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Summer Calendar

What’s Doin’?
Your Summer Calendar of Fun
By Kelsey Lauer 6/15/09

With all the things going on in Northern Michigan during the summer, it can be hard to keep them all straight. Whether it’s an art fair or concert that strikes your fancy, there’s no shortage of events to choose from. Listed below are just a few of the many activities taking place over the upcoming months. (Be sure to check Web sites and/or call ahead for the most up-to-date times and locations).



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Go the distance

Go the distance
6/15/09
There’s no shortage of races on the scene in Northern Michigan this summer. Below is a list of the lineup of triathlons, road races and cycle events taking place across the region:


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Darwin's Law

Darwin’s Law
‘Adapt and Survive’ works for
local manufacturers

By Anne Stanton 6/29/09

Adapt and survive. With last year’s crash and burn of the auto industry,
Darwin’s theory has taken on new meaning.
Take Tellurex, a small company tucked away in a Traverse City business
park. At its height two years ago, Tellurex employed 52 people. Its
biggest customer was Cadillac, for which it produced a cup holder that
could either heat or cool drinks at the touch of a button.

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Arcadia Dunes

Arcadia Dunes
Nature Preserve
Has Arrived

By Mike Terrell 6/29/09
 
Arcadia Dunes, in case you haven’t heard, is the latest completed natural
area along Lake Michigan’s coastal dunes.  It offers beautiful, secluded
trails that lead to panoramic overlooks and exploration of the 2,000-some
acres set aside for recreational use and hunting.

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Take a trip to Market Days

Take a trip to
Market Days
By Kristi Kates 6/29/09
Up north visitors familiar with Blissfest may also be familiar with the
nearby Good Hart Mini-Fair.

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Street Mystique Harbor Springs

street
musique
Brings a Weekly
Mini-Fest to
Harbor Springs
By Kristi Kates 6/29/09
Visit Harbor Springs this summer and you’ll hear the melodies of Street
Musique drifting across the town even from blocks away, with the downtown
area—usually a bit quieter in the evenings after all of the daytime
tourist hustle and bustle—revitalized and full of camaraderie.


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Great gear for summer

Great Gear
for Summer!
By Kristi Kates 6/29/09
 
It’s finally summertime, which means it’s time to equip you and yours with
the best of this season’s summer gear.

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Manistee National Forest Festival

Manistee National Forest Festival
A small city pulls off a whopper of a party
By Vince Hancock 6/29/09

Less than 48 hours after word leaked that fireworks just couldn’t be afforded this year, Melissa Reed, the executive director of the Manistee Chamber of Commerce, received a phone call. It was the daughter of the late Dr. LeRoy Futterer, offering almost half the amount for the annual show.

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