Here Comes Santa Claus
In a cozy cottage nestled in Midland, Michigan, between 25,000-30,000 people come each Christmas season to visit Santa and Mrs. Claus at the—appropriately named—Santa...
Going to the Edge for Perfect Shots
She’s dangled over an icy wall and rappelled its glassy facade, come dangerously close to the edge of several cliffs, and inched along narrow paths in the pitch-black...
America’s Favorite Houseguest
By Yvette Pecha
Big Brother” is one of the longest-running reality game shows of all time, having begun airing on CBS in2000. Throughout the show’s...
Celebrated Art May Be As Close As Your Post Office
A busy post office isn’t where you’d expect to see wall murals and other artwork, but if the building was constructed during the 1930s...
Get your kicks on Michigan’s Route 66
Jazz pianist Nat King Cole immortalized driving the open road with his 1946 hit song, “Route 66,” a swinging rendition about traveling the fabled...
Chocolates To Love
Sweethearts have expressed their affection with heart-shaped boxes of chocolates since British candy maker Richard Cadbury introduced the romantic packaging for Valentine’s Day in...
Tree Stumps Can Make A Princely Garden
Next time a storm knocks over a tree in your yard or a neighbor’s, think like a prince…Prince Charles, that is. The Prince of...
How We’re Special
Every October since 1930, nonprofit cooperatives of all kinds have recognized National Cooperative Month as a way to educate the public about how co-ops...
Art Wins Hearts of the Public Twice
Artists are often seen as “rule breakers”—bumping up against the norm and defining new and different ways of both viewing and doing things. Few...
Reclaimed
An art scene is emerging in the small, waterfront town of Port Austin in Lower Michigan’s Thumb area. And it’s emerging in a way...











