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s our days get shorter and our forests turn from green to crimson, to orange, and finally to gold, we settle into a new season of relaxation. Fall brings a slower pace to life, and no where does life move more slowly than on Mackinac Island. We invite you to step back “Somewhere in Time” with two unique island homes found inside this issue of HomeLife magazine. Mackinac Island is more than a special place to vacation and explore Michigan history, it’s “home” to many. Two Mackinac Island families share a glimpse into their precious island get-aways where life moves at a gentle horse-drawn carriage pace and where breathtaking coastal views can be seen out every window.
Art of feng shui In designing our personal space, many of us may never give feng shui a second thought, but somehow it’s there. The nine aspects of feng shui design include philosophy, magnetism, energy, location, dimension, color, internal arrangement, timing and history. Making our home a place that feels good
and feels right accomplishes “the art of finding one’s place” — the essence of feng shui design.
Change of seasons With the gradual change in seasons, homeowners are turning their attention to preparing their outdoor spaces for the cold months ahead. Lawns need to be fed, shrubs need to be trimmed, gardens need to be mulched and bulbs need to be planted. Take advice from the experts so your lawn and gardens will wake up from their winter’s nap refreshed and ready to grow come spring. Fall foods Fall is the time of year we plan gatherings with family and friends and food is usually at the center of these celebrations. Seasonal fruits and vegetables star in comfort food entrées, delectable desserts, seasonal sippers and appetizers sure to impress our guests. Dinnerware design Polish pottery
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What is a DecoLiner? When Mike Jahns takes his DecoLiner down the road, heads turn to get a second look at this unique vehicle that is a work of art in itself. Inside this issue, HomeLife readers are treated to upclose look at this one-of-a-kind cruiser. From island living to designer driving, this issue of HomeLife is filled with relaxing ideas for fall. Sit back and enjoy!
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o, if you’ve been wandering the Little Traverse Bay area for any length of time, you’ve had to notice the blue prints and patterns of pottery and stoneware in the Meyer Hardware window on East Mitchell Street. I have, and until now, just took them for granted as some nice decorative kitchenware. Au contraire! Step inside and behold an entire collection of sturdy, everyday pottery and stoneware that happens to be from Poland. “I sell a ton,” says Betsy Meyer. “My son studied in Russia and Poland when he was at MSU, and brought some back. I got interested.” And now it’s a full-time part of Meyer Hardware’s retail business. I walked into the Meyer Hardware three different times for interviews and to look at the pottery. Each time, in less than five minutes, people walked in to admire, tell stories and purchase pottery. A couple from Battle Creek, Matt and Lisa, said it was their first time in Petoskey, and they have visited Boleslaweic, Poland, where “the entire town makes this stuff,” Matt noted. “We love it,” says Lisa. “We have some patterns that are discontinued, but always find newer pieces with different patterns that always look good with older pieces.” “You can mix and match with ease,” added Betsy Meyer. During another visit, I was talking with Meyer associates, Carole Genson and Christina Rhein, and while there, a woman walked in and talked about a family heritage of finding and purchasing pieces. “I still have some pieces from my grandmother,” she noted. The history dates back to the 1300s where the first documented records of making the pottery have been found. But it took Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, to commission some of the first pieces in the 18th century. Some say the familiar pottery was started in Germany, but if one studies their geo-political history, boundaries we’re familiar with are much different than in centuries past.
Greens, blues and earth tones make up the traditional patterns of the special fine grained white clay. Soft when moist once it’s oven-fired at 2300 degrees Fahrenheit, a transition occurs and the hearty stoneware becomes resistant to chips and breakage. It also becomes amazingly good at retaining heat and provides an even temperature for baking and serving; however, a warning: Rapid temperature changes may cause cracking or breakage. Allow for slow heating and slow cooling. Another place to find Polish pottery that may seem obvious to the local residents is at Legs Inn in Cross Village north of Petoskey. While perhaps less precocious than the window display at Meyer Hardware, the collection does
make a nice appearance in the gift shop at the entrance to the restaurant. “We have people always looking and buying,” stated the young lady behind the counter. And sure enough, just as in Meyer Hardware, a couple made a beeline for the display and began a romantic tour of family heirloom pieces they remembered. Betsy Meyer also made it clear that, “some people not only collect by pattern, but some collect by the individual artist who signs the pottery.” Some of these more unique or more ornate designs are called Unikat which translates to the signature pieces shown around the world. Explore the various patterns and designs and begin your own family collection of Polish pottery. HL HOMElife 7
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A rose shadow party dress from Yoana Baraschi is available at Threads in Petoskey and Bay Harbor.
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A gold sequin dress by Nicole Miller with an accessory cigar table both available at Threads on Bay Street in Petoskey’s Gaslight District and Main Street in Bay Harbor.
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A Kuhl brand Burr barn jacket with Konquer wrinkle resistant plaid long sleeve button-down shirt is the perfect weight and style for Northern Michigan. A pair of the UGG Leighton gum rubber sole chucka-style boots. Both are available at Robert Frost Finewear on Lake Street, in Petoskey and on Front Street in Traverse City.
A 360 gray cardigan wrapped in a White and Warner fringe two-way poncho as a scarf with Nicole Miller black leather pants available at Threads in Petoskey and Bay Harbor.
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Art-DecoLiner A futuristic mobile home like no other in the world By Sean Miller • Photography by G. Randall Goss
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he DecoLiner, from my perspective, is an artistic creation that moves. It is one-of-a-kind but is also very functional,” says owner Mike Jahns, of Petoskey. Jahns purchased the vehicle from Randy Grubb, the maker of the vehicle. He wanted something unique and artistic, something different that no one else had. Through friends, Jahns became aware of its availability. He had seen the De-
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coLiner on TV and featured in different shows such as Storage Wars. The vehicle was also featured on a popular YouTube show called Jay Leno’s Garage that shows off Leno’s collection of cars. Grubb gave birth to the DecoLiner. He was born in Glendale, Calif., and had a passion for hot rods all of his life. As a side job, he built different automotive oddities that really stand out. His cars have been in magazines all around the nation, have been shown to the public at multiple car shows, and have even been
The spacious interior is the art of simplicity with aluminum structural ribs and art deco portholes and decor.
The upper level flying bridge driving station offers a unique open air experience with plenty of seating.
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purchased by celebrities. The DecoLiner itself is a 26-foot aluminum, futuristic mobile home that can comfortably sit six people. The vehicle sits lower than expected, features an aircooled engine, and portholes and rear windows for maximum visibility. The base DecoLiner is a 1973 GMC motorhome and was built, all by hand, from there. “It’s one of those things where the first thing people do is let their mouths fall open,” said Jahns. “Most people think it is a nautical vehicle. It does have an appearance of a submarine and has elements of a spaceship.” Jahns has taken the DecoLiner out for rides around the area, out for picnics with his family, and has put it in the Bay Harbor and Harbor Springs car shows. He doesn’t want to have it judged, he just wants to share the creation with everyone. While it’s out, he even lets people take pictures of it. “Each vehicle Randy Grubb makes is unique. Everything he does is artistic and done with love by hand. The DecoLiner itself took about 5,000 hours of manual labor. This is his fifth creation and I’m glad I was able to purchase it,” said Jahns. HL
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Barn manager Don Ekhardt stops the family carriage in front of the Stuck family home on West Bluff at Mackinac Island.
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igh along Mackinac Island’s West Bluff neighborhood, Randy and Michelle Stuck have a spectacular view from their 1899 cottage, a cottage they were not sure they would ever be able to buy. “We would come to the island on weekends,” Michelle says, “and dream about living here.” They regularly strolled the quiet neighborhood, stopping at the turnout near the steps atop Pontiac Trail, just in front of the cottage. Randy, who was visiting the island solo in late summer 1999, called Michelle and told her the house was for sale. “I knew which one,” she says with a smile. However, he explains, “I was totally surprised when the cottage came on the market,” as the couple did not expect the chance to come their way. In short order, the Stucks, then living in Houghton Lake, became the new owners of the cottage constructed by Charles Caskey, who built several Mackinac cottages in the years before and after constructing the Grand Hotel in 1887, for William Gilbert. Phil Porter, director of Mackinac State Historic Parks, and a noted expert on
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The Round Island lighthouse and a passing freighter are seen from the living room.
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“We would come to the island on weekends and dream about living here.” Michelle Stuck
Carriages for different uses are ready to go in the carriage house barn.
Mackinac Island architecture, says of Caskey-style construction, “The cottages are simple cross-gabled structures with large porches around the front wing of the cottage. Typically small, they usually had three bedrooms on the second floor and a one-story kitchen on the back. The ornamentation was usually decoratively-cut sawn wooden ‘gingerbread,’ but never too much.” Michelle, a Vermont native, and Randy, born and raised in Houghton Lake, married 24 years, enjoy hosting family and friends at Mackinac, but after building a new home in Traverse City in 2008, decided the cottage needed updating. “We didn’t know what we could do,” Michelle says, explaining how Bluff homes sit on land leased from the Mackinac State Historic Parks. Cottagers own the homes, but not the property, so restrictions apply when renovating. “We knew we wanted a master suite and a new living room,” she says. And while the cottage was not originally winterized, the Stucks knew they wanted to be able to spend time on Mackinac in the cold from time to time. The couple enlisted architect Richard Clements of Mackinaw City. “The main challenge of this project was to design an addition to a modest sized historic home which preserved the character of the original without the addition being confused as being a part of the original,” Clements says. Clements also explains that Mackinac Island can provide challenges for construction. Moving materials and crews, obtaining vehicle permits and more can slow progress. Randy says, however, “Rick Marshall and Jack Barnwell made the project much smoother and faster than I could have expected.” Marshall of St. Ignace was general contractor, while Barnwell, Mackinac Island’s master gardener, oversaw the HOMElife 17
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Maxwell Paving Stone of Harbor Springs created a series of terraced gardens from a steep hill behind the home.
landscaping improvements. In winter 2013, contractors gutted the cottage, readying for the renovation. One bedroom became a new bathroom, drop ceilings became vaulted, a mudroom was added, as was a laundry room. Contractors refinished original maple floors, as well as reinstalled original claw foot bathtubs. The cottage’s size nearly doubled, to its current 4,200 square feet size. The Stucks have accented their rooms with a variety of classic and contemporary Mackinac-themed art works as well. Maxwell Paving Stone of Harbor Springs completed tile floors, decorative bathroom and kitchen tile work, as well as managing much of the outdoor stonework. With a long work history on Mackinac Island, owner Tim Maxwell also understands how the island presents challenges. “When we got there, we had only nine days left with machine work,” Maxwell explains, as vehicle permits are seasonally limited on the car-free island. “All the (landscaping) steps had to be done by hand,” Maxwell says. The Maxwell-Barnwell collaboration produced a carefully terraced yard, complemented with a combination of both seasonal and perennial flowers. Behind the cottage, Michelle keeps Friesian horses in the barn the couple built in 2002. “It was the first private barn built in the state park in nearly 50 years,” Michelle says. The two stalls and living quarters provide the space and utility she needs for her horses, her carriages and the barn managers. Randy says, “The view is incredible” from the cottage, but he thinks the best thing about living on Mackinac Island is the people. “A trip to the post office can take a couple of hours because people actually stop and talk to each other here.” For Michelle, the cottage, now affectionately known as Hollyhock Cottage, is “like a dream come true.” HL HOMElife 19
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The view from the Rearick family master bedroom balcony.
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Stained glass windows, made by owner Carol Rearick’s father, complement many of the cottage’s rooms, with a panel above the front door adorned with a TH for Tea House.
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Carol hand-painted gold trim on this wallpaper in the upstairs hall and throughout the house in a single summer..
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While the original home offered three bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms, the current configurations has six bedrooms and three and half bathrooms, owing to careful planning and creative layout. Original maple floors still adorn several rooms. Longtime Mackinac Island contractors the late Barry Bedour of Bedour Construction and Matt Myers of Mackinac Woodworks, are responsible
for much of the updating and additions. Stained glass windows, made by Carol’s father, complement many of the cottage’s rooms, with a panel above the front door adorned with a TH for Tea House. From the late 1920s to the early 1950s, the cottage’s former owners operated the Werner Tea Room, offering sandwiches and drinks to tourists during the summer season. In several of the rooms, including the comfortable living room on the main floor and the master bedroom, with
Original wallpaper adorns this main-floor bathroom.
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its sweeping views of the Straits of Mackinac, anaglypta wallpaper, handaccented by Carol, adorns the walls. “That’s a summer,” she laughs, pointing to the gold leaf accents on the main floor wallpaper. Oak paneling gives other walls a rich, traditional depth. In the master bedroom, Carol points to a classic wood burning stove, a piece originally installed in the nearby Iroquois Hotel. Opening off the front of this bedroom is a comfortable sitting porch, offering up close views of passing freighters and ferryboats alike. While the couple has incorporated many updates in their three decades in the cottage, including handmade pine cabinets and granite countertops in the enlarged kitchen, they have kept other features. A downstairs bathroom boasts hand-crafted silkscreened wallpaper. In the backyard, the couple has reconstructed a pergola to duplicate an original. There is also a pergola on the beach in front of the cottage, where a manicured lawn gives way to limestone and surf. Rooflines have been elongated to divert water and weather. On the ground, bright yellow butterfly bushes run the length of the front picket fence, while lilacs, Mackinac Island’s traditional ornamental, bloom in nearly every corner of the yard. Classic photographs in black and white, depicting centuries of early Mackinac Island scenes, adorn many of the walls, as do family photos and artifacts. There are also a few taxidermied waterfowl, treasures left from Carol’s paternal grandfather, a noted ornithologist. Carol and Doug also enjoy having family nearby. The couple’s daughter lives next door, in the house where 26
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Carol spent her girlhood summers. Her parents, Clayton and Anna Timmons, who first moved to Mackinac Island in the 1960s, live around the corner, and her sister lives on the East Bluff. The couple appreciate this closeness to family, as well as the perks of living in the downtown neighborhood with its easy walking distances. “When Katie (their daughter) was little, she could run back and forth between our house and Mom and Dad’s
house,” Carol says. “Now we can do the same thing with her next door.” Doug fondly recalls his father’s visits to the island, the two of them sitting on the wide front porch, watching the freighters pass by. Doug and Carol, both retired educators, who also spend time at homes in Brighton and Florida, say Mackinac Island is a special place to live. “Nobody has the neighborhood like we do,” Carol says. HL
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Feng shui By Tom Renkes • Photography by G. Randall Goss
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hink for a moment. Does the room or place where you’re reading this article feel good? Does it feel right? Do you feel energy? As Master Lam Kam Chuen notes in his “Feng Shui Handbook,” rooms live (Henry Holt and Company, 1996). There is energy around us at all times whether we wish to believe that or not, it’s there. In a society consumed by consumerism and constant “go,” we are often not mindful of what’s happening around us from a visual perspective, and very much unknowing from an energy perspective. But I ask again, think for a moment. There are air currents, electrical currents, light currents and other
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The flow between rooms of this Petoskey home is friendly and inviting, which is the basis of feng shui.
you concentrate on the natural world. Close your eyes and feel the air around you. The energy of the space you’re in. Some can make this transition easily, for others it may take a while, but in any case, begin the discovery. The nine aspects start with the philosophy — the true study of feng shui and the intimate relationship with the universe. Next, the magnetism of the earth. We have two poles and both charged differently with currents running back and forth. Are you still with me? Energy is third. In the ancient Chinese vernacular this is the power of chi — the energy of the cosmos. Location then describes the physical arrangement of the home and workplace in the environment. The fifth aspect is shape — dimension and color. Next, internal arrangement of the home, garden or workspace or any space you’re in for that matter. Timing is just that; when things happen in your life and the connectedness of others around you at different times in your life. And finally, history. In the true sense of feng shui that would be the ancient Chinese history, but one could relate this concept to any history in our past that accentuates the beliefs of our knowledge of the universe and energy around us.
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If you’re still feeling the room or space around you, now try to feel an energy flow. Is there a door, an opening in the backyard hedgerow, or maybe a window in the coffee shop? Energy will come and go through those portals. As an example of limited space that was accentuated with a natural flow we look to Reusch Jewelers. According to Mike Hempstead, “We tried to improve the flow of our space and the experience of our customers.” Lake Street Design, Wildwood Builders and Select Electric were contracted to accomplish the renovation, and Dawn Whyte of Lake Street Design echoed Hempstead’s desire, “I learned the almost 130 year history of the store, watched customers, and created a warm and inviting feel.” While not a master of feng shui, Whyte understands some of the basic concepts and refers to it as common sense design: “We, as designers, need to keep an open mind.” Her cohort, Renee Guthrie, shares, “In the 20 or more years I’ve been designing,
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An aerial view of Little Traverse Bay looking southwest over Harbor Springs toward Charlevoix shows an example of feng shui on a grand scale.
“We tried to improve the flow of our space and the experience of our customers.� Mike Hempstead, Reusch Jewelers
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I can’t think of one person that has specifically asked about feng shui, but I agree with Dawn, it’s common sense.” The ancient Chinese masters would agree.
He is a genuinely great person and a wonderful Realtor!”
Beyond Color and Furniture More specific to the placement of a home we focus on the five animals of feng shui. Humans are constantly seeking harmony — again, whether we realize it or not — both psychologically and physiologically, and the balance of feng shui is best understood if we study the snake, dragon, tiger, tortoise and phoenix. An alert snake occupies the center as a pivot point. It symbolizes a stability and alertness directing the other creatures around it. To the left a dragon emphasizing east, the green of spring, and the element of wood. On the right, the tiger, always ready to strike and protect but at the same time represents the west and the violence that is nature. Toward the rear, the tortoise: usually on the north side and symbolizing strength, security and longevity. Finally, the phoenix to the south representing summer, excitement and the red of the meandering sun through the sky. It gives us a sense of visual and sensory acuity. Maybe a more grand example would help. Put yourself on the north shore of Little Traverse Bay and look south. Behind you to the north is the tortoise: the high hills representing longevity, strength and security. To the right and west our tiger — Lake Michigan — lying in wait to protect us but at the same time provides the tempest of violent waves and storms. On the left and to the east, the green dragon of the forests and rolling hills of our farms. Finally south, the rising phoenix, the red sun, summer winds, and the excitement of energy the season brings with it. While volumes exist to explain further feng shui interiors, placement of furniture, gardens, and even outdoor statues, the basics allow us to begin a comprehension of an ancient art that truly symbolizes the longevity and security of our living environment. HL
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Kim Barnes, of Barnes Lawn Care, shows the new growth already begun at the ground level.
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Photo courtesy Site Planning Development Kim Boyd of Site Planning dead-heads helenium to encourage more profuse flowering.
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“It’s also a good time to prevent leaf cover from inhibiting growth and mold rot in spring.” “Once the fertilizers go in late fall the growth of the plants will show it in spring,” said Drost. “Fertilization usually lasts for four to five months before a reapplication is needed.” Yard pruning should be done at different times of the year, depending upon the greenery being pruned. “I would advise not pruning most greenery back until spring,” said Gow Litzenburger, owner of Litzenburger Landscaping in Harbor Springs. Trees that sap in spring may bleed from newly opened pruning wounds if the cuts are not fully healed, resulting in early death. “It is a good time to prune flowering trees though, hydrangeas, perennials and ornamental grasses,” said Drost. In addition, maple trees may be wrapped to protect the tree from freezing when the stem does sap and run in the spring. “The old standby flowers to plant in fall for bulbs are tulips and daffodils, but deer are such a nuisance that right now daffodils are one of the best bulbs to plant,” said Litzenburger. “The deer don’t like them and they don’t eat them; particularly in the spring when the deer get worse because flowers are tender, colorful.” Bulbs that are also commonly planted in the fall include allium, hyacinth, lilies and fall flowering crocus to name but a few. “The diameter of the bulb determines the depth, twice the diameter of the bulb is the depth you should plant at,” said Litzenburger. In addition to fertilizing and pruning it is also wise to mulch the lawn and cover perennial gardens with leaves to provide extra warmth during the winter.
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“One of the things that we have found that mulch should cover a garden; too is that it is best to put the leaves in beds, much mulch will provide a home for roit provides a blanket, and provides a nice dents who will make a meal out of tentemperature,” said Campbell. “It also der plant shoots. slows weed growth, prevents wind ero“Raking leaves makes a wonderful pesion, recycles, and it provides food for rennial garden mulch,” said Litzenburger. the worms, they love it and eat it, keep- “A lot of people just blow them in to coving the ground aerated.” er it up for the spring, why buy mulch One to two inches is the ideal depth when you’ve got it right there?”
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Covering flowers is not necessary until the frost is cold enough to kill them. “Plants that are living in zones 3-6 should not be covered until late fall,” said Kim Barnes of Barnes Lawn Care. Perennial potted plants can be protected by digging a hole in the ground, placing the pot in it so that the pot is level with the ground, soil is then added to ensure the plant does not gather rainwater, and then finally covering the plant after it is insulated with straw. “Personally I like to enjoy flowers and plants for as long as possible,” said Litzenburger. “You’ve put so much work into them so why not keep them around for a while.” Gardening is not so much of a race against time when it comes to the weather. It is more like a marathon, it’s up to homeowners to ensure their plants have the proper training to overcome the elements and endure the cold season ahead. HL
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all may be the time for cooler weather, but as things begin to heat up in the kitchen it’s time to enjoy the bounty of summer gardening labors. “With the changing temperatures people tend to gravitate more toward comfort foods and warmer dishes than during the summertime,” said Angie Whitener, director of sales at Stafford’s Perry Hotel, Stafford’s Bay View Inn, and Stafford’s Crooked River Lodge & Suites. When hosting a gathering of any kind it’s important to take into consideration menu needs as well as individual tastes and likes. “Usually in fall parties that we cater we do a lot of grilling, but we do some comfort foods that are satisfying as well,” said Matthew Waterman, owner of Sweetwater Catering. “In the fall we don’t usually use much fruit.” Sweetwater Catering is celebrating 30 years of operation in the catering business this year. “We would like to recommend that when someone is choosing a caterer for their event, they make sure that the individual possesses a proper license, that way people can have a better piece of mind that proper food handling procedures are being followed,” said Waterman. Fall hors d’oeuvres tend to emphasize the most common harvest vegetables, including pumpkin, squash, zucchini and even tomatoes which are still ripening from the summer crops. “One of the hors d’oeuvres that we have done in the past is bacon wrapped sea scallops paired with gorgonzola stuffed olives wrapped in a cheese pastry,” said Waterman. “In addition to those two items the event menu could 36
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Place water in sauce pan and add dried canberries, bring to a boil and simmer 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat. Slice bacon into 1/2 in pieces and cook over medium heat until well browned and crispy. Remove bacon from pan. Add onions and peppers, cook until translucent. Drain cranberries. Add bacon and cranberries to onion/pepper mixture, season with pepper. Cook over medium heat about 5-7 minutes. Add ketchup and cream. Reduce heat and simmer 15-20 minutes until thick. To serve, place a portion in a heat resistant serving dish, top with thin sliced brie cheese and place under broiler until cheese melts. Sprinkle chopped chives on top and serve. Goes well with fresh baked French bread. (Recipe contribution by Eric Wlodarczak at Scovie’s Gourmet)
also feature a shepherd’s pie with biscuits.” As the main entrees and appetizers change over to feature different fares, so, too, do the drink menus. “Hearty wines are more fall oriented, these include but are not limited to
cabernet, zinfandel, brandy and spiced wines and ciders,” said Waterman. Dips and spreads are two of the most common homemade entertaining options for the first-time entertainer. “We use a bacon jam recipe that is topped with thinly sliced brie cheese and
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combined with freshly baked French bread,” said Eric Wlodarczak, manager of Scovie’s Gourmet in Charlevoix.” The dip coordinates tomato and bacon with onions, orange peppers and cranberries, producing an entertaining appetizer that is sure to please all. Once again, fall desserts seek to take advantage of nature’s bounty and capitalize on the flavors provided by seasonal fruits and vegetables. “Carrot cake is always a popular dessert with everyone, and it is very easy to prepare so that even beginning event planners should have no trouble making it,” said Wlodarczak. HL
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A FEW GOOD REASONS TO MULCH YOUR PLANTS: Slows weed growth Retains moisture Prevents wind erosion Insulates the ground from extreme temperature fluctuations Recycles wood bark and other organic products Reduces use of herbicides Looks good Worms love wood bark (worm castings are a great source of food) Prevents weeds from stealing nutrients Environmentally friendly
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tains moisture in the ground, prevents wind erosion, insulates the ground from extreme temperature fluctuations, recycles wood bark and other organic products, reduces use of herbicides, looks good, worms love wood bark (worm castings are a great source of food), prevents weeds from stealing nutrients from plants and most mulches are environmentally friendly. Natural products such as bark, wood chips, coco bean husks, straw and pine needles should not be used with a weed barrier fabric, especially visqueen (plastic sheeting) as they re-
strict water, nutrients and air from reaching the plant’s roots. Wood chips rob nitrogen from the soil and therefore the plants. A breathable fabric can be used under stone mulch. Stone mulch in a planting bed provides a lot of reflective heat, but does not act as a soil insulator during summer and winter. Remember plants do grow and mulching about 2-3 inches deep allows air, water and food to reach the roots, allowing the plant to grow and perform its magic — coolness in its summer shade, protection from winter winds, beautiful colors in spring and fall, plus both food and warmth when its day is done.
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