet’s future?

That’s your homework. There will be no quiz before the final – November 8, Election Day. Jack Segal co-chairs, with his wife Karen, the International Affairs Forum whose next speaker, October 20, is Rear Admiral (ret.)

David Titley speaking on the “National Security Risks of a Changing Climate.” With IPR’s David Cassleman, Jack will co-moderate the LWV’s October 10 Candidate Forum.

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If you’re a fan of garlic, mark your calendar for October 15 — it’s the third annual Crosshatch Garlic Auction at the Elk Rapids Town Hall.

This quirky event begins with a live judging of garlic grown by area farmers, each competing for the Best in Show honor as awarded by judges Matthew Durren (executive chef at Interlochen Center for the Arts), Lee Michaels (vice president at Cherry Capital Foods), and Eric Patterson and Jennifer Blakeslee of The Cook’s House in Traverse City.

Then auctioneer Bill Collins will sell off “lots” of garlic, pairing up each garlic lot with items like an Electra Cruiser bicycle, a VIP tour from Chateau Chantal, a two-night stay at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, and more.

Attendees also can bid on silent auction items, including garlicky gift baskets inspired by recipes submitted by area chefs and foodies.

The band Rico Samwich will perform live bluegrass music. And dinner — complete with garlic-infused chocolate truffles for dessert created by Grocer’s Daughter — will be served.

Tickets are $25 in advance. Visit crosshatch.org/garlic-auction or call 231-622-5252; proceeds will go toward strengthening northern Michigan’s food and farm communities.

tastemakers Gurney’s Trainwreck Sandwich Tucked away on Main Street in downtown Harbor Springs is Gurney’s Bottle Shop, where locals, tourists, and sailors go to pick up a nice bottle of wine to go with dinner. But with little indication, there’s an even bigger attraction about this tiny, unassuming store that’s developed a cult following: Gurney’s deli sandwiches.

Prepared fresh and served in a no-nonsense style at an abbreviated single-purpose counter hidden toward the back of the shop, Gurney’s make-your-own-combo sandwiches might, at first glance, look like the usual. But with their farm-fresh ingredients and generous portions of deli meats on bread that’s baked in-house daily, they’ll quickly become your favorite pick for any boating excursion, fall picnic, or trek to the ski hill.

The most popular sandwich and the subject of many an Instagram/Yelp post is the Trainwreck, which stacks ham, turkey, salami, roast beef, cheese, and your choice of veggies — but you’ll find no tomatoes here. They’re not even on the menu — Gurney’s staff says they “make the bread soggy” — so don’t ask, or you’ll look like a newbie worthy of a Seinfeld episode.)

Pro tips: Do order the special Gurney’s sandwich sauce, a secret ratio based on mayonnaise and horseradish; do ask for a complimentary pickle at the register; do arrive early, as lines can extend out the door at lunchtime any time of year; and do bring cash — credit cards aren’t accepted. All sandwiches are $6.50.

Gurney’s is located at 215 E. Main in downtown Harbor Springs; gurneysbottleshop.com or 231-526-5472. Open Mon.–Sat. 9am–6pm (sandwich counter closes at 5pm), Sun. 9am–2pm.

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Performing arts series The Crooked Tree Arts Center – Petoskey kicks off its 2016-17 Performing Arts Series on Sat., Oct. 8 with Chasin’ Steel, “a hard-drivin’, high energy bluegrass band with a rock & roll attitude,” who shares a love of fishing. The concert begins at 7:30pm. Tickets: $10 adults, $5 students. mynorth.com

CELEBRATE MICHIGAN MODERN Some of the biggest mid-century designers called Michigan their home.

The architects and designers who shaped the look and style of post-war America worked in the state, including Albert Kahn, Emil Lorch, Eliel Saarinen, Harley Earl, Eero Saarinen, Charles Eames, George Nelson, Alexander Girard, Florence Schust Knoll, Minoru Yamasaki, Alden B. Dow, and Ruth Adler Schnee. They worked at places like the Cranbrook Academy of Art, the University of Michigan architecture program, Herman Miller and General Motors.

That rich history will be the topic of a talk Oct. 12 at 7pm at the Crooked Tree Arts CenterTraverse City with Brian Conway, the State Historic Preservation Officer for Michigan and co-editor of the new book Michigan Modern: Design That Shaped America (Gibbs-Smith, October 2016). Tickets are $10, and coffee and dessert will be served.

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A TRUMP PRESIDENCY spectator by stephen tuttle Let’s take a brief look at a Donald Trump presidency, based on some of what he claims he will do. Sometimes he’s a little inconsistent.

Trump’s immigration plan, for example.

There is, of course, The Wall. He will build a wall, and Mexico will pay for it.

He will round up and deport all 11 million illegal immigrants currently in the United States. Or he will round up and deport everybody but children. Or he will round up everybody but children and their law-abiding parents. Or he will identify, round up and deport all the criminal illegal immigrants.

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He will stop all legal immigration “except for smart people.” Or he will stop all Muslims from immigrating. Or he will stop any immigration from countries that support terrorists. Or he will stop immigration of Muslims from countries with “active terrorism.” Or he will make Muslim immigrants sign an affidavit declaring they do not support Sharia law.

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He will ban all refugees, including orphaned children. Or he will ban all refugees from Middle Eastern countries. Or he will ban all refugees from countries that sponsor terrorism.

He will punish American companies that have off-shored jobs by putting a 35 percent tariff on products they export back to the United States. Or he will make Congress pass laws preventing U.S. companies from moving manufacturing operations outside the country. Or both.

He will change the First Amendment so it’s easier to sue the media for unfavorable coverage. He will make sure all Muslims and their mosques in the U.S. are under surveillance.

He will initiate religious, racial and ethnic profiling. He will nominate Supreme Court justices who agree with him. He will reinstate “stop and frisk” police tactics.

He will “bomb the s**t” out of ISIS and take Iraq’s oil. He will kill the families of terrorists and torture prisoners “much worse than water boarding — much, much worse.”

He will make the generals — whom he has called “rubble” — do what he tells them to do. He will work with “great leaders” like Vladimir Putin.

He will increase the minimum wage. Or he will not increase the minimum wage. Or he will increase the minimum wage “slowly and not too much.”

Now, let’s take a look at what he can actually do.

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Rounding up 11 million people and deporting them is a prohibitively expensive, practical impossibility. We don’t know who they are or where they live, which complicates matters. And the business community that relies on that labor force will prevent it from happening.

(The current president has already deported and prosecuted more illegal immigrants than any president in history, and the total number here has declined by more than a million in the last eight years.)

Trump can’t stop all legal immigration.

Again, the business community, especially the tech sector, will prevent it. He can’t single out people based on their religion, like, for example, Muslims, because it is wildly

He isn’t going to slap a 35 percent tariff on Ford or any other company that has off-shored manufacturing; Congress, not the president, has that constitutional responsibility.

He will cancel all trade agreements. Or he will renegotiate all trade agreements to make them more favorable. Or he will force other countries to agree because he’s the “greatest negotiator ever.”

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Mexico legislators already assertively told him they won’t pay for a wall. It’s unlikely Congress will find the $15–$30 billion the U.S. General Accounting Office estimates such a wall would cost.

unconstitutional. Nor can he demand a religion-specific loyalty test for the same reason.

He could cancel trade agreements, but it is unclear why any countries would be willing to engage in a new agreement if Trump simply could cancel it on a whim.

He isn’t going to slap a 35 percent tariff on Ford or any other company that has offshored manufacturing; Congress, not the president, has that constitutional responsibility. Most members of Congress count such companies as constituents, and neither will be excited about higher tariffs.

He most certainly cannot change the First Amendment so he can sue the New York Times, or whomever, for libel. The notion that two-thirds of both the House and Senate and three-fourths of the states would approve such an amendment is absurd.

We’d have to bomb several countries into oblivion to wipe out ISIL. That probably wouldn’t be much of a help. Torturing people is against our laws, and U.S. military leaders already have said they won’t follow an order to undertake illegal acts.

The federal courts have ruled both racial profiling and stop-and-frisk as unconstitutional.

Many times, in fact.

He can’t ... oh, never mind. The reality is that when Trump isn’t lying — Politifact.com reports that only 29 percent of what he says on the campaign trail is true — he’s proposing something that isn’t constitutional, legal or possible.

We don’t know what Trump would do as president. We only know, thankfully, he can’t do most of what he says he will do.

Crime & Rescue SEX OFFENDER ACTS OUT

A registered sex offender became violent after he called 911 out of the blue and said he wanted to confess to a crime.

Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the Shell gas station at 10:30pm Sept. 27 at Lafranier and South Airport roads where they found a 35-year-old who was out of sorts and appeared to be under the influence of drugs.

Deputies found a knife and a bottle of pills in the suspect’s pocket. When deputies asked the man to step outside to get him away from other people in the store, he started a fight.

The deputy and a store clerk struggled with the suspect, who was tasered and put under arrest.

The deputy, however, dislocated his shoulder in the struggle and was treated at Munson Medical Center.

The suspect was also checked out at the hospital before he was taken to jail.

The man is expected to be charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest causing injury.

The man made statements during the altercation about having molested someone, but he could have been referring to crimes for which he’d already served time in prison.

PEDESTRIAN STRUCK AND KILLED

An 89-year-old man was struck and killed as he crossed a street in Cadillac.

Cadillac resident Gus Arthur Paulos was crossing the street when a 46-year-old Marion woman who had been waiting to make a right turn at a red light saw traffic clear and proceeded. She struck Paulos as he walked in the crosswalk. He died at the scene.

The crash happened at 3:13pm Sept. 22 on West Pine and North Mitchell streets.

Cadillac Police said they would like to talk to anyone who witnessed the crash. Witnesses should call (231) 775-3491.

FIGHT LEADS TO DRUG PROBE

An argument over drug use caused a fight that brought police and Traverse Narcotics Team officers to a Blair Township home.

Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the home Sept. 24 at 12:36pm when neighbors heard a couple fighting and called 911.

Police found a 26-year-old woman who had suffered bruises after being punched but who did not require medical attention, Capt. Randy Fewless said. The woman and her 26-year-old boyfriend had argued about his drug use.

Deputies found what appeared to be drugmaking equipment and a clear liquid substance in the home; the substance was sent away to be tested and they called TNT officers to investigate.

The boyfriend was arrested for domestic violence.

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DRIVER INJURED IN CRASH

A driver who attempted to pass two vehicles on a highway was seriously injured in a traffic crash near Suttons Bay. Leelanau County Sheriff’s deputies were called to M-22 north of Jacobson Road in Suttons Bay Township Sept. 28 at 9:45am where they found a mangled car and a 38-year-old Northport man who had suffered serious injuries.

The man was attempting to pass two other cars in his 1989 Ford Mustang when he spun out of control, left the roadway and struck a tree.

BOY STRUCK ON BICYCLE

A 10-year-old boy who drove onto a rural Missaukee County road on his bicycle was struck and seriously injured.

The Lake City child was struck by a box truck driven by a 23-year-old Cadillac man and he was taken by North Flight helicopter to Munson Medical Center in Traverse City with critical injuries.

The truck-pedestrian crash occurred on E. Simpson Road near N. 9 Mile Road in Norwich Township at 9:50am Sept. 24, Sheriff Jim Bosscher said.

The driver of the truck got his own ride to Munson Cadillac to be treated for minor injuries.

BANK ROBBERY CASE THICKENS

The suspect in an Empire bank robbery faces charges in Traverse City after detectives discovered two tasers in his van.

The burgundy Ford van was parked at the house of a friend of 69-year-old William Minore on Duck Lake Dam Road in Green Lake Township, Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Capt. Randy Fewless said.

Investigators in the armed robbery case searched the car Sept. 8 and prosecutors authorized two counts of possession of a taser against Minore. That same day, authorities searched Minore’s Benzie County home.

The Benzonia resident has not been charged in connection with the Sept. 7 bank robbery in Empire when a man armed with a silver pistol burst into the building and demanded money after someone had made phony 911 calls to divert police elsewhere, but officials have called him a suspect in that case.

Minore is charged with car theft from an incident that same day when he was captured on surveillance allegedly stealing a car in Glen Arbor.

He’s being held in Leelanau County in lieu of $1 million bond on the car theft charge.

Stun guns are illegal to possess without a permit in Michigan but they can be purchased online because they are legal in some states. Each possession charge carries up to four years in prison.

A boat registered to Schutt was found nearby.

Police do not suspect foul play. An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death.

Deputies were called to the East Bay Township lake at 4:30pm Sept. 28 after someone spotted someone in the water and called 911.

Road patrol deputies responded and searched the lake in a boat and located the man’s body a short time later.

TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO SEARCH

A traffic stop led police to a Roscommon Township home where they found drugs and suspected stolen property.

State police obtained a search warrant after a traffic stop on M-55 in Houghton Lake late Sept. 27 when they found marijuana wax. The driver and passenger told a trooper they’d just purchased the drugs and they pointed police to the residence where the sale took place.

In the search, police found more drugs and property they believe was stolen from breakins that occurred in Denton Township.

BODY FOUND IN LAKE

A 68-year-old man was found dead in Spider Lake.

Kewadin resident Thomas Schutt was apparently retrieving a buoy from the lake when he fell from his boat, Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s deputies said.

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MAN VANISHES IN LAKE MICHIGAN

Police are looking for more information about a 39-year-old Harbor Springs man who vanished while out on Lake Michigan with a friend.

Gregory Froede disappeared off the coast of Beaver Island after he jumped into the water from a 20-foot pleasure craft at approximately 2am Sept. 16.

The only other person aboard, 39-year-old White Thorn, Calif. resident Daniel Rowland, circled the area for two hours looking for his friend until he ran out of gas, Charlevoix County Sheriff’s deputies said.

Rowland threw life jackets and a cooler into the water in case his friend surfaced; the boat drifted ashore in Mackinaw County where Rowland called 911 to report Froede missing.

Deputies believe alcohol was a factor in the disappearance.

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By Ross Boissoneau Lee Lutes wasn’t worried the lack of rainfall this past summer would threaten the wine grape harvest. The head winemaker at Blackstar Farms said the warm, dry weather in June and July was actually beneficial for the grapes, and if it held form, he said, “There will be a bunch of winemakers dancing a jig.”

August was much wetter, but the warmth continued, much to the delight of Lutes and his fellow winemakers. Barring an early frost or torrential rainfall, this year looks to be an excellent one for winemaking.

“We’ve had perfect weather. It’s looking really good,” said Karel Bush. Bush is the program manager at the Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council. “Right now, warm days and cool nights are perfect. “ “We’re really excited about this year, especially after the last two,” said Lorri Hathaway, the executive director of the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail. She is referencing the harvests of the last two years, which saw few grapes — none at some vineyards — due primarily to the previous years’ winters. That’s different this time around; the region in 2016 enjoyed a mild winter and warm summer. “The winemakers aren’t just excited because there’s fruit, but because of the high quality,” she said.

That’s a theme echoed by most everyone in the wine industry in northwestern lower Michigan. Patrick Ives is the vineyard manager for Harbor Springs Vineyard and Winery, located at Pond Hill Farm, just north of Harbor Springs. “We had really great weather — high 90s and warm overnight,” he said.

“They’re ripening one to two weeks ahead of last year. They have good sugar levels.”

Kirk Jones, the owner of Sleeping Bear Farms and St. Ambrose Cellars in Beulah, said prospects are really good for the year.

“It has a lot of promise,” he said.

Good prospects. Promise. While optimistic, winegrowers are mindful that there’s still time for problems to develop.

For example, an early frost could be devastating, while too much rain could lead to an increased incidence of diseases. Jones admitted the recent spate of rain puts the grapes at risk for fungal issues.

Another potential problem with excessive rainfall is that grapes can absorb too much moisture, causing to them split. That’s especially true for thinner-skinned grapes, such as pinots. Lutes said thus far it has not been problematic, as the pinots are typically among the first grapes harvested. “Varieties like cab franc and chardonnay are a little

thicker skinned. If we see a lot of rain, there may be a little breakdown or rot.”

Then there are pests: Birds, insects, rodents and other animals are always a potential hazard. Marie Chantal-Dalese, of Chateau Chantal and the Wineries of Old Mission, said they put nets on some of the Chateau Chantal vineyards to discourage birds, while fencing is used to keep landbound predators such as deer and raccoons away. Another means of deterring grape predators is with noise, such as air cannons.

“We sometimes have a guy on an ATV with a starter’s pistol,” she said.

Lutes said he’s seen a heavy influx of bees, bald-faced hornets and wasps thus far as well. “A little activity is normal,” he said, but this year has more, which can result in workers reaching into the vines for grapes and getting stung instead. Ironically, he ascribed the larger numbers of insects to the same warm, dry weather that has been beneficial to the grapes.

Lutes said it’s is always a challenge to strike a balance between letting the grapes fully ripen and avoiding the pitfalls of Mother Nature. “If we were in California, we’d just let [the fruit] hang. Here, is it better to take it before it’s optimally ripe? You can’t make good wine from fruit that’s degraded.”

Hathaway said the early varieties, such as pinot gris, are showing high quality as well as yields that, if not remarkably high, are at least normal. She is comparing it with 2007 and 2010, which were seen as among the region’s best vintages.

Given that and the optimism of the growers themselves, Lutes, Ives, Jones and the rest should have their dancing shoes at the ready while still keeping a wary eye on Mother Nature. “I’m still dancing a jig,” said Lutes, “but this is why it’s a challenge to be a winemaker in northern Michigan. Time will tell if it’s a very, very good year.”

LOST AT SEA A Mackinaw City fudge shop owner might have offered a clue to unlock a decades-old mystery.

By Patrick Sullivan Somewhere thousands of miles out on the Pacific Ocean, in miles-deep water, rests the USS Indianapolis, a World War II cruiser Japanese torpedoes sank in an event that marks the largest single loss of life in U.S. Navy history.

The location of the ship has been unknown since it went down on July 30, 1945, but a clue recently surfaced that could put researchers steps closer to finding her at the bottom of the ocean.

That clue came from an unlikely source in northern Michigan: a blog post written John Murdick, co-owner of Aaron Murdick’s Fudge in Mackinaw City.

“SHARKS TOOK THE REST” Murdick penned the blog post on a lark in May 2015 — he said he wanted to write something to celebrate the memory of his father’s service during World War II. “It was Memorial Day, and it was just my way of honoring my dad and all of the service people,” Murdick said.

The 63-year-old’s father, Francis Murdick, had passed away five years earlier at the age of 83.

Many times over the years, he’d told his son the remarkable story of the loss of the USS Indianapolis, recounting how, as a young serviceman, he’d seen the ship only hours before.

Murdick remembers that his father’s story especially resonated in 1975, when he saw the classic film Jaws at the movie theater in Charlevoix. One of the characters, Quint, portrayed by Robert Shaw, played an Indianapolis survivor who hauntingly described what had happened.

“1,100 men went into the water, 316 come out,” Quint breathlessly told his companions aboard the Orca. “The sharks took the rest.”

Murdick loved to hear his father tell the story of his encounter with the Indianapolis, and when he decided to tell it once more on his blog, he didn’t expect much of a response, really.

For Murdick, the significance of the story was that his father and his fellow sailors served aboard a small vessel, called a Landing Ship, Tank, or an LST, and that they had marveled at the size of the Indianapolis at it passed.

“They were three or four hours out, sailing west in their little LST when up from behind them came the ‘Grand Grey Lady,’ the USS Indianapolis, sailing west herself,” Murdick wrote in the post. “She passed them easily and soon was gone from sight. My dad and his buddies lamented about how great it would be to be on a Cruiser like the Indianapolis.”

It was a good thing for them they weren’t.

A CLUE LOST FOR YEARS Murdick’s dad, like so many World War II vets, didn’t like to talk a lot about the war.

While Francis Murdick told the story of the Indianapolis a few times, he didn’t necessarily relish the chance. In fact, Murdick said his dad once had an opportunity to relay the story to an author who was chronicling remembrances of the war by people in northern Michigan, but Francis wasn’t interested.

Nonetheless, Murdick thought his dad would have liked the short blog post he wrote.

He never suspected there was a nugget of information in that telling that would spark the interest of U.S. Navy researchers.

“It’s too bad he isn’t around to see that something he knew about was integral to them trying to pinpoint the location of the ship,” Murdick said. “It was just a story. It’s not like the Navy was putting out any feelers, like, ‘Who was on an LST on such-and-such a date?’”

The blog post sat static for months. A couple of people thanked Murdick for the sentiment.

And then earlier this year, Murdick got a call. Something in that blog post, the caller said, might hold a clue to the location of the Indianapolis.

Murdick said he was delighted, and he encouraged the caller to dig in to his dad’s service record if it meant researchers could better zero in the location of the Indianapolis.

“I said, ‘Look up my dad’s record and all of

that kind of thing, by all means,’” he said. “‘That was just a story my dad told.’”

ANOTHER PIECE OF THE PUZZLE Dr. Richard Hulver, the historian at the Navel History and Heritage Command who found Murdick’s blog post, said he had been trying for months to figure out the name of the LST that had passed the Indianapolis in the hours before she sank.

It seemed to be the one strand of the mystery that, despite years of investigation, no one had unravelled.

In an oral history taken two months after the loss of the Indianapolis, her captain, Charles McVay, said he had passed an LST 11 hours before his ship was torpedoed.

If the identity of the LST could be discovered, Hulver knew, it might be possible to determine its location when it met the Indianapolis. If so, that would enable researchers to better triangulate the likely location of the lost ship on the ocean floor.

But it seemed that information was lost to history.

There were over 1,000 LSTs sailing for the Allies in World War II. Hulver said he could find no clues about the identity of the one that had actually passed the Indianapolis.

“That’s one of the things there wasn’t an answer to, and that’s one of the things, I sort of made that my mission,” Hulver said.

When the archives appeared fruitless, he turned to Google.

“It was kind of an act of desperation, really,” Hulver said.

He searched for the identify of the LST using different keywords, hoping some snippet of information would pop up. And then around Christmas of 2015, there it was, six or seven pages into a search: Murdick’s blog.

“I was really trying to find a piece of that puzzle, and that’s where that blog really helped me out,” Hulver said.

It was information that Hulver could take back to National Personnel Records Center to find the name of the LST that Francis Murdick had served on that day. In the records, Hulver found the name of the ship, USS LST-779, and he took that to the National Archives to retrieve a copy of the LST’s deck log. With that, he was able to determine where the encounter took place.

The previous estimated location of the Indianapolis was based on the survivors who floated in the water for five days before they

were picked up, which basically meant researchers had to guess at the ship’s location.

IN HARM’S WAY The sinking of the Indianapolis was an epic tragedy.

Of the 1,196 men on board, only 316 survived. Those who survived floated for five days before rescuers arrived. The rest were lost to the ocean, dehydration or sharks.

The fate of the Indianapolis was a tragedy of errors that cascaded one on top of another.

It had been a busy summer for the ship.

After participating in attacks on Iwo Jima and Tokyo, it was severely damaged by a kamikaze attack in the invasion of Okinawa. Its last mission was the delivery of components of one of the nuclear bombs to an advanced base on Tinian Island. Because that was a top secret mission, so was the ship’s location.

That meant the people who would have been looking after the ship were not paying attention, the people who were supposed to notice when the ship failed to arrive in port at its scheduled time didn’t notice, and a boat that was sent out to search for the Indianapolis was called back by a senior officer.

Doug Stanton, a Traverse City author who wrote a bestselling book about the tragedy, In Harm’s Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis, said a monumental series of unfortunate events led to the ship’s horrific end.

Stanton was scheduled to accompany an expedition, sponsored by National Geographic, to search for the wreckage last June, but the endeavor was called off. That search was to take place before the new information about the LST location was realized.

Stanton said it would be a huge event if the ship were discovered.

“It’s a graveyard like the Titanic, and it’s the wreckage of the worst disaster at sea in American naval history,” Stanton said.

Stanton said he doesn’t know how much closer the new information will put searchers to the wreckage, so many miles deep in the ocean.

A DEEP RESTING PLACE Hulver said the Indianapolis will be hard to find even in light of the new data, but he believes it’s important merely to have a better idea of where the ship lies.

“The biggest thing is how deep it is,” Hulver said. “It’s in some of the deepest water on earth — we’re talking about over three miles down.”

Depending on where the ship landed, it could be on a flat floor surrounded by a debris field, or to could be hidden in a trench.

Hulver believes it’s more likely that the Indianapolis will someday be found thanks to the new information, but the Navy doesn’t currently have plans to look for it.

“We have been working with different entities and looking into perhaps one day doing a search,” said LTJG Chloe Morgan, a spokeswoman for the NHHC. Scot Christenson, communications manager for the U.S. Naval Institute, said National Geographic is still trying to organize a search, but expeditions take a lot of money and planning.

The new information, along with advances in search technology, means there is a “very good” chance that the Indianapolis will be found, Christenson said.

“Based on the info generated by that blog post, the new data point shifts the search box by about 30 miles from previous expeditions,” Christenson said. “Attempts to find the wreck in 2001 and 2005 were unsuccessful because we now know that they were searching in the wrong area.”

Hulver said it’s not every day that an offhand comment on a blog leads to a breakthrough in a historical mystery, though the chance of that happening in recent years has gone up as more and more people go online.

“More and more, with the way that everything is linked together through the Internet, the chances of this are better,” he said. “I certainly wasn’t expecting to find the solution to this on a fudge shop blog though.”

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ith more than 600 acres of forest preserve, interpretive hiking trails, and a vintage water mill that once was used to cut timber for buildings on Mackinac Island, Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park is the perfect destination, whether you’re interested in the great outdoors, Michigan’s great history, or both.

Kelsey Schnell, public relations and marketing officer for Mackinac State Historic Parks, called Mill Creek “a great dichotomy” because it has such a broad appeal in two completely diverse park categories.

“You’re five minutes away from modern civilization, but when you go back into the park, there you are as it was 150 to 200 years ago,” Schnell said. “Plus you have all of the forest trails readily accessible and easy for anyone to walk.”

WORKING WATER WONDERS The focus of the park starts with the mill itself. “Mill Creek is special, because it was the first real industrial production site in the Great Lakes,” Schnell said. When milling was done by human hand alone, she said, it would take two men to saw boards in a sawpit, with one down in the pit itself and one up top.

“It would take 14 hours to cut 10 to 12 boards on a good day,” Schnell said. For all that work, the men would be paid one cent per board.

“Once they harnessed the creek to cut the timber, everything changed,” Schnell explained. “The powered saw blade would stay in place, and the water would push the log through, cutting it into boards. With this new method, they could cut 120 boards per day.”

The logs were then lashed together into temporary rafts, and pulled along the waterway and out by horses. It was a revolution in how construction in the region was done, and you can see how it all worked via live sawmill and sawpit demonstrations.

NATURE QUEST PERSPECTIVE Another section of the park features the Adventure Tour, a special guided nature quest unlike anything else you’ll find Up North.

“The Adventure Tour has three components, starting with the Forest Canopy high-ropes bridge course, which is 50 feet above the dammed water area that’s used for the logs,” Schnell said.

Once you’re fitted with a harness and helmet, you get to explore the canopy above, giving you the perspective of a squirrel.

The Eagle’s Flight Zip Line is the second part of the adventure.

“This is 425 feet long and also travels over the creek, mimicking the flight of an eagle,” Schnell explained. “We tell people to spread their arms and see how many fish you can spot, as an eagle’s eyesight is ten times better than a human’s!”

The zip line is more of a Zen experience than a thrill ride. While it’s definitely exhilarating, it’s intended to be more of a visual experience, and Schnell said all ages enjoy it.

“Kids can go, as well as adults, and we even have a 98-year-old man who comes back every year just to ride the zip line,” he said.

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All ages can enjoy a trek in the forest canopy and across the rope bridge.

the animals living in the different levels of the forest as you ascend.

If you’re not up for climbing the wall itself, you can use the interior tower stairs to reach the top; either way, the effort’s worth it.

“At the top, you’re 180 feet above the Straits of Mackinac, and you can see all of downtown Mackinaw City, Mackinac Island, and the Mackinac Bridge,” Schnell said. “On a clear day, you can even see 11 to 12 miles right across the Straits!”

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By Kristi Kates olden yellows, rich reds, vivid oranges, earthy browns. These are the colors of fall in northern Michigan, the annual happening that delights locals and attracts a whole new round of tourists. One of the best ways to enjoy this exuberant scenery is to drive through it, leaving time for leisurely stops along the way at overstuffed pumpkin patches, apple orchards serving up fresh cider, and farm stands where you can visit with the friendliest of folk and compare notes with your fellow leaf-peepers. According to the 2016 Farmers’ Almanac, the peak of this year’s fall colors will run October 1 through 17, so right now is the perfect time to try on one of these four driving tours.

THE US-2 TOUR

Driving across the Mackinac Bridge is only the first bonus of this more rustic trek through a section of Michigan’s upper half. Start up at St. Ignace’s Castle Rock for spectacular views of Lake Huron and Mackinac Island, and then head west on the quiet stretches of tree-lined US-2. You’ll follow the Lake Michigan shoreline, where there are ample spots for pasty picnics on the beach and shots of the surf with colorful trees alongside.

Route: US-2 Start: Castle Rock off of I-75 in St. Ignace End: Manistique What You’ll See: The Mystery Spot with its zany roadside Americana illusions, a plethora of small souvenir shops and snack stands, small sand dunes and swales, and towering pines, especially once you hit parts of the Hiawatha National Forest.

Best Photo Op: About 23 miles west of St. Ignace, you’ll find a striking steel bridge and scenic turnout over the Cut River that offers vast views of Lake Michigan, plus a wooden staircase for an impromptu exploration of the river valley.

THE TUNNEL OF TREES TOUR

Beginning in Harbor Springs, where tranquil off-season shopping abounds, this route ascends up the bluff on M-119, and it’s a favorite of drivers and cyclists alike.

Pond Hill Farm, five miles north, is a fantastic place to stop at the start of your drive. You can either sit down for lunch or grab farm-fresh snacks in the farm’s market.

Drive carefully, as the narrow highway has no center line but plenty of unexpected twists and turns, most notably at the spot locals call Devil’s Elbow.

Route: M-119 Start: Downtown Harbor Springs End: Cross Village What You’ll See: Thick hardwoods and pine trees arching over the road, with plenty of glimpses of a glimmering Lake Michigan far below; horses at farms alongside the route; the old-timey Good Hart General Store; and Legs Inn in Cross Village, home to quirky architecture, inspired wood carvings and pierogies.

Best Photo Op: There aren’t a lot of places to pull over on M-119 itself, so your best bet is to grab a beverage and take advantage of the garden behind Legs Inn, where you can catch spectacular lake-view sunsets.

THE BREEZEWAY TOUR

Freshly repaved for much of its scenic 26 miles, the Breezeway officially begins in Atwood, with Royal Farms poised as a great first stop for a bag of crisp apples to take on your jaunt. Several small lakes link together along the route for frequent inland-water views, and the rustic

charm of the region carries through whether you’re at a farm stand, small motel, or local restaurant.

Route: C-48 Start: Atwood “The Adorable” on US-31 End: Boyne Falls on US-131 What You’ll See: Welcoming farm markets and orchards all along the route; Lakes St. Clair, Lake Charlevoix and Deer Lake; scenic overlooks; a plethora of rustic cottages and campgrounds.

Best Photo Op: At the end of your drive, make a stop at Boyne Mountain Resort (call ahead for times/prices) to snag a fall foliage chairlift ride, which offers some of the prettiest and most photogenic views in the region.

THE LEELANAU SCENIC HERITAGE TOUR

This fall trek out onto the Leelanau Peninsula can be driven in several different ways, depending on which towns you choose to stop in. At your service are Suttons Bay, Northport, Leland, Lake Leelanau, and Glen Arbor, all with their own character and attractions.

There are so many things to do and see along this route, from casual and fine dining to art galleries, parks and natural areas, you might even want to turn this particular color tour drive into a full weekend getaway.

Route: M-22/M-109/M-204 Start: M-22 just outside of Traverse City End: Empire What You’ll See: Picturesque vineyards, wineries, and orchards; quaint shops; beautiful beaches and hiking opportunities; Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

Best Photo Op: After visiting the village of Northport, take a quick side jaunt to Leelanau State Park to view the Grand Traverse Lighthouse, guiding the shore since 1858, and the beautiful lake views beyond.

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EMPIRE HOPS FESTIVAL Paying tribute to that very small but most important ingredient of beer’s foundation, Empire’s Hops Festival returns for its third year with plenty of hoppy potables, including ciders, food, and great live music.

Brews: This year’s participating breweries include Stormcloud Brewing Company, The Filling Station, Right Brain Brewery, New Holland Brewing, Oddside Ales, St. Ambrose Cellars, The Workshop Brewing Co., Lake Ann Brewing Co., and Brewery Becker.

Foods: A fantastic range of snacks and carryout dishes will be available for purchase from the MI Grille, Scalawags Whitefish and Chips, the Little Traverse Inn, NJ’s Grocery, Pleva’s Meats, Deering’s Jerky Co., Art’s Tav-

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Sounds: Jackpine from 1pm to 4pm, Black Jake and the Carnies from 5pm to 7pm, and The Benzie Playboys wrapping things up from 8pm to 10pm.

When: October 1, 12pm–10pm Where: Front Street in Empire, between Union and La Rue streets; free parking is available at Johnson Park, two blocks north of Front Street.

Cost: $15 admission includes a complimentary glass and drink ticket Don’t Miss: A side trip to the always gorgeous Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore next door is the perfect morning activity before you indulge in this microbrew extravaganza.

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HARBOR SPRINGS BREW FESTIVAL The second annual iteration of this already-popular newbie fest brings microbrews, cider, and food together on Harbor Springs’ newly revamped scenic waterfront on Little Traverse Bay. Expect a friendly crowd that’s heavy on locals and in-the-know fall tourists.

Brews: More than 25 Michigan breweries and 100 craft beers and ciders will be included at this ambitious little event, including beverages from Arbor Brewery, Liberty Street Brewing Company, Oddside Ales, Petoskey Brewery, Short’s Brewing Company, Uncle John’s Cider, Vandermill Ciders, Tunnel Vision Brewery, Stormcloud Brewing Company, and more.

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Sounds: When you’ve got a local band this popular, you only need one band: the Jelly Roll Blues Band will be the afternoon’s entertainment, with their mix of classic rock and bluesy originals.

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is then pumped into cloths that are stacked between plastic racks; this stack of apple “cheeses” are then squeezed in a hydraulic press, and the juice is collected. “This juice is typically what one drinks in the fall with donuts,” Young explained.

Yeast is added to the juice, which is then allowed to ferment. “During the fermenting process, the yeasts consume the apple’s sugar to create alcohol and carbon dioxide,” Young said. “Sometimes we let the yeast eat all the sugar, and we end up with a dry cider. Other times we stop the ferment with a centrifuge that essentially whips all the yeast out, and we’re left with a naturally sweet cider.” After the ferment, the ciders are carbonated, filtered, and packaged, ready to be consumed.

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By Kristi Kates

Orchard flavor. Rich blends. Artisanal beverages. These are just some of the buzzwords surrounding Dan Young and Nikki Rothwell’s Tandem Ciders, the award-winning Suttons Bay cidery inspired by the couple’s tandem bicycle tour of England.

DARINGLY DIFFERENT Set in the heart of Leelanau wine country, Tandem Ciders stands out not only because it’s one of only a few dedicated cideries in the region but also because its range of ciders — from tart to sweet to sour and many in between — is so broad.

VENTURING NORTH So what brought this robust cider house here? “The main reason we moved to Michigan was that Nikki grew up here. She was born and raised in Kingsley,” Young said.

Rothwell had been at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and met Young while he was co-owner of a local brewpub, where he’d spent 12 years utilizing his food-science background.

The pair couple took a trip to England in 2003, and that’s where the cider seed was

sown. They soon found different varieties of cider at nearly every pub they stopped at, each with their own unique flavor profiles and subtle differences. “We spent 30 days riding our tandem bicycle through the heart of the English cider industry in the south and really started to enjoy cider during that trip,” Young said. “All the pubs had multiple taps of ciders!”

PUB APPROACH The pair married in 2004, with Rothwell nudging Young, a native New Englander, into the move to Michigan after she had applied for a job at Michigan State University’s Horticultural Research Station in Leelanau County. But they also wanted a project they could call their own as a couple, one that would serve as an anchor for themselves and their neighbors.

“After moving here, I attended a meeting of MSU’s Michigan Hard Cider Initiative, which was created to generate interest in hard cider as a way to utilize Michigan’s significant apple crops,” Young said. “Cider also appealed to us because it was just so local — there are so many apples here in Northern Michigan.”

They modeled Tandem’s tiny tasting room after some of the small, well-worn country pubs they’d visited in England, keep-

ing the main area cozy and the outdoors just as welcoming as the inside. “There are picnic tables and horseshoe pits outside,” Young said.

“We have a decidedly pub-like feel and have created a nice balance of locals and visitors.”

LOCAL LOVE Focusing on local apples for their beverages, Tandem manages its own small orchard with twelve different cider-specific apple varieties, and the couple buys additional varieties from other local growers.

“We purchase the vast majority of our apples from local growers like the Steimel Brothers, Eagle View Farms, Versnyder Fruit, and Christmas Cove in Leelanau County,” Young said. “Also Wunsch Farms and Schultz Orchards on Old Mission Peninsula. And we really value the close relationships we have formed over the years with these growers; we wouldn’t be able to do what we do without them.” What they do is transform nearly 500,000 pounds of apples per year into cider, in a process that’s as fascinating and specific as the cider is flavorful.

POMACEOUS PROCESS Fresh, ripe apples are washed and then crushed to form a pomace, the solid parts of the apple crushed together. The pomace

APPLE ATTRIBUTES Different apples have different flavor profiles, which influence the resulting ciders, offering just as many different characteristics as a wine or a microbrew. It takes skill to determine which apples will create the type of cider that is desired, and that’s the couple’s specialty.

“In Europe, it’s very common to grow apples specifically for cider,” Young said.

“These apples are often much more bitter, astringent, tart, and even sweeter than many of our common dessert apples, and those flavors definitely affect the flavors of those ciders. We take great pride in the fact that we never add sugar or sweeteners to our cider.”

Tandem’s Green Man cider, for instance, is made primarily from Rhode Island Greening apples, a green-skinned apple whose tart taste carries over into the finished cider.

SWEET REWARDS Tandem Ciders offers a couple of standout sodas, too, for those preferring something non-alcoholic — its ginger ale and sparkling apple both offer tangy refreshment equal to that of their cider counterparts.

Adding in the sodas is another way Young and Rothwell are evolving their cidery, and their efforts are paying off. Many of their beverages have acquired their own fan club, nabbing writeups in a long list of publications and positive recommendations flying as fast as apple tree leaves in October.

As for the ciders of which the owners themselves are fans? “Nikki perfers the drier ciders. She would probably choose the Crabster or The Dry Guy,” Young said. “And I’ve been loving our Smackintosh in the can lately; it’s made with mostly Macintosh apples, fermented specifically to preserve that fresh fruit flavor that reminds so many of us of fall.”

Tandem Ciders is located at 2055 N. Setterbo Rd. in Suttons Bay. It’s open seven days a week: Mon.-Fri. 12-6, Sun. 12-5 (days/hours will change over the winter, so call ahead).

231-271-0050, tandemciders.com.

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PRESERVING FALL’S BOUNTY IN JARS:

Jen Schaap is the Food and Farming Programs Coordinator for Crosshatch.

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CANNING WITH CROSSHATCH

By Kristi Kates

On a sunny afternoon on the piazza at The Village at Grand Traverse Commons farmers market, a small but focused crowd gathered. They weren’t there to shop, nor to admire the grounds; they could be seen busily cutting vegetables, pouring liquid into jars, and carefully submerging the fruits of their labors into steaming hot water — all at a mobile kitchen that’s revolutionizing how locals are learning to preserve healthy food.

The Crosshatch Center for Art and Ecology is a nonprofit that helps build community through farming, art, ecology, and economy.

Jenn Schaap is the food and farming programs coordinator for the organization, which is headquartered in Bellaire and supports all of northwest lower Michigan. “We have many programs that assist in promoting healthy foods,” Schaap said. “We have a mobile chicken coop and 12 guilds that focus on things like beekeeping, grains, herbs, and goats. Our goal for the guilds is to bring people together around these topics so that they can learn from each other.”

The Preservation Station is one of the center’s newest outreach programs, and it was the focus of the folks gathered at the piazza. Carefully housed inside a cargo trailer, the Preservation Station — nicknamed “Blanch” as an inside joke for experienced canners — is essentially a mobile canning and fermentation kitchen on wheels, ready to go to wherever the produce and the people need it. “It has counter space, propane tanks, burners, knives — all the equipment you need to do hot-water canning and fermentation,” Schapp said.

Hot-water-bath canning is a relatively easy way to make seasonal fruits and vegetables shelf-stable, so they can be safely kept and eaten throughout the ensuing months.

“Think things like pickles, tomatoes, salsas, peaches, and jams,” Schaap said. “We research the recipes to ensure the right acidity, the ingredients are put into jars, the jars go into a hot-water bath based on those recipes and are then boiled.” Dilly beans (pickled green beans with dill) take the shortest time — about five minutes. The longest foods take about 45 minutes. “Once they’re done, they’re shelf-stable for up to a year, as long as the seal stays,” Schaap said. “This is such a great way to extend our local seasonal foods!”

Fermentation is the second process taught at the Preservation Station. Sauerkraut and kimchi are the two most popular fermented recipes, hailing from Germany and Korea, respectively. The process to make these is a little different. “For sauerkraut, you salt the cabbage, and the salt creates an environment for healthy bacteria to live,” Schaap explained. “You cover it, and it sits and foams on your countertop. You “burp” the jar occasionally to keep the cabbage under the liquid. This sounds scary at first, but it’s easy! As it ferments, you taste until it gets to the level of sour that you want, then you cap it and put it into a cold place. The cold slows the fermentation, and makes it ready to eat.”

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other produce, the station already has taught a wide range of people these processes and many others.

The Preservation Station is also partnering with Munson’s fruit and vegetable prescription project, to teach patients with chronic diseases all about foods that can help with their healing processes.

“Those people take classes every Monday with us to learn how to cook,” Schaap said. “Preservation Station is great for everyone, but it’s especially good for them.”

Munson got a grant for the program, which enables it to pay Crosshatch to bring the Preservation Station to Munson patients, Artwork for the Preservation Station was done by Thais Beltrame from but because Crosshatch organiz- Sao Paulo, Brazil. ers believe that preserving food a facelift, too, with brand new custom art is something everyone should be able to do, painted on the exterior by Thais Beltrame, they’re making the Preservation Station availan alumni of the Hill House (Crosshatch able for rent to anyone in the community.

Artist Residency Program) who hails from “We are currently working out the differSao Paulo, Brazil. Blanch might get outfitent types of uses for the station, from renting ted with some other new features soon, said the trailer on its own to adding instructors,” Schaap: “We’d like to test out cheesemaking Schaap said. “The costs will be different with the station, and we might do that as based on the situation, class, or event. People early as later this year. We also are considercan rent it to have canning parties on their ing curing or smoking meat. I’ll be researchown property, whether it’s a farm or home.” ing these things over the winter to see what Along with the use of the Preservation Stawe can implement next. Taking just a few tion itself, Crosshatch also sets up guests with hours to prepare foods ahead like this every recipes, and can arrange mini-classes for small fall makes winter dining so much better!” groups. “The cost ranges from $10 to $35 per person,” Schaap said. “We recommend 10 to For more information on the Crosshatch Cen12 people for optimum efficiency and fun!” ter for Art and Ecology’s Preservation Station, The Preservation Station trailer just got visit crosshatch.org or call 231-622-5252.

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By Clark Miller Award-winning journalist David Maraniss visits the National Writers Series stage Friday, Oct. 7, to discuss his bestselling book, Once in a Great City: A Detroit Story, which covers what he views as the city’s heyday: an 18-month period between the autumn of 1962 and the spring of 1964.

Maraniss has chosen his time frame carefully. Amid today’s reports of Detroit’s unemployment, urban blight and depopulation, it would be easy to forget that the city once had a thriving economy, a lively pop-culture scene and was considered by many leaders as a model for future social progress. Once in a Great City shows a city full of energy.

It was an especially heady time for the auto industry, the economic backbone of the city. Car sales were at all-time highs. The Ford Mustang had been unveiled. There were jobs to be had. And a great many families inched their way up the economic ladder.

The good times helped many (though not all) African-American families but with a few significant differences.

“Unemployment in the African-American community was always somewhat higher,” Maraniss said. “But the key difference was the types of jobs they tended to have, which were usually the worst paying and hardest in terms of wear and tear and were predominately in the foundries.”

Maraniss, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, brings to life many of the colorful, key characters of the era.

His description of Henry Ford II (aka the Deuce), for example, as being more like LBJ than JFK, is telling. For all his money and power, this was a guy with more than a few rough edges or, as Maraniss wryly notes, was someone whose experiences at an expensive boarding school and then at Yale “did not stain him with the patina of eastern sophistication.” The Deuce was also a person who ruled by fear — a man who, according to the author, resembled “some of the traits of his grandfather, especially a killer-cold ability to fire people without compunction.”

On the other side of the industrial fence, Walter Reuther, the leader of the United Auto Workers (UAW) labor union, comes across as a man of courage and vision.

“Reuther was not just a major figure in the labor movement in terms of bringing the working class into the middle class as the leader of the UAW but [was] also a key figure in the civil rights movement,” Maraniss said in an interview with Northern Express. “Essentially UAW money bankrolled much of the civil rights movement, and Reuther was close to [Presidents] Kennedy and Johnson, and [Rev.] Martin Luther King. He was constantly pushing for civil rights.”

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At the time, Detroit schools had a strong music curriculum, and many families — black and white alike — could afford to have pianos in their homes. There was also a strong singing tradition in African-American churches throughout the city.

All of this helped set the stage for the rise of the musical empire created by the father of Motown, Berry Gordy Jr. Within a remarkably short time, the Motown Sound, embodied by such rising stars such as Little Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, the Four Tops, the Supremes and the Temptations, played to sold-out venues across the country.

Maraniss chose this period in time because, “Motown was rocking. Labor was strong. People were marching for freedom, [and] the president was calling Detroit a ‘herald of hope.’”

But he also makes it clear that even then, there were clear signs — most of them routinely ignored — that tough times were lurking.

A report by Wayne State University sociologists in the spring of 1963, for instance, predicted that Detroit would lose one quarter of its population by 1970. Few took note of the report, Maraniss said, “probably because Detroit seemed to be booming, and there was a boosterish atmosphere” that blinded the public to future challenges.

In retrospect, the problems had started much earlier.

“Detroit started losing jobs in the mid- to late ’50s,” Maraniss said. “But it was a slow loss.

The city was still thriving, and the auto industry was still the heart of employment.”

Ultimately, the city’s population declined from 1.7 million at its peak to its current total of just 700,000 residents.

Today there are a few new signs of hope — at least in certain neighborhoods.

“I see some positive things that weren’t there when I started visiting the city five years ago while writing this book,” he said. “The city hit rock bottom, and now it has nowhere to go but up.”

Once in a Great City expresses Maraniss’ love of the city of his birth.

“I wanted to project a sense of respect for the city. Detroit gave America a tremendous amount — cars, labor, music, and civil rights.

That shouldn’t be forgotten.”

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2 Jada Morgan and Sam Augusta seizing the last few warm days outside at the Filling Station in Traverse City.

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7TH ANNUAL GREAT LAKES GLASS PUMPKIN PATCH DAY: 11am-7pm, Three Pines Studio, Cross Village & Boyer Glassworks, Harbor Springs. Featuring hundreds of hand blown glass pumpkins crafted by local glass artists Harry Boyer & Lynn Dinning. From 2-5pm there will be chip carving by Dawson Moore & music by Melissa Welke at Three Pines Studio.

-------------------DOWNTOWN HISTORIC WALKING TOURS: Held every Sat. in Oct. at 10:30am. Meet 20 minutes early in front of Horizon Books, TC. Cost, $10; proceeds benefit the Traverse Area Historical Society. 995-0313.

-------------------ART RECEPTION: For “Other Words for Nature” Women’s Art Exhibit, part of the Aesthetics in Health Partnership with Interlochen Arts Academy. 4pm, Third Floor Reflection Gallery, Cowell Family Cancer Center, TC. munsonhealthcare.org/cowell-family-cancer-center

-------------------“TO BRAZIL WITH LOVE: A Tribute to Antonio Jobim”: Presented by Younce Guitar Duo & vibraphonist Jim Cooper. 8pm, Historic Elk Rapids Town Hall. General admission: $15 advance, $20 door. brownpapertickets.com

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“PROTECTING VILLAGERS: Violent Conflict & Forced Migration”: With Dr. Prakash Adhikari of CMU. 7pm, Trinity Church of the United Church of Christ, Northport. 231-342-5763.

by Jackpine, Black Jake & the Carnies, & The Benzie Playboys. $15 entry fee includes a glass & drink tickets. empirechamber.com

“LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS”: Sci-fi horror musical with a 1960’s pop/rock score. 7:30pm, Old Town Playhouse, MainStage Theatre, TC. Tickets: $15-$28. mynorthtickets.com

FALLFEST IN BEULAH/BENZONIA: Featuring complimentary food & wine samplings, fall soup contest, Pat Harrison - “Lord of Gourd” carvings, pumpkin decorating, classic vehicle & motorcycle “Park & Shine” Show, Historical Walking Tour of Benzonia, horse drawn wagon rides, & much more. visitbenzie.com

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ELK RAPIDS ART BEAT: Fall Art Splendor.

10am-5pm. This open house gallery walk includes The Blue Heron Gallery, Mullaly’s 128 Gallery & The Twisted Fish Gallery. There will also be painting demonstrations & music by Randy Reszka. business.elkrapidschamber.org

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-------------------EMPIRE HOPS FESTIVAL: Noon-10pm, Front St. in Empire between Union & La Rue Streets. Featuring local foods, brews & music

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FALL-TIME SOCIAL: Begins at noon at the Rex Dobson Ruby Ellen Farm, 5946 S. Center Hwy., Bingham Township, Leelanau County. Featuring a pig roast lunch, pie auction, horseshoe pitching, horse-drawn wagon rides, music with North Bay Celtic & Joe Bottenhorn & Friends, & more. $20 adults, $5 children ages 6-11. rubyellenfarm.org

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LITTLE TRAVERSE HALF MARATHON & 10K: 8am. Half marathon starts at Little Traverse Wheelway, Bay Harbor. 10K starts at Petoskey State Park. outfitterharborsprings.com

HAPPY APPLE DAYS & FALL SALE: Enjoy great sales & apples in Downtown TC from 1-3pm. www.downtowntc.com

13TH ANNUAL HARVEST DAYS CELEBRATION: 1-4pm, Samels Farm, 8298 Skegemog Point Rd., Williamsburg. Press fresh cider, bob for apples, watch the blacksmith shape tools, dance to music by Hammer’d, ride an old fashioned farm wagon, & more. Also featuring local author Bob Campbell. Free. samelsfarm.org

SLOW PADDLE: Presented by Paddle Antrim at Thurston Park, Central Lake at 2pm. Bring your own paddle craft & personal floatation device. Free. paddleantrim.com

CLAUDE BOURBON: This Medieval & Spanish Blues guitarist comes all the way from England. 7pm, Sleder’s Family Tavern, TC. Tickets: $15 advance, $20 door. 947-9213.

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HARBOR SPRINGS FESTIVAL OF THE BOOK: Sept. 30 – Oct. 2. Featuring keynote addresses, panel discussions, educational programs, cookbook author events, readings, & book signings with authors, illustrators, and journalists. For schedule & info, visit: hsfotb.org

SLEEPING BEAR MARATHON: This scenic marathon & half marathon take place in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The out-andback marathon course will take runners by the “Dune Climb,” past Little Glen Lake, & through the village of Glen Arbor with views of the Manitou Islands & Sleeping Bear Dunes along the way. All races start at Lake MI Beach Park; marathon at 7:30am, half marathon at 8:30am, & 5K at 8:40am. enduranceevolution.com

– 4pm. Meet artist Jean Larson & check out her exhibition, & try a variety of arts & science activities. dennosmuseum.org

HARVEST FEST 2016 – 17TH ANNUAL HARVEST DAY: Noon-4pm, Chateau Chantal, TC. Smell wine, stomp grapes & tour. Free admission. chateauchantal.com

THE HARRY GOLDSON ENSEMBLE: Enjoy live jazz at the W.T. Best Theater, Old Art Building, Leland at 7:30pm. A reception will be held at 7pm. Goldson’s musical roots go back to Chicago’s West Side during the 1930’s.

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SKI SWAP: 9am-2pm, Nub’s Nob, Harbor Springs. Presented by the Harbor Springs Ski Boosters from 9am-2pm. Info: hsskiteam.com

REMEMBRANCE RUN: 5K & 1-mile race/ walk/run at Timber Ridge Resort, TC at 10am.

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8TH ANNUAL SKITOBERFEST: Held at Boyne Mountain, Boyne Falls, this event includes guest speaker Nick Goepper, 2014 Olympic bronze medalist & three-time Winter X Games gold medalist; a winter expo, MI beer, wine & spirits tasting, music, dance & theater performances, free chairlift rides, hay rides, a petting zoo, horse & pony rides, the Pond Pedal, Rail Jam, parade & much more. Admission is free. boyne.com

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-------------------RIDE FOR DIGNITY: Over 70 riders will bike a relaxed 16 mile ride along the Leelanau TART Trail between TC & Suttons Bay. Presented by Northwest Michigan Supportive Housing in an effort to increase funds to provide permanent supportive housing for homeless individuals & families struggling with a mental illness. Registration ($40) takes place at 10:30am in the parking lot of Larkin Group, TC. Includes lunch at Hop Lot Brewery. nmshousing.org

-------------------BIG DRAW DAY: Kick off a STEAM-themed Big Draw 2016 with this all-day event at Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC from noon

---------------------------------------------------------6TH ANNUAL EXHIBIT: New paintings by Lynn Uhlmann, Angela Saxon, Royce Deans & Anne Corlett at the Old Art Building, Leland from 10am-8pm. An opening reception will be held tonight from 5-8pm. oldartbuilding.com

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10TH ANNUAL HARVEST FESTIVUS: Noon6pm, Left Foot Charley, TC. Featuring fresh cider, wine tasting, German Oompah music, horsedrawn wagon rides, & more. leftfootcharley.com

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FREE FALL FUN: Pick a pumpkin, & enjoy hayrides, games, crafts, food & more. 3-6pm, First Congregational Church, TC. fcctc.org

THE SWEET WATER WARBLERS: Featuring May Erlewine, Rachael Davis & Lindsay Lou. 7pm, The Bay Theatre, Suttons Bay. Tickets: $18 advance, $22 door. mynorthtickets.com

THREE MEN AND A TENOR: American pop music. 8pm, Beaver Island Community Center Theatre. Tickets: $25; children 18 & under, $15. 231-448-2022.

TRIBUTE TO FRANK SINATRA: Featuring Rick Stewart. With the Bay Area Big Band.

3pm, First Congregational Church, TC. Tickets, $15-$20: bayareamusicfoundation.org

--------------------------------------STATE OF THE UNION: A new opera by Eugene Birman, performed by the Helsinki Chamber Choir. 7:30pm, Corson Auditorium, Interlochen Center for the Arts. Tickets, $30. interlochen.org

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HIKE IT BABY: 12-1:15pm, Old Mission Park, TC. Enjoy an easy paced hike. Meet at the lighthouse. www.hikeitbaby.com

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-------------------“LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS”: Sci-fi horror musical with a 1960’s pop/rock score. 2pm, Old Town Playhouse, MainStage Theatre, TC. Tickets: $15-$28. mynorthtickets.com

-------------------SUTTON FOSTER: This Tony award-winning actor, singer & dancer has been called “The New Ethel Merman” (Vanity Fair). 7pm, City Opera House, TC. Tickets start at $35. cityoperahouse.org

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oct 03

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LEARN HOW TO START GEOCACHING: 3pm, TC Senior Center. Free. Register: 922-4911.

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OLD MISSION PENINSULA HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING: 7pm, Peninsula Township Hall, TC. Walt Feiger will talk about his collection of MI license plates.

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THE HUNT FOR THE REDS OF OCTOBER: Takes place weekdays during the month of Oct. Your ticket gets you a complimentary pour at each of more than 20 participating wineries on the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail offering diverse red wines. Tickets, $10; $5 of each ticket goes to the American Red Cross. lpwines.com

B.E.A.R. DAY: Be Excited About Reading at Horizon Books, TC. From 8am-9pm Horizon Books will donate a percentage of the day’s total proceeds towards Pathfinder School. There will also be music class, craft time, teens & technology, early reading & more. Schedule: thepathfinderschool.org

-------------------FRANKFORT BEER WEEK: Oct. 3-8. Today includes the Cloudvitational Beer Dinner at Chimney Corners Resort at 6:30pm. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Meals on Wheels of Benzie County. For more events & info, visit: frankfortbeerweek.com

AUDITIONS: For “A Christmas Story.” 7-9pm, Cooley High School Annex, Cadillac. Roles for 7 males & 4 females. Presented by the Cadillac Footliters. Find ‘Footliters’ on Facebook.

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FRANKFORT BEER WEEK: Oct. 3-8. Today includes “Cooking Up A Storm” – Cooking With Beer Class at Oliver Art Center from 12-2pm. For more events & info, visit: frankfortbeerweek.com

CHURCH WOMEN UNITED MEETING: 10am-12:30pm, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, TC. The Church Women United States Officers will present the program “Bridge Over Troubled Waters.” Potluck luncheon to follow; bring a food dish & table service.

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BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH: The film “One Way: A Journey to This Moment” will be shown at 6pm at the State Theatre, TC. Followed by a community panel with local experts & survivors. Free. stateandbijou.org

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GATHER FOR GOOD: A fundraising luncheon to benefit Goodwill Northern Michigan. “Good Stories.” Featuring guest speaker Kevin Elsenheimer, MSHDA. Noon-1:30pm, NMC Hagerty Center, TC. Tickets, $30. goodwillnmi. org/gather

tuesday

“TYPE TALK IN THE 100-ACRE WOODS”: This workshop is presented by the AAUW, TC Branch at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, TC at 6:30pm. aauwtc.org

-------------------COFFEE @ TEN: With Greg Carpenter of Crooked Tree Breadworks. 10am, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. crookedtree.org

-------------------FRANKFORT BEER WEEK: Oct. 3-8. Today includes the State of Michigan Hops Presentation at The Garden Theater at 7pm. For more events & info, visit: frankfortbeerweek.com

-------------------PARKINSON’S NETWORK NORTH EVENING GROUP: 6pm, MCHC, rooms E & G, TC. gtaparkinsonsgroup.org

oct 05

wednesday

CIVILITY IN GOVERNMENT: How to Talk with People with Whom You Disagree. Hosted

by LWV Leelanau County at the Leelanau County Government Center at noon.

LWVLeelanau.org

-------------------TC WALKS TO SCHOOL DAY: This community-wide, multi-school celebration of National Walk to School Day is hosted by Norte!. Those who live too far from home can drive to one of the “Park & Stroll” locations. The Most Walk-tastic TC School will be crowned. elgruponorte.org

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-------------------“IN THE BEGINNING”: Parkinson’s Network North invites persons diagnosed with PD, during the past year, to an informal discussion about their medications, professional services & physical changes. 6:30-8pm, Traverse Area District Library, Thirlby Room, TC. gtaparkinsonsgroup.org

-------------------ELK RAPIDS WOMEN MEETING: Meet & Eat at The Local, Elk Rapids at 6pm. Bring your business cards. Cost, $12 or $10 for paid members of Elk Rapids Women. Find ‘Elk Rapids Women’ on Facebook.

-------------------“LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS”: Sci-fi horror musical with a 1960’s pop/rock score. 7:30pm, Old Town Playhouse, MainStage Theatre, TC. Tickets: $15-$28. mynorthtickets.com

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BEYOND PARIS: International to Local Climate Solutions: Former Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell will speak about his experiences at the Paris climate talks & how cities can take local action in the fight against global climate change. Presented by the Citizens’ Climate Lobby. Held at Central United Methodist Church, TC from 7-8:30pm. www.facebook. com/events/1388477524499049/

-------------------FRANKFORT BEER WEEK: Oct. 3-8. Today includes a Beer & Cheese Pairing Workshop at Stormcloud Brewing Co. at 7pm. For more events & info, visit: frankfortbeerweek.com

-------------------ARTS ACADEMY COLLAGE: Enjoy music, dance, theatre, creative writing, visual arts & film by Interlochen Arts Academy students.

7:30pm, Corson Auditorium, Interlochen Center for the Arts. Tickets: $27; $23 seniors; & $10 youth. interlochen.org

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A TEMPTATIONS REVUE: Featuring Barrington “Bo” Henderson. 7-9pm, Kirtland Center for the Performing Arts, Roscommon. Tickets, $35. kirtlandcenter.com

-------------------AUTUMN AT THE ARTS CENTER: A celebration of art, food & farming at the Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. 10am-1pm: CTAC’s

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11am-noon: First Fridays for Foodies. Coveyou Scenic Farm presents “Favorites for the Fall.” crookedtree.org

-------------------“LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS”: (See Thurs., Oct. 6)

-------------------THE ROMANTICS: Bring their hits such as “What I Like About You” & “Talking in Your Sleep.” 8pm, Odawa Casino Resort, Petoskey.

Tickets: $10-$30. odawacasino.com

-------------------HALLOWEEN HARVEST FESTIVAL WEEKEND: Held at Young State Park, Boyne City, tonight features a movie in the graveyard.

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-------------------DIXIE SWIM CLUB, A PLAY: For 33 years a group of friends returns to the same cottage.

Follow them from their 40’s to their 70’s. 7pm, Northport Community Arts Center. $15 adults, $5 students. northportcac.org

-------------------FRANKFORT BEER WEEK: Oct. 3-8. Today includes a Beer & Food Pairing at the Cabbage Shed from 4-9pm. For more events & info, visit: frankfortbeerweek.com

-------------------NATIONAL WRITERS SERIES: An Evening with David Maraniss: This Pulitzer Prize winner will talk with host John Bacon about Detroit at its pinnacle in 1963. Includes a pre-reception with live music & a book signing.

7pm, City Opera House, TC. General admission, $15.50. cityoperahouse.org

-------------------ARTS ACADEMY COLLAGE: (See Thurs., Oct. 6) -------------------“THE GIRLS IN 509”: Presented by the Cadillac Footliters at the Cadillac High School Auditorium at 7pm. cadillacfootliters.com

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ONEKAMA FREE FALL FAMILY FESTIVAL: 10am4pm, Village Park. Includes an arts & crafts show, hay rides, a bull train, bounce house & more. Onekama.info

-------------------BOOK LAUNCH PARTY, AUTHOR SIGNINGS & READING PERFORMANCE: Events start at 10am at Horizon Books, TC. horizonbooks.com

-------------------INTERPRETIVE HIKE: Learn about fall animals from 10:30-11:30am at the Boardman River Nature Center, TC, or take part in a hands-on lesson about Michigan owls under the Oleson Pavilion, behind Nature Center from 1-2pm. Presented by the GT Conservation District. Free. natureiscalling.org

-------------------WALK, RUN, EMPOWER 5K: To raise awareness about sexual violence. 8am, NMC, TC. $10 students, $15 others. 995-1056.

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TRITOFINISH: Run, walk or crawl around Otsego Lake. Half marathon, 10K, 5K or 1 mile run beginning at Otsego County Park, Gaylord at 8am. tritofinish.com/events “LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS”: (See Thurs., Oct. 6)

-------------------HARVEST DINNER: Hosted by the Alden Men’s Club at the Helena Township Community Hall. Doors open at 5pm; silent auction runs from 5-6pm; & dinner is at 6pm. Raises funds to support the needy & six food pantries in the area. 231-322-6216.

-------------------HALLOWEEN HARVEST FESTIVAL WEEKEND: Held at Young State Park, Boyne City, today features kids crafts, hay rides, contests & a haunted trail. 231-582-7523.

-------------------SOFIA TALVIK: Growing up in Sweden, Talvik’s music has always had a tint of her Scandinavian heritage, but her 16 month, 37 state long tour through the USA has moved her music closer to the Americana tradition.

7:30pm, The Rhubarbary, 3550 5 Mile Creek Rd., Harbor Springs. 231-357-7339.

-------------------HARVEST AT THE COMMONS: Enjoy a local farm-to-table feast, bid on homemade pies baked by community champions, & dance to live music by The Crane Wives. 5pm, GT Commons, TC. Tickets, $45. Benefits Groundwork’s efforts to build community resilience. groundworkcenter.org

-------------------POETS MEET MUSICIANS: Featuring guest author Bonnie Jo Campbell. An informal workshop will take place at 7pm. Acoustic Tap Room, TC. RSVP: 231-392-6121.

-------------------HARBOR SPRINGS BREW FESTIVAL: 1-5pm, Harbor Springs Waterfront. $10 entry. Music

by Jelly Roll Blues Band & others, local food & about 26 breweries. harborspringsbeerfest.com

-------------------GOOD ON PAPER IMPROV SHOW: 9-10:30pm, Ecco, TC. Tickets, $8. Find ‘Good on Paper Improv Show!’ on Facebook.

-------------------7TH ANNUAL GUARDIAN GALS’ MAKING CHANGE EVENT: Featuring a half marathon (8am), 10K run/walk (9am), 5K run/walk (9:45am) & 1 mile run/walk (10am). Otsego County Park, Gaylord. GuardianGalsInc.org

-------------------CHASIN’ STEEL: This high energy bluegrass band with a rock & roll attitude was brought together by a love of fishing. 7:30pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. Tickets: $10 adults, $5 students. crookedtree.org

-------------------RUN, ROW & RIDE: 3 Sport Challenge.

10am-2pm, Ranch Rudolf, TC. Benefits Special Olympics Michigan Inc. firstgiving.com/ somi/3-sport-challenge

-------------------DIXIE SWIM CLUB, A PLAY: (See Fri., Oct. 7) -------------------16TH ANNUAL FIBER FESTIVAL: Presented by the Leelanau Community Cultural Center from 10am-5pm at the Old Art Building, Leland. Artists with original fiber art will exhibit & sell their work in mediums of wearable art, textiles, weaving, art quilts, fiber sculpture, knits & yarns. Admission is free. oldartbuilding.com

-------------------FRANKFORT BEER WEEK: Oct. 3-8. Today includes the Homebrewers Competition at Stormcloud Brewing Co. For more events & info, visit: frankfortbeerweek.com

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HASAN MINHAJ: Homecoming King: This comedian, actor, writer & senior correspondent on The Daily Show comes to the City Opera House, TC at 8pm. His critically-acclaimed one-man show, ‘Homecoming King,’ recently returned Off-Broadway after a sold-out run in 2015. Tickets start at $20. cityoperahouse.org

-------------------FALL FAMILY FESTIVAL: 10am-2pm, Pine Hill Village Gardens, TC. Featuring games,

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RANDY’S DINER IS THE PLACE FOR OUTSTANDING BURGERS! Open 6am-9pm Monday-Saturday

Gluten Free Burger Buns Now Available!

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craft projects, cider pressing, a spooky maze & more. Free. 231-599-2824.

HALLOWEEN HARVEST FESTIVAL WEEKEND: Held at Young State Park, Boyne City, Info: 231-582-7523.

FALL FESTIVAL IN FRANKFORT: Featuring the Fall Festival Parade, live music by the Scottville Clown Band, giant pumpkin carving

by Pumpkin Ed, helicopter rides, a home brew competition, launching pumpkins across Betsie Bay, pie eating contest & much more. Activities begin at 11am at the Open Space. frankfortelberta.com/fall-featival

DIXIE SWIM CLUB, A PLAY: For 33 years a group of friends returns to the same cottage.

Follow them from their 40’s to their 70’s. 2pm, Northport Community Arts Center. $15 adults, $5 students. northportcac.org

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BACK PORCH COFFEEHOUSE: Featuring Carry It On, a Peter, Paul & Mary tribute band.

7pm, Charlevoix Senior Center building. A circle jam will follow the performance. $10 suggested donation. 231-622-2944.

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SIERRA CLUB HIKE: At Sleeping Bear Dunes, Bay View Trail at 1pm. Meet at the trail head at the north end of Thoreson Rd., a quarter mile from M-22, just north of Glen Arbor. 2.5 mile hike.

Brings a snack & drinks. RSVP: 943-1761.

-------------------TRAVERSE THE CITY: A Scavenger Hunt of Historic Proportions: Meet new people & lean historical facts about TC at this free event.

Start between 1-3pm. An after party will be held at The Little Fleet until 4pm. Info: lifeandwhim.com/scavengerhunt/

-------------------ANIMAL EVIDENCE AT HOUDEK DUNES: Explore the fall activities of plants & animals inhabiting Houdek Dunes Natural Area, Leland at 10am. Presented by the Leelanau Conservancy. leelanauconservancy.org

-------------------“THE GIRLS IN 509”: (See Fri., Oct. 7) -------------------JEREMY KITTEL TRIO: Jeremy Kittel is an American fiddler, violinist & composer whose original music draws from traditional roots, jazz, Celtic, classical, electronic & more. 8pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Tickets, $27 advance; $30 door; $24 museum members. dennosmuseum.org

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MACKINAW FALL COLORS BRIDGE RACE: 7am, Mackinaw City Recreation Center. mackinawcity.com

-------------------MISSOULA CHILDREN’S THEATER: “Rumplestiltskin”: 3pm & 7pm, The Opera House, Cheboygan. Adults, $8; students, $5. theoperahouse.org

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TREETOPS OKTOBERFEST & FALL COLOR EVENT: 3pm, Treetops Resort, Gaylord.

Featuring German BBQ, breweries, chairlift rides, lawn games & more. $10 adults, free for children 12 & under. treetops.com

oct 09

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Purchase a pair of prescription eyeglasses or sunglasses and receive a second pair of the same prescription of equal or lesser value ($250 max.) free.

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CD RELEASE CONCERT: American roots duo Red Tail Ring will celebrate the northern MI release of their fourth full length album, “Fall Away Blues,” at the Old Art Building, Leland in a split bill with May Erlewine at 7pm. Tickets: $15 adults, $5 kids. oldartbuilding.com

-------------------THE WAYDOWN WANDERERS: This quintet combines folk with boy-band appeal. 4pm, Sleder’s Family Tavern, TC. Tickets: $15 advance, $20 door. 947-9213.

-------------------DEVILS DIVE HALF MARATHON: Starts on Devils Dive Rd. on Old Mission Peninsula.

Half marathon, 8am; 5K, 8:30am. Info: devilsdivehalf.com

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“THE SECOND TIME AROUND”: Selfies of a Spoken Kind. Presented by Aged to Perfection at St. Paul Episcopal Church, Elk Rapids at 3pm. Free will donation.

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“MEN OF SPARTA”: A documentary about the 1966 Michigan State Football team, told through the eyes of fellow teammate Bob Apisa, All-American full back. Presented by the GT Area Spartans at the City Opera House, TC at 3pm. Tickets: $10 advance, $12.50 door. cityoperahouse.org

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MYTHS OF THE NORTHWOODS: Explores the legend of Paul Bunyan & other lumberjack yarns. Runs through Nov. 4 at Charlevoix Circle of Arts. charlevoixcircle.org

-------------------“FANTASY MASQUES: What’s Hidden, What’s Revealed”: This multi-media exhibition by Carole Steinberg Berk is shown at the Leelanau Township Library, Northport through Oct. 31. carolesteinbergberk.com

-------------------RARE THREADS: Ancestral Inspirations Exhibit: Through Oct. 23, Jordan River Arts Center, East Jordan. jordanriverarts.com

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THE BOTANIC GARDEN, HISTORIC BARNS PARK, TC: Oct. Artists of the Month in the upper level of the Visitor Center. Acrylic & watercolor artists include Janet Wilson Oliver & Dorothy McGrath Grossman. An artist reception will be held on Sat., Oct. 1 from 6-8pm. thebotanicgarden.org

-------------------ARTIST-MADE HOLIDAY ORNAMENT EXHIBITION: Created by eight area makers. Held through Oct. 9 at Center Gallery, Glen Arbor.

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A PRJCT OMNI & WAREHOUSE MRKT EXHIBITION: Selected artists’ work from around the world will be shown & sold in the halls of Warehouse Market, TC through Nov. 30. warehousemrkt.com

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2016 ALL-MEDIA JURIED EXHIBITION: Runs through Oct. 15 at Oliver Art Center, Frankfort. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org

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THREE PINES STUDIO, CROSS VILLAGE: - “Fellow Travelers: Large & Small”: Sculptures

by Doug Melvin.

- Letters: Words with Friends: This all media exhibition is held in support of the Harbor Springs Festival of the Book. Runs through Nov. 1. threepinesstudio.com

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CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, PETOSKEY: - SOLILOQUY: Detroit Society of Women Painters & Sculptors: Through Nov. 19, Gilbert Gallery.

- More Than a Framer: Remembering the Life & Work of Trude Bigelow Croff: Runs through Oct. 8 in the Carnegie Building.

- Back to School: CTAC Teachers’ Exhibition: Runs Oct. 1 – Jan. 7 in the Atrium Gallery. An opening reception will be held on Sat., Oct. 1 from 2-4pm. crookedtree.org

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CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, TC: - A Walk Through Michigan Seasons: Featuring landscape artists Alan Maciag, Margie Guyot & Lori Feldpausch. Runs through Dec. 3. crookedtree.org

-------------------DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER, NMC, TC: - Permanence & Impermanence: Iceland – a Land of Temporal Contrasts. By Jean Larson.

Runs through Dec. 31.

- Grandmother Power: A Global Phenomenon: The works of renowned photographer Paola Gianturco. Runs through Dec. 31. dennosmuseum.org

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Much better production-wise than previous efforts from this Long Beach, Calif., indie-acoustic duo, Low Tides nicely showcases Kevin Jordan and Anthony Del Grosso’s growing songwriting talents as well as their ability to stretch their track arrangements with more defined audio layers.

“Hit the Reset” casts the drums in the background to better highlight Jordan’s singing, while both musicians blend their vocals seamlessly on “Fade.”

Highlight track “Falling Down” recollects Bear Hands or Cold War Kids unplugged.

Bastille – Wild World (Complete Edition) – V Records

Baroque and Rococo both spring to mind upon listening to Bastille’s latest, which blends retro-cabaret folk balladry with arena-ready electro-rock, although it’s difficult to distinguish just how the band manages to craft this unique mix and stuff it with plenty of pop culture references to boot. Opener “Good Grief” takes tough topics and elevates them to pop anthem status, while “Four Walls” recollects the audio approach of the band’s earlier historically inspired track “Pompeii” — all of it seasoned with smart, catchy choruses.

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FINDING THE FRAY ON THE ROAD Keep an eye out for The Fray this fall; the alt-rock band kicks off a six-week tour starting Oct. 15 in Seattle. Fellow alt-rockers American Authors will join The Fray on the road as opening act. The tour is in support of The Fray’s new retrospective compilation album, Through the Years: The Best of The Fray, which is out Nov. 4 on Epic Records and includes The Fray’s two plati-num singles “Over My Head (Cable Car)” and “How to Save a Life.” The tour, which offers VIP tickets and meet-and-greet packages, will include stops in Las Vegas on Oct. 22 and Chicago on Nov. 11. The bands will appear at The Fill-more in Detroit on Nov. 18, Firekeepers Casino Hotel in Battle Creek on Nov. 19, and the Sound Academy in Toronto on Nov. 20 ...

Texas folk-rock band Midlake are releasing a 10th anniversary version of their sophomore album, The Trials of Van Occupanther. It will be released on 180-gram gold vinyl and include a bonus 7-inch album containing two previ-ously unreleased songs, “The Fairest Way” and “Festival.” Midlake superfans also will be happy to see previously unseen photos, handwritten lyrics, and a special Midlake poster. The entire set will be available in stores starting Oct. 28 on Bella Union Records ...

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with animal rights is a brand new festival from electronica musician and DJ Moby.

The event, called the Circle V Festival, will be a 100 percent vegan event and the only place to see Moby perform live in 2016. The daylong Circle V Fest will feature speakers and food curated by Eat Drink Vegan and performances from Cold Cave, Blaqk Audio and, of course, Moby himself. One warning: You’ll have to be on the West Coast to take part; the fest happens only at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles on Oct. 23. For more information, check out circleV.com …

The latest album from Kentucky postrockers Emarosa, 131, hit outlets in July. With 11 tracks in all, including singles “Helpless” and “Miracle,” 131 is, according to the band, “the record we wanted to make.” Frontman Bradley Walden calls it the favorite thing he’s ever done. Tickets for the band’s upcom-ing headlining tour are on sale now, with dates including stops in Atlanta on Nov. 8, Dallas on Nov. 11, and Chicago’s Beat Kitchen on Nov. 19. The band will wrap up the run in its hometown of Lexington, Ken., on Nov. 21.

The opening act will showcase Anarbor and Cold Collective …

MODERN ROCK LINK OF THE WEEK: Expanding upon the ’90s lineup that performed at Interlochen this past summer is the full I Love The ’90s Tour, arriving at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids on Oct.

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8. The complete show will include sets from Vanilla Ice, Salt-N-Pepa, Kid ‘n Play, Ton Loc, and All 4 One. Get all the details at ilovethe90stour.com …

MINI BUZZ: The Black Crowes’ spinoff project, The Chris Robinson Brotherhood, will perform at Grand Rapids’ Intersection on Oct. 4 …

Florence and the Machine have recorded new track “Wish That You Were Here” to accompany the new movie Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Chil-dren …

Detroit’s The Fillmore will host two indierock shows this week: Ghost, on Oct. 3 and James Bay, on Oct. 4 …

Singer Ingrid Michaelson has two Michigan shows of her own this week: One at Calvin College’s Hoogenboorn Center on Oct. 7 and the other at Detroit’s Fillmore on

Oct. 8 …

Barbra Streisand has appealed to Apple CEO Tim Cook to correct the way Siri, Apple’s AI voice, pronounces her name …

Oct. 8 also will find Saves the Day and Coheed and Cambria in concert at Grand Rapids’ Orbit Room …

And here are the new albums you’ll find in outlets near you this week: The Pixies’ Head Carrier … Alter Bridge’s The Last Hero …

Colbie Caillat’s The Malibu Sessions … Glen Phillips’ Swallowed by the New … Norah Jones’ Day Breaks … and Placebo’s Life’s What You Make It … and that’s the buzz for this week’s “Modern Rock.”

Comments, questions, rants, raves, suggestions on this column? Send ’em to Kristi at modernrocker@gmail.com.

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SandBar Niteclub: Fri. & Sat. -- Phattrax DJs Fri. -- Karaoke/linedancing, 8:30 Sat. -- Dance videos, 8:30 • COYOTE CROSSING HOXEYVILLE Thurs. -- Open Mic Sat. -- Live Music • DOUGLAS VALLEY WINERY MANISTEE

Sun. -- Live music, 1:304:30pm • HI-WAY INN - MANISTEE Wild Weds. -- Karaoke Fri.-Sat. -- Karaoke/Dance • LOST PINES LODGE HARRIETTA Sat. -- Karaoke, dance videos • THE FILLMORE - MANISTEE 10/8 -- Cheryl Wolfram, 7-10

Grand Traverse & Kalkaska • ACOUSTIC TAP ROOM - TC Tues. -- Open & un-mic'd w/ Ben Johnson, 7-9 • BUD'S - INTERLOCHEN Thurs. -- Jim Hawley, 5-8 • FANTASY'S - GRAWN Adult Entertainment w/ DJ • GT RESORT & SPA - ACME Lobby: 9/30-10/1 -- Blake Elliott, 7-11 10/7-8 -- Blake Elliott, 7-11 • HAWTHORNE VINEYARDS - TC 10/9 -- E Minor & Caul, 3-5 • HAYLOFT INN - TC Thurs. -- Open mic night by Roundup Radio Show, 8 Fri. - Sat. thru Oct. -- Two Old Broads & 3 Buddies • HORIZON BOOKS - TC 10/7 -- JIm Crockett Trio, 8:3010:30 • JOLLY PUMPKIN - TC 10/9 -- Pumpkinfest VI w/ Oh Brother Big Sister, 12-4 • KALHO LOUNGE - KALKASKA 10/6 -- David Lawston • LEFT FOOT CHARLEY - TC 10/2 -- 10th Annual Harvest Festivus w/ live oompah music from 1-3pm 10/7 -- Amanda Egerer, 6-8 Mon. -- Open mic w/ Blake Elliott, 6-9 • LITTLE BOHEMIA - TC Tues. -- TC Celtic, 7-9 • NOLAN'S CIGAR BAR - TC 10/7 -- Blues Boy Stanton, 9:30-11:30 • NORTH PEAK - TC Kilkenny's, 9:30-1:30: 10/1 -- Lou Thunder 10/7-8 -- One Hot Robot

Mon. -- Team Trivia Night, 7-9; karaoke, 9-1 Tues. -- Levi Britton, 8-12 Weds. -- The Pocket, 8-12 Thurs. -- 2 Bays DJs, 9:30-1:30 Sun. -- Geeks Who Drink Trivia, 7-9 • PARK PLACE HOTEL - TC Beacon Lounge: Mon. -- Levi Britton, 8:30pm Thurs. - Sat. -- Tom Kaufmann • PARKSHORE LOUNGE - TC Fri. - Sat. -- DJ • RARE BIRD BREWPUB - TC Tues. -- Open mic night, 9 • SAIL INN - TC Thurs. & Sat. -- Phattrax DJs, karaoke, dance videos • SIDE TRAXX - TC Weds. -- Impaired Karaoke, 10 Fri.-Sat. -- DJ/VJ Mike King • SLEDER'S FAMILY TAVERN - TC 10/2 -- Claude Bourbon, 7 10/9 -- The Way Down Wanderers, 4 • STREETERS - TC Ground Zero: 10/2 -- Chevelle w/ The Dead Dreads, 8 • TAPROOT CIDER HOUSE - TC Mon. -- Levi Britton, 7-9 Weds. -- Open mic, 7-10 Thurs. -- Acoustic G-Snacks, 7-10 Fri. -- Rob Coonrod, 8-10 Sat. -- Christopher Dark, 8-10 Sun. -- Kids open mic, 3 • THE LITTLE FLEET - TC 10/1 -- Oktoberfest w/ live music Weds. -- Vinyl Night, 7-9 • THE OL' SOUL - KALKASKA

Weds. -- David Lawston, 8-12 • THE SHED BEER GARDEN - TC 10/6 -- I Love the 90's Party w/ Andre Villoch, 6-10 • THE WORKSHOP BREWING CO. - TC 10/1 -- Elroy Meltzer, 8-11 10/4 -- STRUM Ukulele Sing-ALong Night, 6-8 10/7 -- Barbarossa Brothers, 8-11 10/8 -- Zoopak, 8-11 Mon. -- Rotten Cherries Comedy Open Mic, 8-9:30 Weds. -- WBC Jazz Society Jam, 6-10 • TRATTORIA STELLA - TC Tues. -- Ron Getz, 6-9 • UNION STREET STATION - TC 10/1 -- Electric Red 10/3 -- Jukebox 10/4 -- Red Elvises, 8-11 10/5 -- 2 Bays DJs 10/6 -- Wired 10/7 -- Happy hour w/ Joe Wilson Trio, then Blue Dirt 10/8 -- Rootstand Sun. -- Karaoke • WEST BAY BEACH RESORT - TC 10/5 Comedy on the Bay w/ Spencer James & David Tobey, 7-9:30 10/7 -- Comedy on the Bay, 7-9:30 Tues. -- Sweetwater Blues Night, 7-9:30 View: Thurs. -- Jazz, 7-9:30 Fri. -- DJ Veeda, 9-2 Sat. -- DJ Motaz, 9-2

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CITY 10/4 -- Third Groove, 6-9 • SHORT'S BREWING CO. BELLAIRE 10/1 -- Benjaman James, 8:30-11 10/7 -- Chris Sterr, 8:30-11 10/8 -- Red Tail Ring & May Erlewine, 8:30-11 • VASQUEZ' HACIENDA - ELK RAPIDS Acoustic Tues. Open Jam, 6-9 Sat. -- Live music, 7-10

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KEY 10/1 -- Mother Brothers, 8 10/7 -- Michelle Chenard, 8 10/8 -- The Brooks Band, 8 Ovation Hall: 10/7 -- The Romantics, 8 O Zone: 10/7 -- Open Mic Night, 9 • PETOSKEY FARMS VINEYARD & WINERY Thurs. through Sept. -- Live music, 5:30-8:30 • PURPLE TREE COFFEE CHEBOYGAN Weds. -- Open mic, 5-7 • STAFFORD'S PERRY HOTEL PETOSKEY Noggin Room: 10/1 -- Zak Bunce 10/7 -- Mike Ridley 10/8 -- A Brighter Bloom • STAFFORD'S PIER RESTAURANT - HS Pointer Room: Thurs. - Sat. -- Carol Parker on piano

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But was it subversive enough for a contemporary Western that’s both directed by (Antoine Fuqua, Training Day) and starring (Denzel Washington) African-American men?

Or did it do enough with its allegorical message of a multicultural band of mercenaries going up against a cruel and callous businessman (i.e., Donald Trump)? Also probably not.

But you know what it does do? It reminds the American moviegoing public of just what it so loved about the former pinnacle of Hollywood production. And that the film has so much darn fun reminding us feels downright revolutionary.

This is not some pretentious, revisionist, serious take on the genre. Instead, we get something that feels like a crowd-pleasing modern blockbuster with some nice Western iconography added.

It’s thrilling and entertaining, and it combines old-fashioned shoot-’em-up storytelling with slick action sequences that make for one heck of a merry outing.

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This remake takes the same framework previously set forth but offers entirely new characters and setting. This time around, we find ourselves north of the border in 1879, in the town of Rose Creek, where the villainous Bartholomew Bogue (Peter Sarsgaard) has overrun the town in his ruthless pursuit of the farming community’s nearby coal mines. His message: Sell your land and everything you’ve built here for a pittance — or the carnage will continue.

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hun Lee) from the Far East; a burly mountain man (Vincent D’Onofrio); a “Texican” criminal (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo); and a Comanche warrior (Martin Sensmeier).

These magnificent seven are primarily broad archetypes, with some receiving more character development than others. But as a unit they get the chemistry and playfulness right, and in the end that’s what counts.

In some ways Emma Cullen becomes the eighth member of the gang. You can tell the powers that be thought they needed to add a strong female character to vibe with the times.

Yet, even though Cullen’s never relegated to a standard “love interest” role, she still feels like an afterthought.

That Denzel Washington though. He is charismatic as all get out and in complete control — simply born to sit atop that horse.

And then there’s Chris Pratt doing his charming Chris Pratt thing that everyone loves. Here his shtick takes a while to settle in (part of the film’s larger anachronistic tonal troubles), but it eventually wins you over. A nearly unrecognizable Vincent D’Onofrio is another cast highlight; he functions as the film’s heart and soul.

The story remains timeless. It’s that myth-ofAmerica thing that the Western can’t escape.

But the inherent appeal of this particular story is something much more basic. This is escapist entertainment at its most primal and satisfying. From the brutal cold opening where you see just how bad our baddie is, to the final, epic showdown, the blood lust builds, and the tension doesn’t let go. Your desire for vengeance brings out an almost visceral response and delivers a primo cinematic high.

This is the way an afternoon at the picture show should feel: a return to a bygone era of filmmaking, with the right amount of updates to make it sing. So by the time Elmer Bernstein’s iconic theme music finally plays over the retro-cool credits, you just might find yourself wanting to howl, “Yee haw!”

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So while many things have changed — Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant) is dead, and her OTP Mark Darcy (Colin Firth) has up and married someone else — Bridget’s still just as endearing, she’s still wearing her signature necklace, and your heart is instantly full. But what about that baby mentioned in the title? Following two one-night stands in short succession, Bridget finds herself unexpectedly pregnant. And in true Bridget-blunder style, the question becomes whether the father is the rich and brilliant mathematician-cum-dating-guru (Patrick Dempsey) she met at a music festival, or her beloved Mr. Darcy, with whom she briefly reunited after discovering he was getting divorced.

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Probably, but by the end you won’t care. Because Sully was a hero, untarnished and discrete, who stepped into his place and time in history at exactly the right moment. And Tom Hanks couldn’t be more perfect to play him. But Sully wasn’t the only hero that day. Sully is a beautiful homage to ordinary people, professionals, and compassionate human beings who act and do the right thing. America gets to look at a potential disaster, watch with bated breath, and find that the potential nightmare scenario didn’t play out. With how tired we are as a people, how worn down by derisiveness and petty umbrage, it’s a gift to watch something so riveting, something so perfect, unfold.

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Who does the chasing in dating also isn’t some arbitrary thing. It comes down to what evolutionary biologist Robert Trivers, in 1972, called “parental investment.” His theory — borne out in research on humans, animals, and insects — is that the sex that has the highest cost from sexual activity (the female — in almost all species) will be choosier about whom they mate with than the sex that invests less (which is almost always the male).

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In humans, of course, women are the ones who get pregnant and stuck with the kids, and men can, as anthropologists quip, just “inseminate and run.” So — over thousands of generations — women being choosier and men being, uh, chase-ier got wired into human psychology. We can’t just shrug off the emotional mechanisms that drive this behavior even today — even if Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe deems it “heteronormative” hooey that women damage their desirability by chasing men.

A trip to the Panamanian wetlands would show her she’s wrong — that what drives which sex does the chasing and which does the choosing really is about who gets stuck with the child care. Yes, in most species, that’s the female. But check out the role reversal in the wattled jacana, a long-legged South American wading bird.

Zoologist Stephen Emlen and his team found that it’s the male jacana, not the female, that sits incubating the eggs in the nest and cares for the chickies after they hatch. And right in line with Trivers’ parental investment theory, female jacanas are the ones who do the chasing, competing for the males, and some even have “harems” of up to five boy birds.

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And it gets worse. The Emlen team found that as male jacanas sit tending their egg brood, they’re sometimes forced to watch while their girlfriend bird gets it on right in front of them with the other boy birds in her harem.

Getting back to Bumble, where the app goes wrong is in removing the filtering that comes from a man needing to lay his ego on the line and expend effort to pursue a woman. The notion that it’s “empowering” for women to do the chasing ignores that it’s in men’s genetic interest to not turn down a mating opportunity — even with a woman they aren’t that interested in. Also, because men evolved to expect choosier women, even subtle forms of chasing like your contacting a man first may send a message that you’re not all that. If you’re really looking to put him off, why not turn the tables all the way and send a panorama shot of your erect penis? You: “Yoo-hoo? Where’d you go?!”

When Push Comes To Love

Q

: I’ve been dating a 55-year-old guy for a year. I have two teenage boys; he has no kids. He initially mentioned marriage but now doesn’t want to “rush” moving in with me and my boys. As a first step, he’s moving closer. He just signed a lease on an apartment near me. I love him, but I’m overwhelmed handling two teenagers alone. Should I tell him he needs to speed up the pace?

— Questioning His Commitment

A

: If a relationship leads to an outpouring of feelings, a man tends to prefer “You’re the love of my life!” to “Screw you! You’re not my real dad!”

Perhaps because you’re seeing this through “I need a break!”-colored glasses, you confuse being careful with not caring. But zoologist Amotz Zahavi has some good news for you.

His research finds that when a message involves some expense to the sender, it’s more likely to be for real. For example, anyone can claim they’re committed, but as the saying goes, talk is cheap. Moving, however, is not.

It’s costly. Stressful. Horrible. Especially if you are older than 21 and own more than a sleeping bag, a Nintendo, and a couple of bongs.

Your boyfriend may ultimately decide that the package here isn’t for him, but pressuring him is unlikely to help. In fact, it’s likely to pressure him right out of your life. There’s a reason he doesn’t have kids, and it probably isn’t that he was too put off by the possibility of life imprisonment to kidnap a few at the mall.

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(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “It isn’t normal to know what we want,” said psychologist Abraham Maslow. “It is a rare and difficult psychological achievement.” He wasn’t referring to the question of what you want for dinner or the new shoes you plan to buy. He was talking about big, long-term yearnings: what you hope to be when you grow up, the qualities you look for in your best allies, the feelings you’d love to feel in abundance every day of your life. Now here’s the good news, Libra: The next ten months should bring you the best chance ever to figure out exactly what you want the most. And it all starts now.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): At a recent party,

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Pike’s Peak is

a 14,115-foot mountain in Colorado. It’s not a simple task to trek to the top. Unless you’re well-trained, you might experience altitude sickness. Wicked thunderstorms are a regular occurrence during the summer. Snow falls year-round. But back in 1929, an adventurer named Bill Williams decided the task of hiking to the summit wasn’t tough enough. He sought a more demanding challenge. Wearing kneepads, he spent 21 days crawling along as he used his nose to push a peanut all the way up. I advise you to avoid making him your role model in the coming weeks, Virgo. Just climb the mountain. Don’t try to push a peanut up there with your nose, too.

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The manager of my rock band getting killed in a helicopter crash?” But after that initial reaction, my thoughts turned to the adventures that have stoked my passion without causing pain, like the birth of my daughter, getting remarried to the woman I divorced, and performing my music for excited audiences. I bring this up, Aries, because I suspect that you, too, will soon have experiences that refine and deepen your passion through pleasure rather than hardship.

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and Focused Feedback Phase, Taurus -prime time to solicit insight about how you’re doing. Here are four suggestions to get you started. 1. Ask a person who loves and respects you to speak the compassionate truth about what’s most important for you to learn. 2. Consult a trustworthy advisor who can help motivate you to do the crucial thing you’ve been postponing. 3. Have an imaginary conversation with the person you were a year ago. Encourage the Old You to be honest about how the New You could summon more excellence in pursuing your essential goals. 4. Say this prayer to your favorite tree or animal or meadow: “Show me what I need to do in order to feel more joy.”

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Many of my

readers regard me as being exceptionally creative. Over the years, they have sent countless emails praising me for my original approach to problem-solving and art-making.

But I suspect that I wasn’t born with a greater talent for creativity than anyone else. I’ve simply placed a high value on developing it, and have worked harder to access it than most people. With that in mind, I invite you to tap more deeply into your own mother lode of innovative, imaginative energy. The cosmic trends favor it. Your hormones are nudging you in that direction. What projects could use a jolt of primal brilliance?

What areas of your life need a boost of ingenuity?

CANCER June 21-July 22): Love wants more

of you. Love longs for you to give everything you have and receive everything you need.

Love is conspiring to bring you beautiful truths and poignant teases, sweet dispensations and confounding mysteries, exacting blessings and riddles that will take your entire life to solve. But here are some crucial questions: Are you truly ready for such intense engagement? Are you willing to do what’s necessary to live at a higher and deeper level? Would you know how to work with such extravagant treasure and wild responsibility? The coming weeks will be prime time to explore the answers to these questions. I’m not sure what your answers will be.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Each of us contains

a multiplicity of selves. You may often feel like there’s just one of you rumbling around inside your psyche, but it’s closer to the truth to say that you’re a community of various characters whose agendas sometimes overlap and sometimes conflict.

For example, the needy part of you that craves love isn’t always on the same wavelength as the ambitious part of you that seeks power. That’s why it’s a good idea to periodically organize summit meetings where all of your selves can gather and negotiate. Now is one of those times: a favorable moment to foster harmony among your inner voices and to mobilize them to work together in service of common goals.

the Ayurvedic medical tradition tout the healing power of regular self-massage. Creativity expert Julia Cameron recommends that you periodically go out on dates with yourself. Taoist author Mantak Chia advises you to visualize sending smiles and good wishes to your kidneys, lungs, liver, heart, and other organs. He says that these acts of kindness bolster your vigor. The coming weeks will be an especially favorable time to attend to measures like these, Scorpio. I hope you will also be imaginative as you give yourself extra gifts and compliments and praise.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The

coming weeks will be one of the best times ever for wrestling with God or tussling with Fate or grappling with karma. Why do I say that? Because you’re likely to emerge triumphant!

That’s right, you lucky, plucky contender. More than I’ve seen in a long time, you have the potential to draw on the crafty power and unruly wisdom and resilient compassion you would need to be an unambiguous winner. A winner of what? You tell me. What dilemma would you most like to resolve? What test would you most like to ace? At what game would you most like to be victorious? Now is the time.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Are you grunting and sweating as you struggle to preserve and maintain the gains of the past?

Or are you smooth and cagey as you maneuver your way towards the rewards of the future? I’m rooting for you to put the emphasis on the second option. Paradoxically, that will be the best way to accomplish the first option. It will also ensure that your motivations are primarily rooted in love and enthusiasm rather than worry and stress. And that will enable you to succeed at the second option.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Do you

believe that you are mostly just a product of social conditioning and your genetic makeup? Or are you willing to entertain a different hypothesis: that you are a primal force of nature on an unpredictable journey? That you are capable of rising above your apparent limitations and expressing aspects of yourself that might have been unimaginable when you were younger? I believe the coming weeks will be a favorable time to play around with this vision. Your knack for transcendence is peaking. So are your powers to escape the past and exceed limited expectations.

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Or maybe you’ll meet a talking hedgehog and singing fox who will cast a spell to heal and revive one of your wounded fantasies. It’s also conceivable that you will recover a magic seed that had been lost or forgotten, and attract the help of a fairy godmother or godfather to help you ripen it.

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