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Monthly Archives: January 2024
If you’re going to be part of a cult, make it a classic- part 1
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It’s not unusual for movies and television shows to gain a group of rabid followers that we culturally deem a cult. Think of all the Comic-Cons – generally sprung from science fiction and fantasy such as Star Trek, Star Wars, …
Posted in Michigan October 2023
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I don’t care how it’s spelled, it’s Mack-in-awe not Mack-in-ack
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According to eekwi, Lake Huron, which claims as many as 30,000 islands, has the most miles of Great Lakes shoreline. Most of the islands, however, including Manitoulin, which at 2,766 square kilometers is not only the largest island in Lake …
Posted in Michigan October 2023
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Did you say al dente? No, I said Alpena
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Why, you might reasonably ask, would I plan to spend the night in Alpena, Michigan? Before I answer this question, I want to introduce this trip’s music identification contest. Beginning with the previous entry, each post will have one or …
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Why I went to Michigan and the Great Lakes story
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This year I’d planned to visit to the Baltic Republics (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Finland) in June that included a stay in Inari above the Arctic Circle on the summer solstice and a few days in the Netherlands. Unfortunately, the …
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