Vernors, Detroit’s first and longest-running claim to soda pop fame, has been pleasing palates for 150 years. Perhaps its longevity has something to do with…
Despite the doom and gloom about the environment, we made it to another Earth Day! Since 1970, April 22 has been designated a time to protest…
The Dutch Dancers of Holland’s Tulip Time Festival, May 7-14, have been kicking up their wooden-shoe-clad heels at the annual event in Michigan’s Little Netherlands…
I’ve been a Road Dog from the start. Story goes—I was born in Kentucky but as mere pups my siblings and me somehow made our way to…
NOTE: I was prompted to dust off this Great Lakes Gazette story from August 19, 2013 after reading “Who Was Ty Cobb? The History We…
It’s a good thing St. Urho didn’t have Twitter, or we may not be celebrating his heroic act each March 16. St. Urho, of course,…
Among President Ronald Reagan’s accomplishments is the distinction of being the first U.S. Commander In Chief to survive an attempted assassination via automobile. That’s right,…
The Upper Crust Deli in Manistique is one of those pleasant places that radiates warmth on even the most frigid winter’s day. Which is when TJ…
Now that TJ and I (and Tucker Dog) have relocated to the Upper Peninsula, it’s easy to find a fish fry at anytime of year….
True Romance: 1993 R rated dark comedy written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Tony Scott, starring Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer…
