Jack Barnwell is Mackinac’s Master Gardener
Mackinac Island has been getting a facelift. It’s the kind that requires rakes and shovels, because it’s a facelift in flowers and plants. Barnwell Landscape...
Bloom Where You’re Planted
Kalin Sheick’s journey from TV journalist to the founder of Sweetwater Floral is rooted in what she calls “delusional confidence”— a spark of self-belief...
Basketball Madness: ‘Floored’ By Michigan Companies
Tom Izzo surveys the basketball court in Michigan State University’s Breslin Center and still relishes what that court represents. Fifteen years earlier, Izzo led...
Michigan’s Bookmaker
Chad Pastotnik’s alchemy is half art, half toil.
The fine-bookmaker must baby ancient machines, negotiate literary translations, conduct workshops, and fulfill international speaking engagements.
In a recent...
A Story 100 Years In The Making
When Chad Munger held just a palmful of Rosen rye seeds in his hand in 2020, it was the beginning, or at least the...
Music to Our Ears
So many of us have fond memories of art and music classes in our school days. So often, it was a chance to decompress...
Food Network Baking Champion—Michigan’s Beth Meyer
There is a scientific precision that goes into baking, with a combination of chemistry, biology, and physics at play. For those who decorate cakes,...
Sculptor Shares The World He Has Shaped
Highway M-28, east of Marquette, is a typical stretch of U.P. road—until you notice the startling, out-of-place objects emerging from the nearby woods. Some...
Sault Schools Save Big on Energy Efficiency
Does energy efficiency add up for schools? Let’s do the math. Not only are students and staff more comfortable and focused, but energy efficiency...
Grow Your Own Grapes
Michigan grapes are not just for juice and jam anymore!
There’s never been a better time to grow grapes in Michigan, even in the chilly...
Global Comfort Food Recipes Due by January 1
Share your favorite “Global Comfort Food” recipe with us by January 1 and you could win a $100.00 credit on your electric bill. Plus,...
