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Fourth of July events planned throughout Northern Michigan
There is no shortage of events and activities to celebrate the July 4 holiday in Charlevoix and Emmet counties. Here's a look at area events that will take place in the coming days. Alanson Alanson will kick off its Fourth of July festivities at 7 a.m....
Tags: Music, Bob Bryan, Festive Events, Entertainment Events, Arts and Culture
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Area happenings this Fourth of July
As the Fourth of July creeps up on Northern Michigan, local communities plan a variety of Independence Day events. Alanson At 7 a.m. on Wednesday, July 4, the Boy Scouts will be hosting a pancake breakfast at the village hall. The parade will begin...
Tags: Music, Concerts, Bob Bryan, Festive Events, Entertainment Events
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Lloyd Waters: Dining with Adams, Franklin and Jefferson
Do you believe in ghosts? Me neither. But then again, I often wonder about kindred spirits. It was about a month ago, during a visit to Philadelphia, that I had the opportunity to visit Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell and other important landmarks...Tags: Thomas Jefferson, Dining and Drinking, Bars and Clubs, Lifestyle and Leisure, Liberty Bell
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'Beasts of the Southern Wild' review: Remarkable performances from non-professionals anchor this strange marvel
***1/2 (out of four) A young boy runs down the road, ringing a bell. “The storm is coming!” he shouts. This adolescent Paul Revere in jeans does not foretell the global end of days but something more real and localized. The southern Delta-...
Tags: Jennifer Lawrence, Movies, Beasts of the Southern Wild (movie), Sundance Film Festival, Ballast (movie)
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New Petoskey High School cross country coach ready to get to work
For someone whose livelihood involves fitness and health, it couldn’t be a more perfect fit. In fact, it all just seemed to fit into the schedule for new Petoskey High School cross country coach Jim Harrington, who takes over the program from Keith...
Tags: Sports, Schools, Cross Country Skiing, Cross Country Running, High School Sports
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Much obliged
Camp Daggett gives thanks Editor: In June, Camp Daggett held its 9th annual golf benefit. This event would not be possible without the support of our many sponsors and we thanked them in the recent ad in the Petoskey News-Review. We also appreciate...Tags: Human Interest, Health Treatments, Physical Therapy, Financial Aid, Awards and Prizes
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Burb's Eye View: Modern-day pub has its own Story to tell
On the night of the American Revolution, militia from Lexington and surrounding Massachusetts towns waited all night in a tavern for the British military as it marched to Concord to look for colonists' weapons. Today, that tavern serves as the...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Bars and Clubs, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Another Tilghman involved in a historic moment
Several readers wrote me about last week's column that told the story of federal Judge Sarah Tilghman Hughes, a Baltimorean who swore in Lyndon B. Johnson as president aboard Air Force One after the assassination of John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963.
They...Tags: Oxford (Talbot, Maryland), Judges, John F. Kennedy Assassination (1963), Lyndon B. Johnson, Georgetown
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Railroad in Rockwood
I'm responding to the letters of concern about the potential railroad station in Rockwood. The money for rail stations has already been allocated for that purpose. It is just a matter of who will receive the funds. Why not us? The railway will not only...Tags: Patrick Henry, Transportation, Travel, Railway Transportation
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Recalling the 1967 re-enactment of Tilghman's historic dash from Yorktown to Philadelphia
In a recent column, I wrote about Gen. George Washington's aide-de-camp, Tench Tilghman, Maryland's version of Paul Revere, whose historic ride in October 1781 from Virginia to Philadelphia brought news to the Continental Congress of the British surrender...Tags: Insurance, Newspaper and Magazine, Tea Party Movement, Tangier (Accomack, Virginia), Georgetown
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Chicago's other Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Quick, name Chicago's Nobel Peace Prize winners. President Barack Obama and Hull House co-founder Jane Addams are two. But the third? That would be former Vice President Charles Gates Dawes, who lived in Evanston and whose lakefront mansion is now the...
Tags: Isaac Hayes, Hull House, Barry Manilow, United Kingdom, Jane Addams
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A healthy dose of American history
Special to the Los Angeles TimesPaul Revere was captured on April 18, 1775, before he could warn the residents of Concord, Mass., that the British were coming. (He did make it to Lexington, Mass.) No Revolutionary War battle was ever fought at Valley Forge, Pa., even though Gen. George...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Hospitals and Clinics, Heart Attack, Bars and Clubs, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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