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letters OUR SIMPLE RULES: Keep your letter to 300 words or less, send no more than one per month, include your name/address/phone number, and agree to allow us to edit. That’s it. Email info@northernexpress.com and hit send! Boater Takeover We are disappointed to find the southernmost bay of Fisherman’s Island State Park [in Charlevoix] is now a parking lot for area boaters. It is a picturesque, secluded, beautiful area of dunes and shallow water perfect for swimming and spending a peaceful afternoon. Now it is not uncommon to find an average of seven boats anchored within 10 feet of the beach. A lovely state park beach has now become a boat parking lot. A compromise would be to park a sufficient distance from shore so as to not remove the option for drivein families to also enjoy the beach. Wade Born, Mancelona Petition Drive Lacks Common Sense Do I want to sign the “Unlock Michigan” petition to prevent our governor from extending emergency orders to keep us safe from the spread of the novel coronavirus, stop home evictions, and enact other measures that protect citizens of Michigan? Are you kidding? No thanks. Back in May, Gov. Whitmer tried to extend the Michigan State of Emergency order under the 1976 Act, but our state legislature fought against the extension, which forced her to rely on the 1945 law. Thank goodness. If not for her determination to follow the advice of medical experts, Michiganders and healthcare workers would be overwhelmed with hospitalizations and deaths by now. Michigan, similar to New York, got hit hard early on and needed significant, sustained procedures to recover. Our governor is leading well in that recovery, but we are not done. Every day that people ignore safe practices and spread the virus is a setback to getting our economy healthy again. We can save lives and help our economy if we all do our part: Distance. Face masks. Gov. Whitmer is fighting every day to keep Michiganders safe, hospitalizations manageable, and everyone working to continue moving Michigan’s recovery forward. That’s what I support. Kate Dahlstrom, Traverse City

global pandemic is because we decided to fight the virus over there, so we would not have to fight it over here. Trump budget cuts forced the CDC to abandon its efforts in fighting the virus in other countries including China. To make matters worse, in February the Trump administration boasted about sending 17.8 tons of personal protective equipment to China. He sent them our masks, respirators, and gowns. Trump points to his Jan. 31 order banning foreigners from entering the United States if they had been in China recently. But the virus was already here by Jan. 19. Plus, his ban only applied to foreigners: Americans who had been in Wuhan could come home without testing or self-quarantine. In fact, the New York Times has reported, nearly 40,000 Americans came home from China after the travel ban. The steps needed to protect public health — shutting down businesses, canceling travel, shuttering bars and restaurants — helped propel us into a recession. And vice versa, the more economic activity, the more the virus would be transmitted. Trump panicked as the recession grew and demanded that the states open up even though the virus was not under control.

True Colors Chameleon Harris. Really? What an incredible pick for a presidential running mate. She has demonstrated the ability to conform to her environment as needed: aggressive, argumentative, funny, thoughtful, ambitious, disingenuous, manipulative, willing to do everything and anything to achieve her goals — literally anything. Mr. Biden couldn’t have picked a more conforming candidate. She will help him make the Democratic case for a better America? Thank you, Joe, Hillary, Barack, Lizzie, Bernie, and Alexandria!

Vote Liveable Wage Question: $31.5 million per hour, or $15? As Labor Day approaches, I am reflecting on a culture that continues to reject a livable wage. While most people’s labor for wages is inadequate to keep a family thriving, we have obscene wealth accumulation by a few. As an old math teacher, I know we as a population are not good with very large numbers, so I decided to try to boil it all down. Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg have increased their wealth by $121 billion since mid-March. Yes, during a global pandemic. That means each of them “earned” $40.33 billion in that time. Doing the math, 160 days fall between March 18 and August 18. When we divide 40.33 billion by 160, we get more than $252 million per day! Divide that by 24 hours in a day, and we get just over $10.5 million per hour, and that includes while they sleep! If they got paid just for 8 hours, their hourly wage would be about $31.5 million an hour. This is at a time in our country when we seem unable to pay a minimum of $15 an hour for an eight hour day? This is obscene! It’s time for a change in the way we value labor! As you enjoy your Labor Day weekend, consider voting for change in November! Mary Van Valin, Traverse City

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That’s One Way to Keep it Planted Recently while driving west on M-72 on the way to Maple City from Traverse City, I saw a sight and thought, Did I really just see that? I looked again on the way back and yep, I saw a large Trump yard sign banner, ready and wrapped in razor wire! How sad. Butch Faux, Traverse City Too Little, Too Late Donald Trump is the first president in American history with no prior experience in government. While Trump did not have personal knowledge of how to prevent pandemics, he had experts who did. But he fired most of them. He shuttered entire programs designed to protect us from pandemics. Besides disarming America pandemic response capabilities, he cut the pandemic prevention budget of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by 80 percent in 2018. One of the reasons the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa did not become a

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William Deneau, Traverse City Beware the Fog Being an Independent, I don’t follow along party lines for voting, nor am I a singleissue voter. I try keeping my religious beliefs out of my politics. If you want my vote, well, there are issues I feel important, and when I write candidates for their views and opinions, I expect an answer! I have sent numerous email letters to both candidates vying for one of Michigan’s senatorial seats, Gary Peters and John James, seeking their views on the numerous and daily “Hot Button” political issues continually cropping up in America. I’m in somewhat of a fog with John James because I have actually no idea where he stands on the many issues facing America. His campaign literature, commercials, and website are always vague on issues that I would expect him to stand tall for; his previously stated staunch support for Trump — “2000 percent!” — has quietly waned. I have written James with my questions and have never received a single answer, so I’m questioning: Do we send another no-opinion yes-man to congress? I’m seeking someone interested in what’s best for Michigan and American rather than Trump and his political party. John James, to me, has cast himself as this American Patriotic hero because of his military service, but what’s concerning is James’ involvement in meetings with Rudy Giuliani and the Ukrainian operatives Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman. Both Parnas and Fruman are presently under federal arrest for illegal campaign donations and both have very questionable pasts. They were both arrested trying to leave the U.S. with one-way tickets. Perhaps these are innocent meetings with James and the Ukrainians, but then with James’ West Point military education, meeting and associating with known foreign Ukrainian operatives is hardly, to me, the savvy we should expect — and surely something not taught at West Point.

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top ten Cadillac Opens Downtown Drinking District Carryout cocktails became legal in Michigan this June, and while lots of local restaurants jumped on the opportunity, another other piece of legislation signed alongside it — allowing municipalities to create “social districts” where folks could openly consume those drinks — hasn’t received the traction tipplers had hoped. Enter Cadillac, Michigan’s 10th municipality to establish such a district in its downtown, and the fastest we’ve seen develop a plan and put it into action. Last week, city officials opened up applications ($250) for bars and restaurants wanting to serve within its social zone and laid out the rules they’d need to abide by: a criminal background check and the purchase of unbreakable cups emblazoned with the city’s “social zone” logo and the business’ name. For its part, the city will post signs designating the district: both sides of Mitchell Street between West Harris and East Cass, west to the Lake Cadillac waterfront — an area that contains the city park, splash pad, and performing arts pavilion. Kudos for the hustle, Cadillac — and the opportunity to safely socialize as we sip.

mitch albom Mitch Albom — you know, the internationally renowned author, sportswriter, and philanthropist — will take the Great Lakes Center for the Art stage, in person, 8pm Aug. 27 for a night of stories, music, and virtual hijinks with actor and comedian Hank Azaria, Oscar Winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash), and ESPN sports talkshow host Tony Kornheiser (Pardon the Interruption). The show is a college scholarship fundraiser for students at Have Faith Haiti Mission, the orphanage Albom runs in Haiti, to attend college in Michigan. Tickets are $125+. www.greatlakescfa.org

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Laughing in Leelanau

After 45 years of producing television programs, Northern Michigan’s Scott Craig said his favorite assignment is the one he gave himself: “Go out into Leelanau County and find every funny story that you possibly can,” he said. Gathered from past issues of the Leelanau Enterprise, research at the Leelanau Historical Society, and the folks who frequent the county’s coffee clubs, barbershops, kitchens, parlors, porches and taverns, “Laughing in Leelanau” is a collection of tales, poems, and songs Leelanau locals will appreciate (like the one about the fudgie who asked where to find the best spot to catch smoked fish) — and, apparently even, non-locals. Says Jeff Probst, host of the CBS reality show “Survivor,” of Craig’s book: “I knew within the first few words I was in for some great laughs.”

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You might think Grand Traverse Salad Co.’s location — at the hyper-trafficked corner of Cass and South Airport; across from a gas station, next to a McDonald’s, and kitty-corner to a BATA bus transfer center — is an unusual choice for a healthy eating destination. Then you go inside, witness a menu that offers five different options for greens, nearly three dozen options for toppings — a gamut of fresh and Instagram-star veggies, proteins, seeds, nuts, beans, grains, and fruits, plus about a dozen dressings, all handmade by co-owner Jan Scheill — and you think to yourself, “It doesn’t matter if this place were on Mars, I’d find a way to stop by.” And trust us, at $8.99 for up to eight toppings, you can afford the rocket fuel. Uber-fresh, absolutely delicious, and with as many locally available ingredients as Jan and husband John Scheill can get their mitts on, the vitamin-rich smorgasbord they make available will make you feel like a DIY salad sculptor. (And should your indecisiveness get the best of you, several tested-and-true signature salads and sandwiches, and daily soup bowls and smoothies will … well, not help much.) Takeout for home, work, or to their fenced and shaded patio out front. 2500 S. Airport Rd., Traverse City. (231) 642-5900, www.gtsalad.com

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The Bell’s Brewery Iceman Cometh Challenge, the 27-mile race that draws mountain biking pros and enthusiasts to Kalkaska from around the world each November, no matter what the weather — has been canceled for 2020. Don’t blame the pandemic, though; permitting was the big problem. The Traverse City-based Festival Foundation, which took over the event in 2019, said in a statement that despite countless hours spent reconfiguring courses, the starting line, and even the way race packets were distributed to ensure a safe race experience “ … we could not secure the needed permitting for the 31st edition of the Iceman Cometh Challenge.” Organizers asked registered racers to consider donating their 2020 registration fees for the 2021 race to help support the Foundation’s next Iceman and other events, as well as to enable it to continue giving back to the community and area organizations. Any riders with questions or concerns are asked to email icemaninfo@iceman.com for more details.

Live Concert — Drive-In Style And the award for most clever method of hosting a live music show in the middle of a pandemic goes to … the Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts in Manistee. On Saturday, Sept. 19, residents of Manistee and surrounding communities are invited to pull their vehicles into the old K-Mart parking lot in Filer Township (1560 US-31), roll down their windows, kick back, and listen to small-town Michigan outlaw-country crooner Sadie Bass (who was, btw, recently selected from hundreds of entrants to perform on country star Brantley Gilbert’s upcoming Kick It In The Ship Cruise). Tickets, $50 per vehicle (limit is four people per), are available until Sept. 17. Learn more about the 5pm–8m drive-in country concert at www.RamsdellTheatre. org/drive-in.

Stuff we love When “That Woman from Michigan” Drives Local Sales Doesn’t matter what we think of Gov. Whitmer’s executive orders; she deserves a home-state high five (figuratively speaking, of course) for her hotmic humor at the UAW Local 625 in Lansing last week, in which she surprised waiting audience members with this deadpan-delivered warning during mic check: “It’s not just Shark Week. It’s Shark Week, Mother Fu••ers.” [Note to those eager to criticize the use of crude language by political leaders: She mouthed but didn’t speak the mighty Mother F-bomb.] Whether a nod to Discovery Channel’s most famous programming block (which aired the week before) or the Democratic National Convention (which aired the week she made the remark), we don’t know, but we got a darn good giggle. And some local T-shirt shops —Traverse City’s Tee See Tee and Boyne City’s Outdoor Beerdsman — are getting a real boost. Both moved immediately to crank out Whitmer’s words on T-shirts and report they’re selling the, well … you-know-what out of ’em. Find Tee See Tee’s version in T-shirts or sweatshirts, $20+, at www.teeseetee. com; Outdoor Beerdsman’s, $22+ (women’s shown here), at outdoorbeerdsman.com.

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In 2016, the problem was all those illegal immigrants voting, remember? Millions and millions of them we were told. To be fair, the voter fraud commission that President Trump launched did find one green-card holder who had tried to vote. And on average, each year, there are about 20 prosecutions for illegal voting. This year it’s “fraudulent” mail-in ballots. But once again, it’s going to be “millions” of illegal votes cast and a “rigged” election. And once again, the fear mongers will be wrong. Five states — Colorado, Utah, Hawai’i, Oregon, and Washington — have been doing universal mail-in voting for years, and two-thirds of the

The United States has 3,007 counties; 67 parishes; 19 organized bureaus; 11 census areas; 41 independent cities, plus the District of Columbia; a total of 3,143 county equivalents. Those contain 19,495 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Every county has a different ballot for local candidates, millages, or bond elections. Several cities within those counties also have municipal elections, requiring still more different ballots. Some states elect precinct committee members so the ballots are even different at the precinct level. Not to mention various legislative districts.

All our industrious counterfeiters need do is figure out all the technical requirements for the ballots and envelopes in every state, solve the mystery of the bar code, accurately print thousands of different ballots with different candidates in different races and mail them in for millions of fake voters. rest of the states already allow mail-in voting on request. There should be ample evidence of mail-in voting fraud. So where is it? This year, all but seven states distributed mail-in voting applications to all registered voters. (No, not everybody; just to registered voters.)

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Since the entire illegal-immigrants-will-bevoting accusations were a bust, this year, President Trump — Fear-Monger-in-Chief — says it’s “obvious” there will be millions of counterfeit ballots. Attorney General William Barr says it’s “common sense” there will be counterfeit ballots. Perhaps either could explain how that’s going to happen. Only registered voters can apply for a mail-in ballot. When we registered to vote in the first place, we were required to show identification, list our address, and provide a signature. All of that is part of a database. Mail-in ballot applications, including our signatures, must match what is already on file. Counterfeiting a ballot would be relatively simple, or at least simpler, if there was a single, national ballot with a race or two. But there is no national ballot.

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Every state has its own rules, including paper weight, ballot size, font style and size, margin sizes, space between candidates, etc. A patient counterfeiter could find all that information because it is part of every state’s election laws. But if anything on that ballot is somehow off, it isn’t going to be counted. The envelope in which the ballot arrives is subject to similar rules and adds a bar code that connects the voter to information on file. That makes the counterfeiting trickier. The slate of candidates on the ballot makes counterfeiting, at least in sufficient numbers to alter a national election, almost impossible because every state has different candidates for every race below president. And not just every state.

Michigan alone would require counterfeiters to create at least 83 different ballots, one for each county. Not to mention 533 incorporated municipalities including 276 cities, any or all of which might have their own issues on the ballot. All our industrious counterfeiters need do is figure out all the technical requirements for the ballots and envelopes in every state, solve the mystery of the bar code, accurately print thousands of different ballots with different candidates in different races and mail them in for millions of fake voters. Seems neither obvious nor anything like common sense to assume such a thing could happen. And it won’t. Oh, there will be a relative handful of ballots sent to people who have died or moved, and a few people will try to vote illegally, but counterfeit ballots are the least likely scenario. The far bigger threat comes from hackers trying to penetrate none-too-secure voting machines and the blizzard of misinformation and other divisive nonsense coming on social media from Russian and Chinese sources and domestic conspiracy theorists. The latest threat has nothing to do with fraud or foreign interference but some rather significant domestic interference. President Trump’s attempts to hamstring the U.S. Postal Service to make mail-in balloting far more difficult — he has said that’s his intent more than once — is about as cynical as can be. Slowing mail service won’t hurt only Democrat voters. Some people still rely on the mail to receive their Social Security and payroll checks, to get their medicine, and to send payments for their cars and homes. It will not help an already struggling economy. The solution is simple: Avoid the rush, fill out your ballot as soon as you receive it, probably in late September, slap a first-class stamp on it, and mail it. And have some faith that our honest and ethical local officials will work very hard to make sure there is neither fraud nor corruption in this year’s elections.

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By Ross Boissoneau Jordan Anderson knows technology. He knows how to help people have a good time. He knows all manner of tunes, from rock to country to hip-hop. Now, if only there were some parties where Andesron, a.k.a. Mr. Music, could pack the dance floor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know when things will return to normal, but peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needs wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go away,â&#x20AC;? he said. Those needs: to celebrate good times, be social and sociable, hang out together, and when the occasion calls for it, dance, dance, dance. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no doubt the pandemic has scuttled most of the celebrations Mr. Music usually has on his calendar at this time of year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Who knows what it will look like going forward. I had my first wedding of the year in July â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 19 people in a backyard.â&#x20AC;? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a big hit to a business that depends on the spring-summer-fall wedding season. Anderson estimated that 85 percent of his business typically falls between May and October, with events like Christmas parties and school dances making up the rest. Anderson has owned the company since 2010, when he and his sister, Erin Anderson Whiting, bought it from company founder Norm Jones (Erin left the business this year to concentrate on her full-time job with professional local theater company Parallel 45). Jones, who passed away earlier this year, was a longtime voice on local radio. He started Mr. Music in the early â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80s after working with another local DJ business. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I remember Norm DJing some of my middle and high school dances,â&#x20AC;? Anderson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We met as adults, years later.â&#x20AC;? Anderson, who graduated from Central Michigan Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s broadcast and cinematic arts program, took an internship at WTCM in Traverse City, where he again ran into Jones. Things have certainly changed since Mr. Music changed hands. When Jones started the business, it was all vinyl record albums and singles. Then it went to cassettes, followed by CDs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I took over, I had a system with iPods. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve upgraded to laptops. It makes it easily searchable,â&#x20AC;? said Anderson. While he appreciates no longer having to haul crates of records, Anderson said

the necessary equipment still fills a small trailer today. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a hefty rig,â&#x20AC;? he said of the amplifiers, speakers, lights, and other accouterments of the trade. Fortunately, the booth that contains much of it is on casters, but Anderson still has to wheel it in, set it up, and make sure everything works. (Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the nightmare scenarios â&#x20AC;&#x201D; getting ready to rock the joint and having some piece of equipment fail, he said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a live-performance sound engineer. You have to anticipate [problems] and have [the tool for the solution] in your arsenal,â&#x20AC;? he said. Another change: the days of not being able to fill a guestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s request. No matter how many records, cassettes, and CDs a DJ had on hand, it was impossible to have every potential country, hip-hop, rock, or swing song ready to go. In these days of Pandora, Spotify, and immediate downloads from Amazon and iTunes, that problem is a thing of the past. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As long as you have WiFi, you can play any request in the world,â&#x20AC;? Anderson said. Despite the slow season, Mr. Music has managed to keep the music â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and the party â&#x20AC;&#x201D; going. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hosted dance parties on Zoom (later posted to YouTube). He also has streaming gear and a studio in his home, which has allowed him to provide music for private parties who still want a curated soundtrack rather than a playlist culled from their own favorites. Then thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Tuneup with Mr. Music,â&#x20AC;? Andersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s podcast. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interviewed local songstress Miriam Pico about finding oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own voice; Courtney Kaiser-Sandler of Interlochen on teaching songwriting remotely; Brian Chamberlain of the record shop/recording studio/performance space Studio Anatomy on the challenges of live and recorded music; and others in the field on aspects of the music industry. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next for Mr. Music? Hopefully playing some tunes in the flesh for an actual crowd of people. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m doing some outdoor events,â&#x20AC;? he said, pointing to Yen Yogaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s street yoga party taking place every Wednesday in August on Traverse Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Front Street, which has been closed to vehicle traffic all summer because of the pandemic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of cool things people are doing outdoors. People are resilient and being creative.â&#x20AC;? A lot like Mr. Music himself.

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opinion BY Cathye Williams What is it about Northern Michigan? If you didn’t know better, you’d look at the abundant sunshine and blue water and shady forests and think we’re having a glorious time. Maybe Mother Nature has decided her alarm bells don’t work here and opted to send poignant reminders of all that will be lost if we don’t act to protect our environment. Welcome to summer up North 2020, where Earth’s beauty belies the anxiety and hardship washing over its human inhabitants. The pandemic, civil unrest, and economic woes that are disrupting so many lives should give us pause about what we are doing to each other and to the earth. Still, none of these worries have muted the colors in our gardens or the aquamarine view from every hilltop. Driving still takes us by fields of fragrant cut hay and over sparkling streams. We still have encounters with wild things and starry skies that take our breath away. Hard-pressed local farms somehow keep supplying gorgeous produce to feed our bodies and our hope. I am more than grateful to count these blessings yet fear the complacency they foster. We do get some distress signals — warming lakes, rising rivers, wild weather. The puzzling bird or fish die-off. Mostly, though, we are distant from the front lines of climate change. So the subtle signs we do get are often shrugged off and attributed to that quirky Michigan weather we love to joke about so much. Science says otherwise, but if you’ve never had the ocean or a raging fire drive you from your home, nor lived where heat indexes regularly exceed 100 degrees, it can be harder to conceptualize the risk. One thing that hasn’t escaped our worry, however, is the threat of Enbridge Line 5. Michigan is very much on the front lines of the destruction caused by extractive industries and the unjust systems that support them. The fight to shut down the Canadian company’s aged pipeline has been going on for years and continues, undaunted by COVID-19. We are indebted to the individual water protectors, environmental groups, tribal, and other government officials standing up to the oil industry and their well-funded political allies. The reasons for decommissioning Line 5 are well documented and compelling. An oil leak would devastate our Great Lakes ecosystem, drinking water, economy — in short, our way of life. Line 5 is not necessary to Michigan’s energy infrastructure; it’s a shortcut to move oil from Western Canada, primarily to refineries in Eastern Canada and Ohio, or for export via the Atlantic. Only 5–10 percent of Line 5 crude oil is processed and used in Michigan. Line 5 is not vital to the Upper Peninsula. There are several viable options to deliver the liquid fuel to the 18 percent of U.P. residents who use it for heating, and none of these options involve going under the Straits of Mackinac (FLOW, 2017, 2020). To save space, let’s skip Enbridge’s safety record. Just Google “Kalamazoo oil spill” or “Enbridge anchor strike”. Equally disturbing is the solution being pushed by Enbridge: building a tunnel beneath the Straits to house a new pipeline so it can continue moving fossil fuels for decades. Aside from the concerns about the environmental impact of the construction itself, and the

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continued dangers of a spill from the old pipeline in the meantime, to broker a deal with a company that plans to invest hundreds of millions of dollars to perpetuate a process that should be dismantled is beyond all reason. Scientists have told us, in no uncertain terms, that to avoid catastrophic impacts to life on Earth, we must limit average global temperature rise to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report, 2018). Further, scientists across multiple disciplines agree that to achieve this, we must convert to non-carbon energy sources in the next 10–20 years. So how does this square with a proposal to invest in oil infrastructure under water connecting two Great Lakes when that infrastructure is expected to take 7–10 years to complete? Short answer, it doesn’t. Any money sunk into this “tunnel to disaster” would better be spent on developing infrastructure for wind, solar, and other non-carbon energy delivery, not to mention R&D for storage and transmission, and energy technologies yet to be discovered. So what about jobs, you say? According to Enbridge’s website, its 2019 workforce included “116 Michigan-based permanent and temporary employees, and provisioned contractors.” (One might wonder how many of these provisioned contractors are Michigan lobbyists.) Building the tunnel would increase Enbridge’s Michigan workforce by a few hundred ,and only temporarily. Contrast this with the report that puts Michigan’s clean energy industry jobs at 126,081, with a 9 percent projected growth rate (Crain’s Detroit Business, 2019). So can we really phase out fossil fuels? Yes! Stanford University has collated a collection of 47 peer-reviewed scientific articles published by 13 independent research groups, that inludes 91 authors, all supporting the notion that the world’s energy demands can be met with 100 percent or near-100 percent renewable sources in the span of 10–30 years. Furthermore, a study released this year by Rewiring America shows that decarbonizing the economy in the next 15 years is not only feasible but also would create millions of jobs across the country and save average American households up to $2,000 annually in reduced energy costs. “I think we have too many people believing we need a miracle, which we don’t,” said Saul Griffith, one of the authors of the report, speaking in an interview with Fast Company magazine. That’s good news. We don’t need a miracle, and we don’t need a tunnel. What we do need is leaders who will deliver the policy needed for this massive mobilization and transformation to take place. Right now, the single most important thing you can do for the planet, and the people on it, is vote. Cathye Williams serves as a volunteer and media liaison for the Grand Traverse area chapter of the Citizens Climate Lobby, www. citizensclimatelobby.com. She writes from Benzie County.

Creepy Srinivas Gupta, a businessman in Koppal, India, and his wife, Madhavi, were building their dream home when she died in a tragic car crash in 2017. But in many ways, she is still with Gupta -- especially now that he has installed a life-size wax statue of her in the home. Madhavi’s likeness is in a seated position, clothed in a pink sari and gold jewelry. “The planning for the house was all done by her and we couldn’t imagine entering this new house without her,” Anusha Gupta, one of the couple’s daughters, told CNN. At a housewarming party on Aug. 7, friends and relatives posed with Madhavi on a couch and posted photos to social media. The family says they will keep the statue in their courtyard: “She used to enjoy the outdoors,” Anusha said. More Money Than Sense A Chinese businessman living in the United States has commissioned the priciest face mask in the world from Israeli jeweler Yvel, the Associated Press reported on Aug. 9. Yvel owner Isaac Levy said the 18-karat gold mask will cost $1.5 million and sparkle with 3,600 white and black diamonds. “Money maybe doesn’t buy everything,” Levy admitted, “but if it can buy a very expensive COVID-19 mask and the guy wants to wear it and walk around and get the attention, he should be happy with that. I am happy that this mask gave us enough work for our employees to be able to provide their jobs in very challenging times like these,” he added. Levy said he would not wear it himself, though. O! Canada Social media has lit up recently in Canada with photos of unexpected additions to beaver lodges, including satellite dishes and a flagpole. Glynnis Hood, a professor of environmental science at the University of Alberta, confirmed that beavers could install a satellite dish, “but it would probably be covered in mud.” So what gives? Hood and others think it’s the quintessential Canadian prank: “I think that Canadians have this profound connection to beavers,” she told the CBC. “It’s our national symbol. (It) just seems to go well with the Canadian identity.” Sure enough, Grant Carlson of Thunder Bay, Ontario, confirmed that he was one of the pranksters: “We decided to help the beavers. You know self-isolation isn’t so bad with Netflix.” Awesome! It isn’t often that you can thank your overweight belly for saving your life, but a 28-year-old man in Henan Province, China, is doing just that. The man, identified as Liu, fell through a wooden cover on a well in his hometown of Fuliudian Village on Aug. 7, Fox News reported. But rather than plunging to the bottom, he got stuck in the opening with his built-in life preserver. At least five firefighters were needed to hoist the man out of the well using a rope tied around his waist, but Liu escaped unharmed. Oops At Shooters World in Orlando, Florida, a teenage girl walked into a display gun safe on Aug. 11 -- and the door closed behind her, locking her inside. Orlando firefighters responded to the scene, where they “tried the manufacturers’ suggestions and unfortunately the fail-safe system failed on it,” explained Chief J.J. White. Instead, ClickOrlando. com reported, responders used a hydraulic extrication tool to free the girl, who was not injured in the incident.

Compelling Explanation In Chesterfield County (Virginia) court on Aug. 12, prosecutors and the defense attorney for 55-year-old Robert Raff floated a dubious agreement in Raff ’s grisly murder case. Raff is accused of killing his father and his mother in the same home, during the same two-day period in 2019. Two psychologists agreed that at the time of the killings, Raff was insane. But the lawyers want to hold him culpable for his mother’s death, but not guilty by reason of insanity for his father’s death. “Explain to me how he can be guilty of one and not guilty of the other?” asked Circuit Judge David E. Johnson, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Raff, who has a long history of mental health issues, admitted to killing both parents. The lawyers’ unusual plea agreement is designed to produce a suspended 40-year sentence for the killing of his mother that would compel Raff to adhere to treatment at the Central State Hospital for the murder of his father. Government in Action Jade Dodd renewed her driver’s license in Hickman County, Tennessee, on time, but when she received the new card in the mail, it was missing a key ingredient: her photo. Where Dodd’s face should have been was an empty chair, WKRN reported. “The lady at the DMV did not really believe me when I was like, hey, I need my license fixed,” Dodd said. But when she saw the ID on her computer, she said, “Oh, I need my manager for this.” Wes Moster of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security explained that the chair photo was an old one on file for Dodd that was reused for the renewal by mistake, and she was issued a new license right away. Chutzpah Daniel Albert Neja, 39, is a homeless man who resides in St. Petersburg, Florida. For nearly two weeks, however, Neja lived in relative luxury, the Tampa Bay Times reported. Neja was arrested on Aug. 9 after a cleaning crew found razors, shaving cream containers and blankets in a seldom-cleaned suite at Al Lang Stadium, where the Tampa Bay Rowdies soccer team plays. Neja had been helping himself to food and Rowdies clothing valued at more than $1,000. He had also consumed $250 worth of drinks. Aspirations Pal Onnen of Hastings, Minnesota, just wanted to put her nwot on the pam, United Press International reported. And indeed, on Aug. 12, she did just taht. Onnen set the Guinness World Record for spelling words backward: 56 words in one etunim. Sgnitsah is so proud of you! Bright Idea Rev. Eileen Harrop of the Church of England is taking social distancing seriously as houses of worship reopen, Sky News reported. During holy communion, the church has decreed that communicants should be offered only bread, not wine from a “common cup.” But Harrop is going a step further, using extra-long chopsticks to deliver bread. “I thought, ‘Why can’t I use a long pair of chopsticks, real bread rather than wafers, and drop it into the communicants’ hands?’” she said. She’s using the method at both churches where she serves. “This is ... perhaps a first in any parish church in the diocese,” she continued.

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NMEAC AT 40 As the environmental nonprofit celebrates a milestone, they’ve got a lot of successes to look back on, but not a lot of young people signing up to take over.

By Patrick Sullivan Sally Van Vleck remembers the day, 40 years ago, when she and three other women sat around a kitchen table in Traverse City and decided to become environmental activists. They were concerned about the storage of spent fuel rods at the Big Rock Point Nuclear Power Plant located just off the shore of Lake Michigan in Charlevoix. They’d started out thinking they were anti-nuke activists but realized that this new threat to the region demanded they expand their scope and think about dangers to the environment as a whole. “It was the proximity to the lake that brought it to our attention,” Van Vleck said. “It was really because my husband at the time was involved in environmental issues and he was reading all this stuff.” Her husband then, well-known-Traverse City-based environmental attorney Jim Olson, eventually persuaded the women that they should organize a nonprofit in order to be taken more seriously and to raise funds. He also suggested the name: Northern Michigan Environmental Action Council, modeled after other nascent environmental groups across the state. “He wanted an environmental advocacy organization up here,” Van Vleck said. “It was his idea, and we were like, ‘OK.’” That name, shortened to NMEAC, might sound clunky and dated today, but in 1980 it contained the energy and enthusiasm of an environmental movement that was new and eager. Its four female founding members wanted a seat at the table. And if they didn’t get one, they were ready to litigate. FROM NUCLEAR WASTE TO A MALL As NMEAC celebrates its 40th anniversary (actual celebratory events have been put off until next year, due to the pandemic), the nonprofit has a long list of accomplishments, near accomplishments, and even noble failures to celebrate, but the group also looks a lot different. The four women who launched NMEAC in 1980 were, at the time, in their late 20s or early 30s, as was Olson, who was in his 30s. Today, despite a clear increase in environmental awareness across all of society — from school kids to senior citizens — the average age of a NMEAC board member is

about 70 years old, and its longest-serving board member recently turned 90. Van Vleck remains a NMEAC supporter, but in many ways, even she’s moved on after those energized early days, which started with the fight against Big Rock (after a protracted battle, NMEAC was not able to influence how nuclear waste was stored at the site, but the nonprofit did outlive the plant, which shut down operations in 1997); gained steam with well-intentioned though somewhat awkward hazardous household waste disposal effort (the group partnered with Dow Chemical, which used incineration to get rid of hazardous waste, which NMEAC opposed); and made an indelible impression

environmentalists saw the proposed six- or seven-story structure as a potential blemish on the beauty of the quaint downtown. NMEAC recruited young attorneys Grant Parsons and Michael Dettmer to take on their case, and they discovered that part of the area where the mall was supposed to be built, in the parking lots between Front Street and Grandview Parkway, was deeded city parkland; to sell it to a developer, the city had to get approval through a public vote. Bayview Mall lost the election. “It was going to literally block the bay. It was called the Bayview Mall, but nobody would be able to see the bay from downtown,” Van Vleck said.

“The biggest one by far was stopping the Bayview Mall from being built downtown,” she said. “It was a very big issue that split the community. … That’s what put NMEAC totally on the map.” into the fabric of Traverse City by 1986, when it fought and stopped the development of what was to be Bayview Mall. Van Vleck recalls NMEAC’s foray into hazardous waste disposal with humor and believes that although the program didn’t last, the effort was worthwhile because it caused people to think more about the products they buy and what happens to them after. “We were just dumb and young, and we didn’t realize the extent of the problem,” she said. “We didn’t expect to be inundated with toxic materials, and we didn’t know what they were. … I think it raised awareness more than anything.” The Bayview Mall, on the other hand, presented NMEAC with its first chance to stop a development in Traverse City. “The biggest one by far was stopping the Bayview Mall from being built downtown,” she said. “It was a very big issue that split the community. … That’s what put NMEAC totally on the map.” Many downtown business owners believed the mall would bring people downtown and, as a result, into their doors, too. The young

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THE 17-YEAR FORE! NMEAC’s next big fight would take place over a proposed golf course in Leelanau County, near Glen Arbor on the shores of the Crystal River. By now, Van Vleck said, they’d had learned to partner with other like-minded groups to leverage their influence. In this case, NMEAC partnered with the grassroots group Friends of the Crystal River, which had sprung up specifically to oppose the proposed golf course, and this time, they went to court with Olson arguing their case. Despite the fact that no golf course exists today on the shore of Crystal River, Van Vleck is reluctant to call that one a victory. The legal proceedings took 17 years. “It was brutal,” Van Vleck said. Around that time, Van Vleck and Olson separated, and Van Vleck took a step back from NMEAC and partnered with Bob Russell, another long-time NMEAC supporter. Together, the couple decided to focus on peace and justice issues in addition to environmental issues, and to further that goal, they started the Neahtawanta Center on the Old Mission Peninsula.

From left: Sally Van Vleck at a rally at the Open Space back in the ’80’s. “I believe it was a rally about chemical contamination of Lake Michigan,” Van Vleck tells Northern Express. Ann Hunt, an activist from the Citizens for Alternatives to Chemical Contamination, at a water protection event with NMEAC, protesting the potential contamination of Lake Michigan by Big Rock Nuclear Plant. Friends and enviro-fighters Ann Hunt and Sally Van Vleck join forces again when Greenpeace brought a ship into Grand Traverse Bay as part of its Zero Discharge Campaign.

Ann Rogers, the longest-serving board member, who recently turned 90, said she was too busy with her teaching career in the 1980s and early ’90s to get too involved beyond donating money, but that all changed when the Michigan Department of Transportation and Traverse City officials proposed widening Peninsula Drive — where she lived — from two lanes to four lanes. The move would have wiped out gardens, a stone fence, and lots of lawn space separating houses from traffic. Rogers said she was particularly upset that the change, proposed to take place between Bryant Park and the intersection of Center Road, would mean 70 or 80 trees would fall. Rogers, who was later elected to the city commission, said she got active in NMEAC once she realized that MDOT needed to get official approval from Traverse City to go ahead with the project. Rogers doesn’t exactly look back in fondness at that period in her life, but she said she is satisfied that NMEAC prevailed in the end. “We fought it for several years. Those were rather anxious times,” Rogers said. “There were a couple of people on the road who said, ‘Oh, you can’t fight City Hall.’ But we did. And we won. We organized the neighborhood and worked very hard to get the city to say no to it, and it took a lot of work.” The nonprofit’s next big fight would be to question what was going on with the thenpolluted Boardman Lake. A Traverse City business, Cone Drive, had inherited a problem: Helicopter blades had been manufactured at the factory it inhabited, and pits, dug decades earlier to store used oil, was leaching into the lake. Rogers said she doesn’t blame Cone Drive or even the original polluters — people simply didn’t grasp how watersheds worked in the early 20th Century — but she said NMEAC had to force the state to ensure

the landowner mitigated the pollution. In this case, NMEAC prevailed. “They are still monitoring over there. It isn’t in the water anymore — at least you can’t see it. Now it’s contained and monitored,” she said. MALLS, MALLS, MALLS Ken Smith hooked up with NMEAC after an early leader noticed that his passion for land use aligned with the nonprofit’s goals. “I wrote letters to the editor [to the Traverse City Record-Eagle] that caught the attention of Phil Theil, the executive director [OF NMEAC] at the time,” Smith recalled. “He called me up and said ‘It’s time for you to get involved in NMEAC.’” It was 1987, and Smith, like most of the members of NMEAC, was in his mid-30s. He was upset that a landowner in Garfield Township wanted to rezone some land for industrial use, an auto wrecking yard. The business would have been located on Keystone Road, at the base of the hills below the J.H. Rogers Observatory, where there are soccer fields today. For the first time in his life, Smith said, he found himself at a government meeting, speaking out against a proposal. It was an activity that he would eventually warm to, although even today he says he was “roped in” to becoming the group’s executive director. The zoning change request was ultimately granted, but the scrap yard never materialized, so Smith counts that as a partial victory. The bigger win though, was that the experience taught him something valuable about how Garfield Township’s government operated then, and subsequently, NMEAC began looking closer at the development proposals in the township. Of the township board that approved the rezoning, he said: “They heard all the public comment with arms folded and lips sealed shut, and then they went ahead and approved the zoning change despite what the public wanted.” Perhaps not surprisingly, given how the initial battle panned out, it didn’t take long before Smith found himself mixed up in another Garfield Township fight. In the late 1980s, the Horizon Outlet Mall was proposed for an area that was then undeveloped farmland. Although the outlet mall (now home to Oryana West, Hobby Lobby, the AMC Cherry Blossom 14 movie theater, and more) won out in the end, NMEAC was able to force some design changes. At the onset, there was supposed to be an access road that would have connected US-31 with Silver Lake Road to the west. That got scrapped. NMEAC was also able to force the developer to include some stormwater runoff mitigation to protect Kid’s Creek and to create a small buffer between the development and US-31. “We did achieve some sort of a victory there, by shaping what ended up being built and acquiring some natural space there between the mall and the highway,” Smith said. Next, around 1990, came the proposal for yet another shopping center, the Grand Traverse Mall. Like the Horizon Outlet Mall, it, too, would rise up on what was then rural farmland. NMEAC obviously lost that battle, too, but again, Smith said he and others learned a lot in the fight to stop it. Smith said the experience shaped him as a pragmatic environmentalist. He said it was his decision that NMEAC partner with the owners of the Cherryland Mall; those owners chipped in tens of thousands of dollars that enabled NMEAC to launch lawsuits against the proposed Grand Traverse Mall, hire expert witnesses, and conduct hydrologic studies. “I am a very pragmatic person. That’s probably my main touchstone as an environmentalist,” Smith said from his home in rural Oregon, where he moved to from Traverse City several years ago. “Do what you have to do to get the most that you can.” NMEAC was able to get some concessions and affect the design. Smith acknowledges

Sally Van Vleck today.

that NMEAC sued the developers using environmental law related to how the large development could affect the watershed, but that the group was primarily motivated to stop sprawl. “We won a lot,” Smith said. “It doesn’t seem like much when you consider that the mall was built and all the development that we had predicted took place, but it would have been a lot worse.” THE HARTMAN-HAMMOND ZOMBIE Some of the concessions NMEAC won in their litigation against the Grand Traverse Mall developers: were that the developer had to construct stormwater retention ponds and the township ultimately revamped some of its environmental planning rules) — two factors that changed the playing field just in time for the next proposed development: Grand Traverse Crossing, a retail complex across South Airport Road from the Grand Traverse Mall. In that case, the developer took NMEAC’s concerns to heart and crafted a proposal that, despite exacerbating Traverse City’s sprawl, didn’t represent an environmental threat so compelling that NMEAC would feel the need to attack — a good thing, because NMEAC’s attention was quickly directed elsewhere. Around the late 1990s, the Grand Traverse County Road Commission announced the construction of the Hartman-Hammond bridge, about a mile south of the two malls, a proposal that NMEAC members considered reckless and a sign of further sprawl. “It was supposed to be built in 1998, and everybody told me ‘Why are you fighting this? It’s a done deal,” Smith said. NMEAC teamed up with the Michigan Land Use Institute (today known as the Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities) and came up with an alternative plan called the “smart roads plan,” which was developed through a series of community meetings to find different solutions to the eastwest traffic flow south of Traverse City. “That was a very successful effort,” Smith said. “Having an alternative to point to made it easier to oppose the project.” Several of the recommendations in that alternative plan are a reality today, including the improved bridge on Cass Road near Keystone road. Smith said that NMEAC and other partners were able to delay the project long enough for a recession that hindered its progress to come — and for changes in state and federal government to make it

impossible. At least for a while. Traverse City native John Nelson got involved with NMEAC not long after he moved back to his hometown from Maine in 1997. It was the Hartman-Hammond bridge proposal that drew him in. He’d been attending meetings and speaking out and eventually, he was recruited. “I found it very troubling what was going on,” Nelson said. “One thing led to another, and they said, “Why don’t you join our board?’ So, I did.” Two things about the proposed bridge bothered Nelson — the intrusion into the Boardman River valley, and the potential that the bridge would create a new corridor even further south, which could be consumed by even more sprawl. Nelson said he thought the road commission meetings were led in a “dictatorial fashion” and that, initially, the process was going to be a rubber stamp. The dramatic tale of the fight against the Hartman-Hammond bridge isn’t over, perhaps proving that despite solutions being enacted, the pressures of sprawl and development never go away. Today’s Grand Traverse County Road Commission is moving forward yet again with plans to build a Hartman-Hammond bridge. “It’s reared its head again,” said Nelson. “They’ve committed up to $2.5 million now to moving ahead with the project. Here it is again. It’s like a zombie — it keeps coming back.” “THE WORLD IS CHANGING” Today, the face of NMEAC is Greg Reisig, a Chicagoan with roots in Northern Michigan. He’s lived in Elk Rapids since around 1990. Throughout the 1990s, Reisig published an independent newspaper called the Lake Country Gazette. The paper focused on environmental issues and local history. Smith asked Reisig to volunteer for NMEAC enough times that he finally agreed. Just prior to joining NMEAC, in the early 2000s, Reisig got involved in a battle over wetlands that would shape his tenure on the NMEAC board. “The way I originally got involved is I started seeing dump trucks drive by my house here in Elk Rapids, all the time, and I followed them,” Reisig recalled. “I saw that they were over in this real low area inside the village of Elk Rapids, and then I realized that they were basically filling these wetlands for a development.” Reisig took it upon himself to challenge the developer, and he discovered that the

wetlands in question were close enough to Lake Michigan to be regulated by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. Reisig not only stopped the development, he said, “[The developer] had to restore some of the wetlands, and he had to sign an agreement with the Corp of Engineers that he wouldn’t develop that area.” Reisig would go on to be known as the “wetlands guy,” a moniker that would serve him well when he learned about a project by the same developer in East Bay Township. The developer was using an agricultural exemption to avoid a law prohibiting the filling in of wetlands on a wide swath of land just north of Hammond Road and south of Traverse City’s airport. NMEAC challenged the wetlands destruction — near the basin of Mitchell Creek, which flows into East Bay — and after a protracted legal fight, prevented the land from being developed. NMEAC’s penchant for opposing development also brought division in later years. When NMEAC campaigned against a tall building proposal in 2016, for example, many young people who identify as environmentalists complained that NMEAC was neglecting smart, centralized growth and the need for affordable housing. With an aging board of directors and a lack of young faces coming into the group, the chasm between the age of the average NMEAC member today and the age of the average environmentalist could be a problem for NMEAC going into the future. Reisig said that NMEAC has been able to be so bold for so long because they are a scrappy volunteer organization that runs on small donations from supporters. They don’t owe anyone anything. But that also means that unlike many other nonprofits, they are unable to pay employees, and they’ve had trouble recruiting young volunteers. Van Vleck said she thinks many would-be activists in their 20s or 30s simply don’t have time to get involved. “I think it’s harder economically to make it, and I think people need to pay attention to that,” she said. “There’s definitely less free time.” Rogers, the board member who recently turned 90, agreed. She said that, as a teacher, she didn’t have time to become active until she retired. “I do know that a lot of the young people are very concerned. They’re tuned in, they are knowledgeable, but they just don’t have the time,” she said. “I feel for these young folks because their world is changing.”

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Resort Memberships for Locals What you get. And are they worth it? By Craig Manning A major perk of living in a heavily touristed region: There are beautiful resort properties tucked in just about every corner, all of them offering an embarrassment of riches in terms of amenities. While some spots and services within the resorts’ properties are earmarked for guests alone, most are available to locals willing to pay for a membership — an option that will often net you better prices, better accessibility, and sometimes even better perks. Since resort membership rules and pricing tiers can be a bit labyrinthine, Northern Express dove down the rabbit hole to find out what some of our biggest Northern Michigan resorts offer local members, what they charge, and what members get in return.

Grand Traverse Resort and Spa

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Membership options: Grand Traverse Resort and Spa offers three membership tiers: Bear, Village, and Pick 6. What you get: Village and Pick 6 memberships include unlimited access to all resort Health Club facilities, free fitness classes, seven-day access to indoor and outdoor tennis courts, private member dining at The Clubhouse Grille, and discounts at all four of the resort golf courses, its restaurants, bars, retail shops, hotel accommodations, and spa services. A Bear membership incorporates all of the above but adds even more golf perks, including bigger discounts on golf rounds for both members and their guests, cheap twilight rates, and access to exclusive golf events and tournaments. What you pay: All resort membership packages include an initiation fee, as well as monthly dues. A full Bear membership carries a $5,500 initiation fee for families and $4,000 for individuals, with dues adding $225/$195 (families/individuals) per month. The Resort also offers a “Jr. Bear” membership for younger members (those under 40 years of age), which includes the same initiation fees, but offers lower dues and the option to pay the initiation fee over a three-year period. A Village membership carries family/individual costs of $875/$600 (initiation fee) and $120/$95 (monthly dues), while Pick 6 allows members to pick any consecutive six-month stretch in a year to keep their membership active. It bears the same initiation fees as the Village membership, and while it carries slightly higher requirements for monthly dues ($145 for families, $105 for individuals), members don’t have to pay dues for the months in which their memberships aren’t active. What makes it unique: In terms of membership options, the Pick 6 variation is unusual: an option designed for snowbirds or other would-be members who only spend part of the year in northern Michigan. As for the Grand Traverse Resort property itself, the golf tends to be the main draw (at least in the warmer months), with well-maintained courses designed by golf legends like Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player. There’s also something to be said about Aerie, a fine-dining restaurant on the top floor of the Resort that offers arguably the finest view in Northern Michigan.

Membership options: Crystal Mountain’s flagship membership program is called the Four Seasons Club and includes four tiers: Pool & Fitness, Premium Snowsports, Premium Golf, and Ultimate. More restricted season passes are also available for golf and snowsports. What you get: The Ultimate membership includes a lengthy list of perks, including built-in season passes for skiing, member golf rates, fitness center memberships, access to tennis courts and disc golf, and discounts on everything from private golf lessons to spa services to daycare services to lodging. The other three Four Seasons Club memberships mix and match perks depending on the category. For instance, the Premium Snowsports membership includes all the same wintertime benefits as the Ultimate membership but only offers a few golf perks; the Premium Golf membership is just the opposite. If you’d prefer something a little more bare-bones, you might consider the Limited Golf Pass, which gets you a season’s worth of golf on Crystal’s Betsie Valley course but limits your tee times to less high-demand days and times. Similarly, there are several season ski passes available, including a Premier Season Pass (unlimited downhill skiing all winter, with no blackout dates) as well as more restricted options (such as midweek or Sunday passes). What you pay: With such a wide array of membership options to choose from, it’s no surprise that Crystal Mountain also has a full spectrum of price ranges. The Limited Golf Pass was $259 for the 2020 golf season, while season skiing passes for the upcoming 2020/2021 season peak at $325 (for the Premier Season Pass) and go downhill from there (pun intended). The Four Seasons Club membership has a one-time initiation fee ($200 for Pool & Fitness, $2,000 for Premium Golf, Premium Snowsports, and Ultimate), plus a one-time processing fee of $50 and monthly membership dues. In terms of dues, Pool & Fitness and Ultimate have both individual and family memberships ($35/$75 for the former, $95/$230 for the latter), while dues for Premium Snowsports and Golf will fluctuate depending on the size of your family. Snowsports dues are $25 per adult, $18 for juniors (ages 7-17), and free for kids six and under; Golf dues are $85 per adult and $25 per junior. What makes it unique: The Four Seasons Club is aptly named, particularly in the case of the Ultimate membership. If you are looking for year-round recreation and leisure opportunities, then Crystal Mountain’s top plan likely gives you the most per-dollar fun of any resort in the region. That’s especially true given a recent price change. The Ultimate plan used to have an initiation fee of $4,000, but dropped down to a bargain $2,000 rate within the past few years.

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Shanty Creek Resort

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Membership options: Shanty Creek’s memberships mostly exist under the umbrella of the Mountain Creek Club, which includes both annual and seasonal memberships. Within each membership category (Annual, Seasonal Golf, and Seasonal Ski) there are two tiers: Imperial and Ambassador for the annual membership, Imperial and Presidential for each of the seasonal memberships. Shanty Creek also offers SuperPass season passes for skiing and standalone memberships for the fitness center. What you get: Shanty Creek’s top Mountain Creek Club membership, the Imperial annual membership, includes unlimited member green fee on all four resort golf courses, additional golf benefits (such as unlimited use of practice facilities, access to clinics, and pre-reserved weekend tee times), season passes for resort ski hills, access to the fitness center or the members-only Schuss Pub, members-only lift lines for skiing, and discounts on daycare, food and beverage, lodging, and spa treatments. The Ambassador annual membership converts many of the Imperial membership’s inclusions (such as season ski passes and unlimited golf) into discounts. Seasonal memberships allow members to get just the golf perks or just the ski perks in exchange for lower dues. Imperial seasonal memberships still incorporate some of the offseason perks (for instance, a golf membership holder would still get discounts on seasonal ski passes), while Presidential memberships have no off-season perks. What you pay: An annual Imperial membership has a one-time initiation fee of $1,250 (for family memberships) or $975 (for individuals), as well as monthly dues of $240 (family) or $183 (individual). The annual Ambassador membership is significantly less expensive: $250/$195 upfront for family/individual, with dues of $78/$68. For seasonal memberships, only the Imperial options include the initiation fee: $935/$730 for golf, $825/$555 for ski, plus in-season monthly dues of $313/$235 (golf) or $365/$204 (ski) and off-season monthly dues of $30. Presidential seasonal memberships include neither initiation fees nor off-season dues and are simply billed annually: $1,675/$1,150 per year for golf, $1,675/$835 per year for ski. SuperPass options for the 2020/2021 ski season are $379 for adults (18-61), $349 for teens (13-17) and seniors, $249 for youth (9-12), $29 for eight and under or 70 and older age groups, and $221 for college students or military. There is also a SuperSaver midweek pass (new in 2020/21) for $99. What makes it unique: Members-only perks, including access to an exclusive pub and specific lift lines, make for a VIP experience at Shanty Creek — and one that feels particularly valuable in the age of COVID-19 and social distancing.

Membership options: While it boasts a hotel, a spa, on-site dining, and a ski resort, Treetops Resort in Gaylord focuses primarily on golf with its available membership packages. Treetops offers three golf club memberships — Club 81, Corporate, and Twilight — though it also has season ski passes available. What you get: Treetops is home to 81 golf holes, spanning five courses. The Club 81 and Corporate memberships offer unrestricted access to all five courses, at any time, with no added cart fee. The Twilight membership offers unrestricted access to all five courses after 3pm. Memberships also include discounts for golf leagues, merchandise, or guest fees. Club 81 and Twilight memberships are targeted toward individuals or couples, while the Corporate membership is meant for businesses. Season ski passes offer unlimited access to Treetops slopes and cross-country trails, plus discounted rates on merchandise, private lessons, equipment rentals, lockers, food and beverage, lodging, and more. What you pay: Club 81 memberships are $2,400 for individuals, $4,050 for couples, and $850 for veterans or active military. There is also the option to add a junior golfer (any golfer 22 years old or younger) to the membership for just $81. Twilight memberships have the same tiers at lower prices: $650 for single, $1,050 for couples, and $399 for military or vets, with the same junior golfer add-on option. Corporate memberships go for $7,500 and include full Club 81 membership benefits for four people. Treetops also offers discounted Club 81 rates to those who own property on Treetops premises: $1,650 for individuals, $2,650 for couples. Downhill ski passes are $287 for adults, $225 for military, $225 for teens or juniors (ages 7-22), and $20 for kids (6 and under) and seniors (70 and older). Rates for adult, teen/ junior, and military are currently on sale at discounted rates, for $199, $139, and $139, respectively. Cross country ski passes are $59 for adults, $39 for teen/junior, and $20 for child/senior. What makes it unique: In addition to four full 18-hole golf courses, Treetops is also home to Threetops, a nine-hole executive course (shorter-than-standard) that is often touted as one of the best par-3 courses in the United States. You’ll also have access to The Himalayas, one of the only all-putting (not putt-putt!) golf courses in the state. We also love the generous military/veteran rates that Treetops offers for its memberships.

Boyne Resorts Membership options: Boyne, a collection of three Northern Michigan resorts (Boyne Highlands, Boyne Mountain, and the Inn at Bay Harbor) has two memberships under its umbrella, according to director of membership Keriann Lonnee. Both membership programs — Country Club of Boyne and Bay Harbor Golf Club — are golf-centered offerings. The main membership at Country Club of Boyne is known as the Platinum membership, while the primary offering at Bay Harbor Golf Club is the Premier membership. Both programs also offered trial memberships for 2020. What you get: Members of both the Country Club of Boyne and Bay Harbor Golf Club enjoy unlimited golf at all 10 Boyne Mountain, Boyne Highlands, and Bay Harbor golf courses (cart fee not included). Memberships also include members-only tournaments and social events, as well as discounts on dining, retail,

lodging, bike rentals, spa and salon services, trail rides at the Boyne Highlands equestrian center, admissions to the Boyne Mountain Avalanche Bay indoor waterpark, and more. The two memberships are very similar, though certain members-only events (including tournaments, weekly play days, and social events) are specific to the individual club to which a member belongs. What you pay: At the Country Club of Boyne, a Platinum Golf Membership carries a $6,500 application fee, plus annual dues. Dues range from $2,500 to $5,450, depending on the category (couple, single, 80 and older, etc.). At Bay Harbor Golf Club, the application fee is $11,500, plus annual dues ranging from $2,900 to $6,620. Discounts and financing opportunities are available for those aged 27-44. Both membership programs also offered trial versions for the first time ever in 2020, which started in May and will run until Boyne courses close in October. Trial memberships were $3,000 for individuals/$3,500 for couples at Country Club of Boyne and $3,500 for singles/$4,000 for couples at Bay Harbor. While those memberships expire this fall, current trial membership holders will receive 20 percent off the application fee if they decide to convert to full memberships. What makes it unique: The sheer volume of golf opportunities is the core selling point of being a member at the Country Club of Boyne or the Bay Harbor Golf Club. Not only do members get unlimited golf at Boyne’s 10 Michigan courses, but those perks also apply to the company’s out-of-state courses (at Sugarloaf Resort and Sunday River, both in Maine; or Big Sky Resort, in Montana) so long as a member has booked lodging at those properties.

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Sundling Beach, Manistee Open sunrise to sunset and incredible every minute in between, Sundling Beach’s 60-foot-ish strip of sand has, like all Lake Michigan beaches, lost a few feet this summer. But its off-the-beaten path location — about three miles south of the city of Manistee (and its far more touristed First and Fifth Street beaches at the west end of downtown) — make for an unusually quiet, clean, and uncrowded beach creatures of all kinds adore: Kids, for the fort- and teepee-potential of its washed-up driftwood; rock hunters for its post-glacial plenty; and dogs, simply because they’re allowed (on leash). Sunset at Sundling gets a lot of attention — all of it deserved — but if you’ve got the gumption, a sunrise walk along the 400 feet of wooded trail between beach and parking lot is an experience unto itself; start as the birds begin singing, and you’ll crest the grassy dunes with plenty of time left to sit next to the quiet waves and watch the shadows lift from the sand. Shhh … Find the Sundling Beach parking area at 2925 Red Apple Rd. Picnic tables and small pavilion also available on the north end of the beach.

Schneider’s Bay, Lake Leelanau Officially … not a beach. Unofficially, however, Schneider’s Bay on North Lake Leelanau is an ideal place to spend a quiet morning doing all the beach things: snoozing in the sun, dipping in the drink, and burying your nose in a book — without worrying about sand getting scattered into your sandwich. There used to be a petite beach here, but like neighboring Lake Michigan, this inland lake’s unusually high water swallowed it whole. Sand, however, might be the only thing this grassy getaway lacks. Charcoal grills, a boat launch, a firepit, and a long dock with steps —a major perk for seniors and cannon-ballers alike — are available to one and all. If you’re planning on plopping here all day, however, be warned: The trees that encircle most of this small park, itself at the end of a quiet dirt road, make this place feel extra serene, but come mid-afternoon, they cast some long shadows. Arrive early or pack a sweatshirt. Shhh … Find Schneider’s Beach at the end of Popp Road, off M-204, about a mile west of the village of Lake Leelanau.

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Maple Bay Natural Area, Elk Rapids The low-slung dune swale that cascades from Maple Bay’s lush birch and maple forest to a pristine half-mile of East Grand Travese Bay frontage is exactly the kind of sandy shore spaceseeking sunbathers adore. Here, the sun shows its face by mid-morning and seems to stay extra late, thanks to the long, flat stretch of water that doesn’t quit till it meets Old Mission Peninsula, about 5 miles to the west. Though the swale’s sandy fingers used to stretch much farther out into the bay, making for oodles of warm shallows atop long sandbars (and drawing lots of families with squealing, splashing tykes), much of the swale’s scrub- and grass-dotted hillocks remain intact, creating many a quiet nook and a “my own private beach” vibe in a smaller space, no matter who’s hiked down for a swim. Shhh … Find the gravel driveway that leads to the Maple Bay Bay Natural Area parking lot on the west side of US-31, about two miles south of Elk Rapids, next to the Maple Bay farmhouse and across from a giant field of sunflowers). The natural area, protected by The Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy, comprises 452 acres and two miles of trail. The trail to the beach is less than a half-mile down the bluff from the lot. www.gtrlc.org

Second Beach, Village of Mackinaw City We’d planned to tell you here all about Cecil Bay and the secret slip of public-access shoreline at the mouth of the Carp River that everybody but in-the-know locals zip past on their way to Wilderness Park. But our plans were dashed by — you guessed it — high water. Despite the best efforts of several cobbled-together “bridges” of stray branches, scrap wood, and rocks, the ¼-mile trail to the beach was, even in July, a mucky, soupy, tangled-root marsh. So we moved on — backed up, actually, and landed on one we had passed: Second Beach. As lowkey as its name, this No. 2 of the Village of Mackinaw City’s two public beaches is No. 1 in our books. Less crowded than its already not-very-crowded sister beach to the north, Second Beach drew only 13 people the afternoon we visited: three locals, we four, and a group of six that showed but didn’t stay — they just jumped in their giant raft to float south along the coast to their cabin. It’s a good place to do that — the water is shallow even 50 yards out — but it’s also a good place to stay all day; clean pit toilets are onsite, Straits sunsets are utterly amazing, and you’re just a few miles south of the Headlands International Dark Sky Park (its observatory is visible from the Second Beach shore, in fact), which welcomes folks to stargaze (though not camp) all night long. Shhh … Find Second Beach on E. Wilderness Park Drive, about a mile south of First Beach, which sits at the intersection of E. Wilderness Park Drive and Wilderness Park Drive (C-81), west of Mackinaw City.

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The hidden Harbor Springs hideaway locals flock to for the perfect perch dinner — and more. By Eric Cox State Road runs northward from Harbor Springs, winding and rolling through thick forests, eventually terminating at Cross Village, near the tip of the Mitt. But, a few miles south, before that well-known stop, is an out-of-the-way little restaurant that serves pan-fried yellow lake perch with a rather large reputation. The Crow’s Nest Restaurant & Catering in Harbor Springs is a 60-year-old Northern Michigan mainstay that eschews the touristdriven approach and embraces the wants and needs of its regulars, most of whom are area residents. The result is an eclectic menu of highquality food that belies its rather humble surroundings. Though its food is more akin to haute cuisine, the restaurant itself has a traditional Northern Michigan lodge feel. Lacquered knotty pine warms the Crow’s Nest’s interior, which is illuminated by large windows that provide views of the verdant grounds. Outside, a small, adjoining patio dining space overlooks a large vegetable and herb garden where owners Bob and Ann Vala cull some of their fare. Embracing the farm-to-table philosophy, the Valas get a thrill from sourcing local produce and other goods in their authentic, complex, and thoughtful menu. That includes the yellow lake perch for which they’re so well known. THE FISH THAT STARTED IT ALL But how did they net this popularity? According to Bob Vala, his involvement with nonprofit fundraising led to his restaurant’s most popular dish. A Detroit native and Culinary Institute of America graduate, Vala has worked in northwestern Michigan for decades. Not only did he help launch Harbor

Springs’ upscale Depot Club — a membersonly private dining club located in a historic Harbor Springs train depot — Vala also served as executive chef at Stafford’s Pier Restaurant and later as food and beverage director for all of the restaurants within the Stafford’s Hospitality family. His connections within those establishments led to his being asked to helm a charitable event’s meal: a yellow lake perch dinner on the front porch of someone’s home in Petoskey’s historic Roaring Brook neighborhood. The meal was a hit. Everyone so loved Vala’s decadent, flash pan-fried perch, cooked right before their very eyes, that it not only earned its own catchy name — “Perch on the Porch,” naturally — but also made Vala a highly in-demand commodity; his custom-made, to-your-door, made-inperson dinners are frequently auctioned off in local charity fundraisers and have garnered bids as high as $6,000 for a 12-person meal. Until the pandemic struck, Vala made his Perch on the Porch readily available even to the average diners among us, thanks to Crow’s Nest’s own Friday night Perch on the Porch buffets, with Vala cooking in person and chatting with the 150–200 guests the weekly event attracted. “I always enjoy talking with the guests,” Vala said, noting that the event’s true star is the fish itself, and for more reason than just its flavor: “Perch is a modest fish, but one that’s hard to get. Plus, perch sparks great memories in people about the time they’ve spent up here.” BEFORE FISH, CHICKEN Memories are built into the Crow’s Nest, established in 1953 when a couple converted their home into what was then called the Crow Bar. “The Crow Bar had free-range chickens roaming around the place,” Vala said. “Every Friday night they’d have a fried chicken special.”

The Valas took over in 1997 as the restaurant’s fourth owners. “I put my own spin on things when we started,” the 58-yearold Vala said. “We had been doing about 1,200 meals a day at Stafford’s Pier, so the pace here was very different. But I brought some ideas that I had there, and we took [The Crow’s Nest] menu to the next level.” The restaurant still serves fried chicken, of course. But it, like every other menu item, is prepared with real care — care that can be discerned from other, more touristy eateries. For example, the Mediterranean-style Pasta Putanesca ($22) offers great value with a colorful, hearty portion that is alive with fresh flavors. Tart artichoke hearts, tomatoes, capers, garlic, and Nicoise olives embrace tender linguine and succulent shrimp in a delightful quagmire. Another hefty plate bears the Northern Fried Chicken ($17), half a chicken’s parts expertly deep-fried, juicy and packed with flavor. Loaded mashed potatoes and corn pudding — both tops in their field — offer sweet and savory bookends to the tastilybreaded yard bird. The Yellow Lake Perch entree ($32) is, of course, this eatery’s signature dish. However, the menu contains some other classic entrees like Liver & Onions ($16), Steak Ann ($35), and Great Lakes Whitefish ($23) — and some not so traditional, like Bangkok Stir Fry ($23) and Walleye Morel ($28). Because Crow’s Nest sources food locally as much as possible, Michigan’s prized and hunted fungi also appear on the eatery’s most sought-after appetizer, its Morel Bruschetta ($14). This satisfying hors d’oeuvre starts with a perfectly toasted bruschetta slice blanketed by a lighter-than-air morel-and-garlic gravy. The subtle mushroom and boisterous garlic battle for dominance, but ultimately, the

Clockwise from left: The Crow’s Nest Restaurant was established in 1953, as the Crow Bar. The Crow’s Nest Fried Chicken. Morel Bruschetta. Creme Brûlée Cherry Tart Cheesecake. Vala’s famed pan-fried yellow perch. Photos courtesy of Eric Cox.

diner’s palette wins this delicious duel. Other appetizers include Truffle Fries ($7.95), Calamari ($11), Fried Pickle Chips ($8), Escargot ($14), and BBQ Ribs ($14). The Crow’s Nest also sells a few sandwiches, as well as a variety of pizzas featuring homemade dough. The restaurant has an ample bar with regular beer, wine, and liquor offerings. FOOD, LIKE LIFE Another facet of the Crow’s Nest is its growing catering enterprise, which Vala said makes up about 70 percent of the restaurant’s business. Between a busy restaurant, a growing catering operation, and two sons, Bob and Ann Vala stay very busy, to say the least. But, according to Bob, the family does its best to maintain some semblance of work/life balance. “We keep our hours limited, and we’re closed Monday and Sunday,” Bob said. “People get burned out. We don’t want to kill ourselves in this business. We’re not looking for the big dollars. We’re looking for quality of life and not getting burnt out.” Perhaps it’s that plain practicality that comes through in Vala’s food as well. To some, the dishes might seem fancy. They are, however, simply the product of Vala’s exceptional preparation and thoughtful combinations of some basic, unfussy ingredients. The difference in the food — as in Vala’s approach to life — lies in its balance. The Crow’s Nest Restaurant & Catering is a family dining establishment. Reservations are encouraged but not necessary. Find it at 4601 N. State Rd. (231) 526-6011, www.crowsnestharborsprings.com

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Paterson observes that passivity often emerges from a deep fear of being rejected and the mistaken sense that “the way to be accepted and appreciated by others is to give and give.” It leads us to keep our opinions to ourselves, give in to unreasonable demands, and generally sell ourselves out in a desperate and typically counterproductive attempt to gain others’ approval.

: My friend constantly talks to me about her baby on the way and asks me to help her pick out furniture and clothes for it. This is very painful for me because my husband doesn’t want kids and I agreed not to have any. I didn’t realize I’d have this deep longing for a child, but I love him and am not willing to leave him. I also have a hard time asking for things, even if a person is my friend. How do I tell her it would be better for me not to talk about this so much without making her feel bad? — Never-Be Mom

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In other words, she’s become a crappy friend to you — through no fault of her own. Maybe she doesn’t know you chose your husband over a baby, or maybe she thinks you’ve made your peace with that. By keeping mum about your feelings, you’ve effectively transformed her — turned her into the pregnant version of some empathetically bankrupt BingeShopper Barbie dragging a friend with no head to all the hat sales. Imagine if you were as attentive to emotional pain as you are to physical pain. If your friend backed her SUV onto your toes, you wouldn’t just stand there all, “I have a hard time asking for things, even if a person is my friend.” You’d scream; she’d move the thing; and then she’d whisk you off to the nearest urgent care for a lollypop and an X-ray. In contrast, consider where submerging your emotions, opting for the just-suck-itup approach, leads. As clinical psychologist Randy Paterson puts it: “If you cannot say no, you are not in charge of your own life.” He explains that a “passive” style like yours is “designed to avoid conflict at all costs.” (In

You can choose to shift to a healthier style: assertiveness, sticking up for yourself and your needs in an effort to rebalance your interactions with other people so they feel fairer. You do this by being direct and honest about how you’d like to be treated. State your needs calmly, using respectful language, and do it in a timely way — as soon as possible —instead of endlessly festering with resentment that someone hasn’t read your mind and changed their behavior accordingly. Assertiveness is ultimately the active form of self-respect (a person’s sense that they have value and thus have the right to ask to be treated as if their needs matter). Keep that in mind when you first start asserting yourself, which is sure to feel seriously uncomfortable and maybe even terrifying. Do it despite that. Refuse to let your fears be the boss of you, turning your life into one big suck-it-up fest. Be prepared for the other person to disagree with you, dislike what you say, or even get angry. All you can control is your own behavior — through putting your needs out there in a calm, respectful, timely, and nontoxic way. Mick Jagger, wisely, noted that, “You can’t always get what you want.” However, you’re more likely to have a crack at it if you don’t just seethe with anger until your friend finally figures it out at her baby shower (upon unwrapping your generous gift of matching Mommy-and-baby Swarovskiencrusted muzzles).

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---------------------MICHIGAN HARVEST VIRTUAL RUN SERIES: APPLE DASH: Run a 5K or 10K any time between Aug. 1-31. runsignup.com/Race/ MichiganHarvestRun/Page-5

---------------------NUENERGY’S FIRST ANNUAL VIRTUAL 5K COLOR TOUR: Run any time between Aug. 29 - Sept. 8. Proceeds benefit the T.A.C.K.L.E. Fund of the Otsego Community Foundation. “Together Against Cancer, Kept Local Everyday.” Must register by Aug. 22. $30 for 18 & over; $25 for under 18. give.otsegofoundation. org/event/6th-annual-color-tour/e267391

---------------------OLIVER ART CENTER’S NO GALA GALA: Featuring an online auction & drone powered golf ball drop. Purchase a golf ball online or over the phone for the Drone Drop for $25. Prizes for the balls closest to the hole & the ball farthest from the hole include: $1,000 cash prize, new MacBook Air, iPad Pro, & Air Pods Pro. Balls on sale through Aug. 15. Auction opens Aug. 15 & closes Aug. 27. Join online Aug. 27 at 7pm to watch the drone drop & find out who the winners are. Benefits Oliver Art Center. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org

---------------------VIRTUAL NORTHERN LIGHTS FUN RUN 5K: Hosted by Munson Medical Center’s Thomas Judd Care Center to raise awareness of their HIV care & prevention program in northern Michigan. Open all Sept. Register by Aug. 30 to be guaranteed your shirt size. $20. runsignup.com/Race/MI/ TraverseCity/ThomasJuddCareCenter5K

---------------------TC PIT SPITTERS VS. GREAT LAKES RESORTERS: 1:05pm, Turtle Creek Stadium, TC. northwoodsleague.com/traverse-city-pit-spitters

---------------------SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: TYLER PARKIN: 2-6pm, Boyne Valley Vineyards, on the patio, Petoskey. Free. boynevalleyvineyards.com

---------------------LET’S GO FLY A KITE: 3-5pm, Frankfort Lake Michigan Beach Turn Around. Free kites to the first 100 participants. Free. frankfort-elberta.com

AN EVENING WITH CHRIS THILE: Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. Held at 5pm & 8:30pm. A mandolin virtuoso, composer, vocalist, & member of Punch Brothers & Nickel Creek, Chris is also a multiple Grammy Awardwinner & MacArthur Fellow. 5pm: $57 all seats. 8:30pm: $67 all seats. greatlakescfa.org/eventdetail/an-evening-with-chris-thile

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---------------------“SHOWSTOPPERS”: 7pm, Old Town Playhouse, Theatre Under the Tent, parking lot, TC. The OTP Young Company’s Advanced Musical Theatre Workshop presents their annual musical revue. Featuring the best of Broadway. Adults, $15; under 18, $8 (plus fees). tickets.oldtownplayhouse.com/TheatreManager/1/online

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---------------------DREW HALE BAND: 9pm, Coyote Crossing Resort, Cadillac. Rob Yates & Bob Rushing will open for the Drew Hale Band at 8pm. $10 cover charge will be taken at the gate. Guests will be limited to 150. Social distancing & masks will be observed. Find on Facebook.

aug 23

sunday

GREAT LAKES RESORTERS VS. TC PIT SPITTERS: 5:05pm, Turtle Creek Stadium, TC. northwoodsleague. com/traverse-city-pit-spitters

---------------------OLIVER ART CENTER’S NO GALA GALA: (See Sat., Aug. 22)

---------------------BENZIE FISHING FRENZY: (See Sat., Aug. 22) ---------------------VIRTUAL 10TH BIRTHDAY BASH WITH SUSAN GOLDBERG & GUEST HOST DOUG STANTON: 7pm. Presented by National Writers Series. Goldberg is the editor-in-chief of National Geographic, & the first woman to edit the magazine since it began publishing in 1888. A fundraising, ticketed event. Held on Zoom. Register. zoom.us/webinar/register/ WN_UtrRyLmaSxey8RqedXPTJA

Shanty Creek Resort welcomes back 15+ hot air balloonists to Balloons Over Bellaire, atop the slopes of Summit Mountain, Fri. and Sat., Aug. 28-29. Located behind the Lakeview Hotel both nights from 6:30-7:30pm, there will also be a balloon flight over Torch Lake on Sat. at 7:30am. www.shantycreek.com/event/balloons-over-bellaire GOOD FIGHT 5K: (See Sat., Aug. 22)

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OLIVER ART CENTER’S NO GALA GALA: (See Sat., Aug. 22)

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BENZIE BEE GUILD WORK BEE: 2-3:30pm, Grow Benzie, Benzonia. This working bee at the hives located at Grow Benzie is held every other Tues. Find on Facebook.

TOGETHER THRU MUSIC CONCERTS: 7pm. Featuring folk, rock, blues & more with Jack Elliot. Held on Facebook Live. Free. facebook.com/GaylordAreaCouncilForTheArts

OLIVER ART CENTER’S NO GALA GALA: (See Sat., Aug. 22)

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GREAT LAKES RESORTERS VS. TC PIT SPITTERS: 7:05pm, Turtle Creek Stadium, TC. northwoodsleague.com/traverse-city-pit-spitters/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2020/08/TraverseCitySchedule_2020_Revised_Aug13.pdf

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MICHIGAN HARVEST VIRTUAL RUN SERIES: APPLE DASH: (See Sat., Aug. 22)

“THE GOLDEN VOICES”: 7pm, Old Town Playhouse, Theatre Under the Tent, parking lot, TC. A salute to Frank Sinatra, Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli & Dean Martin. Featuring Doc Probes, along with David Chown & the band. Tickets: $20 plus fees in advance. Night of: If tickets still available, there will be a $5 surcharge. Masks & social distancing observed. oldtownplayhouse.com

VIRTUAL NORTHERN LIGHTS FUN RUN 5K: (See Sat., Aug. 22)

MICHIGAN HARVEST VIRTUAL RUN SERIES: APPLE DASH: (See Sat., Aug. 22)

MICHIGAN HARVEST VIRTUAL RUN SERIES: APPLE DASH: (See Sat., Aug. 22) VIRTUAL NORTHERN LIGHTS FUN RUN 5K: (See Sat., Aug. 22)

---------------------“SHOWSTOPPERS”: (See Sat., Aug. 22)

aug 24

monday

BEGINNING COLORED PENCIL WITH SHARON WADE: 1pm. Free Facebook workshop. Also held on the GACA website at 3pm the same day. Learn colored pencil techniques, including types of pencils, blending, color mixing, shading & different papers. Free. gaylordarts.org

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tuesday

------------------------------------------VIRTUAL NORTHERN LIGHTS FUN RUN 5K: (See Sat., Aug. 22)

TALKS, TUNES & TOURS: MIDWEEK MORNINGS IN MANISTEE: 10am, Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee. Dr. Amanda Sewell, classical music director at Interlochen Public Radio, presents “The Harlem Renaissance in Art & Music.” Free. ramsdelltheatre.org/programs/#happening

aug 26

wednesday

THE ART OF: RUFUS SNODDY: 10:30am. Join artist Rufus Snoddy & Curator of Education Jason Dake for a conversation about the artist’s work in the Dennos Museum

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Collection. They will also talk about current & future projects. Tickets: Pay what you can: $0$15. After your ticket is reserved, a member of Dennos Staff will email you the details to join on Zoom. shop.dennosmuseum.org/product/ the-art-of-rufus-snoddy/1485

---------------------THE AMERICAN GOLD CUP: Flintfields Horse Park, TC, Aug. 26 - Sept. 13. Featuring three weeks of Hunter/Jumper Competition. traversecityhorseshows.com

---------------------OLIVER ART CENTER’S NO GALA GALA: (See Sat., Aug. 22)

---------------------AN OPEN MIC EVENING OF MUSIC & SPOKEN WORD: 7pm, Old Town Playhouse, outdoor performance space, TC. A performance opportunity for singers, musicians, actors & poets. Tickets are free but must be reserved online in advance at www.oldtownplayhouse.com or acquired that evening at the theatre if still available. Masks & social distancing observed. If you wish to perform, send your email to: office@oldtownplayhouse.com. Performances are limited to five minutes & must be suitable for the entire family.

---------------------GOOD FIGHT 5K: (See Sat., Aug. 22) ---------------------TC PIT SPITTERS VS. GREAT LAKES RESORTERS: 7:05pm, Turtle Creek Stadium, TC. northwoodsleague.com/traverse-city-pit-spitters/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2020/08/TraverseCitySchedule_2020_Revised_Aug13.pdf

---------------------MICHIGAN HARVEST VIRTUAL RUN SERIES: APPLE DASH: (See Sat., Aug. 22)

---------------------VIRTUAL NORTHERN LIGHTS FUN RUN 5K: (See Sat., Aug. 22)

aug 27

thursday

MICHIGAN COLLEGES ALLIANCE PRESENTS: MITCH ALBOM & FRIENDS: 8pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. Enjoy internationally renowned author, journalist, screenwriter, playwright, radio & TV broadcaster & philanthropist Mitch Albom. Mitch’s 13 books have sold more than 14 million copies worldwide & have been made into Emmy Award-winning TV movies. Hank Azaria, J.K. Simmons & Tony Kornheiser will join virtually. Benefits Have Faith Haiti Mission college scholarship fund in partnership with the Michigan Colleges Alliance. $125; $225 VIP. greatlakescfa.org/event-detail/michigan-collegesalliance-presents-mitch-albom-friends

---------------------SLACKLINE 101: FIND YOUR BALANCE: 6-8pm, F&M Park, TC. Slacklining is a sport invented by rock climbers to train balance. Instructors will walk you through the fundamentals. $5-$10 recommended (pay-whatyou-can). Social distancing required. Find on Facebook.

BOBOSSA: 7pm, Old Town Playhouse, Theatre Under the Tent, parking lot, TC. Featuring jazz, Latin and swing, & also maybe pop, rock, ragtime or even classical. Masks & social distancing observed. $20 advance; $25 evening of, plus fees. tickets.oldtownplayhouse.com/TheatreManager/1/login&event=246

---------------------OLIVER ART CENTER’S NO GALA GALA: (See Sat., Aug. 22)

---------------------GOOD FIGHT 5K: (See Sat., Aug. 22) ---------------------SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: MICHELLE CHENARD: 2-6pm, Boyne Valley Vineyards, on the patio, Petoskey. Free. boynevalleyvineyards.com

---------------------MICHIGAN HARVEST VIRTUAL RUN SERIES: APPLE DASH: (See Sat., Aug. 22)

---------------------GREAT LAKES RESORTERS VS. TC PIT SPITTERS: 7:05pm, Turtle Creek Stadium, TC. northwoodsleague.com/traverse-city-pit-spitters/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2020/08/TraverseCitySchedule_2020_Revised_Aug13.pdf

---------------------THE AMERICAN GOLD CUP: (See Weds., Aug. 26)

---------------------VIRTUAL NORTHERN LIGHTS FUN RUN 5K: (See Sat., Aug. 22)

aug 28

friday

CHARLEVOIX EVENING GARDEN CLUB’S ANNUAL PLANT SALE: 9am-noon, Ferry Beach, Charlevoix. Masks required. For info call 231-547-4182.

---------------------GOOD FIGHT 5K: (See Sat., Aug. 22) ---------------------BALLOONS OVER BELLAIRE: Aug. 28-29, 6:30-7:30pm, Shanty Creek Resort, behind Lakeview Hotel, Bellaire. Featuring 15+ hot air balloonists atop the slopes of Summit Mountain. There will also be a balloon flight over Torch Lake on Sat., Aug. 29 at 7:30am. shantycreek.com/event/balloons-over-bellaire

---------------------MICHIGAN HARVEST VIRTUAL RUN SERIES: APPLE DASH: (See Sat., Aug. 22)

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GREAT LAKES RESORTERS VS. TC PIT SPITTERS: 7:05pm, Turtle Creek Stadium, TC. northwoodsleague.com/traverse-city-pit-spitters/ wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2020/08/TraverseCitySchedule_2020_Revised_Aug13.pdf

---------------------THE AMERICAN GOLD CUP: (See Weds., Aug. 26)

---------------------VIRTUAL NORTHERN LIGHTS FUN RUN 5K: (See Sat., Aug. 22)

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saturday

MUSHROOM HIKE: 10am, Old Indian Trail, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Park, Empire. Learn about local mushrooms from Wild Mitten Mycologist Paul Salvatore. Limited to 10 participants. Contact the Benzie Conservation District: 231.882.4391 x 11; aime@benziecd.org. $10, must pre-register. benziecd.org

---------------------GOOD FIGHT 5K: (See Sat., Aug. 22) ---------------------RALLY IN SUPPORT OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE: 1pm. Join Women’s March TC while lining Grandview Parkway, TC for an hour. Due to COVID-19, there will be no gathering before or after & no speakers. Bring signs. Social distancing & masks required. Call 231-325-6812 or visit the Facebook page (Women’s March TC) for more info. Free.

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THE SERIES PRESENTS: JILL JACK: 7:309:30pm, Lavender Hill Farm, Boyne City. This Detroit-based singer-songwriter brings her soulful voice & storytelling. Jill has written & produced 12 albums. She will share rock, folk, Americana & jazz. Doors open at 6pm. $30 inside barn; $10 lawn. lavenderhillfarm.com/the-series

---------------------MOVIES BY THE BRIDGE: Michilimackinac State Park, Mackinaw City. Featuring “The Lego Movie.” Begins at dusk. Free. mlive.com/ news/2020/06/watch-movies-in-a-historic-fortor-by-the-mackinac-bridge-this-summer.html

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GOOD FIGHT 5K: (See Sat., Aug. 22)

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MICHIGAN HARVEST VIRTUAL RUN SERIES: APPLE DASH: (See Sat., Aug. 22)

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MICHIGAN HARVEST VIRTUAL RUN SERIES: APPLE DASH: (See Sat., Aug. 22)

THE AMERICAN GOLD CUP: (See Weds., Aug. 26)

SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: RUSH CLEMENT: 2-6pm, Boyne Valley Vineyards, on the patio, Petoskey. Free. boynevalleyvineyards.com

VIRTUAL NORTHERN LIGHTS FUN RUN 5K: (See Sat., Aug. 22)

------------------------------------------THE AMERICAN GOLD CUP: (See Weds., Aug. 26)

---------------------THE KALICHSTEIN-LAREDO-ROBINSON TRIO: Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. This trio made their debut at the White House for President Carter’s inauguration in January 1977. Includes pianist Joseph Kalichstein, violinist Jaime Laredo & cellist Sharon Robinson. Held at 5pm & 8:30pm. $47 for 5pm; $77 for 8:30pm. greatlakescfa.org/event-detail/ the-kalichstein-laredo-robinson-trio-1

---------------------VIRTUAL NORTHERN LIGHTS FUN RUN 5K: (See Sat., Aug. 22)

---------------------BALLOONS OVER BELLAIRE: (See Fri., Aug. 28)

---------------------CORVETTE PARADE: 7pm. Route for viewing parade: Odawa Casino to South Huron to Central Avenue, right on Nicolet to the Mackinac Bridge. mackinawchamber.com

---------------------SWINGSHIFT & THE STARS POP-UP CONCERT: TO GATHER & GIVE POP: Join country & classic rock band ReBooted in support of Old Town Playhouse. Doors open at 6:30pm. Concert starts at 7pm at Old Town Playhouse, tent, TC. Tickets: $10. tickets.oldtownplayhouse. com/TheatreManager/1/login&event=250

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YOGA IN THE PARK – WEDS. & THURS. NIGHTS: 6pm, Hull Park, behind Traverse Area District Library, TC. A Vinyasa Flow session. Relax & restore your body through movement & breath. Bring your own mat or towel. eventbrite.com/e/yoga-in-the-park-thursdaynights-tickets-84777825759

---------------------TC’S SLOW ROLL: Ride your bikes slow for 4-5 miles, chit-chat, ding your bells & more. Meet at F&M Park, TC at 5:50pm every Weds. in Aug. Roll out at 6pm. elgruponorte.org/theme_event/ tc-rides-slow-roll-responsibly-august

---------------------“RIGHTFULLY HERS”: Peninsula Community Library, TC. A popup exhibition from the National Archives commemorating the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, women’s voting rights before & after the 19th, & its impact today. Runs through Aug. 30. peninsulacommunitylibrary.org

---------------------2020 WATERSHED CHALLENGE: Celebrate the clean, healthy water our region boasts by participating in the 2020 Watershed Challenge: Grand Traverse Bay Your Way. This virtual challenge encourages people to get outside & bike, swim, run, paddle, or hike. Participants are challenged to collectively exceed the goal of 2,020 miles completed. Runs through August 22. https://runsignup. com/2020watershedchallenge

---------------------WINE, WATER & WHEELS!: The Inn at Black Star Farms, Suttons Bay. This Black Star Farms Outdoor Adventure Package will provide a day of biking & sightseeing through Leelanau

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---------------------OUTSIDE ISN’T CANCELED! GRAND TRAVERSE KIDS’ BIKE LIBRARY: To keep elementary-aged students pedaling by making sure they always have a bike that fits, no matter their family’s resources. See what’s available online, schedule an appointment to pick up your bike from the Wheelhouse, & then ride it until it doesn’t fit anymore. Free. elgruponorte.org

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practice social distancing & wear a mask until class begins. Presented by Yen Yoga & Fitness, TC. Register. yenyogafitness.com/destination-classes

---------------------RISE AND SHINE YOGA FLOW: Wednesdays, 8am, F&M Park, TC. A Vinyasa Flow session. Move & restore your body through movement & breath. Bring your own mat or towel. eventbrite.com/e/rise-and-shine-yoga-flow-atfm-park-tickets-116181210127

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---------------------JOSEPH WORKS: Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Hardy Hall, Manistee. New Art by Phil & Susan Joseph. Fridays, 12-3pm through Sept. 25. Make a reservation at: ramsdelltheatre.org.

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SUNRISE YOGA FLOW: Tuesdays, 7am, East Bay Park, TC. A Vinyasa Flow session. Move & restore your body through movement & breath. Mats will be provided if you need one. eventbrite.com

BELLAIRE DOWNTOWN TO DISPLAY DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ART OUTDOOR EXHIBITS: Will be displayed through late fall, 2020. bellairemichigan.com/images/DIA_Final_Art_map.pdf

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“DON’T MISS THE BOAT”: Harbor Springs History Museum. Presented by the Harbor Springs Area Historical Society. This exhibit highlights the historic ferries of Little Traverse Bay & features original watercolors & giclees by local artist William Talmadge Hall. Runs through the summer of 2021. Hours: Tues.Sat., 11am-3pm. harborspringshistory.org/history-museum-exhibits

NORTE CLUBHOUSE’S COMMUNITY BIKE SHOP IS NOW FREE TO ALL: Summer hours: Mon. through Fri., 12-6pm. Located at the GT County Civic Center’s southern entrance, TC. Scheduling an appointment is helpful: 231-8832404. elgruponorte.org/clubhouse BIKE NIGHT & CAR CRUISE-IN: Tuesdays, 6pm through Sept. 1 at Boyne Mountain Resort, Clock Tower Lodge circle drive, Boyne Falls. Bring your roadster, hog or coupe. Live music, weekly raffle to benefit local charities & more. Find on Facebook. CHAIRLIFT RIDES: Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville. Ride the Crystal Clipper chairlift & enjoy panoramic views of three counties & top-of-themountain attractions including live musical entertainment, snack bar, cash bar & more. Available Wednesday & Saturday evenings through Sept. 5. $9/person; free for 8 & under with paying adult. crystalmountain.com/event/chairlift-rides

---------------------ELK RAPIDS BANDIT SLOW ROLL: Enjoy an easy 5 mile loop on your bikes. Held every Weds. in Aug. with a 6:20pm gathering time & 6:30pm roll out. Begins at Harbor Pavilion & ends at Shorts. elgruponorte.org/theme_event/ er-rides-slow-roll-responsibly

---------------------GUIDED WALKING HISTORY TOURS OF TC: A two-mile, two-and-a-half-hour tour held on Sundays at 2pm. Begins & ends at Perry Hannah Plaza located at 6th & Union streets. Please wear a face mask & practice current social distancing guidelines. walktchistory.com

---------------------LIVE FROM THE OPERA HOUSE: IT’S STORYTIME!: With Traverse Area Public Schools & Newton’s Road. Available to stream live via Facebook & watch anytime on demand on YouTube after the broadcast. Held every Weds. through Aug. at 9am. tcaps247.com

---------------------OUTDOOR MOVIE: Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville. Bring a chair or blanket to watch a movie under the stars. Movies range from G to PG 13. Held at the Mountain Adventure Zone on Wednesday & Saturday nights at dusk through Sept. 5. crystalmountain.com/activities/outdoor-movie

---------------------RISE & SHINE TC! STREET YOGA: Between Park & Cass streets, downtown TC. Held on Wednesdays through Aug. at 8am. Please

STORY HOUR WITH MISS DIANE: Wednesdays, 11am-noon, Bellaire Public Library. For ages 0-5. Includes a story, snack & craft. bellairelibrary.org

format oil paintings displayed on both sides of a Refuge Structure designed by local architect Wilfried Schley. Runs through Sept. 11. Hours: Mon. - Fri., 10am-4:30pm; Sat., 10am-4pm; & Sun., 12-4pm. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org

RICHARD STOCKER EXHIBIT: “BRIGHT SPOT”: Hosted by the Leelanau Community Cultural Center at The Old Art Building, Leland. This out of doors exhibit will be on display on the building & from the trees, allowing the art to interact with the changing light & wind. It is an extension of Hospital Art for Kids, a non-profit organization Richard began in 2000 after losing his son to cancer. It portrays that we all need more color & joy in our lives. Runs through Aug. oldartbuilding.com

---------------------AUGUST ACCESSIBLE ART KITS: Offered by artBright. For local families impacted by COVID-19. These free kits are available with a one kit limit per household for children under 12. Register online. Aug. 21: Nature Chalk Drawing Art Kit. Aug. 28: Tricolor Leaf Prints Art Kit. facebook.com/artbrightlight

---------------------“HISTORY MATTERS”: Shay House, Harbor Springs. A community art display that is open Fridays & Saturdays, 11am-3pm all summer. Sponsored by the Harbor Springs Area Historical Society.

---------------------4TH ANNUAL SUMMER ARTS OF OUR MEMBERS ART EXHIBIT: Village Arts Building Gallery, Northport. Featuring a large variety of art mediums & styles. Runs Aug. 13-30: 12-4 pm, Sun. through Thurs.; & 4-8pm, Fri. & Sat. northportartsassociation.org

---------------------ELLIE HAROLD’S ‘BIRDS FLY IN’: Oliver Art Center, Frankfort. A team representing the U.S., Mexico, Germany & the U.K. have collaborated to create the art, music & poetry featured in the avian-themed installation created in response to migration issues at the U.S. southern border. This exhibit comprises 16 of Ellie’s large

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---------------------2020 VIRTUAL MEMBERSHIP SHOW: Presented by Jordan River Arts Council. Includes all media. Runs through Oct. 3. jordanriverarts.com

---------------------SEQUESTERED ART EXHIBIT: Runs through Aug. 29 at GACA Art Center, Gaylord during normal business hours of 1-4pm on Thursdays & Fridays, 12-2pm on Saturdays or by appointment. This is a multi-media exhibit of artwork, creative writing & music that was created during Michigan’s “Stay Home, Stay Safe” COVID-19 time period or for GACA’s 100-Day Project. gaylordarts.org

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CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER: - PAINT GRAND TRAVERSE 2020: Presented by Crooked Tree Arts Center, TC. Aug. 8-9: Artists paint en plein air in downtown TC & Old Mission Peninsula. Aug. 10-16: Shop artwork safely from your PC or mobile device. Aug. 17 Sept. 12: In-person exhibit & sale in the gallery. crookedtree.org/event/ctac-traverse-city/paintgrand-traverse

---------------------- CTPS ATRIUM SHOW 2020: Runs through Oct. 2, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Atrium Gallery, Petoskey. Original photographs by 16 artists of the Crooked Tree Photographic Society. crookedtree.org/event/ctac-petoskey/ctps-atrium-show-2020

---------------------- DART FOR ART GALLERY: Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. Runs through Sept. 5. Featuring original paintings, pottery, photos, jewelry & more. crookedtree.org/event/ctacpetoskey/dart-art-gallery

es from young artists working throughout the Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District. crookedtree.org/event/ctac-online-ctacpetoskey-ctac-traverse-city/youth-art-show2020-online - TC GUILD MEMBER SALON SHOW: Crooked Tree Arts Center, TC. Runs through Aug. 28. crookedtree.org/event/ctac-traversecity/tc-guild-member-salon-show

---------------------GLEN ARBOR ARTS CENTER: - MEMBERS CREATE: Annual exhibition showcasing members’ talents. Runs through Aug. 27. On display: 25 works in both 2D & 3D. The online version of the exhibition is available for viewing. Open every day, 11am–2 pm. glenarborart.org/events/exhibitmembers-create - 6FT APART ART: CLOTHESLINE EXHIBIT: Runs through Aug. 27. glenarborart.org - MANITOU MUSIC POSTER COMPETITION: The Glen Arbor Arts Center is accepting submissions of original paintings for its 2021 Manitou Music poster competition. The deadline for online submissions is Sept. 17. Open to all current GAAC members. glenarborart.org/ mmf-poster-competition-guidlines

---------------------HIGHER ART GALLERY, TC: - MONO-MICHIGAN: Twelve Michigan photographers through the monochromatic lens. Runs through Sept. 2. higherartgallery.com - OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: “CITIZEN’S COPING”: Artists of all mediums are invited to examine how the last four years have changed them personally (or not), & express how the actions of this administration has affected them. NEW: Examine the effects of COVID-19 as well. Deadline to apply & enter submission is: 9/5/2020. Show Opens: 10/9/2020. higherartgallery.com

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"For the Birds" --multi-tasking for the "modern Stone Age family." [#34, Feb. 2002] by Matt Jones ACROSS 1 Drains, as energy 5 R&B singer Cantrell 8 Cause counterpart 14 Jog like a horse 15 Presidential monogram during the 1960s 16 “Starlight Express” director Nunn 17 Gigantic bird with a stone passenger cabin 19 Item with an image-chiseling bird 20 Suffix for McCarthy 21 With a tilde, “year”; without, something nastier 22 Darkness and obscurity 23 Musical item using a pointy-beaked bird 28 Eye color location 29 Birds on a ranch Down Under 30 Word after tight or rear 33 “Ad ___ per aspera” (Kansas state motto) 35 PBS kids’ show that taught Ubby-Dubby 36 Fortune 500 member, most likely 37 Signaling item, when the bird’s tail is pulled 39 Motorist’s signal, when the bird is squeezed 42 Parisian street 43 Annoying “Sesame Street” muppet 45 “Biography” network 46 “Abso-friggin-lutely!” 47 Mother of all, in Greek mythology 48 Other, to Osvaldo 49 Garden tool, when the bird’s legs are squeezed 53 “The Heat ___” 55 Dig in 56 Pension plan alternative 57 Writing implement using a bird’s beak 59 Talking bird flying back and forth between stone boxes 61 Cover for a platter 62 “Little piggy,” really 63 “___ but known ...” 64 Tousles, like a puppy 65 AMA members 66 Corrida cheers

DOWN 1 It’s made to step on 2 Obey Viagra? 3 San Francisco and New Orleans, for two 4 Frequent NASCAR sponsor 5 Uses an iron, maybe 6 Quick stretch in the alphabet song 7 Article written by Voltaire? 8 List-ending abbr. 9 Web design option that’s obsolete 10 Thighbone 11 “The Greatest Story ___ Told” 12 Stopper for the bubbly 13 Singing syllable 18 Cowboy’s rope 24 Hockey great Bobby and family 25 Summer sign 26 Service station owned by BP 27 Arizona City, today 30 Cost-friendly 31 Bookish type 32 Cooked to perfection 33 Off-kilter 34 Elisabeth of “Leaving Las Vegas” 35 Woody Allen “regular guy in famous situations” movie 38 Old paint additive 40 Ostrich or kiwi, e.g. 41 “First Do No ___” (Meryl Streep TV film) 44 Sallie ___ (student loan provider) 47 Site of a 1949 European “Convention” 48 Takes to the soapbox 49 Wishes 50 Carreras, Domingo, or Pavarotti 51 Etch away 52 Harold of “Ghostbusters” 53 “To Live and Die ___” 54 Twist, as statistics 57 AOL or MSN, e.g., once ... 58 ... and where to find them 59 “___ be my pleasure!” 60 Sorority letter

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Self-love is also remembering to let

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others love you. Come out of hiding.” Poet Irisa Yardenah wrote that advice, and now I’m passing it on to you, just in time for a phase when you will benefit from it most. I mean, it’s always good counsel for you to Virgos to heed. But it will be especially crucial in the coming weeks, when you’ll have extra potential to bloom in response to love. And one of the best ways to ensure this extra potenti al is fulfilled is to make yourself thoroughly available to be appreciated, understood, and cared for.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Author

Rebecca Solnit writes, “The things we want are transformative, and we don’t know or only think we know what is on the other side of that transformation.” Her statement is especially apropos for you right now. The experiences you’re yearning for will indeed change you significantly if you get them—even though those changes will be different from what your conscious mind thinks they’ll be. But don’t worry. Your higher self—the eternal part of you that knows just what you need—is fully aware of the beneficial transformations that will come your way when you get what you yearn for.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): At age 22,

future pioneer of science Isaac Newton got his college degree just as the Great Plague peaked in 1665. As a safety precaution, he proceeded to quarantine himself for many months. During that time of being sealed away, he made spectacular discoveries about optics, gravity, and calculus—in dramatic contrast to his years as a student, when his work had been relatively undistinguished. I’m not predicting that your experience of the 2020 pandemic will prove to be as fruitful as those of your fellow Capricorn, Isaac Newton. But of all the signs in the zodiac, I do think your output could be most Newton-like. And the coming weeks will be a good time for you to redouble your efforts to generate redemption amidst the chaos.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The rapper

named Viper has released over 1,000 albums. In 2014 alone, he created 347. His most popular work is You’ll Cowards Don’t Even Smoke Crack, which has received over three million views on Youtube. According to The Chicago Reader, one of Viper’s most appealing features is his “blatant disregard for grammar.” I should also mention that he regards himself as the second Christ, and uses the nickname “Black Jesus.” So what does any of this have to do with you? Well, I’m recommending that you be as prolific, in your own field, as he is in his. I’m also inviting you to experiment with having a fun-loving disregard for grammar and other non-critical rules. And I would love to see you temporarily adopt some of his over-the-top braggadocio.

PISCES (Feb 19-March 20): H ”If you don’t ask

the right question, every answer seems wrong,” says singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco. I suspect you may have experienced a version of that predicament in recent weeks, Pisces. That’s the bad news. The good news is that I expect you will finally formulate the right questions very soon. They will most likely be quite different from the wrong and irrelevant questions you’ve been posing. In fact, the best way to find the revelatory questions will be to renounce and dismiss all the questions you have been asking up until now.

ARIES (March 21-April 19):

Aries author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar writes, “Some stuff can be fixed, some stuff can’t be. Deciding which is which is part of maturing.” I offer this meditation as your assignment in the coming weeks, Aries. You are in a phase when you’ll be wise to make various corrections and adjustments. But you should keep in mind that you don’t have unlimited time and energy to do so. And that’s OK, because some glitches can’t be repaired and others aren’t fully worthy of your passionate intensity. You really should choose to focus on the few specific acts of mending and healing that will serve you best in the long run.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “There are all

kinds of love in the world, but never the same love twice,” wrote author F. Scott Fitzgerald. This is true even between the same two people in an intimate alliance with each other.

The love that you and your spouse or friend or close relative or collaborator exchanged a month ago isn’t the same as it is now. It can’t be identical, because then it wouldn’t be vibrant, robust love, which needs to ceaselessly transform in order to be vibrant and robust. This is always true, of course, but will be an especially potent meditation for you during the next four weeks.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): As a professional

writer, novelist Thomas Wolfe trained himself to have keen perceptions that enabled him to penetrate below surface appearances. And yet he wrote, “I have to see a thing a thousand times before I see it once.” In other words, it was hard even for him, a highly trained observer, to get a deep and accurate read of what was going on. It required a long time and many attempts—and rarely occurred for him on the first look. Even if you’re not a writer, Gemini, I recommend his approach for you in the coming weeks. You will attune yourself to current cosmic rhythms—and thus be more likely to receive their full help and blessings—if you deepen and refine the way you use your senses.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): It’s sometimes

tempting for you to seek stability and safety by remaining just the way you are. When life pushes you to jump in and enjoy its wild ride, you may imagine it’s wise to refrain—to retreat to your sanctuary and cultivate the strength that comes from being staunch and steadfast and solid. Sometimes that approach does indeed work for you. I’m not implying it’s wrong or bad. But in the coming weeks, I think your strategy should be different. The advice I’ll offer you comes from Cancerian author and aviator Anne Morrow Lindbergh: “Only in growth, reform, and change, paradoxically enough, is true security to be found.”

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “To be successful,

the first thing to do is fall in love with your work,” says author Sister Mary Lauretta. Have you been making progress in accomplishing that goal, Leo? According to my astrological analysis, fate has been offering and will continue to offer you the chance to either find work that you’ll love better than the work you’re doing, or else discover how to feel more love and excitement for your existing work. Why not intensify your efforts to cooperate with fate?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libran poet Wallace

Stevens wrote that if you want to be original, you must “have the courage to be an amateur.” I agree! And that’s an important theme for you right now, since you’re entering a phase when y o u r original ideas will be crucial to your growth. So listen up, Libra: If you want to stimulate your creatively to the max, adopt the fresh-eyed attitude of a rookie or a novice. Forget what you think you know about everything. Make yourself as innocently curious and eager as possible. Your imaginative insights and innovations will flow in abundance to the degree that you free yourself from the obligation to be serious and sober and professional. And keep in mind that Stevens said you need courage to act this way.

ScORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “As idiotic as

optimism can sometimes seem, it has a weird habit of paying off,” writes author Michael Lewis. According to my analysis, the coming weeks will provide you with ample evidence that proves his hypothesis—on one condition, that is: You will have to cultivate and express a thoughtful kind of optimism. Is that possible? Do you have the audacity to maintain intelligent buoyancy and discerning positivity, even in the face of those who might try to gaslight you into feeling stupid for being buoyant and positive? I think you do.

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