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Cool Link: Traverse Area Historical Society

Friday, August 15th, 2008

I was browsing the Leelanau Enterprise online and saw this headline, Thousands of historical photos posted. Of course, I'm going to click an article with a title like that.
You must visit the Traverse Area Historical Society website and check this out. I did some searches for various places (Suttons Bay for example) and found some [...]


LEGO Lighthouse

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

I love LEGOs and enjoy seeing what creations people come up with. Duane Collicot has built a LEGO replica of the Grand Traverse Lighthouse. I might have to drive up and see this!
Read LEGO is used for lighthouse gift donation in the Leelanau Enterprise


I'm famous!

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

Chris Olson of the Leelanau Enterprise interviewed me for an article about my job in Leelanau County. You can check it out below...
Read Web designer appreciates working in his home county in the Leelanau Enterprise


WOW to release another Bald Eagle

Thursday, January 11th, 2007

One of our clients, Wings of Wonder, has been in the news over the past year with many successful releases of injured and rehabilitated birds of prey. The latest is another Bald Eagle and you can read about the story below.
Read Bald eagle ready to take flight again in the Record Eagle
Rebecca Lessard really does [...]


Great Aunt Eva celebrates 100th birthday

Friday, January 5th, 2007

Aunt Eva is my Great Aunt, she is the sister of my Grandpa Herbert Swenson (my mom's dad). Before you say, huh?, I tried writing it a few different ways and they all seemed confusing, so I went with that.
Now if you aren't totally confused, you can pretend to be shocked that myself and my [...]


Small Town News

Wednesday, December 6th, 2006

I love living and working near or in small towns. They are something that makes Leelanau County such a special place.
But, every once in a while, you just have to laugh at small towns and the "big news" they generate.
Read Historic tree to be chopped down in the Record Eagle
I guess a slow news day [...]


New Link: ClementCharles.com

Friday, September 29th, 2006

I was updating his site, and figured I should link to it. Clement Charles writes views on different topics including: Physical and Spiritual Well Being; Parenting; Master in Nature; and many others.
His new one titled Praying is very good.
Check it out at www.ClementCharles.com!


It's good to pray…

Friday, September 1st, 2006

Found this on the Leelanau Post. It's an article about the history of churches and religion in Leelanau County, including this about St. Mary of Lake Leelanau (our home parish)...
Holy Mass was offered up by Rev. Mrak in the home of Jacob and Margaret Schaub at the new settlement of Le Naro, later Provemont, and [...]


A look at where we live - Cedar

Friday, August 11th, 2006

We technically don't live in the town of Cedar (our house is a few yards from the Cedar Reduce Speed sign) but here's a cool article from Glen Arbor Sun contributor F. Josephine Arrowood as she continues her tour of the Leelanau County villages.
I will admit, I love Bunting's Market! They almost always have what [...]


Searching for "Leelanau"

Friday, June 23rd, 2006

I have the keyword "Leelanau" setup as one of my Google Alerts and found this interesting article about a horse with an "Up North" name...
Read Graded Winner Leelanau Sires First Winner at bloodhorse.com