Trattoria Funistrada – Glen Lake Out in western Leelanau County, on the eastern edge of Big Glen Lake, lies Funistrada, a charming restaurant housed in a historic cottage-like clapboard building surrounded by greenery and flowers. Holly and Tom Reay, owners of Funistrada since the spring of 2000, were Glen Lake “summer kids” growing up. In ...
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Please be seated for these abbreviated versions of the restaurant reviews we’ve featured since our last RestauranTour issue. Bon Appetit! The Torch Lake Cafe Torch Lake It started as a church back in the 1800s but was restored to its former glory and turned into a rockin’ dining destination by owner Leanna Collins and her ...
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As summer ends and fall begins its slow crawl toward winter, all of the produce and locally grown products we’ve enjoyed start to fade away … or do they? If you’re fortunate enough to live within driving distance of one of these locations, you can enjoy farm-fresh goodness even after the snow flies. Boyne CityWhen: ...
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Please be seated for these abbreviated versions of the restaurant reviews we’ve featured since our last RestauranTour issue. Bon Appetit! (Compiled by Kristi Kates) BluGlen Arbor Now in year nine with Blu, Chef Randy Chamberlain said what he sees happening is exactly what he wanted to create from the start: a fine dining restaurant in ...
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Opened in 2005 as a combination golf course and restaurant, Chestnut Valley sits north of Harbor Springs in a wooded setting that surrounds meticulously groomed greens and gently rolling fairways. Its current owner, Mike Wilson, bought the facility in 2011; new general manager, Mark Sanche, started at Chestnut Valley this past April, and has been ...
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Northern Michigan’s 1st Congressional District is vast, spanning the northern lower and entire upper peninsula. It's also home to more subsidized airports than any other in the country. President Donald Trump’s 2018 Budget Blueprint proposes eliminating Essential Air Service (EAS), the program that funds these remote airports. The cut could threaten commercial air service in ...
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No-Show Bergman I know candidates are very busy, getting pulled in many directions by town hall meetings, forums, candidate campaign committees, etc. However, Jack Bergman, 1st District Congressional candidate, has disappointed five different organizing committees of public forums. After committing to attend, Bergman has been a no-show, to the dismay of all those who expected ...
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CADILLAC Cadillac Memorial Day Parade Beginning at 10am, Cadillac’s parade tribute to its veterans will follow the shore of Lake Cadillac to Veterans Memorial Stadium, with veterans encouraged to walk the route and a horse-drawn carriage available for those with limited mobility. For more information: cadillacmichigan.com. CHARLEVOIX Memorial Weekend Charlevoix Community Marathon and 10K Novice ...
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CHEF: Dan Marsh Red Ginger in Traverse City Where He Cooks When He’s Not On The Job: You can usually find Marsh either in front of his home induction range or camping with his wife Pam and two English bulldogs Phoebe and Henry. Cooking Style: "If I’m cooking for friends and family, I’m likely preparing ...
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