Northern Express

NMC BBQ Still Going Strong

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 CDT

This weekend the largest picnic in Northern Michigan will take place. Northwestern Michigan College will hold its 57th Annual Barbecue, Sunday, May 20, on the main campus “under the pines” from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Just how large is the NMC BBQ? It takes 500 volunteers to coordinate all the activities and to feed the 10,000+ expected to attend.

Poor Standards

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 CDT

So, now we’ve been “downgraded” by the estimable Standard and Poor’s (S&P). We’ve fallen from a top-of-the-line AAA rating to AA+. No one is certain exactly how far the ripples from this will extend.

NATURAL GAS BLUES

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 CDT

When Jan Stuhlmann heard how much a company wanted to pay him for oil and gas rights to his 80 acres in Kalkaska County, he couldn’t believe his ears.

The Art of Wine

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 CDT

This is a long long long long subtitle. Very very long subtitle. California winemaker Robert Mondavi once said, “Making good wine is a skill; making fine wine is an art,” a statement that is reflected by the award-winning wines of Northern Michigan.

A Festival of Petoskey’s Own

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 CDT

“Nine years ago, it was suggested to the chamber that Petoskey develop a signature festival,” explains Kathy Bardins, Festival Coordinator. “Festival on the Bay was the result, and began as a jazz festival for the first two years.

"Open Season" on Marijuana

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 CDT

Marijuana advocates turn to grassroots campaign

Part two of a two-part story. Last week, the Express examined the case of Walter Sbresny, a medical marijuana patient who faces felony marijuana charges in Kalkaska County and might not be able to use his medical marijuana card-holder status as a defense at trial. This week’s story looks at the case of Archie Kiel, and the grassroots political efforts of Kiel and Sbresny.