by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Oct 16, 2015 | Beer, Travel
We traveled to Charlevoix, Michigan, for a friend’s wedding in mid-September and were pleasantly surprised to find Earl Young’s Mushroom Houses and Lake Charlevoix Brewing. At 302 Park Avenue, you’ll find the “Half House,” one of the 30+... by Chuck Marshall | Oct 15, 2015 | Beer, Music
Blue Snaggletooth becomes the second Michigan music artist to have a beer named after them with Serpent and the King ESB from Oliver Brewing. Serpent and the King ESB While you may know Blue Snaggletooth for their righteous riffs and stellar grooves, Oliver Brewing... by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Oct 12, 2015 | Hiking, Michigan, Travel
For years, the sign for Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore whipped by our car window in a blur. This year we slowed the car down long enough to explore. Over the New Year holiday, we snowshoed to Miners Castle and this summer after an equally important holiday,... by Chuck Marshall | Oct 6, 2015 | Music
The Wild Savages have a new album and they have unleashed it upon the world. We caught them at the New Dodge Lounge in Hamtramck to get full dose of rock wrapped in leather. Wild Savages Record Release Bison Machine It is 11pm and the time has come to get this triple... by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Sep 28, 2015 | Beer, Food, Michigan, Travel
We tacked our Keweenaw Peninsula Adventure on to our trip to Marquette, Michigan for the 2015 UP Fall Michigan Beer Festival. The adventure’s primary focus was exploiting the delights of the Eagle River Inn and if the stars aligned, witness the Northern Lights....