![Pig Out with Plath's](http://www.greatlakesgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Plaths-historic-267x140.jpg)
Achin’ for good bacon? Head to Plath’s Meats, a Tip of the Mitt institution since 1913. Emil Plath, Sr., an immigrant from Germany, opened the original…
![Stratford Turns 60](http://www.greatlakesgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Stratford-1953.f6eead55-d398-4891-a3b3-d4ec4a58e936-470x140.jpg)
On July 13, 1953 in Stratford, Ontario, Canada a theatrical tradition was born. The first performance of Richard III took place under the Stratford Festival…
![Meet Mr. Lincoln...](http://www.greatlakesgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ilincoln-1-259x140.jpeg)
…online at The National Civil War Museum located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. With the release of the movie “Lincoln” starring Daniel Day-Lewis, the popularity of the…
![Good with Wood: Shrine of the Pines](http://www.greatlakesgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/shrine-room_3778-470x140.jpg)
This shrine is not dedicated to a saint, or affiliated with any organized religion. The fine print on the entrance sign states that it’s a furniture…
![British Fix at The English Inn](http://www.greatlakesgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/english-inn_9657-470x140.jpg)
If you’re experiencing “Downton Abbey” withdrawal, or Kate and William have you thinking things British but a trip across the pond isn’t in the budget,…
![Moosewood Fudge Brownies](http://www.greatlakesgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/moosewood-brownies_4018-470x140.jpg)
You know you need a delish brownie recipe that’s easy to pack and eat out of hand at picnics, potlucks, outdoor concerts and, well, when…
![Sweet Water Café: It's a Natural](http://www.greatlakesgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/crop-sweetwater_8401-470x140.jpg)
It seemed like such a radical idea at the time, especially in the meat-and-potatoes land of the Upper Peninsula near the Lake Superior shore. Way…
![Lee Murdock: A Great Lakes Balladeer](http://www.greatlakesgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/freighter_8731-470x140.jpg)
Musician, historian, continental glaciologist. Folk-singer Lee Murdock, geology degree in one hand and guitar in the other, preserves and performs songs of the Great Lakes—the…
![Palmer House Brownies](http://www.greatlakesgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/recipe-brownie_4770-470x140.jpg)
How are those New Year’s resolutions working out for you? If you’re ready to break your promise about sticking with healthier foods—or perhaps, to practice the…
![To Market, To Market...](http://www.greatlakesgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/market-van_4166-470x140.jpg)
Planning to work in your yarden and need flowers, herbs or other plants so you can build your own Michelle Obama kitchen garden? Looking to eat…