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letters A Product of His Environment Through Facebook, this magical world many of us inhabit, I read tributes to a long-since-dead kindly man in my town: The grocery store owner who, in his own words, worked in his store only “half-days, 12 hours.”

When they posted his picture on Facebook (no caption) I immediately knew: Jerry Oleson, working in front of his Front Street store. I met Jerry Oleson in his store a few times. He was old fashioned. He called me, and everybody else, “young man.” He was unfailingly polite.

I knew of his charity, sponsoring many “good” events. He was community minded, kindly, and hard working. All of you “oldies” knew of such a man. A man who grew up “here,” supported here. His politics might not be yours (Oleson and I? Polar opposites politically), but he had a good heart. They don’t breed them anymore.

That’s what struck me as the tributes to Jerry Oleson poured in. Our society doesn’t breed them anymore. We are a product of what surrounds us, and what surrounds us now is nothing like the world Jerry Oleson grew up in.

We breed go-getters: desperate, selfcentered humans who need to be selfcentered or they will die in this cutthroat world. Over achievers: run-run-run. The race is to the swift; the poor and slow will die. Every man for himself.

We are now in the Donald Trump era.

A kindly, worked-in-his-store old man was admired when I was growing up. A buffoon blowhard demagogue won the poll (election) in America recently.

Some of you people reading this are angry at my caricature. Offense intended.

Back to my main point. Jerry Oleson was a product of his environment: Donald Trump is a product of his environment.

Henry Morgenstein | Traverse City Political Mailing Concerns Why is Congressperson Bergman using precious taxpayer money to pay for his political mailings? Shouldn’t this taxpayer money be used to provide aid to Ukraine to help defend Ukraine from the Russian invasion?

Lee Hornberger | Traverse City Biden Sees Putin Clearly While I appreciated Isaiah Smith’s column about various U.S. presidents not seeing Vladimir Putin’s evil, he failed to mention Joe Biden. President Biden is quite clear-eyed about Putin: He first warned the world about a likely invasion last November.

Few believed him at first. But by the time Russia invaded, Biden had persuaded every NATO country and the European Union to impose on Russia the heaviest international sanctions by the largest number of nations the world’s seen. That’s terribly difficult to accomplish with dozens of nations, especially given Individual One’s fine work degrading the world’s trust in America.

Today, our international leadership is undeniable. Arms, equipment, and humanitarian aid are pouring into Ukraine, much of it from the U.S. Russia’s economy is crushed; NATO, which Individual One tried to ruin for pal Putin, is revived.

Why are those who insist Biden is

“weak” (without suggesting “stronger” strategies that don’t flirt with nuclear war) the same ones who buy The Big Lie? Why are they the same ones who also ignore Putin’s interference with our elections, scoff at the Jan. 6 investigation, and insist COVID shots and masks threaten their freedom?

Why do they suppress, gerrymander, and plot to steal votes? Simple: like Putin and Individual One, they are authoritarians at heart, happy to attack democracy if it gets them more power or money.

These dangerous people follow in Putin’s footsteps, albeit a bit behind him, destroying our trust in legitimate information. If we do not meet their lies in November with an overwhelming vote for democracy and Democrats—and against demagoguery and Republicans—we will end up with Putin and Trump wannabees in charge. They’ll cry crocodile tears for Ukraine even as they infect our federal, state, and local governments with a fatal dose of authoritarianism.

Jim Dulzo | Beulah Do You Wonder Why? Do you ever wonder why the “far right” doesn’t practice what it preaches? It seems as if their “Almighty God” needs to hire a new advertising manager, because the current one doesn’t seem to have much influence on the consumer or flock anymore.

How blessed we are to live in a country where we actually have a Supreme Court and can watch nominees being vetted for their seat. Do you suppose that would happen in Russia? Maybe the far right will elect Trump again and we all can experience the answer to that question.

Regardless, we got the chance to see the far right “defenders of children” demand that children, who have already been exploited by porn users, be exploited again by the far right in their attempt to prove that the nominee has some kind of undue compassion for the defendants.

In another example, check online to see what it costs to house a single prisoner for a year. If combinations of tethering, probation, limiting access, counseling, etc. can accomplish the same as confinement at a lesser cost, why is the far right complaining? The far right doesn’t want to pay for anything to help people; they just want to use them.

Democrats love and enjoy people while the far right sees them only as a means to enhance their wealth. These Republicans don’t feel safe unless they have a gun because they know how they have treated people. Could that be why 50 percent of Republicans own guns while only 21 percent of Democrats own guns?

God, are you watching?

Thelma Rider | Frankfort No More Orange, Please I see that Perry Johnson is now running for governor of Michigan.

I started a quality management career in the Metro Detroit area in the 1990s at several small automotive suppliers. This was the time when quality management standards and required certification to ISO9000. QS-9000 quality standards were just taking off in the industry.

This is when I was first exposed to Perry Johnson. He distributed free, televangelistlike videos promoting his quality services. At that time, this included his consulting firm, which would advise clients how to become registered, and his registrar firm, which then certified clients. This obvious conflict of interest landed him into hot water and resulted in him selling the consulting firm.

Moreover, his registrar firm had a nefarious reputation in the automotive supplier world. I actually ended up hiring into a company that had Perry Johnson as a registrar. Subsequent “audits” were a complete joke. Two days of listening to the Perry Johnson auditor talk about tennis and her casino experiences—anything but the workings of our quality system. Then, with a wink and a nod (and a check), we would continue to be certified.

Perry Johnson is a huckster and shylock.

He is quite similar to another lying, orangehaired politician.

I now live and work in Traverse City.

We are now inundated up north with television ads where ol’ Perry talks about how he would keep our schools open no matter what (no masks) and ensure election integrity. He goes so far as to tout his plans to make sure that votes from Detroit are accurate (blatantly racist).

We’ve already suffered the consequences of electing a celebrity conman with orange hair that got into politics. Let’s all make sure we don’t make the same mistake again here in Michigan.

CONTENTS feature

State of the State Parks...................................9 Make the Climb.............................................10 Crack Open Some Easter Fun.......................12 Trailside Eats.............................................14 Accessible Trails............................................16 Amazing Antrim.............................................18

columns & stuff Top Ten........................................................4

Spectator/Stephen Tuttle...............................6 High Notes (sponsored content)......................7 Weird............................................................9 Dates........................................................19 Film..........................................................22 Nitelife..........................................................23 Advice......................................................24 Crossword.................................................24 Astro........................................................25 Classifieds................................................26

Rob K. | Traverse City A Solution to Soaring Fuel Prices Americans are feeling the pinch of rising prices of consumer goods and gasoline. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that supply and demand have a great deal to do with the price of goods. Remember when the pandemic started and people stopped traveling and commuting to work? The global price of oil fell so low that it didn’t even cover the costs of production for most producers.

Demand rebounded as more people returned to work and traveled. Supply could not keep up because additional pumping and refining requires substantial investment and takes time. Global oil prices climbed to $80 a barrel. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and disruptions in global supply lines pushed the price even higher. Oil company profits are soaring, and so is the opportunity to gouge the customer. Oil executives have even boasted on investor calls about the massive profits they are reaping now.

More oil wells and pipelines are not the solution. We are learning once again the folly of dependence on fossil fuels. The long-term solution is making serious investments in clean energy sources, and in reliable, efficient forms of public transportation. The benefits for Americans today and especially for the next generation will be considerable.

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Interlochen DoubleHeader Need a midweek artistic pick-me-up?

Look no further than Interlochen Center for the Arts on Wednesday, April 13. Writers can enjoy an evening at The Writing House with Nana Kwame Adjei Brenyah, the New York Times bestselling author of the short story collection Friday Black. The event starts at 7:30pm and is free and intended for authors of all ages. Meanwhile, music lovers can catch Billy Childs and the Ying Quartet on the stage of Corson Auditorium at 7:30pm. ($14 per ticket, or $11 for students.) A multigenre concert, this team-up features the jazzy piano that Childs is known for, paired with the imaginative chamber performances of the Ying Quartet, plus appearances from Los Angeles jazz vocalist Sara Gazarek and Interlochen’s Instructor of Flute Nancy Stagnitta. Get all the details—and tickets for the concert—at interlochen.org/concertsand-events, or call (231) 276-7200.

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Kids get their Easter eggs and candy delivered straight from the Easter Bunny into their baskets.

We adults can buy our own Cadbury eggs, chocolate-covered marshmallow bunnies, Peeps, or whatever sinfully sweet celebratory treat we crave from childhood Easters of yore. But, we ask you, what about the dogs? Those canine quadrupeds who have neither opposable thumbs nor pockets, yet whose very name, albeit backward, spells God. Shouldn’t they get an Easter treat too? The Dog Bakery by Pets Naturally says yes. And though that yes might sound a lot like a bark, we’re fairly certain pup parents will not only understand but also heed the call with one of the bakery’s seasonal Bunny Tails dog cookies, which look adorable, are made entirely of wholesome, good-for-Fido ingredients, and, when hidden about the house Easter morning, will confirm that, yes, your Schnauzer is smarter than our honor roll students. $2.09 each at the Traverse City location, 1117 W. South Airport Rd., or online at dogbakeryonline.com.

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Shades of Us, an exhibit by students of Leland Public School and Leelanau Children’s Center that celebrates the people in our area and fosters conversation about diversity, was inspired by the work of Brazilian photographer Angélica Dass, who created a photography project called “Humanae” to challenge thoughts on ethnic identity and skin color. The exhibit runs April 8-24 at the Old Art Building in Leland, with the exception of Easter weekend.

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Hey, Read It! Where the Crawdads Sing

The year is 1969, and in a quiet North Carolina fishing village, the body of a young man has just been discovered. Chase Andrews was the local hot shot, and while his killer’s identity remains undetermined, townies immediately suspect Kya Clark. Abandoned by her family when she was six, Kya’s feral independence has earned her the nickname “Marsh Girl” amongst the locals. But while surviving solo is second nature to Kya, the intricacies of “polite” society remain unfamiliar territory, especially when she finds herself a suspect in Chase’s murder investigation.

Released in 2018, Delia Owens’ debut novel, Where the Crawdads Sing, has since entered the realm of must-read fiction. And with a film adaptation slated for summer, there’s never been a better time to cross this future classic off your list.

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oy Harjo is an internationally renowned performer and writer of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. She is serving her second term as the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States.

Ms. Harjo is the author of nine books of poetry, several plays and children’s books, and two memoirs. She will discuss her bestselling volume of poetry, An American Sunrise, and talk history, inspiration, and writing.

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Free Admission Day at Sleeping Bear

This Saturday kicks off National Parks Week. To celebrate, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is waiving their $25 entrance fee on April 16, making it the perfect day to visit the park in early spring.

At this time of year, the sand is still chilly and compressed, which means you can explore the Dune Climb and other sandy hikes with a little less effort than it would normally take. Due to our colder spring, morel season isn’t quite here yet, but even if the mushrooms haven’t arrived, you can at least check out how your secret spot has fared since last spring. (At the lakeshore, you can forage for up to one gallon of personal use morels per day.) Last but not least, Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive is still open to foot traffic only—no cars—so you can enjoy all those gorgeous views on the 7.4-mile loop without elbowing for space among busloads of people. Plan your visit at nps.gov/slbe or call (231) 326-4700.

Stuff We Love: Girl Power— Signed, Sealed, Delivered Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night has stopped the women of the Goin family from making sure Lake Ann’s mail is moving. According to the Benzie Area Historical Society and Museum, which highlighted northern Michigan women of note throughout Women’s History Month, three generations of women from the Goin family have served as Lake Ann postmasters. Beatrice Goin began the tradition and is celebrated for her work in preserving Ransom Lake Natural Area. She was followed by her daughter, Vera Camien, who also created the Almira Area Historical Society & Museum. Vera’s daughter, Amy Camien, is today’s postmaster. Though Women’s History Month is behind us, the historical society is far from finished honoring local ladies who left an indelible mark on the region. It’s planning an exhibit about local healthcare hero Ena Kraft Jackson, who was named “1969 Nurse of the Year” by the Traverse City District Nurses’ Association and opened Frankfort’s Markham Hospital, which we know today as Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital. That exhibit opens Memorial Day Weekend. Get details on all the historical events happening this spring at benziemuseum.org.

List a Job, Find a Job It’s that time of year again, employers!

Northern Express is looking ahead to our “Now Hiring” issue, which will be online and on newsstands May 16. We dedicate a special portion of the issue, sponsored by Hagerty, to job listings from across the region, so this is your chance to post all those must-fill summer jobs as we head into the busy season Up North. There is no limit to the number of positions you may submit, though we do not guarantee publication of all jobs. (Note: Only jobs in Northern Express’ 13-county northern Michigan readership area will be considered.

If you’re not sure if your business falls in that area, drop us a line at info@northernexpress. com.) To submit a job posting, head to northernexpress.com/jobs. You’ll need to have the following information handy: employer name, position title, position type, pay range, city, a brief description, and a contact email or phone number. We recommend sharing your openings as soon as possible.

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bottoms up Green Bird Organic Cellars’ Concord RosÉ Au naturel is the name of the game at Green Bird Organic Cellars and Farm in Northport.

Originally founded in 2005, its current owners, Tim and Betsy Hearin, purchased the property in 2019, which, they were surprised to find, came with its own vineyard. Situated on 15 stunning acres, Green Bird grows all its ingredients on site, making it Michigan’s only organic winery. Perhaps the most exclusive of its products is the micro-batched Concord Rosé.

Made from sweet and juicy concord grapes grown just outside the tasting room, this hazy, blush-colored wine is completely bereft of added sugar or any extra “cellar magic.” Instead, it’s allowed to develop naturally, using only champagne yeast for fermentation. The result is a beautifully dry, low abv (8 percent) wine with a fruity, but not overly sweet palette. Pair a glass with cheese for the perfect spring snack—but it’s only available at the vineyard. 9825 E Engles Rd, Northport, greenbirdcellars.com

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Chevrolet black to prevent using high beams that would help the German bombers to target our roads. There were Nazi subs off Cape Cod sinking ships.

My father’s younger friends and my friends’ older brothers joined the Rainbow Division that defeated Hitler in Europe and Hirohito in the Pacific. When they came back, they were the ones who made America great. They ran for public office and used taxes to build our great road system (now sadly falling into disrepair because tax cuts for the wealthy are almost sacred).

Then the Baby Boomers hit the schools.

Our schools were well funded, and many of our teachers were our heroes who had survived the hell of WWII. Hitler made Germany great after the Great Depression using slave labor. Only God knew how many died working or were shot!

We had great, well-paying jobs, workman’s comp, safe working conditions.

But prices were going up. My father kept a $10 bill in his wallet he never spent until a snowstorm made travel impossible; it bought a room and a good meal. Today I would need $100.00+. The import tax was cut and jobs went to countries where there was no Roe v. Wade, and children took their fathers’ jobs who died working.

Ron Stetson | Traverse City Dumb and Dumber I would like to address all my liberal friends: “How do you like them now?”

Dumb and Dumber have made a wreck out of our country. We are the laughing stock of the world. Two freshmen in high school could not have done a more stupid job of running our country than Dumb and Dumber.

Let’s examine their achievements: 1) Afghanistan; 2) the Keystone Pipeline; 3) our Mexican border; 4) the COVID-19 fiasco, including mask mandates; 5) all their appointments of “lightweights” to their cabinet. None of them could carry Trump’s male cabinet appointments; 6) stopping drilling for oil throughout our country.

Electric cars, in quantity, are 10 years away.

How would you have liked to be stuck on I-95 a couple of months ago in your electric car? I had a 2015 Tesla and could not make a trip to the U.P. because of its limited range; 7) our relations with China and Russia; 8) inflation: I bought a couple of t-bones last week. A year ago, they were $20. Last week, $40. I filled my car up yesterday for $28 more than last January. 9) the supply chain fiasco; 10) defunding our major cities’ police forces; 11) last, but not least, the handling of Ukraine.

Dumb and Dumber have blood on their hands. All you liberals that voted for them also need to look at your hands and “wash the blood away.”

I am also sick and tired of all the Trump bashing: Mr. Trump was our greatest president since Calvin Coolidge.

Doug Wickstrom | Bellaire Animal Welfare I am overwhelmed by the incredible generosity and support of the local community regarding the recent animal abuse case in which over 160 dogs were seized and taken to the Cherryland Humane Society. Considering how difficult the past few years have been for most people dealing

with the COVID crisis, unemployment, inflation, etc. and times being tough in their personal lives, it is amazing to see the outpouring of donations and compassion being shown for these poor dogs who suffered a traumatic and horrific existence.

Since the case against Raymond Feagles is ongoing, I would urge anyone who feels strongly about animal abuse to contact Kyle Attwood at the Grand Traverse County Prosecutor’s Office or Judge Kevin Elsenheimer at the 13th Circuit Court to express your opinion and concerns regarding this matter. Please consider being a voice for these defenseless animals who cannot speak for themselves and send a clear message that those who commit animal cruelty should receive the maximum penalty allowed under the law.

It is hard for me to understand how this situation could have continued for so long; it seems a neighbor or mail person would have noticed the huge number of dogs on the property, particularly those left outside in freezing weather. It is just another reminder that if you “See Something, Say Something,” whether it is abuse of an animal, child, or suspected domestic violence. Do not be afraid to contact the local authorities to investigate; your intervention may rescue someone from harm or possibly even save a life. As they say, it takes a village, and we are all our brother’s keeper.

Marg Hanlin | Lake Ann Child Care Relief One of the groups hit hardest by the Covid pandemic were women and children.

Women were forced to quit their jobs in order to tend to homebound children, elderly parents, and family members with disabilities. The fact is that these care-giving responsibilities continue to fall mainly on women.

To help facilitate getting women back into the workforce, a second round of Child Care Stabilization Grants is being put into motion by Lt. Governor Gilchrist that will make child care more affordable for families. These grants will give a $1,000 retention bonus to every full-time childcare professional. They will also provide funding to child care providers to freeze tuition costs or expand the number of available spots in their programs.

According to a 2018 report by Networks Northwest, our region has lost 30 percent of its child care providers in the seven years preceding the report and may well be more than that now. Child care in our region for an infant and a preschooler is nearly $14,000 per year, more than $1,000 per month.

Currently, state and federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) programs can be claimed by eligible families and individuals with children, but many do not apply. These credits would help families put food on the table, buy clothes and school supplies for their kids. Governor Whitmer encourages every family who qualifies to take advantage of the EITC when filing their 2021 income taxes.

Finally, Governor Whitmer has proposed a tripling of EITC credits in her 2023 budget which would allow hardworking families average a combined tax refund of $3,000 beginning with the tax year 2022. Please contact your local state representatives and encourage them to pass this proposed increase in EITC credits.

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By Stephen Tuttle The unpleasant death throes of winter notwithstanding, the bicycling season is about to start in earnest. Yes, we all know some people cycle year-round, but most of us wait until the snow is off the ground.

The health and economic advantages of biking are now well-known and have been oft reported. Regular biking, like other forms of low-impact exercise, can reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, and diabetes. There is even some evidence it can reduce the incidence of or eliminate depression, though that likely has as much to do with being outdoors as it does to being on a bike.

Cyclists and vehicle drivers function under the same traffic rules. The main exception is that cyclists, who must travel with the flow of traffic and not against it, are required to stay as far to the right as is practical but can ride two abreast when there is no other option. Like drivers, cyclists must stop at stop signs, stop at red lights, signal when turning, and obey all other traffic control signals and signage including speed limits.

Vehicle operators, on the other hand, are required to share the road with cyclists and must, by law, provide a minimum of three feet of clearance when passing those riders.

Aside from an approved helmet, a cyclist’s best equipment is vigilance. If drivers aren’t paying attention, then cyclists have to.

There are obvious economic benefits that accompany those health improvements; fewer medical interventions and fewer prescription meds saves money for the individual and the healthcare system in general.

Communities that encourage biking and create biker-friendly trails and lanes also realize some economic benefits. Bicycles create less road deterioration and less need for surface parking or parking decks. They also benefit everyone by producing no toxic emissions, and bicycle manufacturing has a reasonably small carbon footprint.

In 2014, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) conducted some fairly detailed research on both bicycle usage and its economic impact. Presumably, the economic numbers have increased in the last eight years, but in 2014, the overall economic impact of bicycling was $668 million, including $63 million in retail revenue and $38 million from bike-specific events.

At the time, MDOT found that 39 percent of households included someone who had used a bike for transportation, 28 percent included people who commuted by bike at least twice a week, and 4 percent who had participated in a bike-related event or race or had taken a bike-oriented vacation.

Traverse City and this region are especially bike-friendly with the TART and other trails and dedicated bike lanes adjacent to major roads. In Traverse City proper, bikers can even legally use sidewalks except in the downtown and Old Town areas. Cyclists are not allowed on limited access highways like an interstate but can otherwise ride on any local or state highway unless otherwise prohibited by local ordinance.

That’s the good news about biking and its positive impact on both riders and the communities in which they ride. But the interface and interaction between cyclists and motor vehicles is too often less than positive.

Neither the cyclists nor the drivers always follow those rules. The Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning keeps track of the unfortunate result when one or the other ignores them. In 2020, they recorded 1,235 bike-vehicle accidents in Michigan that resulted in 933 injuries and 38 fatalities. Men accounted for 36 of those fatalities and most of the injuries.

All of the reported injuries and deaths were suffered by the cyclists.

Both sides in these incidents like to blame the other. Cyclists claim drivers either don’t see them or just don’t respect their right to be on the same road. Drivers claim cyclists ignore traffic rules and tend to swerve and veer in front of them unexpectedly.

My personal observation, especially on the cross-town TART route, is that cyclists violated traffic regulations far more than drivers. It seemed the brighter their uniforms, the more likely they were to blast through stop signs and red lights. Once, in the company of the sheriff, I watched a large group of kids — in Norte colors — led by an adult casually cruise through a three-way stop intersection without so much as slowing down.

Still, most data—and it’s plenty sketchy locally, statewide, and nationally—indicates drivers are more often responsible for accidents with cyclists.

Aside from an approved helmet, a cyclist’s best equipment is vigilance. If drivers aren’t paying attention, then cyclists have to. Don’t count on drivers stopping even if they’re supposed to. Don’t count on them giving you room, so move a little farther right. Don’t assume they won’t open that car door.

Fair or not, cyclists have to assume an extra level of responsibility. No bicycle has ever won a collision with a motor vehicle. That it was someone else’s fault is little consolation when you’re dead right.

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We talk a lot about cannabis strains, effects, and ways to take it, but there isn’t enough discussion about what to do after you partake. For many, there is no better activity than to be out in nature on your favorite hiking trails.

When it comes to amazing hikes in northern Michigan, the Grand Traverse Commons Natural Area always ranks near the top of the list due to the elevation and the overlooks. The hilly climbs can be a challenge, but the bench overlooking the city is a great place to catch your breath.

Another excellent trail, especially during the warmer months, is Timbers Recreation Area. A converted girl scout camp and former Armour family summer retreat, the trail offers an easy hike with 2,000 feet of frontage on Long Lake.

With flat terrain and all-access trails, this hike makes it easy to get lost in your thoughts and enjoy the moment. Tossing a hammock up and catching a Long Lake sunset is the perfect way to end the day.

If you are looking for something a bit more adventurous, head west and hike Alligator Hill Trail, part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. AHT is a hilly trail, boasting one of the best overlooks in all the dunes. As a bonus, it also has a fraction of the traffic of Pyramid Point or Empire Bluff Trail (though both are highly recommended if you have never been).

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STATE OF THE STATE PARKS Michigan parks navigate COVID-era traffic boom, years of deferred maintenance, and a windfall of stimulus funding.

By Craig Manning Thirty percent: That’s how much the traffic at Michigan’s state parks increased from 2019 to 2020. So says Ron Olson, the parks chief for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR). It wasn’t a fluke, either: Olson tells Northern Express that parks attendance in 2021 held steady with where it was the year before, and that the DNR is expecting numbers to remain more or less the same for 2022.

What’s happening here? The first takeaway is the obvious one: The pandemic spurred a historic spike in the usage of parks everywhere. When people couldn’t spend their leisure time eating in restaurants, going to the movies, or gathering indoors with friends and family, they headed outside.

Perhaps the more surprising takeaway, though, is that the popularity of parks hasn’t diminished at all since 2020, even as some hallmarks of “normal” pre-pandemic life have come back into play.

“We think a lot of people have found the outdoors [during the pandemic] and are still enjoying it,” Olson says. “Every indication is that things are going to remain at least near equal to what they were like last year and the year before. Our camping reservations, for instance, are up. You can book up to six months out, and our reservations [for the upcoming coming season] have been running 6-8 percent above where we were this time last year. So, every indication we have is that we should have equally as strong attendance and visitation as we did last year and the COVID year.”

35 Million Strong Certainly, 2020 was a historic year for Michigan parks. The DNR estimated 35 million visitors to its state parks that year.

It wasn’t just the state parks that were drawing record crowds, either. Northern Michigan’s beloved Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, a national park, drew 1,718,696 visitors in 2020—up from a previous peak of 1,683,553 visitors during 2016.

In 2021, we saw more records fall. Not only did the DNR estimate a second consecutive year of 35 million visitors, but the department also tracked 1.4 million camping and lodging nights—an all-time high.

With reservations up again this year, Olson says campground spots throughout the

state are going fast—especially for popular summer holidays like the Fourth of July and Labor Day—and advises those planning summer camping adventures to book soon.

More People, More Problems The bad news is that, with more people spending more time outdoors—and with demand spiking significantly for the amenities and experiences that state parks provide—our parks have been experiencing significant strain. Early in the pandemic, amidst initial spikes in visitors, officials at the Sleeping Bear Dunes reported excessive littering, vandalism of park restrooms, and theft of toilet paper and hand sanitizer from restrooms.

Many state parks, meanwhile, are plagued with outdated restrooms, crumbling roads, and other instances of deferred maintenance.

The state cut the DNR’s funding significantly during an economic downturn in the early 2000s, which caused the department’s capital spending to plummet from $16 million during the 2003-2004 fiscal year to under $1.5 million in 2006-2007—a 90 percent decrease. Virtually all the money the DNR received from the state in those years went toward keeping parks operational, with little left over for improvements or maintenance.

Some capital improvements have happened at state parks in recent years, even here in northern Michigan. Between 2019 and 2020, for instance, the DNR spent $3.1 million on upgrades at the Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park, including significant electrical overhauls, a total replacement of one of the park’s bathroom facilities, and accessibility improvements to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Park Priorities Other parks throughout the state, though, are still waiting for makeovers that are long past due.

According to Olson, the top priorities for the DNR at the moment include Algonac State Park in St. Clair County; Cheboygan State Park on the shores of Lake Huron; Fort Wilkins State Park in the Keweenaw Peninsula; Hoffmaster State Park near Grand Haven; and Straits State Park in St. Ignace, Algonac alone, he says, needs $2.5 million for rebuilding the restroom and shower building, resurfacing and reconstructing roads, updating the electrical and sanitation systems, and building a new

registration office.

More localized to northern Michigan, Olson says Cheboygan State Park needs $1.6 million to replace both its electrical system and its water/sewer system, while Straits State Park needs $1.8 million to replace a pair of bathroom/shower buildings.

Collectively, Olson’s “priority” projects account for at least $11 million in estimated spending. They’re also just the tip of the iceberg for what Michigan’s state parks need.

“We have a list of projects that we have accumulated over the years, and we’ve documented about $262 million worth of projects,” Olson says. “That number changes periodically, because it varies year to year. Algonac, Cheboygan, those are a few examples, but many of the parks have very similar kinds of things that would be done.”

A Welcome Windfall The good news for Michigan’s state parks? Relief is coming soon.

In June 2021, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a proposal to allocate $250 million of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars to state parks. Around the same time, several state legislators proposed bills that also would have sent hundreds of millions of dollars of federal COVID funds to parks throughout the state.

Those proposals fed into the Building Michigan Together Plan, a $4.8-billion bipartisan spending plan that Governor Whitmer signed at the end of March.

Alongside allocations for drinking water improvements, road and bridge programs, high-speed internet development, and more, the plan includes $250 million for

state parks and another $200 million for local parks systems.

Some of that money is already spoken for. $30 million of the state park dollars will be used to establish a state park at the former site of the Chevrolet plant on the Flint River; it will be the first-ever state park in Genesee County. As for the local parks money, some of those dollars have already been flagged for “transformative greenway projects in Detroit and Grand Rapids.”

Most of the money, though, will be “carved out to rehabilitate and modernize the Michigan state park system,” according to Olson. The DNR is now in the process of finalizing its spending priorities list, with an anticipated 2- to 3-month lead time before the ARPA funding is available for spending. At that point, Olson says the department will hit the ground running with improvements.

“We have shovel-ready, pre-designed projects that just have to be put out for bid,” Olson says. “So I anticipate it won’t take us too long [to get some projects started], in part because time is working against us here to get things moving. This funding will be put toward things that we can get teed up by the end of 2024, because we have to have the money obligated by the end of 2024 or spent by the end of 2026.”

When asked whether northern Michigan state parks will be getting any of that ARPA money, Olson isn’t willing to say just yet.

“We are keeping that information centralized for now, because we haven’t finalized the projects list yet,” he says. “But we know that there are a lot of things that need to get done, and that each park has projects.”

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By Brighid Driscoll

Your mountain biking guide to the North

VASA Skillz Loop, Williamsburg: This 2-mile course was designed in partnership with Northern Michigan Mountain Bike Association (NMMBA) for beginners of all ages. Two one-mile loops give riders a chance to experience jumps, tabletops, berms, and rock gardens at low-level intensity. For added comfort, the trails allow you to ride around some of these features so you can take them on when you feel ready. “This is a great place to prepare someone to get out on the more advanced trails,” says Beauchamp. “What’s nice about this trail is that it’s near the VASA Singletrack off of Supply Road. This is a really cool 12-mile trail managed by NMMBA through state forest land. It’s a combination of flat and hilly sections, and it flows really nicely.”

We already know that cherries, beer and wine, beaches, and unbeatable views are attractions that cause visitors to flock to northern Michigan. While these are all tried and true reasons to enjoy the area, mountain biking is proving to be a dark horse in the region’s tourist industry.

With growing trail options attracting riders from downstate and beyond, northern Michigan is quietly becoming a mecca for mountain biking, and there’s no better time to start taking advantage of the many local trail offerings.

“People have options up here, even if you’re just getting started,” says Communications and Policy Director for TART Trails Brian Beauchamp, an avid mountain biker himself. “It can be an intimidating sport to get into, but it’s a lot of fun and a great way to get outdoors.”

Whether you’re a seasoned cyclist or novice, there’s a trail begging to be explored. Northern Express has compiled a list of three beginner trails and three trails better suited for those with experience. Choose your own adventure.

Boardman River Trail, Traverse City: For a more unique mountain biking experience that is still beginner friendly, Kate Lewis, the community engagement manager for TART, suggests the Boardman River Trail. The 24-mile multi-use trail recently added 7 miles of a newly constructed singletrack that connects Mayfield Pond Park to the North Country Trail.

You’ll get a variety of views on this mostly flat terrain, including the lake, forest, seasonal wildlife, and more. The trail is part of a larger, mostly wooded 41-mile loop that includes intersections from North Country Trail and VASA Pathway. A small portion of the trail that crosses through Brown Bridge Quiet Area to Muncie Lakes trailhead is hiking only.

However, the rest of the trail permits mountain biking.

Cadillac Pathway, Cadillac: Thirteen miles of trail await you at Cadillac Pathway. Eight different loops are accessible through the trailhead, all with varying skill levels. The forested loops are on state land that’s managed by the DNR; the trail, however, is managed by none other than NMMBA. Loops are well appointed with signs, with most getting gradually more difficult the further out you ride. However, there are a few unmarked singletracks that splinter off the marked loops. These jaunts will eventually lead you back to the main trail, but you won’t be able to anticipate difficulty until you’re already on it. Buy the ticket, take the ride.

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Arcadia Dunes, Arcadia: This Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy trail is beloved by locals, and for good reason. Arcadia Dunes offers seasonal beauty paired with over 15 miles of a wonderfully designed trail system. Its intermediate rating doesn’t come from challenging features, but rather its longer length with the main trail being 10 miles long.

Climbs are made smoother with assistance from picked-up downhill speed and momentum.

Smooth, flowy turns reveal picturesque vistas, and when late spring warms the earth, native flora make for an idyllic background. “It’s really well known for a great ride in the spring,” says Beauchamp. “You’re literally pedaling through forests of flowers.” The trail looks like a wide singletrack, but bikers can ride in either direction—just take heed of other riders who may be coming toward you while out on the trail.

Palmer Woods Forest Reserve, Maple City: “You can’t talk about northern Michigan mountain biking without talking about Palmer Woods,” says Beauchamp. The 1,075acre forest is home to 14 miles of mountain biking trails. Though 10 of those miles were designed to be intermediate, the other 4 were designed for beginners, making it a suitable destination for bikers of all skill levels. Tight corners, steep slopes, tabletops, and jumps are all offered through Palmer’s intermediate loops. Towering trees and ancient fern species give this Leelanau Conservancy property a mystical, prehistoric feel that will give riders a deepwoods adventure worthy of returning to time and again.

Ready to kick your bike into higher gear? Here are a few of the spring and summer races across the North.

Mud Sweat and Beers, Traverse City, May 7: Mud Sweat and Beers started in the early 2000s when a group of inexperienced bikers decided to get together and ride every Wednesday. As the group grew, they started the event as a way to support local nonprofit ski hill Mt. Holiday. Racers start and finish at Mt. Holiday with a beautiful ride through the VASA trail system in between. Racers can choose to do races of 25, 12, or 2 miles. Sign up at mudsweatandbeers.com.

Avalanche Preserve, Boyne City: Before becoming the mountain bike destination it is today, the Avalanche Trail was once a ski hill. The deteriorating 4.5-mile trail had long been a treasure to biking locals because of its wooded beauty and challenging features. The trail grew to over 7 miles after a successful Top of Michigan Mountain Bike Association (TOMMBA) fundraising campaign. Seasoned mountain bikers still love the rooty land, steep hills, and exhilarating jumps, but there are loops that a beginner can ride too. Avid mountain bikers of Avalanche say it’s best to ride counterclockwise due to hikers.

(Last but not least, if you feared we forgot a local favorite—Glacial Hills Pathway and Natural Area—check out the “Amazing Antrim” story in this issue!)

Michigan Mountain Mayhem Spring Classic, Boyne City, June 18: Touted as likely to be “the hardest ride you ever attempt,” the annual MMM Spring Classic is not for the faint of heart. Held on the 3rd Saturday in June, the annual race gives riders the option between a 50K, 100K, 160K, or 200K(!) ride. It’s tough terrain with plenty of climbing through Boyne Mountain and Schuss Mountain before heading back to Boyne City.

Register at michiganmountainmayhem.com.

Ride Around Torch, Elk Rapids, July 17: For those who are looking for something less competitive, Ride Around Torch is a great option. The one-day event takes riders through Alden, Eastport, Clam River, and Torch River. The race gives folks the option of 26-, 40-, 63-, and 100-mile courses. Visit at cherrycapitalcyclingclub.org.

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Crack Open Some Easter Fun Eggstraordinary events around the North

By Lynda Wheatley

If your family celebrates Easter, chances are good you’ve got your Easter Sunday traditions down pat: Easter bonnet, Easter service, Easter ham, and Easter egg hunt.

But it turns out, the day of, the day before, and even the weeks ahead offer some extraspecial activities and social events to inspire folks to step out of their, well…shell. We rounded up a few we thought might add some excitement to your usual celebration.

THE BIGGEST EGG HUNT IN MICHIGAN The Lake City Area Firemen’s Association is bringing the heat to beat what they believe is the state’s current record of a 27,000-egg Easter hunt by filling at least 30,000 eggs—and as many as 60,000, depending on how much “fill material” they can get—for their April 16 Easter Eggstravaganza. The record-breaking fun begins at 11:30am at Maple Grove Park, 5547 W. Davis Rd. in Lake City.

STROLLING BRUNCH AND HUNT IN LEELANAU Patch together a pretty springtime setting—rolling hills, just-awakening vineyard, horses moseying about the paddocks—with the best meal of any Sunday: brunch. Black Star Farms is doing up Easter Sunday with a strolling brunch.

Think Sweet Cream Pancakes (with maple syrup, cinnamon-honey whipped butter, and jelly beans); farm-fresh Waldorf salad; Black Star Benedict; glazed ham; pastries; and all sorts of other fixings for $20-$40 per person, plus mimosas and wines by the glass

and bottle for an extra charge. An outdoor Easter egg hunt for kiddos caps off each brunch; as of press time, tickets for three scheduled brunches between 9:30am and 2pm remain. Buy yours at blackstarfarms. com/easter-brunch.

CHURCH & FAMILY PHOTOS IN GAYLORD Not into the Easter bunny? Gaylord’s Mount Hope Church is hosting a special family Easter service at 10:30am, after which families can stay to have their photos taken together—no furry animals necessary.

(Unless Dad decides not to shave for the holiday.) Photos will be emailed later in the month. Gaylordchurch.com.

LENTEN SOUP SUPPER STUDY ON OLD MISSION PENINSULA Do you talk the talk or walk the walk?

Folks looking for a faith-forward way to embrace the Easter season ahead of the traditional Sunday church service should check out the Lenten Soup Supper Study that Old Mission Peninsula United

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Methodist Church hosts this week. The event—6pm-7:30 Wednesday, April 13— welcomes anyone who wants to belly up for a bowl of soup, break bread, and—whether they’ve read it or not—talk about author Adam Hamilton’s book The Walk: Five Essential Practices of a Christian Life. Please call the church at (231) 223-4393 to reserve a chair at the table.

Those looking to attend an aweinspiring Easter Sunday mass will love the Son-Rise Service at 7am Easter Sunday, followed at 7:30am with the muchanticipated return of the church’s traditional Easter Sunday breakfast—the first in two years, Old Mission Peninsula UMC’s Wendy Warren tells Northern Express. For information on these and other Easter week events at UMC, call the church (number above), which is located at 16426 Center Rd. EASTER BUNNY & PET PHOTOS IN PETOSKEY Count on Grandpa Shorter’s to make the most of Easter events. Petoskey’s O.G. souvenir store has been bringing the

Easter Bunny out of his burrow for kid photo ops since April 2, but he’ll make a special appearance at the store from 6pm to 8pm Thursday, April 14, to get pictured with your pets. He’ll come back 1pm to 4pm Friday and all day Saturday (9:30am to 4pm) in a fresh outfit so kids allergic to pets won’t have any allergy worries! All kids who visit the bunny get a free gift, and parents kind of do too— they can use their own camera to shoot the photo for free.

A special mailbox waits outside the store for kids who want to send the Bunny a letter before Easter. (Those with a return address will receive a letter back from the bunny.) If you’re there before April 15, do two things: 1) Take a guess at how many eggs are in Grandpa’s window; the correct guess gets a chance to win a $100 gift certificate from Grandpa Shorter’s. 2) Ask staff (or download at grandpashorters.com) for a clue sheet for the April 16 Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt, when treasures will be hidden all around Downtown Petoskey.

FAMILY BIKE RIDE, EGG HUNT, AND (PARENTS-ONLY) WINE IN GLEN ARBOR After a tragic accident and fire forced its closure last August, Crystal River Outfitters’ canoe and kayak livery is on track to open again May 6. The rest of the venues that are part of the Crystal River Outfitter Recreational District—The Cyclery, Coastal, and M22 Glen Arbor wine tasting bar and patio—will herald the season a wee bit earlier, hosting families in and around their side of M-22 for a mega Easter egg hunt Saturday, April 16.

The fun officially starts at 3pm with face painting and crafts for kids, and the egg hunt follows at 4pm. Kate Springsdorf, CRO’s wine and events supervisor, tells

us there will be “a ton of eggs” and equal opportunity for bigger kids and tots 4 and under to gather them, as well as an appearance from the Easter Bunny.

Our suggestion? If the weather’s decent, make the most of the day before or after the event by hitting the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail, which runs right by the District, and toast the trail with one of the 16 local wines or two hard ciders available at the M22 tasting room.

Need bikes? You can rent just about any kind you want for adults and kids (plus kid tow-behind trailers) at The Cyclery, which, like the M22 tasting room and Coastal clothing shop, will be open from 10am to 7pm Saturday.

MORE EASTER EGG HUNTS Be sure to check out one of these community events happening Saturday, April 16:

ARCADIA: Head over to Pleasant Valley Community Center by 11am to meet the Easter Bunny, join an Easter egg hunt, play games, and win prizes.

CHARLEVOIX: Hunts for 4,500 prize-filled eggs will happen at 2pm at East Park for kids up to 10 years old. Kids will hunt in groups: 2 years old and under, 3-4 years, 5-6 years, and 7-10 years.

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CHEBOYGAN: 10am for 0- to 8-year-olds at Washington Park, and for kids age 9 and older at Major City Park.

FRANKFORT: More than 3,000 eggs await at the FrankfortElberta Chamber of Commerce Annual Easter Egg Hunt. Be at Mineral Springs Park in Downtown Frankfort at 10am with your own basket or bag.

MANISTEE: Hop on down to Veterans Memorial Park for a hunt with wiggle room. Any time between 11am and 1pm, adults can grab a bag of Easter eggs to take home and surprise kids with their own Easter egg hunt.

PETOSKEY: The public is welcome to hunt or to help by donating candy or small toys that can fit inside plastic Easter eggs before the official hunt at 11am at Trinity Missionary Church. The Fairgrounds at 1129 Charlevoix Ave. in Petoskey will also host the annual Fairgrounds Egg Scramble.

HARBOR SPRINGS: 11 am at Zorn Park. Bags provided.

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TRAILSIDE EATS Where to eat when you’re out and about

By Anna Faller Not much tastes better than a meal you didn’t have to cook; especially when it’s served with a side of fresh air. For those with an appetite for the outdoors, here are four of our favorite trailside stops—all of which are athletic gear and gym shoe-friendly—and the local routes that lead to them.

TART Trail STONE HOUND BREWING

North Country Trail AUDIE’S RESTAURANT

Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail CHERRY REPUBLIC PUBLIC HOUSE

Leelanau Trail FARM CLUB

When veteran brewer and selfproclaimed biking junkie Brent Faber started scouting Traverse City taproom locations, he knew his spot would be off the beaten path: something far enough from the brewery-packed center of town to avoid butting heads with other businesses, but still easily accessible to cyclists and pedestrians. His answer arrived in the form of a refurbished laundromat.

Opened in early 2021, Stone Hound Brewing is situated mere steps from the eastern end of the TART Trail in Williamsburg and only about a mile from the VASA Pathway. With a whopping 13 taps to choose from, many of which have been named for local trails, Stone Hound’s extensive beverage menu runs the gamut from bright IPAs to stouts and often includes a cider or seltzer. Thanks to an unfussy interior and community-style seating, the brewery has little to distract from its patrons’ main business: drinking beer.

Pick your poison at the stone-studded bar, a token of the brewery’s name, before playing a round or two of pinball or catching a game on one of three big-screens.

On sunny days, the spacious outdoor patio offers uninterrupted views of East Bay. But just a brewery this is not. Stone Hound visitors can also take advantage of a fully plant-based pub menu, courtesy of Rad.ish Street Food’s kitchen takeover. Tuck into an order of light and crispy jackfruitstuffed taquitos before igniting your body’s energy stores with a portion of Mexican street fries. Deliciously starchy and loaded with pico de gallo, guacamole, vegan cheese, and salsa, this shareable app pairs perfectly with a pint for the ultimate post-trail pickme-up. Or, take your lunch to-go with a full-to-bursting, all-veg burrito. Trust us— even die-hard carnivores give this vegan eatery the thumbs up.

Spanning eight states from Vermont to North Dakota, the North Country Scenic Trail (NCT) is the longest on the National Trail System’s list. Of its 4,800 miles, nearly 1,200 are in Michigan.

No NCT trek would be complete without a stop at Audie’s Restaurant. A local favorite since the Mackinac Bridge was completed, the restaurant’s downtown Mackinaw City spot lies along the North Country Trail near mile-marker 548.

Cyclists following the trail from the south intersect the restaurant on North Nicolet Street, about three blocks from the Mitten’s tip. (The next five miles don’t come with snacks, so better fuel up while you can!)

Owned and operated by the Jaggi Family since 1974, Audie’s is known amongst tourists and townies for its from-scratch kitchen and creative daily specials. With slightly different offerings in three distinct dining spaces, the extensive menus feature flavors for every palette. For a hearty lunch to last for miles, look no further than their Mighty Mac sandwich. Get your fix of protein (turkey and grilled ham) and carbs (the famous pepper-parmesan French bread) alongside melty cheddar and Creole mustard sauce. Choose from fries, coleslaw, or cottage cheese to round out your meal.

If you’re rolling off the trail in time for dinner, indulge in the rustic Chippewa Room. Start with a cup of Baked Swiss Onion Soup—complete with crispygolden croutons and topped with a layer of bubbling cheese—before treating yourself to a plate of Planked Whitefish. This distinctively Up North dish is presented on a maple slab with duchess potatoes and seasonal veggies. Finish with a few housemade desserts before taking on the next leg of your journey.

After a day spent exploring the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail, Cherry Republic’s Public House is a one-stop shop for hungry athletes. Situated about halfway between Alligator Hill and Crystal River Trailheads, the flagstone-paved path to the pub is less than a mile from the Heritage Trail’s Glen Arbor terminus.

Opened in May 2018 in response to an increasing café demand, the Public House is only one piece of Cherry Republic’s sprawling campus. Composed of the timber-framed Great Hall—that’s the original Cherry Republic retail space— and the on-site winery and soda bar, the complex also includes an outdoor icecream parlor, an assortment of garden games, and the pièce de résistance: an Olympic-sized pit-spitting arena.

The Public House is the literal cherry on top. The menu features lunch and dinner selections—many of which showcase the company’s retail products—and patrons can enjoy a meal in the 40-seater dining room or take in the English-inspired gardens from the outdoor deck. Snack on the signature smoked Whitefish Chowder, complete with potatoes, veggies, and bacon, before tucking into a to-die-for burger. For that quintessential stone-fruit experience, the Cherry Bacon Marmalade Burger is a must, or, for a little workout-fueling fire, the Smokey Serrano Pepper Burger packs the perfect amount of heat.

Wash it down with a wine or soda pop tasting, or sip a cherry-inspired brew at the outdoor taproom. For those with a sweettooth to satisfy, the bakery counter covers all of your bases, including homemade cherry pie. There’s no leaving hungry here!

At Farm Club on the Leelanau Peninsula, the farm and the table are one in the same. Co-owned by culinary veterans Gary and Allison Jonas (The Little Fleet) and Nic and Sara Theisen (Loma Farm), Farm Club opened its doors in July 2020 as an access point for farm-grown food without the barrier of upscale dining.

Situated on 35 pristine acres from which the kitchen sources most of its produce, Farm Club is located just off Mile 7 of the Leelanau Trail. Guests can access the property directly, thanks to a bikeable boardwalk courtesy of Traverse City nonprofit SEEDS. Complete with an onsite bicycle “fix” station—where patrons in need can tend to their wheels—Farm Club’s distinctly pastoral space combines a streamlined, earth-toned dining room with plenty of picnic-y outdoor seating. Order at the bar and take a table inside, or let the QR codes on the lawn do the work; either way, it’s all full service.

While the menu is constantly changing in accordance with the season and product availability, the Beans and Broth appetizer is a protein-packed must for any active visitor. Featuring rotating varieties of heirloom beans, this flavorful dish has a broth base of garlic, thyme, and extra virgin olive oil and is accompanied by house-made bread.

For something a little more substantial, the Farm Board is a year-round favorite. A duo of ever-rotating dips with bread and a variety of vegetables, this shareable app easily becomes a meal with soft cheese, sausage, or smoked trout add-ons. Pair it with something from one of the bar’s 10 taps or a refreshing pink rose lemonade and return to the trail with a full tank.

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*To access Cherry Republic’s campus, follow trail-markers on east M-109 through downtown Glen Arbor, and head south on South Lake Street for about 500 feet.

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The Outdoors Are for Everyone How accessible trails are changing the landscape of outdoor recreation

By Jillian Manning Northern Michigan is a golden goose of the great outdoors, with thousands of miles of trails that offer scenic views of lakes, rivers, and forests. As our region continues to attract more residents and tourists—and a large segment of our population ages—the need for accessible trails is predicted to grow.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that just over 1 in 4 adults in the U.S. has some kind of disability, amounting to 26 percent of our population or more than 61 million people. (Mobilityrelated disabilities affect 1 in 7 adults.) The numbers jump higher after age 65, when 2 in 5 adults live with a disability.

The good news is that our community is hard at work building and upgrading trails so that more natural areas can be used by more people. Northern Express connected with some of the leaders in the accessibility space to see what it takes to make a trail accessible, how we’re doing with the trails in our area, and what the future holds.

From the Community Many of the local conversations about accessible trails begin with Disability Network Northern Michigan, a nonprofit based in Traverse City that works with individuals, families, businesses, and governments to create a more welcoming community.

“We have a motto: ‘Nothing about me without me.’ Don’t make claims about people with disabilities or talk about people with disabilities without including them,” says Jim Moore, the organization’s executive director.

Moore explains that when it comes to building accessible trails, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) lays out baseline regulations for a trail’s grade, width, surface, and other specifications for planners. For example, accessible trails must have a stable surface like concrete, asphalt, crushed gravel, or wood. They must also have a clear-tread width of 3 feet, though 5 feet is required for two

wheelchairs to pass safely, so planners need to build in wider spots throughout the trail.

A trail that is designed to meet the ADA guidelines for people with disabilities is considered ADA accessible. A trail can also be universally accessible, which means it has been designed to be enjoyed by people of all ages and abilities, typically using the ADA guidelines as the baseline and then going above and beyond. Things like wayfinding signage, navigation cues, the placement of

inclusive and welcoming as a community,” Moore says. “It’s really about broadening your thinking as well, in terms of ‘Hey, who should we be thinking about to invite to the table for a conversation?’”

To the Trails TART Trails asked themselves that very question, and it has led to a fruitful partnership with the Disability Network for trail design and redesign. TART has long

“Anytime we do things for people with disabilities on access, it makes it easier, safer, and more convenient,” says Jim Moore. benches, and edge protection all play a role in making a trail easier to use.

While more time, cost, and planning goes into building an accessible trail than a footpath through the woods, Moore believes the end result is more enjoyable not just for people with disabilities, but for all users.

“Anytime we do things for people with disabilities on access, it makes it easier, safer, more convenient,” he says.

Not every trail can be made accessible, but Moore says northern Michigan has earned a solid B+ grade for the strides that have been made thus far. He gives kudos to forward-thinking partners like TART Trails and the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy (more on them below) and points to the impact of the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund, which falls under the Department of Natural Resources, for freeing up funding grants.

But at the end of the day, he says the most important catalysts of change are the individual people who call northern Michigan home.

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been dedicated to the concept of making trails that are welcoming to all, but their efforts toward accessible recreation have become a priority in the last decade.

“In the last 10 to 15 years, [accessibility] has come into focus, the ability for everyone to be able to get outside and utilize and explore these natural areas that we have,” says Julie Clark, executive director of TART Trails.

TART offers roughly 50 miles of ADAcompliant trails in its network, including sections of the Buffalo Ridge Trail, Leelanau Trail, Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail, the TART, Three Mile Trail, and the Boardman Lake Loop Trail (set to be completed this summer). More mileage is on the way with projects like the highly anticipated Nakwema Trail from Acme to Charlevoix.

Clark says opportunities for accessibility go into the planning of every new project, though she notes that it’s the hilly topography of northern Michigan and other environmental factors—rather than cost—that sometimes makes meeting the accessibility standards impossible.

Furthermore, according to Clark, one of the biggest challenges when it comes to

accessible recreation isn’t new trail design, but old trail maintenance. “If there are heaves or bumps, we know that impacts someone’s ability to use the trail, so we work closely with our city and county to change our specs for maintenance,” she says. “That is something that TART has spent a lot of time and resources on, to make sure that as the trails age, they’re kept in great shape.”

Throughout the Region Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy (GTRLC) has also put accessibility at the forefront of their efforts.

For an organization that is dedicated to preservation of our natural areas—a challenge in its own right—finding ways to make those spaces accessible requires some creativity.

“Our major focus is protection, but we also want to allow access without degrading what we’re protecting,” says Stephen Lagerquist, a land stewardship specialist at GTRLC. Lagerquist says that the best candidates for accessible trails are preserves that are relatively flat and have an attraction—like a view or a wetland or a body of water—that is easy to get to. Building a lengthy, complex, and costly trail that would disrupt the environment would be a nonstarter.

Thankfully, there are four preserves in the conservancy’s portfolio that fit the bill, most notably Arcadia Marsh, which was designed thanks to feedback from the community. The original plan, Lagerquist says, was to build a 4-foot wide boardwalk halfway to the marsh. But after hearing from trail users and getting the green light to “dream big,” the project wound up with a 6-foot wide trail with overlooks and fishing platforms that reached all the way across the marsh.

“The feedback we’ve been getting is jaw dropping,” Lagerquist says. He tells the story of a woman who, due to an illness, now uses a wheelchair. She had loved visiting the marsh in her youth, but hadn’t been able to explore it for 20 years until the

trail opened. “[She] got to the overlook on Lake Michigan and she said she sat there for a good 10 minutes. She couldn’t see because she was crying so hard. And she said when she finally could see, she was just absolutely blown away.”

This is why GTRLC is committed to finding more opportunities to create accessible trails, and Lagerquist notes that they have several in the pipeline. “If you’ve got something that people love and enjoy and you can make it accessible, it’s totally worth doing.”

Across the State The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) appears to align their goals with Lagerquist’s statement. According to Acting State Trails Coordinator Kristen Bennett, the state has a short-term goal of

making 20 percent of parks and trail systems accessible in the next 10 years, then another 20 percent, and so on. The work is incremental, and accessibility is taken into account every time someone is replacing an old bridge, resurfacing a pathway, adding signage, or breaking ground on a brand-new trail.

The DNR works on state parks and trails, but also frequently partners with organizations like TART on projects in communities around Michigan. The state has also developed an Accessibility Advisory Council with more than 20 members in the public and private sectors, including experts in mobility, rehabilitation, civil rights, and more. All of these steps lead toward a brighter and more inclusive future.

“Accessibility is not something that’s separate,” Bennett says. “It is something that is helpful for all.”

Where to Find Accessible Trails

There are dozens of accessible trail options throughout northern Michigan, so we asked the four experts from our story to pick some of their favorites.

Jim Moore (Disability Network) recommends: • Timbers Recreation Area • Betsie Valley Trail Julie Clark (TART) recommends: • Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail • Boardman Lake Loop Trail Stephen Lagerquist (GTRLC) recommends: • Arcadia Marsh Nature Preserve • Arcadia Dunes: The C.S. Mott Nature Preserve

Kristen Bennett (DNR) recommends: • Little Traverse Wheelway • North Country Trail

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AMAZING ANTRIM Antrim County provides plenty of opportunities for hiking and biking

By Ross Boissoneau Heading to the trails? Head to Antrim County. With its many miles of hiking, biking, and other trails (hint: those made for watercraft), it is one of the best areas in the North for outdoor recreation.

FOR THE HIKERS Where to begin? Let’s start at Grass River Natural Area outside Bellaire. This 1,492acre nature preserve surrounds the Grass River and is woven through with streams and peaceful forests. It has seven miles of trails, including 1.5 miles of boardwalk above northern fen and cedar wetlands.

Jenn Wright, executive director, says the boardwalk provides a one-of-a-kind experience for hikers. “The habitats are unique. To go out into the wetlands with the sounds, birds, plants—there’s a magic to our trails,” she says. “There’s lots of moss, lots of green. It has a special character.”

Wright says the mobility-challenged can traverse the universally accessible boardwalks covering the Sedge Meadow and Fern Trails, while the Woodland, Chippewa, Nipissing, Algonquin, and Rail Trails are upland forested dirt footpaths.

The property also includes the Grass River Center for Education, which is staffed year-round by a number of naturalists. The Center is currently open weekends from 10 to 4; beginning May 1 it is open seven days a week. Their nature programs include the Owl Prowl, a nighttime hike where participants are schooled in the ways of owls, and may even hear or see one of the species that populate the region at one time or another. “James Dake, our education director, gets people to stand still in the dark,” says Wright wonderingly.

Dusk walks allow for observing amphibians, and in May visitors will find programs on birding, wildflowers, mushrooms, and stream monitoring. Grass River also hosts day camps for the kiddos in the spring and summer.

FOR THE BIKERS Next up in Antrim is Glacial Hills Pathway and Nature Area. The 763-acre property is owned by Antrim County, Forest

Home Township, and the Village of Bellaire, protected by the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy, and managed by Friends of Glacial Hills. It encompasses 31.5 miles of trails.

According to the Land Conservancy, the site showcases more than 20 species of trees alongside over 100 types of wildflowers. The Lake Bellaire overlook trail offers gorgeous views of its namesake, and other valleys and waterways are visible throughout. This all makes for an amazing spring bike ride, especially if you’re willing to get a little mud on your tires Carved centuries ago from—you guessed it—massive Michigan glaciers, the trails having rolling hills that offer challenges for bikers of all skill levels.

“When it comes to biking, it’s beginner friendly, yet for more advanced riders there’s speed, some downhills, twisty turns,” says Patrick Boyd, chair of the board for Friends of Glacial Hills. “If you can ride, shift, and work handbrakes, for the most part you’re going to be fine.”

Hikers and runners can also enjoy Glacial Hills, though it’s recommended to keep your head on a swivel—and your headphones turned down—so you can steer clear of the bikers flying by.

FOR THE PADDLERS Some of Antrim County’s trails take us off the land and into the water. Such is the case with the Chain of Lakes Water Trail, one of nine state-designated water trails and the only one not located in southeastern lower Michigan. It is also the only trail that combines both river and lake waterways.

The non-profit organization Paddle Antrim was instrumental in getting the trail recognized by the state. The trail runs for over 100 miles through Charlevoix, Antrim, Kalkaska and Grand Traverse Counties, though the bulk of it is in Antrim County. “It includes 12 different lakes and rivers,” says Paddle Antrim Executive Director Deana Jardi.

She says the Upper Chain, from Ellsworth to Bellaire, is the shorter and easier route for beginners to navigate. (There is a dam in Bellaire where paddlers have to portage.)

The Lower Chain runs from there to where it empties into Lake Michigan on East Grand Traverse Bay in Elk Rapids. That portion is

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better suited to intermediate to advanced paddlers, largely because of the increased traffic on the water. There are 84 access sites along the trail, all marked with signage on the water.

Jardi says planning for the trail began in 2014 with the first grant through the efforts of the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy. Since then Paddle Antrim has spearheaded the efforts, which came to fruition with last year’s official recognition by the state.

EVEN MORE TRAILS As the commercials say, but wait: there’s more…much more when it comes to the trail scene in Antrim County.

The Coy Mountain Trail is tucked away on the east side of Alden. The one-mile trail is part of Coy Mountain Natural Area, which dates back to 1885 when Reuben Coy decided to preserve a ridge forested in virgin hardwoods that towered behind his gristmill.

The 11-acre tract was the last remnant of the giant maples and beeches in a region that had been heavily clear cut by loggers.

Antrim Creek Natural Area is comprised of 156 acres of land featuring nearly one mile of shoreline on Grand Traverse Bay. This is the largest stretch of contiguous, undeveloped shoreline remaining within the entire 132 miles of bay coastline between Norwood and Northport. It supports an incredible array of natural diversity including hardwood forest, forested wetland, conifer swamp, shrub thicket, meadow, wet meadow, and coastal dune.

The Cedar River Natural Area is a 226acre parcel that offers four miles of trail loops which meander through a variety of forest areas along the Cedar River. It includes 6,395 feet of stream frontage on the Cedar River.

Mohrmann Natural Area is designated as a park but managed as forest land under a management agreement with the Antrim County Conservation District. It has creeks, an abundance of wildlife, and hiking opportunities.

For more information on these and other hiking or biking trails, go to antrimcounty.org, click on Visitors, and scroll down to Parks & Recreation.

EARTH WEEK AT GRASS RIVER

Earth Day at Grass River Natural Area is actually Earth Week. Jenn Wright says the organization hosts a number of activities, kicking off on Monday, April 18, with Nature Trivia at Short’s Pull Barn in Elk Rapids. Other events include a dusk walk Thursday, April 21; the Big Sit on Earth Day proper, April 22; and a movie night on April 23 featuring short films about environmental conservation and outdoor recreation.

The Big Sit is also known as a Seton Watch, named for Ernest Thompson Seton, an outdoorsman, wildlife illustrator, prolific writer, and naturalist with a keen interest in Native American ways. The idea is to blend into the natural surroundings.

“When we walk in the woods, we are making disturbances, moving things, making noise, and disrupting the normal flow of nature,” says Wright.

The idea of a Seton Watch is to go into the woods or a natural space and find a place to sit comfortably, be still and quiet, and let the birds and other creatures resume their activity.

“As you get more comfortable, notice your surroundings. Take notice of the smallest of motions and the faintest of sounds. If you sit long enough, you will find yourself assimilated into the rhythm of the forest,” Wright says.

The Big Sit will take place April 22 from 6-9am. Participants will gather at the Grass River Center and walk out to the river, then sit quietly and watch the world awaken. Participants are encouraged to bring small chairs and binoculars and to dress warmly.

Cost is $10 per person, with all money going toward the organization’s Earth Day of Giving campaign.

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saturday

SKY WATCHING WITH MACKINAC STRAITS RAPTOR WATCH: 11am1pm. Meet at the corner of Pond & Askin St. at the south end of Mackinaw City.

Dress warm & bring your own binoculars & chair. Register. landtrust.org/events-archive/ event-register/

---------------------Michigan Legacy Art Park, Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville.

Led by Michigan Legacy Art Park Executive Director & birding guide Angie Quinn. Held the second Sat. of each month, April - Sept.

Meet at the trailhead at 8am. $5 entry fee per adult. Ages 17 & under are free. Bring binoculars if available. crystalmountain.com/ event/birdwatching BIRDWATCHING

HIKE:

---------------------AMERICAN CORNHOLE ORGANIZATION’S GRAND TRAVERSE MAJOR: 9am, GT Resort & Spa, Acme. Featuring over 200 men, women & juniors competing in singles, doubles, co-ed divisions. Free for spectators; $20/person or $40/team. americancornhole.ticketsauce.com/e/aco-grandtraverse-major

---------------------NORTHERN MICHIGAN HOME & OUTDOOR SHOW: 9am-4pm, NCMC, Community Resource Center, Petoskey. 65+ booths, kids activities, Builders Row, home remodeling ideas & more. $5. hbanorthernmichigan. com/home-show-2022

---------------------BOOK SALE: 10am-2pm, Helena Township Community Center, Alden. April 7-9. Sponsored by Friends of the Alden District Library.

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---------------------ELK RAPIDS AREA HIRING FAIR: 10am1pm, Elk Rapids Amvets Post #114, 410 Bridge St. Meet businesses that will interview & accept applications for permanent & seasonal work. Free. elkrapidschamber.org

---------------------UP NORTH LAKE & COTTAGE SHOW: 10am-6pm, GT Civic Center, TC. Featuring a diverse mix of over 100 exhibitors representing construction, remodeling, kitchen & bath, interior design, furniture, floor covering, home services & much more. tccottageshow.com

---------------------LIBRARY WEEK STORY TIME: 10:30am, Benzie Shores District Library, Frankfort.

Celebrate National Library Week. This program is designed for pre-school age children but all are welcome. Free. benzieshoreslibrary.org

---------------------ART IN THE CASTLE: 11am-5pm, Castle Farms, Charlevoix. Juried fine art fair. Shop for one-of-a-kind works of art in all styles & media. $5. artinthecastle.com

---------------------BOOK SIGNING: 12-2pm, Horizon Books, TC. Debby DeJonge will sign her book “Lead Horse.” Enjoy the adventures of Candy Clark & her nemesis, Crissy von Foque-Trot, in the world of dressage riding. horizonbooks.com/ event/book-signing-debby-dejonge-lead-horse

---------------------COMEDY WITH MITCH FATEL: 7pm & 9:30pm, TC Comedy Club, TC. With his innocence & friendly demeanor, Mitch quickly engages the audience & then catches them off guard with mischievous dialog. He has appeared on almost every late night comedy show & took home honors as the Best Comedian at the HBO Aspen Comedy Festival. $20-$25. traversecitycomedyclub.com

---------------------MADE IN MICHIGAN FUNDRAISER: 7-9:30pm, Cadillac Elks Lodge. Benefits Gopherwood Concerts. Musicians to

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ORCHESTRA VIOLIN CONCERTO WITH RACHEL BARTON PINE: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Corson Auditorium.

This renowned violin soloist will perform with the Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra under the direction of conductor Dr. Leslie B. Dunner. Pine will join the orchestra as the soloist for Violin Concerto No. 2 by Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist & composer Billy Childs. $14 full price; $11 student. interlochen.org/events/orchestra-violin-concertorachel-barton-pine-2022-04-09

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---------------------[TITLE OF SHOW]: 7:30pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. Two self-confessed nobodies have three weeks to write an original musical for submission to a festival. But what to write about? That’s easy: write about what to write about! Adults: $28; youth under 18: $15 (plus fees). tickets.oldtownplayhouse.com/ TheatreManager/1/login&event=359

---------------------GIN BLOSSOMS: 8pm, Little River Casino Resort, Manistee. Formed in 1987, Gin Blossoms’ lengthy career has produced multiple Top 40 singles & platinum albums, including “Hey Jealousy.” $35, $45, $50. lrcr.com/ event-calendar/concerts/gin-blossoms

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sunday

UP NORTH LAKE & COTTAGE SHOW: (See Sat., April 9, except today’s times are 10am-4pm.)

------------ART IN THE CASTLE: (See Sat., April 9) ---------------------ST. MARY LAKE LEELANAU EASTER EGG HUNT: St. Mary School, Lake Leelanau.

Rain, snow or shine the egg hunt will begin at 12:15pm with Fr. Ben blessing the baskets.

Hunting will be divided into 3 age groups: Toddler/Preschool, K-2nd, & 3rd-5th. Free.

---------------------[TITLE OF SHOW]: (See Sat., April 9, except today’s time is 2pm.)

---------------------TSO SYMPHONIC SEASON GRAND FINALE: 3pm, Corson Auditorium, Interlochen Center for the Arts. $25.50-$61.50. Immediately after the concert, join in the Season Announcement Party at 5pm at BlueBridge Events Centre, Grawn. traversesymphony.org

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monday

KID’S CRAFT LAB: POTATO PRINT EGGS: 1pm & 3:30pm, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Paint with potatoes! Sign up when you reserve your attendance at the Museum. greatlakeskids.org

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tuesday

STORYTIME ADVENTURES: 10:30am, 1pm & 3:30pm, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Featuring “An Egg is Quiet” by Dianna Aston. Sign up when you reserve your attendance at the Museum. greatlakeskids.org

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wednesday

STORY STEW: 11am, Peninsula Community Library, TC. Held the second & fourth Wednesdays of the

The Benzonia Academy Lecture Series is returning live! “Thirty Days with E. Stanley Jones” will be presented by local columnist the Rev. Dr. Jack Harnish on Thurs., April 14 at 4pm at The Mills Community House, Benzonia.

Harnish’s lecture is based on his new book, “Thirty Days with E. Stanley Jones: Global Preacher & Social Justice Prophet.” Jones was a well-known religious leader and author, and he was a counselor to FDR and Truman, as well as the leaders of the Indian independence movement. A close personal friend of Gandhi, Martin Luther King credited his book about Gandhi’s non-violence movement as an inspiration. benziemuseum.org

month for preschoolers. Stories & songs for all ages up through pre-school. Coordinating craft kits available. 231-223-7700.

---------------------COMMUNITY HIKE: 1-2pm. Join Grand Traverse Conservation District naturalists for a community hike of the Natural Education Reserve’s Sabin Loop trail, TC. Register. Free. gtcd.wufoo.com/forms/mtprek400zovzy

---------------------POWER SONG WORKSHOP: 3:30pm, Benzie Shores District Library, Frankfort. A power sing-a-long song is a little tune, easy to sing, to help us find our way when we are facing hard times. All ages can create a power song (nursery rhyme/tune/verse/chorus). Stories that Heal is an arts & community health resiliency project focused on mental health, trauma & recovery through lifting local stories & artistic expressions to support collective healing.

This program includes community dialogues, creative workshops & story-gathering, MarchMay 2022. A free community concert & discussion will be presented at The Garden Theater, Frankfort on May 15 & a podcast series about the project will be produced by Interlochen Public Radio. Free. benzieshoreslibrary.org

---------------------MONEY SMART MICHIGAN: 4pm, Peninsula Community Library, TC. Kids preschool through grade 2 are invited to join partners from TBA Credit Union to learn the value of money. Free books & gift bags. 231-223-7700.

---------------------GAYLORD BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: 5pm, El Patron, Gaylord. $5 members; $10 non-members.

---------------------UKRAINE FUNDRAISER EVENT: 6:30pm, City Opera House, TC. Hosted by NMC’s International Affairs Forum & the National Writers Series. The following groups are working in Ukraine & the region, aiding children, families, & first responders, or will be responsible for resettling refugees in the Grand Traverse region in 2022 & 2023. All funds raised will go directly to these organizations: Bethany Christian Services, Save The Children Ukraine, Foundation Ukraine, &

INARA Ukraine Response. Guest speakers include Tracy Busch, PhD, Lt. Col. Benjamin Busch, Kristi Gleason, & others. Doors open at 5:45pm for a pre-event reception. The event is free, but tickets are required & donations are strongly encouraged in advance & at this event. tciaf.com

---------------------“FIRST CONTACT: WHEN THE INDIANS AND EUROPEANS FIRST MET”: 7pm, Interlochen Public Library. A slide talk by author Robert Downes, who shares stories of Indigenous peoples meeting the Vikings & Spanish conquistadores, English colonists & French voyageurs for the first time. 231-276-6767.

Free.

---------------------AN EVENING WITH NANA KWAME ADJEI-BRENYAH: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, The Writing House. This author of the bestselling short story collection “Friday Black” has had his work appear in numerous publications, including The Breakwater Review, where he was selected

by ZZ Packer as the winner of the 2nd Annual Breakwater Review Fiction Contest.

Free. interlochen.org/events/evening-nanakwame-adjei-brenyah-2022-04-13

---------------------BILLY CHILDS AND THE YING QUARTET: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Corson Auditorium. Billy Childs, one of America’s great jazz pianists & composers, collaborates with Eastman School of Music resident musicians the Ying Quartet & vocalist Sara Gazarek in this multi-genre concert.

Interlochen’s Instructor of Flute Nancy Stagnitta will also make an appearance. $14 full price; $11 student. interlochen.org/events/ billy-childs-and-ying-quartet-2022-04-13

---------------------THE PROMISE: 7:30pm, New Hope Community Church, Williamsburg. A musical drama of the life of Christ from birth to resurrection. ASL interpreted performance Sat., April 16. Politics. Religion. Betrayal. Redemption.

It’s a love story. Featuring a cast & crew of over 200 people. No ticket needed. First come, first served. Free. newhope.cc

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FREE LAUNDRY SERVICE FOR THOSE IN NEED: Eastfield Laundry, TC. Held the second & fourth Thursdays of the month from 8:30-11:30am. 947-3780.

---------------------EASTER WEEKEND ON THE FARM: 10am5pm, Myrtle & Maude’s, Williamsburg. Pancake breakfast: $5 adults, $3 kids, free for 2 & under (Sat. only). Pictures with the Easter Bunny on Sat. only. myrtleandmaudes.com

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KID’S CRAFT LAB: POTATO PRINT EGGS: (See Mon., April 11, except today’s times are 10:30am, 1pm & 3:30pm)

---------------------SANDITON & BRIDGERTON: REPRESENTING RACE IN THE REGENCY: Noon, NCMC, Library Conf. 1 & 2, Petoskey. Presented by NCMC’s International Committee.

Join professor & author JoEllen DeLucia, Ph.D., as she examines PBS’s Sanditon series & Netflix’s Bridgerton series alongside Jane Austen’s fiction. Free.

EASTER WEEKEND ON THE FARM: (See Thurs., April 14)

---------------------STORYTIME ADVENTURES: 10:30am, 1pm & 3:30pm, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Featuring “An Egg is Quiet” by Dianna Aston. Sign up when you reserve your attendance at the Museum. greatlakeskids.org

---------------------LITTER CLEAN-UP & LANTERN-LIT HIKE: 7-9:30pm, Kids Creek Park, TC. Join GTCD naturalists for this litter clean-up followed by a self-guided lantern-lit hike with hot cocoa. Meet at the trailhead between Kohl’s & Michaels. Register. Free. gtcd.wufoo.com/forms/m127zeu51c32wow

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APRIL SWIRL: 5:30-7pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. A blend of culture, libations & fun. $20 members, $25 non-members. crookedtree.org/events/petoskey

---------------------PARALLEL 45 THEATRE READING SERIES: DANCE NATION: 6pm, Historic Barns Park, Cathedral Barn, TC. Somewhere in America, an army of pre-teen competitive dancers plots to take over the world. And if their new routine is good enough, they’ll claw their way to the top at Nationals in Tampa Bay. A play about ambition, growing up, & how to find our souls in the heat of it all. $5 - $50 donated suggested. mynorthtickets. com/events/dance-nation-a-reading-presented-by-parallel-45-theatre-4-14-2022

---------------------PICKLEBALL!: 7pm, Peninsula Community Library, TC. Hear about the project for pickleball approved by the Peninsula Township.

Find out how you can help make it happen.

231-223-7700.

---------------------PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE: AN EVENING OF GUEST ARTISTS: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Corson Auditorium. Interlochen Arts Academy percussion students present a program of ensemble music. Guest artists include composer & conductor Orlando Jacinto Garcia, & more. $14 full price; $11 student. interlochen.org/events/percussionensemble-evening-guest-artists-2022-04-14

---------------------THE PROMISE: (See Weds., April 13)

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LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III: 8pm, Dennos Museum Center, Milliken Auditorium, NMC, TC. Wainwright’s career is highlighted by more than two dozen album releases, movie & TV credits, & his autobiography, “Liner Notes” (2017 Penguin/Random House). In 2010 he won a Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Album for “High Wide & Handsome.” $25-$33. simpletix. com/e/loudon-wainwright-iii-tickets-79516

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and be ready for some “beach themed” fun in Downtown Bellaire.

Enjoy shopping, beverage & dining specials

ADULT & TEEN MAKE & TAKE CRAFT: Interlochen Public Library. Drop in, starting at 10am. Craft materials provided while supplies last.

231-276-6767.

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“APPRECIATING POETRY”: 3-4:30pm, Bellaire Public Library. Poet Leland James will talk about the many different forms of poetry & will share work of his own & others. bellairelibrary.org

SKY DANCING WITH THE AMERICAN WOODCOCK: 7:45-9pm, Hailand/Helstrom Family Nature Preserve, Harbor Springs.

Meet at the LTC office, 3264 Powell Rd., Harbor Springs. Register. landtrust.org/ events-archive/event-register/

Grab Your sunglasses a few friends,

friday

“THE WINTER’S TALE” BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Harvey Theatre. Join the Arts Academy Theatre Division for a moving tale of love, loss, & loyalty. Comedy, drama, & romance collide in this play. $15.50; $10.50 for students. interlochen.org/events/winterstale-william-shakespeare-2022-04-15

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BENZONIA ACADEMY LECTURE SERIES: “THIRTY DAYS WITH E. STANLEY JONES”: 4pm, Mills Community House, Benzonia.

Presented by local columnist Rev. Dr. Jack Harnish. Dr. Harnish’s lecture is based on his new book, “Thirty Days with E. Stanley Jones: Global Preacher and Social Justice Prophet.”

By donation. benziemuseum.org/2022/03/09/ benzonia-academy-lecture-e-stanley-jones20th-century-preacher-and-social-justice-advocate-presented-april-14

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SPRING BIRD WALK: 9-11am, Grass River Natural Area, Bellaire. Take a guided spring bird walk to learn how to ID birds by sight & sound & how to log observations online using the eBird webpage or app. Pre-register. $5. grassriver. org/classes-and-programs.html

---------------------EASTER FUN & GAMES: 10-11:30am, East Jordan Elementary School gymnasium.

Games, prizes & candy. Only ages 5-12 can receive prizes. The Easter Bunny will be available for photos.

---------------------EASTER WEEKEND ON THE FARM: (See Thurs., April 14)

---------------------FRANKFORT EASTER EGG HUNT: 10am, Mineral Springs Park, Frankfort. Kids can hunt for over 3,000 eggs! Free.

---------------------EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA: 11am-1pm, The Salvation Army Community Center, 1239 Barlow St., TC. Featuring crafts, an egg hunt, a family photo booth, ice cream truck, a bounce house, hot dogs & refreshments, & more. Free. centralusa.salvationarmy.org/traversecity/ events/family-easter-eggstravaganza

---------------------FAIRGROUNDS EGG SCRAMBLE: 11am, Emmet County Fairgrounds, Petoskey. Join Emmet County Parks & Recreation for a fun afternoon for kids & adults. Bring your own baskets for egg hunts, food, & much more. Free.

---------------------HARBOR SPRINGS EASTER EGG HUNT: 11am, Zorn Park, Harbor Springs.

QUIET PARTY: 11am, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey. Meet author & illustrator of “I Am Quiet,” Betsy Petersen. Have your personalized mini portrait drawn & enjoy snacks, games & more. Best for ages 2-7, but all ages welcome. RSVP: 231-347-1180. Free.

---------------------BOOK SIGNINGS, HORIZON BOOKS, TC: 12-2pm: Angela Crandall will sign her book “Twisted Tragic Love.” This poetry collection explores love’s connections with adoration, friendship, intimacy & desire. 2-4pm: Jim Olson will sign his book “Reindeer and the Easter Bunny.” horizonbooks.com

---------------------EASTER ACTIVITIES: Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville. 1-3pm: Photos with the Easter Bunny at the Park at Water’s Edge. Also, paint your own flower pot or bunny bank for $10 per craft. crystalmountain.com/event/ easter-at-the-mountain

---------------------“THE WINTER’S TALE” BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: (See Fri., April 15, except today’s times are 2pm & 7:30pm.)

---------------------CHARLEVOIX EASTER EGG HUNT: 2pm, East Park, Charlevoix. For children up to 10 years old. Head to Downtown Charlevoix early to do an Easter-themed scavenger hunt. business.charlevoix.org/events/details/easter-egg-hunt-13851

---------------------THE PROMISE: (See Weds., April 13, except today’s time is 2pm.)

---------------------CRYSTAL RIVER OUTFITTERS RECREATIONAL DISTRICT EASTER EGG HUNT: Crystal River Outfitters, Glen Arbor. Enjoy crafts & face painting at 3pm, followed by the Egg Hunt at 4pm, where you’ll have the opportunity to meet the Easter Bunny. Afterwards

enjoy spring drinks & Peep ‘smores at the M22 Wine Patio. crystalriveroutfitters.com

---------------------BIG FUN W/ DON JULIN, JEFF HAAS, JACK DRYDEN, RANDY MARSH & JOE WILSON: 7:30pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Theater, Petoskey. $20. crookedtree.org

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EASTER WEEKEND ON THE FARM: (See Thurs., April 14, except today’s time is 12-4pm.)

---------------------SPOTLIGHT ON INNOVATION 2022: Charlevoix Circle of Arts, Charlevoix. This annual exhibit showcases student artwork.

Students, teachers & community members will be in attendance. Artwork from area 11th & 12th grade students will be on display through April 9. Free Youth Art Lab classes for ages 10 & up will take place during the exhibit timeframe: April 9, 1-3pm: Intro to Sewing with Sewing Machines. Preregistration required. charlevoixcircle.org

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SHADES OF US - STUDENT ART EXHIBIT: Old Art Building, Leland. Students from Leland Public School & Leelanau Children’s Center contributed to this project that celebrates the variety of people in our area & fosters conversation about diversity. Runs through April 24. Not open Easter weekend. oldartbuilding.com

YOUTHS ARTS EXHIBIT: Crooked Tree Arts Center, TC. Celebrating the work of K-12 art students & educators from throughout the Grand Traverse region. Runs through April 16. crookedtree.org/event/ctac-traverse-city/ youth-arts-exhibit-traverse-city

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FULL CIRCLE: INSPIRATION THRU LENS & BRUSH: Jordan River Arts Council, East Jordan. The Photographer & the Painter share their perspective through their medium with the goal of evoking emotion & inspiring the viewer.

Exhibit runs through April 23, with the gallery being open on Fri., Sat. & Sun. during the exhibit. jordanriverarts.com/events

CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, PETOSKEY: - NCMC STUDENT SHOW: Runs through April 9 in Atrium Gallery. This annual exhibition recognizes the work of NCMC students. crookedtree.org/event/ctac-petoskey/ncmcstudent-show - 2022 YOUTH ART SHOW: Young artists working throughout Char-Em ISD are showcased in the Gilbert & Bonfield galleries. Runs through May 11. crookedtree.org/ event/ctac-petoskey/2022-youth-art-show

“WONDERLANDS” EXHIBIT & ARTIST TALK/RECEPTION: Higher Art Gallery, TC. The exhibit runs April 8 - May 5 with a Collector Preview on April 7 at noon. April 10, 12-1:30pm: Sculptor Cara O’Brien, painter

DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER, NMC, TC: - NWMI JURIED EXHIBITION: The 2022 NWMI Regional Juried Exhibition submissions comprised 388 artworks from 217 artists throughout the 37-county region. The

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On view through May 29, every Tues. - Sun., 11am-4pm. dennosmuseum.org/art/now-onview/temporary-exhibits/nwmi-juried-exhibition.html - NATHALIE MIEBACH EXHIBITION: Based in Boston, Massachusetts, Miebach’s exhibition, “Stay Healthy and Strong,” features new installations & sculptures that she completed during a 2021 residency at the Ucross Foundation in Sheridan, Wyoming.

It explores climate data & COVID trends through art. Runs through May 29. Open Tues. through Sun. from 11am-4pm. dennosmuseum.org/?utm_source=cision&utm_ medium=email&utm_campaign=DMC-Nathalie-Miebach

---------------------GLEN ARBOR ARTS CENTER: - MEMBERS CREATE EXHIBITION: Runs through May 19. Featuring an array of work done in 2D + 3D media including painting, collage, photography, pastel & more. Members Create may also be viewed online: GlenArborArt.org/EXHIBITS. - “WOODLAND STUDIES”: A small exhibition of black & white photographs by Grand Rapids photographer Rodney Martin. It runs through April 13 in the Lobby Gallery. Martin focuses his lens on the landscape. For the images in “Woodland Studies,” he zeros in on rivers, woods & orchards in Benzie, Grand Traverse & Leelanau counties. See web site for hours. glenarborart.org/events/ exhibit-woodland-studies

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the lost city Stepping into the theater to see The Lost City was a transporting experience. Not just in terms of the film’s exotic locale, exciting adventure, and the escapism of sitting in the dark for a couple of hours. No, going to see The Lost City felt like setting foot in a time machine.

It was a trip back to a time when the movie theater was king. When there were bonafide movie stars on the big screen (Sandra Bullock! Brad Pitt! Even Channing Tatum qualifies!) having fun in original, stardriven vehicles that possess magical fourquadrant appeal. (Aka men and women above and below age 25.) Basically, it was the stuff date night dreams are made of.

Combining comedy, action, adventure, and romance in equal measure, The Lost City is a movie for everyone. It’s got derringdo, comedic-relief sidekicks, a beautiful setting, and an unlikely pair working together to get out of a sticky situation. It’s basically The Proposal meets Raiders of the Lost Ark. Or a more apt comparison could be that it’s Romancing the Stone, but for people who barely remember that film or don’t even know that it exists.

Whether you have seen Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas in Romancing the Stone or not, you already know it. You know its formula, its legacy. It captures that ineffable joy Hollywood has spent years perfecting, the very basics of our cinematic pleasure centers, and that’s what makes The Lost City so darn enjoyable. It’s the type of movie everyone can agree on, that feels like it is actually worth getting dressed and going out to watch on a weekend night, and that you can already picture yourself passively tuning in to watch again on basic cable years down the line.

Sandra Bullock stars as Loretta Sage, an academic turned sell-out romance novelist grieving the loss of her spouse. Before she became a best-selling author, she and her archaeologist husband had adventures in the field, and from these experiences she constructed compelling background fodder for her cheesy love stories.

But Loretta is over it. Over her fans, over romantic schlock, and over her series’ cover boy Alan (Channing Tatum), who has let his beefcake star status go to his head. And so she reluctantly embarks on one final book tour with Alan, only to find herself abducted by the son of a billionaire with an inferiority complex. Said scion is Abigail Fairfax (Daniel Radcliffe), passed over to run his daddy’s company but determined to make his mark by discovering an ancient lost treasure: the Crown of Fire.

Abigail believes the key to finding the treasure lies with Loretta via some of the details she has included in her books. He (forcefully) whisks her off to a remote jungle island to help him translate some ancient clues.

Meanwhile, concerned best friend/editor Beth sees that Loretta’s Apple Watch is pinging somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic. Alan, wanting to prove himself as more than just a himbo readers go gaga for, sets off on a rescue mission that doesn’t go as planned, leaving him and Loretta lost

in the jungle and in search of the treasure with evil henchmen on their trail.

Sure the action is a bit de rigueur, and yeah, some of the jokes are a bit stale, but the film has more than its fair share of thrills and big laughs. (Brad Pitt’s cameos are worth the price of admission alone.)

These simple pleasures are all part of the overall middling vibe that gives The Lost City its broad appeal. Plus it’s not really the individual components you’re here for: it’s the way they all mesh and come together with the strength of sheer star charisma.

Because if Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum—two beautiful people with great chemistry—give us anything, it’s charm. They ooze it. And it’s also not an exaggeration to say this film would not have succeeded, nor should it even really exist, without Bullock. She is a true genius at physical comedy, and her commitment is unmatched. (See the ongoing bit about the sequin jumpsuit she wears that in any other film would’ve gotten a lot older a lot faster than it does here.)

The plot probably wouldn’t pass any kind of close analysis, and let me say that it would definitely not take a PhD to solve these clues, but the film is too busy breezing through its screwball shenanigans for you to care. And I actively love that the directors, Aaron and Adam Nee, bring no real authorial imprint to the film or even style. This is a rare case where having four screenwriters attached might not be such a bad thing. They are all conduits of THE MOVIES, a force greater than any particular director or writer, with the stars remaining front and center.

So while this film doesn’t break new ground and may not become anyone’s new favorite, the lesson here—other than providing evidence people want more treasure hunt movies (give us National Treasure 3 dang it!)—is to never underestimate the comforting appeal of a well-executed formula.

Oh, and never underestimate the power of Sandra Bullock.

Grand Traverse & Kalkaska ACOUSTIC TAPROOM, TC 4/15 – Zack Fletcher, 8 ENCORE 201, TC 9: 4/9 -- The Pistil Whips 4/15 -- Stonehengz 4/16 -- Drew Hale HOTEL INDIGO, TC 4/16 -- Blair Miller, 6 LEFT FOOT CHARLEY, TC THE BARREL ROOM: Mon. -- Barrels & Beats w/ Rob Coonrod, 6-9 LIL BO, TC Tues. – Trivia Thurs. – Jazz Night w/ Larz Cabot, 6-9 Fri. – Live Music Sun. -- Karaoke MAMMOTH DISTILLING, TC 7:30-10:30: 4/9 & 4/16 -- Chris Smith 4/13 -- Eric Clemons

MIDDLECOAST BREWING CO., TC 4/15 -- Chuck Light, 6-9 TC COMEDY CLUB, TC 4/8 -- Comedy w/ Mitch Fatel, 7:30 & 10 4/9 -- Comedy w/ Mitch Fatel, 7 & 9:30 TC WHISKEY CO. 4/13 -- Stillhouse, 6-8 THE LITTLE FLEET, TC 4/10 -- 78s for The People: Spinning Original 78 rpm Records from the 1920s -1950s, 6-8

4/11 -- Vinyl Lovers w/ Eugene’s Record Co-op, 7 4/12 -- Open Mic & Musical Talent Showcase, 7 4/13 -- Jazz Show, 6 4/15 -- Blair Miller, 7 4/16 -- DJ Ras Marco, noon; Charlie Millard Band, 7

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THE PARLOR, TC 8-11: 4/9 -- Dave Crater 4/12 -- Jesse Jefferson 4/13 -- Wink Solo 4/14 -- Jimmy Olson 4/15 -- Jim Hawley & Friends 4/16 -- Jazz Cabbage THE WORKSHOP BREWING CO., TC 4/9 -- John Richard Paul, 7

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Leelanau & Benzie Antrim & Charlevoix BC LANES, BOYNE CITY 4/16 -- Delilah DeWylde, 8-11 ETHANOLOGY, ELK RAPIDS 4/9 -- Blair Miller, 8

MAMMOTH DISTILLING, BELLAIRE 4/9 & 4/16 -- Clint Weaner, 7:3010:30

SHORT’S BREW PUB, BELLAIRE 4/9 -- The Distant Stars, 8-10:30 4/10 & 4/17 -- Sunday Vibes Sessions w/ Local DJs, 2-5 4/15 -- Brett Mitchell, 8-10:30 4/16 -- Hannah Rose, 8-10:30

CITY PARK GRILL, PETOSKEY 10: 4/15 -- Annex Karaoke 4/16 -- CIRCUIT.2 Electronic Muzik Night: House, Techno, Electro

BOYNE VALLEY VINEYARDS, PETOSKEY 2-6: 4/9 -- Chase & Allie 4/16 -- Lou Thumser

ODAWA CASINO RESORT, PETOSKEY VICTORIES, 10: 4/9 -- Jabo Bihlman’s Family Jams 4/16 -- Crosscut Kings

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ACROSS 1. Letter before lambda 6. Tale spinner 10. Ear warmer 14. Snacks in sleeves 15. Award now presented by the American Theatre Wing (previously the Village Voice) 16. Huron’s neighbor 17. Classical symphony also called “Eroica” 20. Wild West Wyatt 21. Showtime show that returned with “New Blood” 22. Twelvesome in a Crash Test Dummies title 23. “The Last King of Scotland” name 25. Go on the radio 27. Outdoor alternative to D&D with actual props 36. Minecraft substance 37. Power 38. Madagascar primate 39. Have an itch for 41. DMV worker in “Zootopia” 43. Response when you identify with something that happened to you 44. Provide with gear 46. Went over like ___ balloon 48. Pester 49. Marathoner’s specialty 52. Jacques Plante’s jersey number (retired by the Montreal Canadiens) 53. Official language in Vientiane 54. Garment with hooks 57. Response when you identify with something that maybe happened to you?

61. Outscore 65. Modernist sculptor who became a Dame in 1965 68. Leave voluntarily 69. Hair colorist 70. “Absolutely Fabulous” mother 71. KFC side 72. Princess who’s Dorothy Gale’s best friend, in the book series 73. Up to this point

DOWN 1. Japanese seaport famous for beef 2. Geometry class calculation 3. Member of the jury pool 4. Crusty frozen food entree 5. Barty with a March 2022 tennis retirement announcement, to fans 6. Valentine’s Day theme 7. Alpine wild goat 8. “___ No Sunshine” 9. Put back in a baggie 10. “It’s just OK” 11. Panic! At The Disco singer Brendon 12. Mattress option 13. Government agents, for short 18. Execrable 19. Experimental period 24. 76ers legend, familiarly 26. Dark deli breads 27. Emulated a cow 28. Mosul resident 29. “King Richard” character 30. Pale purple color 31. School, on the Seine 32. Director Bogdanovich 33. Singer Coppola 34. “Cars” and “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?” singer Gary 35. Duane Allman’s brother 40. Second-oldest of the Jackson 5 42. Use a pulley 45. Bamboo-munching beast 47. Type of test no longer done on “Maury” (once the series ends in 2022) 50. ___-well 51. Z-lister 54. Grilling events, briefly 55. Gomez Addams portrayer Julia 56. Operatic highlight 58. Blue Ivy Carter’s dad 59. “Uh, I’m right here ...”

60. Designer Wang 62. Brockovich who inspired a movie 63. ___ point (never) 64. Leave out of the freezer 66. Texting shorthand that some end with “dubs” 67. Haunted house decoration

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BY Amy Alkon

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: “Looks cute in photos” is a start. But vision is just one of our five senses, and a few of the others refuse to be left out of the “Hot or not?” action.

I experienced this firsthand when this hot guy came up behind me in the coffee line, and I nearly passed out. Not because he’s just that hot, but because -- despite his appearing recently showered -- I found myself living a cop show cliche: that moment when the junior detective retches into a hanky, then makes a run for it to puke in the bushes.

Beyond how a guy smells, there’s the pitch of his voice (“You da man!” versus “You da mouse!”) -- along with stuff you can only see in person: how he moves and how tall he is. If, like most women, you’re a height queen, you might figure it’s because your dad cast a big shadow. In fact, in “Why Women Have Sex,” psychologists Cindy Meston and David Buss explain that much of what we’re into goes back waaaay further -- to our “evolutionary past.”

This might explain why my two female friends, standing right next to me in line, did not smell what I smelled. Or as one put it: “Hello, Crazy. Is there something medically wrong with your nose?” It probably comes down to our genes. Women are drawn to the scent of men with dissimilar immune system genes -- with whom they’d make a baby with a broader set of defenses against disease -and grossed out by men whose immuno pack is redundant with theirs.

In other words, all those dud dates are actually time well spent -- and this goes double for the most disastrous. See them for what they can be: comedic gold -- making you a sparklingly amusing addition to cocktail parties, where you might draw the eye of some Mr. LCIRL (“looks cute in real life”). Then and there, you’ll be able to see (and smell) all the manvetting essentials -- including his height actual as opposed to claimed on a dating app, where 6’2” is very often another way of writing almost 5’7”). #OKLiar

: I thought my (second) husband and I were happily married, but based on my past experience, the signs are there that he’s planning on leaving me. He’s going to the gym regularly, working later, eating healthy, and dressing better for work. At New Year’s, he did say his resolution was to improve himself and get ahead at work to provide better for our family, but that seems too convenient.

His recent behaviors are almost exactly like what my rotten first husband was doing when he left me.

— Hate Reruns

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: To be human is to leap to conclusions -- when we aren’t doing Simone Bileslevel gymnastics to avoid exploring the obvious: ”Hmm, might there be a connection between the bizarre shrinkage of all my clothes and my mowing through six jumbo bags of Doritos daily?”

In my defense, Doritos are basically heroin you can pick up at the Piggly Wiggly. In your defense -- for your Olympic long jump from “He’s eating healthy” to “He’s yet another dirtbag who’s leaving me” -- our brains are pattern-spotting machines, hoovering up similarities in things and events. Sometimes these patterns are meaningful, or as science historian Michael Shermer puts it: “Sometimes A really is connected to B,” but often it is not.

This mental sloppiness seems like a design flaw, but it’s actually a feature. We evolved to be protectively wrong -- to err on the safe side -- meaning make the least evolutionarily costly error: for example, going temporarily paranoid instead of potentially coming home to a house that’s permanently short one breadwinner.

However, even temporary leeriness can take a lasting bite out of a relationship. To replace your assumptions with information, talk with your husband. Ask questions instead of making accusations. For example: “Awesome New Year’s rez. Love to hear what inspired these changes.”

Evoke his empathy by telling him about the pattern that’s got you so worried. Open with “Okay, maybe crazy...” -- though maybe anything but -- because “Ugh, the workings of our minds” will get you more answers than the defensiveness-provoking “Ugh, you’re just like the last one.”

Finally, look to history. Does his prior behavior over time -- combined with the output from these other lines of inquiry -- suggest he’s the sort to go “Toodles, wife and babies!” If not, what stinks in his gym locker probably isn’t a “go bag” with fake passports, $100K in cash, and plane tickets to a country that doesn’t extradite for himself and his, um, wife, Brittany Bigtits.

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BY ROB BREZSNY

ARIES (March 21-April 19): “I have lived my life according to

this principle: If I’m afraid of it, then I must do it.” Aries author Erica Jong said that. Since I’m not an Aries myself, her aspiration is too strong for me to embrace. Sometimes I just don’t have the courage, willpower, and boldness to do what I fear. But since you decided to be born as an Aries in this incarnation, I assume you are more like Erica Jong than me. And so it’s your birthright and sacred duty to share her perspective. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to carry out another phase of this lifelong assignment.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): A team of biologists

unearthed a fascinating discovery in Costa Rica. When the group planted a single tree in pastureland that had no trees, biodiversity increased dramatically. For example, in one area, there were no bird species before the tree and 80 species after the tree. I suspect you can create a similar change in the coming weeks. A small addition, even just one new element, could generate significant benefits. One of those perks might be an increase in the diversity you engage with.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Smallpox has

been eliminated thanks to vaccination, but it was once among the most feared diseases.

Over the course of many centuries, it maimed or killed hundreds of millions of people. For 35 percent of those who contracted it, it was fatal. As for the survivors, their skin had permanent scars from the blisters that erupted. As disfiguring as those wounds were, they were evidence that a person was immune from future infections.

That’s why employers were more likely to hire them as workers. Their pockmarks gave them an advantage. I believe this is a useful metaphor for you. In the coming weeks, you will have an advantage because of one of your apparent liabilities or imperfections or “scars.” Don’t be shy about using your unusual asset.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian author Pearl Cleage sets the tone for the future I hope you’ll seek in the coming weeks.

The Black feminist activist writes, “We danced too wild, and we sang too long, and we hugged too hard, and we kissed too sweet, and howled just as loud as we wanted to howl.” Are you interested in exploring such blithe extravagance, Sagittarius? Do you have any curiosity about how you might surpass your previous records for rowdy pleasure? I hope you will follow Cleage’s lead in your own inimitable style.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): ”I can never

rest from tenderness,” wrote author Virginia Woolf. I won’t ask you to be as intense as her, Capricorn. I won’t urge you to be constantly driven to feel and express your tenderness. But I hope you will be focused on doing so in the coming weeks. Why? Because the astrological omens suggest it will be “in your self-interest to find a way to be very tender.” (That’s a quote by aphorist Jenny Holzer.) For inspiration, consider trying this experiment proposed by Yoko Ono: “Try to say nothing negative about anybody: a) for three days; b) for 45 days; c) for three months.”

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “I gamble

everything to be what I am,” wrote Puerto Rican feminist and activist poet Julia de Burgos, born under the sign of Aquarius. Her gambles weren’t always successful. At one point, she was fired from her job as a writer for a radio show because of her progressive political beliefs. On the other hand, many of her gambles worked well. She earned awards and recognition for her five books of poetry and garnered high praise from superstar poet Pablo Neruda. I offer her as your role model, Aquarius. The rest of 2022 will be a fertile time to gamble everything to be what you are.

Here’s a further suggestion: Gamble everything to become what you don’t yet know you must become.

PISCES

(Feb 19-March 20): Piscean jazz saxophonist and composer Ornette Coleman was a trailblazer. He created the genre known as free jazz, which messed with conventional jazz ideas about tempos, melodies, and harmonies. In the course of his career, he won a Pulitzer Prize, Grammy Lifetime Achievement

Award, and MacArthur Fellowship “genius” grant. He was a technical virtuoso, but there was more to his success, too.

Among his top priorities were emotional intensity and playful abandon and pure joy. That’s why, on some of his recordings, he didn’t hire famous jazz drummers, but instead had his son, who was still a child, play the drum parts. I suggest you apply an approach like Coleman’s to your own upcoming efforts.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Sometimes

suffering is just suffering,” writes novelist Kate Jacobs. “It doesn’t make you stronger. It doesn’t build character.” Now is your special time to shed suffering that fits this description, Taurus.

You are authorized to annul your relationship with it and ramble on toward the future without it. Please keep in mind that you’re under no obligation to feel sorry for the source of the suffering. You owe it nothing. Your energy should be devoted to liberating yourself so you can plan your rebirth with aplomb.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “I am very much

afraid of definitions, and yet one is almost forced to make them,” wrote painter Robert Delaunay (1885–1941). “One must take care, too, not to be inhibited by them,” he concluded. He was speaking of the art he created, which kept evolving. In his early years, he considered his work to be Neo-Impressionist.

Later he described himself as a “heretic of Cubism,” and during other periods he dabbled with surrealism and abstract art.

Ultimately, he created his own artistic category, which he called Orphism. Everything I just said about Delaunay can serve you well in the coming months, Gemini. I think you’ll be wise to accept definitions for yourself, while at the same time not being overly bound by them. That should ultimately lead you, later this year, to craft your own unique personal definition.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): As a postgraduate student in astronomy, Cancerianborn Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered radio pulsars in 1967. Her supervisor, who initially dismissed her breakthrough, was awarded the Nobel Prize for her work in 1974—and she wasn’t!

Nevertheless, she persisted. Eventually, she became a renowned astronomer who championed the efforts of minority researchers. Among the 25 prestigious awards and honors she has received is a three-million-dollar prize. I urge you to aspire to her level of perseverance in the coming months. It may not entirely pay off until 2023, but it will pay off.

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(July 23-Aug. 22): “One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards,” wrote author Oscar Wilde. Let’s make that your motto for the next six weeks. If life could be symbolized by a game of poker, you would have the equivalent of at least a pair of jacks and a pair of queens.

You may even have a full house, like three 10s and two kings.

Therefore, as Wilde advised, there’s no need for you to scrimp, cheat, tell white lies, or pretend. Your best strategy will be to be bold, forthright, and honest as you make your moves.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): ”In all the land,

there is only one you, possibly two, but seldom more than 16,” said comedian and actor Amy Sedaris. She was making a sardonic joke about the possibility that none of us may be quite as unique as we imagine ourselves to be. But I’d like to mess with her joke and give it a positive tweak. If what Sedaris says is true, then it’s likely that we all have soul twins somewhere in the world.

It means that there are numerous people who share many of our perspectives and proclivities; that we might find cohorts who see us for who we really are. I bring these thoughts to your attention, Virgo, because I suspect the coming months will be an excellent time for meeting and playing with such people.

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