Eating and art converge at Blu

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Blu proprietors Randy and Mari Chamberlain like to emphasize local sources of everything for the quality that brings to the experience of dining. Randy takes no short cuts here — the presentation of each dish, the rich and creative combinations of flavors — everything bespeaks his heightened sensitivity to the artistic crafting of each meal.

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Library holds children’s holiday book drive

A special local holiday tradition continues as the Glen Lake Community Library kicks off its 12th annual call for children’s books. The Friends of the Library, in cooperation with Glen Lake School’s “Parenting Communities” program, are once again collecting donations of new children’s books for children whose families are in need of assistance this holiday season.

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Empire couple seeks seeds of change in Ireland

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Each fall, Empire residents Robert Foulkes and Robin Johnson travel from northern Michigan to southwest Ireland to labor on their 20 acres in County Cork along Glandore Harbor — also known in the native tongue as Cuan Daire or “Harbour of the Oaks.”

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Locals run across Ethiopia

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In January, a contingent of northern Michiganders will run 250 miles across Ethiopia, from the capital, Addis Ababa, to the Yirgachefe coffee growing region in the southern part of the ancient East African nation, as part of a campaign to generate awareness and raise $100,000 for local education projects, including the construction of much-needed schools in coffee-harvesting communities.

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Heritage Trail dream becomes a reality

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The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, which celebrated its 40th birthday in late October, can almost count the days until work will begin on one of the Park’s biggest achievements — the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail. The project is a 27-mile, multi-use trail that promotes access and safety for bikers, hikers, rollerbladers and wheelchairs

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Park begins Port Oneida Landscape Management Plan and Environmental Assessment

Superintendent Dusty Shultz has announced that the National Park Service (NPS) has begun the process of planning how to best manage the cultural landscape of the Port Oneida Rural Historic District. To do so, the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will prepare a Cultural Landscape Management Plan and an associated Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Port Oneida Rural Historic District in the National Lakeshore.

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Lake Michigan relinquishes a shipwreck

The long walk down the Dune Climb trail to Lake Michigan has blessed hikers with an added gift this fall. Not just the azure waters at the conclusion of the 2.5-mile hike in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore — but a shipwreck.

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Halloween in Glen Arbor

What’s scarier than wind storms with the lowest barometric pressure ever to hit northern Michigan? Or scarier than a Las Vegas businessman taking over Sugar Loaf resort? That’s easy: Halloween in Glen Arbor. Check out these photos of Halloween 2010, courtesy of Lorie Osinski and Judith Kalter.

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In defense of the political moderate

In reality, there are three parties actively running in these midterm elections: Democratic incumbents, Republican moderates and Republican Tea Party extremists who would have us storm the kitchen, fire the chefs, dump out the giant vat of slow-cooking soup, and start all over again. Michigan largely appears to have bucked the trend of Tea Party-rage this election season.

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Trick-or-treating in Glen Arbor

Glen Arbor will offer trick-or-treating for all on Halloween from 1-4 p.m. Many Glen Arbor merchants will open their doors for children to trick-or-treat at their location. This Halloween tradition was started in order to give children a safe alternative to walking on the roads, or as a trick-or-treating option for those who don’t live in a neighborhood.

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