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Michigan Company creates the best Pizza Crust Mix
Easy Artisan Bread is a Michigan company located in Tecumseh. They support local growers and millers whenever possible — my kind of company.
Tahqua Beer Run 2013
Tahqua Beer Run...who needs a beer?? Ok, I admit it. When we travel, the first thing I seek out after a place to stay, is where to find a local beer. Whether the destination is Scotland or Traverse City, Michigan, finding good beer is part of what makes...
Tahqua Trail Race 2013
I was so inspired by the location for the 2013 Tahqua Trail Race in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Tahquamenon Falls, that I skipped the step of reading the course description. I recruited Chuck to run with me without too much fuss but my running buddy Jeff, took a bit...
MiSBF13: Michigan Summer Beer Festival 2013
In this Michigan Beer Enthusiast's opinion, the 2013 Michigan Summer Beer Festival (MiSBF13) was the best Summer Beer Festival to date. It was well organized, attended and the weather was nearly perfect! (So there was a minor thunder storm...) The music was great. I...
The Emigration Story of William George Sodt
This is the emigration story of William George Sodt. In 1881 he traveled with 13 family members to the port of Bremen, Germany to board the steamship SS Salier. Only 11 of the 13 family members made it the US. We will never exactly know why they made the...
Black Star Farms – A delightful Michigan Winery
Blame it on the Maynard! I've never really been a much of a wine person. For me, its always been about beer. Not really sure why. I guess its sort of like you are a water person versus a land lover. In any case, my relationship with wine changed after watching the...
Garden Apocalypse: The Cabbage Looper Invasion
The Cabbage Looper war in Crazy Charlie's pickle patch! Finding cabbage loopers eating our cauliflower, kale and brussel sprouts was devastating. We built a 4 foot fence to keep the deer and rabbits from eating our greens, little did we know that butterflies were our...
Cheetah Chase 5k at Binder Park Zoo
Running Wild at Binder Park Zoo The kind folks at Binder Park Zoo asked if we would share information about their annual Cheetah Chase 5k on our Facebook page. We were more than happy to help support them and we thought that we should actually go out to Battle Creek,...
Traverse City Summer Beer Tour 2013
Beer, its whats for dinner (and lunch, and well just about any time!) While up in Traverse City for the Bayshore half and full marathon over Memorial day weekend, we couldn't miss an opportunity to check out some great Michigan beer. The Traverse City area has...
Crazy Charlie’s Pickle Patch – A Raised Garden Bed
Building a raised garden where we could plant our favorite vegetables has been on our home improvement list for a while. Chuck and I were also smart enough to know that we do not have the necessary talents or tools to build a raised garden but that didn't stop us. We...
Ann Arbor’s FoolMoon 2013 Event
WonderFool Productions produced its third FoolMoon event on Friday, April 5th, 2013. And I have to say, each year it gets better! The luminary parade was colorful and creative, Theo Katzman delivered on the Fool's Main stage and the Michigan Beer at Bill's Beer Garden...
Two years in the life of Ruth Lewick 1913-1914
My Grandmother, Ruth Cornelia Lewick Sodt (1893 - 1979), was a scrapbooker. I recently retrieved one of her scrapbooks from the "cedar chest" that was buried in my sister Martha's basement. When I dusted it off I was immediately in love. I so wish I could...
Michigan Winter Beer Fest 2013
Great Beer and Great fun at the Michigan Brewers Guild Winter Beer Fest For the past four years, we've headed West to Grand Rapids, Michigan with our friends Jeff and Angie, to partake in the annual Michigan Brewers Guild Winter beer festival. Each of...
Michigan Theater venue for Sundance Film Festival
We were very lucky to have tickets for the Sundance Film Festival USA screening of 'The East'. I bet you didn't know that the Michigan Theater is one of 10 cities selected as an official venue for the Sundance Film Festival USA. Yep right here in Ann Arbor,...
Poppycock! You Can Find Vegan Friendly Restaurants
Finding Vegan Friendly Restaurants in Michigan is easy, if you know how to search for them. I typically use one of these on-line vegetarian eating guides: Happy Cow - the healthy eating guide Urbanspoon Vegguide.org Yes, I know these work great if you...
Detroit Auto Show ROCKS!
The Detroit Auto Show Rocks! On Tuesday, I went to the Delta SkyMiles American Express preview of the Detroit Auto Show (aka the North American International Auto Show) with my friends Jeff and Rick. For the last three years, Rick has been able to score tickets to the...
