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Christmas is Coming, Crafts Shows Are Accelerating

Buh-bye, Halloween. Hellooo, Christmas. With only weeks till the gift-giving bonanza begins and warnings of near-empty retail shelves get louder, small towns around the North are springing into action with early November craft shows and makers’ markets. Take advantage and support your local creatives by checking out one of these sweet hometown sales, all happening Nov. 6: • Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Traverse City is hosting its annual craft bonanza 9am–3pm. Find it at 1050 Peninsula Dr., on Old Mission Peninsula. • Shanty Creek Resort in Bellaire will hosts artists, crafters, and all-day raffles at the village’s Holiday Gift Fair, 10am–3pm. www.bellairechamber.org. • Grow Benzie will host its Holiday Market Extravaganza from 10am to 4pm with a bonus nod to National Tie One On Day, which celebrates “the lowly apron as well as the generations of women who wore aprons while giving of themselves as they cared for their homes and families.” Attendees are encouraged to buy an apron, tuck a note of encouragement and a home-baked treat in its pocket, and gift it on Thanksgiving Eve. Find the fun at Grow Benzie’s Fiber Shed, 5885 Frankfort Hwy., in Benzonia.

Veterans Events

Sometimes, saying thank you just isn’t enough. So show a vet — or active military member — your appreciation for their service by meeting them for a meal at Traverse City Elks Lodge #323 between noon and 4pm Sunday, Nov. 7. The public is invited to join the TC Elks’ annual Veterans Dinner Buffet for $15 per person (vets eat free, of course). Know an area veteran who can’t make it? You’re covered; meals will be made available for takeout, too. On Nov. 11, Veterans Day, the VFW Cherryland Post 2780 is offering up lunch-to-go (seven different soups; three sandwiches to choose from), free of charge, to veterans. Non-vets can make a donation.

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Stuff We Love: Snappy Seniors

Our of 8,770 images shot by 2,416 photographers across the United States and Canada, the eagle-eyed judges of the 2021 Audobon Photography Awards named a picture shot by Traverse City High School senior Evan Reister as one of the competition’s top 100. Taken with his trusty Nikon D5600, his photo of a Buff-breasted Sandpiper was captured on the beach of Whitefish Point Bird Observatory, just north of Paradise in the Upper Peninsula. The 17-year-old photographer says the action went down fast … and then slow: “I spotted a small group of shorebirds, and I worked my way closer to them. I pulled up my binoculars to identify the birds and saw two Semipalmated Sandpipers and this beautiful Buffbreasted Sandpiper, both of which were lifers for me.” He says he slipped ahead of the Buff-breasted, lay down on the sand, and waited patiently until the bird walked within 10 feet of him.

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TC Whiskey’s Sweater Weather

While the rest of us reluctantly unpacked our fall clothes, Traverse City Whiskey Co. was perserving summer, cocktail-style. “We had so much fun with our ‘Fr-iskey’ [frozen] drink,” says resident ‘cocktail genius,’ Diane Corcoran, “that we wanted to keep that going for fall.” But how do you autumn-ize an ice-cold mix? Easy: add cider (and a healthy bit of booze, of course). Featuring TC Whiskey’s signature Michigan Apple Whiskey — “We really wanted to showcase that,” says Diane — the spanking new Sweater Weather cocktail (named for the iconic SNL skit) is all about layers of flavor. It begins with the house’s own apple whiskey and citrus seltzer highball, plus apple cider. Finished with fresh lemon juice and a splash of simple syrup, this tart little tincture is blended with ice, then garnished with a drizzle of maple syrup, a cinnamon stick, and — optional but encouraged — apple slices. A perfect heatedpatio pour, no matter the weather. $9 at Traverse City Whiskey’s tasting room, 201 E. 14th Street, Traverse City. (231) 922-8292. Northern Express Weekly • november 01, 2021 • 5