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e keep hearing that once he turns 2, he will be a great dog.

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Focused
relaxation
Paddleboard STORY & PHOTOS BY ELENA MEADOWS

yoga builds
strength,
relieves stress
Patty Davidson enjoys the sun and waves
while doing a simple seated pose
dur ing a YogaCore class at Fisher s Lake.
L AUREL CORDES and her family have
a passion for stand-up paddleboarding and to fa-
cilitate sharing that with others, they began MI
Boards at Three Rivers’ Fishers Lake in 2012.
But she was looking for what else people
could do on boards and several years ago thought
about yoga.
Now, under the tutelage of Connie
Leighton of Mendon, MI Boards offers several
classes at Fishers Lake and other area lakes to
help people build strength in a unique way, while
enjoying the great outdoors.
“There’s a very relaxing quality about it,”
said Cari Cosby of Sturgis, who started doing
paddleboard yoga last summer. “Lying on the
board, the waves rocking you, the sun’s on you.
You feel at one with nature.”
She enjoys the challenge of keeping her bal-
ance on the board while doing yoga poses, as well
as socializing with the others who attend the
class.
“We have a great time,” she said. “I look
forward to it.”
Leighton said while people doing tradi-
tional yoga on mats might get distracted, “on the
board you need to be completely focused or you
end up falling in the water.”
But that focus helps relieve stress, she
notes.

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“For one hour and 15 minutes you
can’t be anything but on the board, pres-
ent and focused.”
She said while trying yoga on a
board might be scary for first-timers, few
if any of her students have ever engaged
in paddleboard yoga before.
“They may have been on a paddle-
board or done yoga, but never done yoga
on a board,” she said. “Because it’s fairly
new, everyone is kind of in the same
spot.”
It doesn’t matter what your ability
is, she says, “get out and enjoy yourself.
If you can’t do the poses it’s no big deal
— you can rest.
“It really works your core — it
doesn’t feel like it on the board, but the
next day you feel like ‘that was a good
workout.’
“It's a good time with friends and
those with a like-minded interest in en-
joying themselves and doing something
to be healthy.”
She also finds yoga on the water
increases her balance when she is on
land.
MI Boards offers several levels of
yoga classes on boards, for ages 12 and
up:
■ Beginning yoga on the board,
which is slower paced;
■ PaddleYoga, for those who are a
little more comfortable and want to keep
growing their skills;
■ YogaPose, where participants
do individual poses, as well as poses
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Teacher Connie Leighton
demonstrates a child's pose
dur ing a YogaCore class at Fisher s Lake.
with a partner on one board, which
Cordes calls “real challenging.”
They also offer:
■ YogaCore, offering exercises to
work the core muscles from shoulders on
down;
■ BootCamp on Board, which in-
cludes some yoga but also works the
back, glutes, chest, abs, core and legs;
■ Private and semi-private classes;
■ Sunrise and sunset paddles.
Cordes said they are looking at de-
signing a class for people interested in
doing sprints or traveling longer dis-
tances on the paddleboard.
Kylene Barnell, Brian Sommers and
Zech Huff do a modified camel during a
PaddleYoga class at Long Lake.
They are also open for paddling
until the end of September, weather per-
mitting.
During paddle yoga, participants
can select whether they float in deeper
water or shallow water, putting their an-
chors down wherever they are comfort-
able.
“I love a challenge,” said Patty
Davidson of Three Rivers, who has par-
ticipated in yoga classes on boards since
MI Boards started them. “The weather is
usually beautiful and everyone is having
fun. The instructor is always very good,
and all women need to do weight bearing
exercises to stave off osteoporosis.”
Davidson said she challenged her-
self to do different poses, and especially
enjoyed doing partner poses.
Her most exciting accomplishment
came last year when she could stand on
her head.
“When I can’t go, I miss it,” she
said of the class.
Kim Schwartz of Burr Oak said
she enjoys the chance to do yoga along
with being outside and on the water.
“It helps me to practice my bal-
ance,” she said. “It’s harder on the pad-
dleboard than on solid ground.”
Plus, she gets to be with her
friends during the class.
“It’s all-inclusive,” she said. “I get
exercise and friend time.”
For more information about pad-
dle yoga classes, visit www.misup-
boards.com. ✤
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1/3 cup walnuts
1 tablespoon sugar
2 ounces goat cheese
Perfect Pear Bites
1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh
chives
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
1 pear, cored
Pinch black pepper, optional
In a heavy skillet over medium-high
heat, toss walnuts and oil, stirring con-
stantly for 2 to 3 minutes or until
toasted. Add sugar then continue to
cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute
or until sugar caramelizes and coats
Pleasing Pear Pizza
1 tablespoon avocado oil
1 sweet onion, sliced strips
1 pear, ripe, cored and sliced
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup walnuts, chopped
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pep-
per
1 flour tortilla
1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
Place pizza stone in oven or a pizza
pan then preheat oven to 450 de-
grees. In a heavy skillet, preferably
cast iron, over medium-high heat,
combine oil and onions and cook, stir-
ring, until they begin to caramelize,
Pleasant Pear Tart
2 tablespoons solid coconut oil
2 ounces cream cheese
1/2-cup flour, plus more for dusting
1/2 cup sugar, divided use
1/8-teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 ripe pear
1/8-teaspoon ground Saigon cinna-
mon
Preheat oven to 400 degrees and
move rack to center. Line a pizza pan
with parchment paper and set aside.
In a bowl of a food processor or by
hand, combine the coconut oil and
cheese thoroughly. Add flour, 1/4 cup
of sugar and salt then blend until a
sticky dough is formed. Use a spatula
to remove dough and place in the
center of the pizza pan. Cover with a
sheet of wax paper then use your
hands to spread dough out evenly to
walnuts. Transfer to a bowl, stir for
one minute then, using a fork, break
walnuts into smaller pieces then set
aside.
In a medium bowl, combine cheese,
chives, and thyme. Stir until well com-
bined. Wash and dry pear then, using
an apple corer, remove only the core
from the pear. Turn pear on its side
then cut into 1/4-inch thick rounds.
Place rounds on a serving plate then
spread with goat cheese mixture and
sprinkle with candied walnuts. Season
with a dash of pepper, if desired.
Photo: Opposite page
about 10 minutes. Add pears and
cook, stirring, for 2 more minutes then
add vinegar, wal-
nuts and pepper
and stir. Spread
mixture evenly
across tortilla
then top with feta
cheese. Open
oven and place
on pizza stone or
pan and bake for
8-10 minutes or
until cheese is
melted and
edges of tortilla crisp up.
create a flat 8-inch circle. Set aside. In
a medium bowl, combine lemon juice
and 1/8 cup sugar and set aside. Cut
pear into quarters and core then,
using a mandolin or sharp knife, slice
pear, cutting lengthwise
with skin on, into 1/4-inch
thick slices. Place pear
pieces directly into lemon-
sugar mixture, coating
them well. Once all the
pear are coated in the
lemon sugar mixture,
arrange the pear slices
around the dough in a fan-
like, lengthwise position,
overlapping each other
just slightly. Place the remaining
pieces in the center. Sprinkle the tart
with cinnamon then place in oven and
bake until golden brown, about 25 to
30 minutes. Serve warm.
ith another summer coming to an end, we
W are all busy putting away the toys and ac-
cessories that make living on a lake so fun.
Coming into fall can be a let down when we
all know what’s ahead. We just don’t seem to look
forward to winter with the same excitement as sum-
mer. I think God hears our moaning and gives us
something to soothe our sorrows — pears!
Growers are reporting an excellent quality of
pears this year, albeit a bit of a shorter crop than last
season, according to Kevin Moffitt, president and
CEO of Pear Bureau Northwest, the marketing or-
ganization representing USA Pears.
“We expect a high-quality crop this year,” he
said.
Harvest is expected close to historical average
pick dates, which is later than the last two seasons,
with the Starkrimson and Bartlett harvest in late Au-
gust, Anjou, Bosc and Comice harvesting in Septem-
ber through early October and Concorde, Forelle,
and Seckel now through October.
This means we are in the midst of
the best time to hit the farm stands for
pears.
Soft, sweet, juicy and incredibly deli-
cious, pears are a treat in themselves.
Once called the “gift of the gods” by
Homer, pears are naturally high in vita-
mins C and K, as well as nutrients such as
copper — all of which act as antioxidants
to protect our cells from damage from free
radicals. One pear contains up to 11 percent
of the daily recommended intake of vitamin C and
9.5 percent of the daily recommended intake of cop-
per.
Pears are also said to have more nutrients per
calorie than calories per nutrient, making them well
worth packing into your day.
Offering an excellent source of fiber, which
can lower levels of bad cholesterol,
eating pears can also reduce risk of
stroke by up to 50 percent.
Pears can also protect us from
varying types of cancer because, in
addition to binding to cholesterol, the
fiber in pears also binds to and helps
remove cancer-causing chemicals in
the colon.
One thing to remember is
pears ripen from the inside out so, to
tell if your pear is ready to eat, check
the neck by applying gentle pressure and, for maxi-
mum health benefits, eat pears with the skin left on.
Now that you know plenty about pears, here
are three recipes that together make an entire meal
made from this oh-so-delicious fruit. Enjoy! ✤
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Nick Young, aquatic invasive species outreach coordinator for Michigan State University Extension, hoses down a watercraft during a
Mobile Boat Wash held at the Clear Lake Public Landing in Three Rivers in July.

Keeping it
CLEAN
Area lakes get visit from MSU
students eager to share information,
and a boat wash, to help prevent the
spread of invasive species
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nvasive species — plants or ani-
I mals that are non-native to an
ecosystem and whose introduction
causes or is likely to cause harm —
can spread easily, especially between
lakes.
“Boaters are one of the biggest
culprits,” Nick Young, aquatic inva-
sive species outreach coordinator for
Michigan State University Extension,
said during a mobile boat wash held
at the Clear Lake Public Landing in
Three Rivers in July. “It’s so easy to ig-
nore. It’s easy to pull your boat out,
not think about whether or not it’s
clean, and take it to a dif-
ferent place.”
Young said the free
boat wash was a way to
distribute information
about how invasive
species spread and how
that spread could be lim-
ited.
Michigan law (PA
451 of 1994, Section 324.41325) pro-
hibits placing any boat, boating equip-
ment or boat trailer in Michigan
waters with aquatic plant material at-
tached.
So before going to a new lake,
boaters should wash their boats and
let them dry.
Michigan State University Ex-
tension recommends that before
boaters even leave a lake, they should
drive off the ramp to the tie down area
and begin an inspection.
Steps of cleaning a boat include:
■ Draining all bilge and ballast
water, live well water and other water
holding compartments;
■ Cleaning off any debris and
mud (by pressure washing, steam
cleaning or using a disinfectant);
■ Inspecting key points of the
watercraft, such as propellers, an-
chors, axles, ladders, nets, wheels,
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STORY & PHOTO BY ELENA MEADOWS
wiring, rollers and ropes;
■ Drying and wiping down the
boat with a towel to remove small
pieces and microscopic aquatic inva-
sive species;
■ Disposing of waste and un-
used bait in the trash;
Beth Clawson, Michigan State
University Extension Educator for
Natural Resources and Water Quality,
was on hand to promote the Clean
Boats, Clean Waters program.
Through this initiative, volun-
teer leaders teach adult and youth
teams how to educate boaters about
where they are most likely to find in-
vasive species on their recreational
watercraft and how to demonstrate
that to others.
“We’re doing soft enforcement
through education,” she said, noting
they want people to be aware of the
laws so they do not end up having to
pay fines.
Mary Dechow, board secretary
for the Clear Lake Improvement Asso-
ciation, said they hosted the boat wash
for awareness.
“Fortunately we don’t have
zebra mussels, but we do have inva-
sive plants like Eurasian water mil-
foil,” she said. “Anything we can do to
keep from getting those things we def-
initely don’t want.”
The lake is in its fifth year of a
special assessment district for weed
treatment.
But their concern is not just with
what comes in, Dechow said, it’s with
what goes out such as milfoil, which
reproduces easily from even a small
piece.
She said the Association board
tries to be proactive, providing infor-
mation on multiple issues — not only
clean boats and clean waters, but lake
rules, wetlands, permits and more.
The Association has an 170-member
email list and does a newsletter six
times a year.
The boat wash was made possi-
ble by the Michigan Department of
Environmental Quality, the U.S. Forest
Service and Michigan State
University Extension.
Clean Boats, Clean
Waters is an effort of the
Michigan Department of
Environmental Quality,
Michigan State University
Extension and Michigan
Lake and Stream Associa-
tions.
Boaters at Klinger Lake also had
a chance to learn more about invasive
plant and fish species and were of-
fered a free boat wash as well.
A threesome set up a stand that
included a table with a considerable
amount of literature detailing invasive
water plants, fish and crustaceans.
They also manned a portable
wash and offered to hose down boats
before and after they were put in or
taken from the lake. With a bass tour-
nament taking place later in the day,
the students – Nick Young, Quinton
Merrill and Clarissa Christ – were on
their feet a good share of the day.
Their presence was at the re-
quest of the Klinger Lake
Association. ✤
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 KNOWLEDGE TO GROW
love the promise spring brings in flowering bulbs, keep-
Karen Weiland

I ing watch on them each day as they poke through the for-
merly frozen ground. The range of color, bloom size and
type and the length of blooming time offers many opportuni-
FALL ties to brighten the spring landscape. Spring blooming bulbs
can add a pop of color almost anywhere, around shrubs, at
the edge of the garden or in a perennial bed. Fall is the time

PLANTING to plan and plant the bulbs that will bring you a beautiful
springtime show.
There are two types of bulbs — hardy and tender.
Tender bulbs, such as dahlias, need to be lifted each fall,
for stored indoors and planted the next spring. They will not
survive the winter freeze. Hardy bulbs, such as tulips, are
planted in the fall and stay in the ground all year.

springtime Bulbs can be bought at many places in the fall. Look

for firm, heavy bulbs, with the skin smooth and not injured.
Check to make sure they are not sprouting or have mold on
them. I have found that usually the bigger the bulb the bet-
blooms ter it will bloom. All too often the smaller “bargain” bulbs
will not bloom the first season.

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 Spring flowering bulbs need to be
set in the ground in the fall so they can
establish roots before making their ap-
pearance in the spring. Bulbs should be
planted in September through mid Octo-
ber in northern Indiana and southern
Michigan. Planting too early may make
the bulbs sprout, then will be killed back
by winter weather. Bulbs planted too
late may not have enough time to grow
adequate roots before the ground
freezes. Spring flowering bulbs need a
period of chilling to promote flower
budding and planting in the fall pro-
vides this. As long as the soil tempera-
tures are above 40 degrees fahrenheit,
the bulbs should continue their root de-
velopment.
The size of the bulb, plant and
flower will determine bulb spacing.
Bulbs planted too closely together will
have small leaves and flowers. Check
spacing instructions that came with
the bulbs when purchased.
Depending on the species,
bulbs will need to be sited in full sun
or partial shade. Sandy-loam soil is
perfect because it provides good aera-
tion and drainage. Bulbs planted in
wet areas will not perform well and
may rot. It is recommended to ready the
planting site by adding some organic
matter such as compost, rotting leaves,
well rotted manure (never the fresh
stuff) or peat moss. Loose soil below the
roots is good for root development, so
work the soil about 12 inches deep. De-
pending on soil conditions, you may or
may not need to work in a fertilizer.
Also, most bulbs prefer a slightly acidic
soil. You can decrease the acidity of the
soil by adding sulfur if the soil is too al-
kaline. A soil test will provide you with
that information.
I like to use a bulb auger in my
planting process. It attaches to a drill
and makes holes in which to place the
bulb. It is usually recommended that a
bulb be planted two and a half to three
times the diameter of the bulb at its
widest, but it doesn’t hurt to check the
planting instructions specific to each
type of bulb. I like to plant my bulbs in
clumps or masses, rather than singly, for
a better visual effect.
Supplemental water may be
needed if the fall weather is dry. Place divided. After the foliage has died, the
mulch over the newly planted bulbs bulbs enter a dormant period. This is the
once the soil is frozen to the depth of 1-2 perfect time to dig them up, separate
inches. them, give some to a friend and then re-
Chipmunks and ground squirrels plant what you have left using proper
like to feed on bulbs. Snap traps work spacing.
well to keep the little creatures from ru- As always, happy gardening! ✤
ining all your hard work. Bait the unset
trap for several days with some peanut
butter and set it next to the burrow en-
trance. Once the bait is taken, bait the
trap again but set it this time. Bingo!
To increase the bulb size and sup-
port foliage, apply a 5-10-5 fertil-
izer at the rate of one to one and
a half pounds per 100 square
feet of area. When bulbs
are finished flower-
ing, removing the
faded blooms will eliminate seed
set which reduces bulb growth.
Do not cut the foliage off while it
is still green, allow it to die down
naturally (usually five to six
weeks). The leaves allow the bulb
to gather and store food for next
year’s blooms. Some people
like to make the bed tidy by
braiding the foliage or tying it
up into bundles. This is a no-no as the
leaves that are inside the braid or bundle
will not get exposed to sunlight thus re-
ducing photosynthesis and future
blooming strength. The foliage can be
removed when it turns yellow or comes
away easily when it is tugged on lightly.
I plant most of my bulbs underneath a
perennial plant such as chrysanthe-
mums. As the chrysanthemum grows, it
hides the fading foliage of the bulb.
If you notice that your plants are
producing a lot of foliage and not many
flowers, it is an indication that the bulbs
have become crowded and need to be
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 LAKESIDE MEMORIES
Dick Magee
On Losing a Friend
t’s a shock to lose a good neighbor –
I and a dear friend. And that’s what
happened this winter when Klinger
Lake’s Doctor Bob Puckett passed away.
For nearly 20 years he’s always been
there — right next door — just a few
steps away – always on call in an emer-
gency, when a boat comes loose, the
power fails. Some of our best times
being together were as
simple as a chat in the
front yard with a joke or
a sigh about politics
and politicians. At the
end of each visit he’d
smile and say “aren’t
we lucky to be here.”
His love of the lake car-
ried over to our front
door. He made it all the
better for us. That’s
what a good neighbor
can do.
He and his wife
Jean were a part of our
extended family. I
know his kids and
grandkids. I know their
cars, trucks, boats, pets
and routines. And they
know us. We live in a small world at the
lake. From my deck I see two neighbors
to the west — and another to the east. In
a sense, this is our “compound” — our
special place. It’s home and protected.
And when we lose a patriarch that
world suffers an unwelcome change.
The tomorrows will not be like the yes-
terdays. The sun will shine, but not as
brightly.
We of the compound keep a
watchful eye on one another. Chuck and
Nancy up the hill know of our habits
and eccentricities. They tend to us. A
tree comes down across my drive and
Chuck is there with his saw within a
minute. He hauls my garbage dumpster
back and forth like it was his own. I can
count on him. And I’ll be there for him.
And it was the same with Bob.
When we’d lose power he’d call and say
to bring our stuff over to his refrigerator
– or pack up and stay the night. He had
a powerful generator. He telephoned in
the winter when we were in Florida
worried about a board that had come
loose over the front window that needed
fixing.
Other times he’d call just to say
how beautiful the lake was with a foot of
snow on the ground – even send a
photo. Other times he’d just call to talk.
Though we were a thousand miles apart,
with no fence to lean on, we kept in
touch — neighbors being neighbors.
So, in a way we grew old together.
We were of a common generation with
one leg still stuck in the past. Televi-
sion’s Lawrence Welk and Turner Classic
Movies were our link to the good old
days. As the grandkids next door pro-
ceeded to grow up, we began to wind
down. Bob retired his speedboat, but
kept zooming about on his personal wa-
tercraft and his all-terrain vehicle. After
all he was only 92! Eventually all of his
watercraft found new ports. And it
looked strange and empty out front.
The lake had lost some
of its sparkle. Bob be-
came more careful walk-
ing, had to strain a bit to
see and to hear clearly.
But while his body suf-
fered wear, his mind
stayed sharp. He kept
on top of the news and
he kept his sense of
humor. He had grit to
spare. He could grin
and bear it even as it be-
came more difficult to
labor on.
In a way, he’s my
mentor for I find myself
following in his foot-
steps. I’ve slid from
Chris-Crafts and sail
boats to a single, but
sensible pontoon boat. I lack the
courage to spin about on a PWC or ATV.
The walk to the mail box takes
longer than it used to, the trip up from
the dock seems more like a mountain
climb, the eleven o’clock news often
sputters to an empty chair. I continue to
despair about politicians, but there’s no
Bob to complain to — or to remind me
how lucky we’ve been over the years.
And now he’s gone. And I’ll miss
him. But every time I look next door, I’ll
think of him — and remember our good
times — while the neighborhood sol-
diers on as the place we all call home. ✤
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 A ‘BEAUTIFUL’ PLACE TO LIVE

Resort Living
Klines offers
year-round
homes for
seniors

The Kline family, who owns and operates Klines Resort, stands in front of the clubhouse.
Pictured from left are Tama, Phil and Joseph.

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Pictured at one of Klines Resort's weekly potlucks are, clockwise
from left, Ken Allen, Annie Allen, Lonnie Cotner, David Bratt,
Jolaine Snyder, Noah Mitchell, Virginia Mitchell, Gail Bratt,
Ken Lundgren, Carolyn VanDenBerg and Stan VanDenBerg.

STORY & PHOTOS BY ELENA MEADOWS

urn at the Klines Resort sign on Silver Street and you enter

T a 164-acre RV resort and retirement home community on

Portage Lake.
Travel a little way in and a one of a kind sculpture greets
you: “Final Approach,” two geese coming in for a landing.
“They’re coming home,” owner-operator Phil Kline said.
Klines Resort itself is home to residents of 160 manufac-
tured homes and 85 campsites (about half of which contain park
model RVs, which are like tiny houses — 400 square feet or less).
About 100 of the properties are occupied year round.
Kline said the resort started as a campground, which his
parents, Paul and Joyce Kline, bought while Paul was farming it.
“We accidentally became campground owners when I was
in fourth grade,” Phil Kline said.
In the offseason, the Klines would add to the park and it
has grown piecemeal from the mid-1960s to the early 2000s.
Phil grew up helping his father with projects such as
building infrastructure. But as the second child of eight, he left
home thinking one of his younger siblings would take on respon-
sibility for the park.
Phil and his wife Tama were working in Christian schools
when his brother died in an accident, and his parents needed

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help with the park. prizes.
They committed to assisting for two years. “I love it out here,” said resident Gail Bratt, whose
But after they moved back, another life-changing event mother lived at Klines Resort for 25 years. “My kids played
occurred: they learned they were here, my grandkids play here.”
going to become parents. She especially likes the lake and
They found Klines Resort was a the people.
great place to raise Joseph (now soon “It's beautiful out here,” she
to be 21), and with Tama’s gift for peo- said.
ple skills and Phil’s knack for adminis- John Merrell, a resident of nine
tration, they made a good team. Those years, called everything at the resort
initial two years grew into a much neat and clean.
longer relationship with the resort. “I work for the park and we
In 1997, they hired an engineer take pride in making sure the sticks
to do a master plan. They took down and debris are picked up,” he said.
the old cottages, rebuilt just about The residents are helpful and
every road and put in a new lift sta- friendly: if anyone has a problem,
tion and water lines. “there is always someone who has an
“Our core goal is what do re- answer,” he said.
tirees need and how do we continue to He praised the fishing, which
serve that market,” Kline said. John Merrell, a Klines Resort resident of nine includes bluegill, crappie and bass;
He watches trends in other re- years, drives his golf cart. Resort owner/operator greatly enjoys the Thursday evening
tirement communities to see what's Phil Kline estimates about three-quarters of the potlucks; and said that just about
hot and what's not; reflecting a current residents possess this mode of transportation. every night there was something
interest in bocce ball, the resort recently opened some bocce going on in the Resort clubhouse — bingo, dominoes, pinochle
ball courts. or book discussions (it also has a library).
Everyone at the resort owns their own house. Before “It's just a fun place to be,” he said. ✤
one is sold, Kline inspects it and it must be approved for sale,
but otherwise, it is a private sale. For more information, visit www.klinesresort.com.
Currently there is one empty lot with a new home com-
ing in, but no homes available for purchase.
About three-quarters of the residents have their own
golf carts with which to travel the streets of the resort, making
an easy way to get to their boats.
And “for every golf cart, there’s a dog riding on it,”
Kline said. He would like to put in a pet playground as the
budget allows.
The resort has a marina with a boat ramp and a fish
cleaning house; a clubhouse with laundry, recreation room, ex-
ercise room and game room; and an activity calendar featuring
many games, events and special activities. The resort’s paved
streets are good for bikers, joggers and walkers; its water
tower field serves as a golf driving range; and its recreational
facilities include swimming areas, horseshoe pitches, sand vol-
leyball, a tennis court, a pickleball court, a basketball court
and a playground. Allen RC Airfield, recently dedicated to
longtime resident and remote controlled aircraft aficionado
Ken Allen, hosts a group of RC airplane hobbyists.
The St. Joseph County Commission on Aging offers a
weekly lunch in the clubhouse, as well as bingo and exercise.
Kim Sears, a resident for about a year, says she appreci-
ates the friendliness of the residents.
“Everyone watches out for each other, and that makes it
nice,” she said.
Her grandchildren enjoy coming, especially for the
playground, lake, golf carts, inside air hockey and foosball.
And just that past weekend they’d had a fishing derby with

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 Time for

COFFEE STORY & PHOTOS BY LAURA KURELLA

ith more research emerging on the health benefits of

W drinking coffee, it’s high time we start seeing it as

more than just a drink to consume in the morning.
The Harvard School of Public Health researchers gath-
ered data from three studies showing that consuming coffee
can help protect against type 2 diabetes, Parkinson’s disease,
liver disease, and liver cancer, while also promoting a healthy
heart.
Research shows caffeine’s neuro-protective and anti-in-
flammatory properties may also lower the risk of developing
multiple sclerosis and researchers in America and Israel found
that consuming coffee every day, even decaffeinated coffee,
may lower our risk of colorectal cancer.
There are even studies that link a lower risk of demen-
tia, including Alzheimer’s disease, with consuming coffee.
A 2009 Finland and Sweden study showed out of 1,400
people followed for about 20 years, those who reported drink-
ing three to five cups of coffee daily were 65 percent less likely
to develop dementia and Alzheimer’s disease compared with
nondrinkers or occasional coffee drinkers.
Many healthcare practitioners are now recommending
drinking coffee, a beverage that also boasts potentially more Coffee Shot
antioxidant activity than cocoa or even some forms of tea 3/8 ounce Kahlua
leaves. 1/4 ounce Creme de Cacao
It appears that the only downside to coffee consump- 1/8 ounce Frangelico
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crops worldwide. Pour first three in order, layer Irish cream on top.
To help reduce exposure to the pesticides, chemicals Approximate servings per recipe: 1. Nutrition per serving: Calories 54; Fat 0g; Sodium
1.4mg; Carbohydrate 5g; Fiber 0g; Sugars 5g; Protein 0g.
and solvents coffee is sprayed with, look for organically-
grown or “shade-grown” coffee, which requires fewer pesti-
cides and chemicals.
Coffee has a delicious body of flavor and aroma that
nothing can compare to. When you couple this with all its
amazing benefits, I think we should serve it as more than just
a morning cup of Joe. ✤

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 Tiramisu Coffee Coffee Dessert Cups
1/4 cup mascarpone cheese 4 tablespoons ground coffee 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 tablespoons cream, heavy 2 cups water Pinch of salt
3/4 cup milk 1/4 cup brown sugar 2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder, plus more for garnish 2 envelopes un-flavored gelatin Dark chocolate cookie crumbs,
1/4 cup coffee, black Pinch of salt optional
1 tablespoon maple syrup 3 tablespoons rum or cognac,
Whipping cream, for garnish optional
Instant coffee, for garnish
Brew the coffee with the water using a French press then place in a
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few minutes then whisk vigorously until gelatin is thoroughly dissolved.
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Divide into four serving dishes then refrigerate until set — about two
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fee into each serving cup. The coffee should fill only the bottom quarter
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 DECKED
“Rub a Dub Dub” was a popular
idea during the annual Palmer
Lake Flotilla with Ryan Doher ty
and Grant Sahr’s entr y winning
the trophy for 2017.

OUT
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 “Born in the USA” was the theme for this entry with patriotic guitars and decorations.
Flotillas keep holiday festive
STORY & PHOTOS BY JULIA BARATTA
almer Lake in Colon and Matteson
P
las.
Lake in Bronson celebrated the
summer right with annual flotil-
The 11th annual Palmer Lake
Flotilla was held on the Saturday before
Independence Day with 10 pontoons
participating in the Mother Goose Nurs-
ery Rhymes theme. Several favorite
characters made an appearance on the
lake that evening and others like the
“Three Blind Mice” were on the shore
during the event.
Commodore Tim Taylor led the
group as is tradition. Following close be-
hind was the old woman who lived in a
shoe with her many children. The cat
and the fiddle and the cow jumping over
the moon and the dish and spoon run-
ning away together were all on board.
Mother Goose was there while
some of her local counterparts hung
around the lake shore. “Three men in a
tub” was a popular theme with a few en-
tries composed of the aforementioned
guys. “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”
made for an enjoyable decorated pon-
toon.
The “Itsy, Bitsy Spider” was on
hand for the festivities. Little Red Riding
Hood and the wolf were sighted among
the entries. And last, but certainly not
least, were the five little monkeys.
The trophy for the 2017 Palmer
Lake Flotilla went to Ryan Doherty and
Grant Sahr for the fifth time with their
“Rub a Dub Dub, Three Men in Tub”
pontoon. The second place went to Den-
nis and Cathy Yesh for the “Hey, Diddle,
Diddle” entry and third-place honors
were given to Chuck and LeeAnn Leim-
bach for their “Twinkle, Twinkle” boat.
The Best Shoreline Participation
award went to Jim and Michelle Craw-
ford.
The winners received trophies
along with gifts from Davis and Davis,
Broadway Grill, Five Star Pizza, Legend
Dairy, Magic City Hardware, Dawn and
Phil’s, Colon Bait Shop, Shell Gas Station
and Fab Magic.
On Matteson Lake, residents pa-
raded their decorated watercrafts
around the lake to celebrate the holiday
and enjoy the day on the water. The pa-
rade was held on July 1 with a dozen
festive boats and pontoons appreciating
the theme “Proud to be an American.”
While flags flew over many of the
units, the color combination of red,
white and blue was evident on the other
trims applied. Balloons, metallic gar-
lands and buntings were popular deco-
rations. Patriotic sunglasses were
sighted, as well as an American flag-in-
spired wrap.
One extraordinary entry was
“Born in the USA” with the occupants
holding patriotic guitars and flashing
the peace sign. Another unit honored
those who served with a special note for
James Lee, a soldier stationed in Iraq,
and highlighted the phrase “God Bless
Our Troops.” Uncle Sam made an ap-
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 INSPIRATION STORY & PHOTOS BY ROSALIE CURRIER

turgis business owners have been
So Vintage
gets new
S transforming downtown in recent
years. The latest metamorphosis was
brought about by Kelly Bogen, owner of
So Vintage.
Decades ago, a small building on
home in the corner of Chicago Road and Fourth
Street was built to be a service station.
After closing, it has housed various busi-
downtown nesses over the years.
“As a kid I always liked this little
Sturgis building,” Kelly said.
When she wanted to bring her
shop back downtown, Kelly looked no
further. Not only was she repurposing an
empty building, the location helps pull
attention a bit east on Chicago Road.
So the renovation began with local
contractors including Smolls Construc-
tion and Hannapel Home Center.
“It was a fun project,” Kelly said.
Boarded windows were replaced.
Everything was painted white with black
accents. Then Kelly and her staff began

Kelly Bogen made

customers happy when she
brought So Vintage back to
downtown Sturgis.

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stocking it with unique clothes, gifts
and home accents.
Kelly Bogen takes the So Vintage mobile boutique to festivals around the area and

Rather than using a tiny area

draws customers to Sturgis. She stocks it with items not found in the store.

west of the building for parking, Kelly

Below, the inside of the moble boutique.

put down pea stone and planted

bushes to create an area for outdoor
living furniture. Above it she strung
lights to create a ceiling, of sorts.
“I love outdoor spaces,” she
said.
Recently, Kelly created a black
So Vingtage mobile boutique which she
filled with items not found in the shop
and takes to festivals in surrounding
communities. When customers ask
where they’re from, Kelly invites them
to Sturgis and not just to visit her store,
but other downtown destinations also.
The more options available, the more
people will come to town, she said.
“We’re advocates of Sturgis,”
Kelly said. ✤

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 LANDSLIDE
David T. Farr

Michigan native
Bob Seger makes
the rounds this fall
t always amazes me how quickly the days of sum-

I mer go by. I’m sure it’s because we all make the

most of the season. We are lucky however, as we
happen to live in one of the most beautiful states in our
beloved country where all four seasons are just as beau-
tiful as the next.
The kids might be back in school and the Labor
Day festivities might be a memory, but that doesn’t
mean fall can’t be a blessed time. Take a look at all the
beautiful colors that Mother Nature is about to show
and remember that no matter what time of the year it
is, there is always something fun to see and do.
Bob Seger is a national treasure, but he also hap-
pens to be a Michigander. The Detroit-born and Ann
Arbor native will be back out on the tour trail this fall
with his famed Silver Bullet Band. And, you can bet,
the superstar will pay homage to his stomping ground!
Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band have three
venues locked down in September. Seger will rock out
DTE in Clarkston (9/9), Van Andel Arena in Grand
Rapids (9/19), and the Palace of Auburn Hills in
Auburn Hills (9/23).
Seger is a roots rocker with a blue collar raspy
voice. He came onto the Detroit scene is the early
1960s. His sound resonated with the locals as he be-
came known as Bob Seger and the Last Heard and as
Bob Seger System.
By the ’70s, Seger had dropped the System and
evolved his sound. He regrouped with several musi-
cians from the Detroit area to form Bob Seger and the
Silver Bullet Band. The band’s first album release,
“Live Bullet,” was recorded live at Cobo Hall in 1975.
The following year the album, “Night Moves,” put
them on the charts nationally and a legacy was born.
Some of his earliest singles (prior to Silver Bullet)
included “Turn The Page,” “Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man,”
and “Katmandu.” But, as Bob Seger and The Silver
Bullet Band the hits just rolled out one after another.
The hits included “Night Moves,” “Mainstreet,” “Hol-
lywood Nights,” “Still The Same,” “Rock And Roll

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Never Forgets,” “We’ve Got Tonight,” up with tracks for a little ol’ movie he given us some major talents over the
and “Old Time Rock And Roll.” was working on called “Back To The Fu- years including such artists as Bryan
The heartland singer scored nu- ture.” Obviously, the band was inter- Adams, Anne Murray, Three Dog Night,
merous hits in the ’80s including “Fire ested. The end result was the No. 1 Alanis Morrisette, Nickelback, Shania
Lake,” “Against The Wind,” “You’ll Ac- single, “The Power Of Love” in 1985. Twain, Loverboy, Leonard Cohen, and
comp’ny Me,” “Tryin’ To Live My Life Lewis liked topping the charts. Celine Dion, but no list like this would
Without You,” “Shame On The Moon,” He repeated three more times in 1986 be accurate unless it included Gordon
“Even Now,” “Understanding,” “Like A when their third album, “Fore!,” was re- Lightfoot. The Canadian singer/song-
Rock,” and his first and only No. 1, leased. “Fore!” was another massive writer is one of the greatest talents to
“Shakedown,” from “Beverly Hills Cop success for the band. “Stuck With You,” ever come from north of the border, eh!
II” soundtrack. “Hip To Be Square,” and “Jacob’s Lad- Lightfoot performs at DeVos Hall
Seger was inducted into the Rock der” all topped Billboard’s Hot 100. in Grand Rapids (9/18).
and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 and the “Doing It All For My Baby” and “I Lightfoot had already made a
Songwriters Hall Of Fame in 2012. He Know What I Like” also cracked the Top lasting legacy in Canada before one par-
has sold over 50 million albums with 10. ticular song changed everything. That
seven reaching multi-platinum status, More albums and singles fol- song was “If You Could Read My
four platinum and two gold certifica- lowed including the hits “Perfect Mind,” from the singer’s 1970 album,
tions. World,” “Small World,” “Couple Days “Sit Down Young Stranger.” This was
While Seger was representing the Off,” “It Hit Me Like A Hammer,” “But, Lightfoot’s first song to break into the
Midwest, Huey Lewis was tearing up It’s Alright” and “Some Kind Of Won- mainstream outside of his native
the West Coast. Huey Lewis and The derful” to name a few. Canada. And, it did so in a big way. “If
News emerged out of the San Francisco For a few guys who just wanted You Could Read My Mind” reached No.
scene. Like Seger, Lewis appealed to the to make a little music and have a good 5 on Billboard’s Hot 100.
common, hard-working man. The kind time, they certainly accomplished the Lightfoot’s lyricism was as deep
of common, hard-working people who unthinkable. Huey Lewis & the News as Paul Simon’s at the time. “If you
still like to have a good time. sold over 30 million albums including could read my mind love/What a tale
Huey Lewis and the News play the eight time platinum “Sports.” my thoughts could tell/Just like an old
Four Wind Casino in New Buffalo (9/8). Our neighbor to the north has time movie about a ghost from a wish-
The guys are out on a “Greatest Hits”
tour. Those are the best tours, if you ask
me!
After failing to score any chart
singles from their self-titled debut
album, Lewis kicked it up a notch on the
News’ follow up release, “Picture This.”
The album placed three singles into the
Top 40 including their first Top 10, “Do
You Believe In Love.”
What happened next was a dream
come true for Lewis. “Sports” was re-
leased in late 1983 and quickly became a
game-changer. It was a massive hit
album for the band and their videos
were all over MTV.
“Sports” spewed hits left and
right. Singles like “Heart And Soul,” “I
Want A New Drug,” “The Heart Of Rock
& Roll,” “If This Is It,” ”Walking On A
Thin Line,” and “Bad is Bad” ruled the
charts next two years. I must have
played my cassette tape a gazillion times
I loved these songs so much.
Just like Seger, Huey Lewis could-
n’t strike No. 1 until Hollywood got in-
volved. Lewis and the guys were
approached by Steven Spielberg to come Gordon Lightfoot performs Sept. 18 at DeVos Hall in Grand Rapids.
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 ON STAGE
SEPTEMBER
1 – Gavin Degraw, Firekeepers Casino, Battle Creek
1 – John Mayer, DTE, Clarkston
1 – UB40, Frederik Meijer Gardens, Grand Rapids
1-2 – Gene Watson, Shipshewana Event Center, Shipshewana
2 – Kevin Morby, Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids
2 – Theresa Caputo, Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo
2 – George Clinton, Backroom, Kalamazoo
3 – Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, DTE, Clarkston
6 – Kid Rock, Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids
8 – Buddy Guy, 20 Monroe Live, Grand Rapids
8 – Dailey & Vincent, Shipshewana Event Center, Shipshewana
8 – Huey Lewis & The News, Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo
8 – JD MacPherson, Backroom, Kalamazoo
8 – Jeff Foxworthy, Larry The Cable Guy, Allegan County Fair
8 – Kid Rock, War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne
8 – Texas Tenors, Mendel Center, Benton Harbor
8 – Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Palace Of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills
8-9 – Second City, The Ark, Ann Arbor
9 – Bob Milne, Franke Center For The Arts, Marshall
9 – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, DTE, Clarkston
9 – Brian Regan, DeVos Hall, Grand Rapids
9 – El Debarge, Al B. Sure, Jon B., State Theatre, Kalamazoo
9 – Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, Fox Theatre, Detroit
9 – Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne
10 – BoDeans, Keb’Mo, The Ark, Ann Arbor
10 – Conor Oberst, State Theatre, Kalamazoo
10 – Il Divo, DeVos Hall, Grand Rapids
10 – Queens Of The Stone Age, 20 Monroe Live, Grand Rapids
14 – Dr. David Jeremiah, War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne
14 – Matchbox Twenty, Counting Crows, Soaring Eagle Casino, Mount Pleasant
14 – Thomas Rhett, Morgan Walden, Allegan County Fair
15 – Adam Ant, Motor City Casino, Detroit
15 – Alabama, John Michael Montgomery, Allegan County Fair
15 – Michael Carbonaro, Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne
15 – Paramore, Fox Theatre, Detroit
15 – Paul Anka, Morris Performing Arts Center, South Bend
15 – Tony Orlando, Shipshewana Event Center, Shipshewana
16 – Amy Grant, Ryan Concert Hall, Angola, Ind.
16 – Fab Four, Shipshewana Event Center, Shipshewana
16 – Marisela, 20 Monroe Live, Grand Rapids
16 – Paul Anka, Firekeepers Casino, Battle Creek
16 – The Verve Pipe, Backroom, Kalamazoo
18 – Gordon Lightfoot, DeVos Hall, Grand Rapids
18 – Gorillaz, Fox Theatre, Detroit
19 – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Van Andel Arena
19 – Sturgill Simpson, Fox Theatre, Detroit
20 – J. Bolvin, Fillmore, Detroit
21 – Erwins, Shipshewana Event Center, Shipshewana
21 – Scott Stapp, Drowning Pool, 20 Monroe Live, Grand Rapids
21 – Steve Earle & The Dukes, Fillmore, Detroit
22 – Jay & The Americans, Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Mendel Center, Benton Harbor
22 – Jim Breuer, Motor City Casino, Detroit
22 – Primitive Quartet, Shipshewana Event Center
22 – Steve Earle & The Dukes, State Theatre, Kalamazoo
22 – ZZ Top, Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo
23 – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Palace Of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills
23 – Matchbox Twenty, Counting Crows, DTE, Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills
25 – Joe Bonamossa, DeVos Hall, Grand Rapids
25 – Maria Muldaur, Tip Top deluxe Bar & Grill, Grand Rapids
26 – Cranberries, Fillmore, Detroit
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26 – Gary Clark Jr., 20 Monroe Live, Grand Rapids
27 – Ed Sheeran, Little Caesars Arena, Detroit
27-28 – Arlo Guthrie, The Ark, Ann Arbor
28 – Sammy Hagar, Collective Soul, DTE, Clarkston
29 – Moe Bandy, Shipshewana Event Center, Shipshewana
29 – Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch, DTE, Clarkston
30 – Lisa Mills, Franke Center For The Arts, Marshall
30 – T. Graham Brown, Shipshewana Event Center, Shipshewana
OCTOBER
1 – Modest Mouse, 20 Monroe Live, Grand Rapids
1- ZZ Top, DeVos Hall, Grand Rapids
1-2 – Paul McCartney, Little Caesars Arena, Detroit
3 – Brian Wilson, Morris Performing Arts Center, South Bend
4 – Allison Krauss, David Gray, Fox Theater, Detroit
4 – Blue Oyster Cult, State Theatre, Kalamazoo
4 – Halestorm, Morris Performing Arts Center, South Bend
5 – Aaron Lewis, Motor City Casino, Detroit
5 – Bethel Mountain Band, Bontrager Family, Shipshewana Event Center, Shipshewana
5 – Maren Morris, Ryan Hurd, State Theatre, Kalamazoo
6 – Aaron Lewis, Horseshoe Hammond Casino, Hammond
6 – Boz Skaggs, Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo
6 – Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Shipshewana Event Center
6 – Pixies, Fillmore, Detroit
6 – Way Down Wanderer, Mendel Center, Benton Harbor
7 – Big & Rich, Firekeepers Casino, Battle Creek
7 – David Pendleton, Shipshewana Event Center, Shipshewana
7 – Pixies, 20 Monroe Live, Grand Rapids
11 – Marc Cohn, The Ark, Ann Arbor
12 – Howie Mandel, Wagon Wheel Theatre, Warsaw
12 – Rhonda Vincent, Shipshewana Event Center, Shipshewana
12 – Tom Segura, Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor
13 – Newsboys, Wings Event Center, Kalamazoo
13 – Ron White, Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne
13-14 – Steve & Rudy Gatlin, Shipshewana Event Center, Shipshewana
14 – Howie Mandel, Mendel Center, Benton Harrbor
15 – Steven Curtis Chapman, Wagon Wheel Theatre, Warsaw
17 – Queens Of The Stone Age, Fox Theater, Detroit
18 – O.A.R., Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor
19 – Glenn Miller Orchestra, Shipshewana Event Center, Shipshewana
19 – Imagine Dragons, Little Caesars Arena, Detroit
19 – Immaculee Ilibagiza, Miller Auditorium, Kalamazoo
19 – Patti LaBelle, Motor City Casino, Detroit
20 – Mary Chapin-Carpenter, State Theatre, Kalamazoo
20 – Red Green, Shipshewana Event Center, Shipshewana
21 – Charley Pride, Shipshewana Event Center, Shipshewana
21 – Echoes Of Pink Floyd, Orbit Room, Grand Rapids
23 – Mary Chapin-Carpenter, The Ark, Ann Arbor
24 – Fall Out Boys, Little Caesars Arena, Detroit
25 – Beach Boys, Mendel Center, Benton Harbor
25-26 – Booth Brothers, Shipshewana Event Center, Shipshewana
26 – Doug E. Fresh, Sugarhill Gang, Motor City Casino, Detroit
26 – Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Fillmore, Detroit
27 – Isaacs, Shipsewana Event Center, Shipshewana
28 – Colin Hay, The Ark, Ann Arbor
28 – Leroy VanDyke, David Frizell, Lacy J. Dalton, Bobby Bare, Shipshewana Event
Center, Shipshewana
28 – Postmodern Jukebox, Wharton Center, Lansing
29 – Janet Jackson, Little Caesars Arena, Detroit
29 – Kari Jobe, Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne
31 – Tori Amos, Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor
ing well/In a castle dark or a fortress
strong, with chains upon my feet/You
know that ghost is me/And I will never
be set free as long as I’m a ghost you can
see…”
Lightfoot definitely struck a chord
with music lover’s in the ’70s. He
scored his first No. 1 in the U.S. in 1974
with “Sundown.” To this day, “Sun-
down” remains one of my all-time fa-
vorite songs.
The storytelling capabilities of
this man are unlike any other. Lightfoot
put to words and music the incredible
events that lead to the tragic losses of 29
men in the early hours of Nov. 10, 1975,
on Lake Superior.
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald left
port in Superior, Wis., with 26,000 tons
of ore in route for Detroit and Cleveland.
That night, storms approached and gale
warnings were issued for wind speeds
of 34 to 40 knots. Gale Warnings per-
sisted and winds upgraded to 48 to 55
knots. The ship sustained major damage
and the crew lost contact. The SS Ed-
mund Fitgerald sank.
Lightfoot wrote, “The legend lives
on from the Chippewa on down of the
big lake they called
‘gitchegummee’/The lake, it is said,
never gives up her dead/When the skies
of November turn gloomy, with a load
of iron ore twenty six thousand tons
more than the Edmund Fitzgerald
weighed empty/That good ship and
crew a bone to be chewed when the
gales of November came early…”
“The Wreck Of The Edmund
Fitzgerald” peaked at No. 2, but the
song has become just as important, his-
torically, as the ship’s loss.
Some of Lightfoot’s incredible
song repertoire includes “If You Could
Read My Mind,” “Sundown,’ “Carefree
Highway,” “Rainy Day People,” “Baby
Step Back,” “Anything For Love,” “The
Circle Is Small (I Can See It In Your
Eyes),” “Beautiful,” and “The Wreck Of
The Edmund Fitzgerald.”
Now where Lightfoot was a pop-
ular singer/songwriter back then, so is
Gavin Degraw today. Degraw will per-
form at Firekeepers Casino in Battle
Creek (9/1).
Degraw debuted on the charts
with his first album release, “Chariot,”
in 2003. “Chariot” produced three Top
40 singles including “Follow Though,”
“I Don’t Want To Be,” and the title track,
“Chariot.”
We would have to wait five more
years for his follow up album, “Gavin
Degraw.” The wait proved successful
for the songwriter from New York. The
first single, “In Love With A Girl” was
another big single for him.
Degraw is not an artist who takes
pride in living a flashy life. Instead, he
remains focused on his music while
avoiding any limelight shed his way.
This can either be a good thing or a bad
thing in the modern digital world, but I
have to give him credit for doing so.
Other Degraw hits include
“Sweeter,” “Not Over You,” “Soldier,”
“Best I Ever Had,” “Make A Move” and
the singles’ “She Sets The City On Fire”
and “Making Love With The Radio On”
from his most recent album release,
“Something Worth Saving.”2✤ – Leroy
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 Sturgis
brings art
to the
street
‘Inside/Out’ program
shares masterpieces
with community
STORY BY MICHELLE PATRICK

ttention art lovers: an art opportunity awaits in

A Sturgis.
Detroit Institute of Arts has provided reproduc-
tions of masterpieces from the museum’s collection to
outdoor venues in Sturgis through the DIA
“Inside|Out” program.
“They’ve had this program for a number of years
in the Detroit metropolitan area,” said Sturgis city man-
ager Mike Hughes. “This is part of an effort to expand
that to the rest of the state. They’ve had a couple of pilot
projects, but we’re one of the first to roll out the pro-
gram.”
The City of Sturgis applied for the program and
was selected, as was Munising, Hughes said.
DIA also provides $2,000 in funding for program-
ming to promote the event, he added.
Maps of the work have been compiled with the
funding and are available at various locations down-
town, Hughes said.
“Almost all of the pieces are in the downtown
walking area,” he said. “We do have one at the Enrich-
ment Center.”
Each piece has a description with it.
“They’re intended to really educate and make you
think about the piece itself,” Hughes said.
Open Door Gallery in downtown Sturgis has been
hosting a series of lunch workshops to provide informa-
tion about the art.

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Locations in Sturgis
1. Violinist and Young Woman
Edgar Degas (appx. 1871)
201 N. Nottawa

2. Mother and Child

Solomong Irein Wangboje
(1960s)
130 N. Nottawa

3. Study for Birds

Albert Moore (1878)
101 W. Chicago Rd.

4. The Wedding Dance

Pieter Bruegel (appx. 1566)
111 W. Chicago Rd. (back of
building)

5. Chief Shoppenegons
Eanger Irving Couse (1910)
127 W. Chicago Rd.

6. Portrait of a Mughal Prince

Unknown Artist, Islamic
(1680s)
210 John St. (back of build-
ing)

7. Watson and the Shark

John Singleton Copley (1777)
227 W. Chicago Rd.

8. Fourteenth Street at Sixth Field trips for elementary students are

being planned for this fall.
Ave

Gail Suess-Brandow has created a col-

John Sloan (1934)
101 S. Jefferson
oring book of all 15 of the pieces. Each stu-
dent will receive one, Hughes said.
9. A Day in June

Michelle Frost, at Sturgis District Li-

George Wesley Bellows
(1913)
306 W. Chicago Rd. brary, also is putting together packets of in-
formation to send to school districts in the
region to invite them to take part in field
10. Fire in a Haystack
Jules Adolphe Aime-Louis
Breton (1856) trips as well.
Other ways the city is promoting the
104 W. Chicago Rd. (back of

show include a video, postcards sent to area

building)

11. The Lily Pond art centers and posters.

“I’ve gotten a lot of positive comments
Charles Harry Eaton (1886)

from people,” Hughes said. “They’re really

101 E. Chicago Rd.

12.Konigsee excited and interested in (the show). During

Sturgis Fest we had a lot of people checking
Willibald Wex (1873)

it out.”
125 E. Chicago Rd.

13. Portrait of Postman Former Sturgis High School art

teacher Sally Baldwin has also led groups on
Roulin

tours and is available to do so.

Vincent van Gogh (1888)
124 E. Chicago Rd.
The art is on display through late Oc-
tober in Sturgis.
14. Cotopaxi

The program is funded through grants

Frederic Edwin Church
(1862)
204 E. Chicago Rd. from the Institute of Museum and Library
Services.
For more information on the DIA and
15. Irises and Calla Lillies
Maria Oakey Dewing (1890-
1905) its programs, visit www.dia.org. ✤
306 N. Franks

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 Safety first
Branch County lake associations step up to help with
needed upgrades for county’s marine patrol unit
STORY & PHOTOS BY JULIA BARATTA

hrough the goodwill and finan-

T cial support of the Branch County

lake associations, the Branch
County Sheriff’s Department was able
to continue to offer its marine patrol
services to county lakes this year.
The department dealt with a re-
duction to its budget with the water
unit being one of the most likely to
lose funding. Because of the working
relationship the department shares
with the associations, the groups
stepped up to offer funding for the ma-
rine unit to purchase some needed
equipment and conduct repairs to the
current boats.
The money paid for more than
75 personal floating devices for the
marine patrol “Loan Out” program, six Life jackets were purchased for the
self-inflating PFDs for marine patrol Marine Patrol “Loan Out” program
deputies, Bimini tops for six patrol and the watercraft received paint jobs
boats, red and blue emergency lights with funds from local lake associations.
for each of the six boats, two new two-
stroke outboard motors, two side scan
sonar units, one extra side sonar
mount for an additional vessel and up-
grades to buoys for the north and
south chain. The groups also paid for
flashing solar-charged lights to be
mounted on the buoys to help boaters
locate the channels after dark.
The repairs to the crafts in-
cluded re-glazing for all of the units,
seat repairs in each of the vessels, re-
striping and re-lettering.
“Because of the great relation-
ship between the sheriff’s office and
the Branch County Lake Associations,
the waters in Branch County continue
to be safe, secure and pleasurable,”
Branch County Sheriff John Pollack
said. ✤

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 Clockwise from top right, the best restored antique motor at the meet was a 1939-41 Evinrude 5 HP Mat; Sue Severeid
and Greg Gardner study a 1948 Champion Model 1K 4.2 HP outboard motor; vendor Butch Landman holds a trophy
he won in 1954; and Manny Papandreas showed a Dale Hull Runator with a 1978 Mercury Challenger motor.

STORY & PHOTOS BY ANGIE BIRDSALL

he Great Lakes Chapter of The Antique Outboard Motor Club, Inc. and Michi-
OUTBOARD
MOTORS
T ana Outboard Boating held a combined meet in Constantine in July. More than
50 vendors participated in the event.
A trophy was presented this year for the 2017 Constantine Cup Fishing Motor
Challenge, an on-the-water event sponsored by the Great Lakes Chapter. It is de-
signed to test the overall operability of smaller horsepower motors in a “fishing trip”

Putting scenario. Competitors have a passenger in their “fishing boat” (or equivalent load)
so the total load is not less than 300 pounds. Each competitor begins the course with
a cold start of their motor. The course includes a fast leg, a short rowing leg, a hot

horse restart and a slow leg. Designated motors for the event are any pre-1951 stock motor,
direct drive (no gear shift or neutral level.) Maximum size for the motor is 2hp.
The public was invited to a free viewing of several antique boats and 50 vin-

power to tage outboard motors.

Boats shown included a KGY model 1950 Bezoats hydroplane and a 1947 Penn
Yan Cartopper boat with a 1.5hp Sea King engine.

the test Manny Papandreas from Indianapolis showed a 1972 Dale Hull Runator with
a 1978 Mercury Challenger motor.
“The boat was originally built in 1979, raced for three years and won a na-
tional championship; then it was sold and raced by 25 more years by two different

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At left, a trophy was presented for the 2017 “Constantine Cup Fishing Motor Challenge,” an on-the-water event sponsored by the
Great Lakes Chapter. At right, an unusual display was the winner for the best original antique outboard motor: a 1948 1.5 HP Sea
King sold by Montgomery Wards. An old 1948 Montgomery Wards catalog with the motor circled in it was included.

individuals. It was in quite a state of disrepair when I bought
it. It’s built of thin plywood. I bought it in 2011, finished it in
2015, and this is my first time showing it,” he said.
There were a dozen awards for vintage outdoor motors
on display.
Notable motors and prizes included: best restored an-
tique motor: 1939-41 5HP Evinrude; best original classic
motor: 1961 3 HP Evinrude Lightwin; most unusual outboard
motor: 1950 Ward’s Sea King; Concours d’Elegance (over-re-
stored motor) 1913 Evinrude; mest original antique: a motor
patented Nov. 22, 1892 electric Frank Sallen mfr. N.Y. An un-
usual display was the winner for the best original antique
outboard motor: a 1948 1.5 HP Sea King sold by Montgomery
Wards.
Vendor Butch Landman from Lowell said he only sold
vintage Johnson items.
“My dad Lloyd and I raced Johnson outboards in the
’40s and ’50s. I brought a trophy I won in 1954,” he said.
Vendor Jim Wagner from Hickory Corners had an 18-
inch fishing lure on display.
“The giant lure is just a display piece. They make even
bigger ones, and sell them to sporting goods stores to adver-
tise products,” he said. “I just sell items made from Michigan.
We have Shakespeare in Kalamazoo and Hedon in Dowagiac,
where there’s a museum.”
There were games, and a free hog roast.
In the “Cup of Gas Contest,” a 1948 Champion Model
1K 4.2hp, owned by Greg Gardner, ran for 21-minutes and 31-
seconds. Contestants had to guess how long the motor would
run. Gardner said he bought the motor in January.
Technical seminars for vendors at the event included
Kid’s Powerhead Class (learn what parts do what, and re-
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gearcases; Gas tank dent removal; Paint prep, materials and
application methods; Building a solid state buzz box; Mag-
neto coil-testing using simple tools (no Merctronics), 1950's
vintage OMC carburetor rebuild procedures; Magnet charg-
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 VOYAGE of a lifetime
Sturgis couple
home after sailing
around the world
STORY & PHOTO BY ROSALIE CURRIER

ob and Lori Brothers may seem like typical Sturgis resi-

B dents, but they have accomplished a goal few could ex-

pect to achieve.
The Brothers have sailed around the world and lived to
tell about it.
The trip took place from Oct. 1, 2015, to April 24, 2017,
starting and ending at St. Lucia Island in the Caribbean. But
the seed of the idea began to grow years ago. One day, as Bob
drove home from work, he noticed a stream that connects
Grey Lake to Omena Lake, running under M-66, and thought
to himself, “I wonder how far that goes?”
Bob decided to find out by kayaking a section at a time,
and eventually he made it to Lake Michigan.
That accomplished, Bob’s mind went further.
“We need a bigger boat,” Bob said, “I ■ Learn more about the

think we could, in theory, make it around the

Brothers’ sailing adventure

world.”
on Lori’s blog,
www.thebarbarajean.com

Setting sail
Bob has done kayaking only since the 1990s, but has
sailed for much of his life, following the path of his mother,
Barbara Brothers, a Klinger Lake resident. She took up sailing
in the 1960s as an adult and won so many trophies, she started
giving them back to whatever yacht club hosted the competi-
tion.
Lori started sailing after she and Bob met. Having a
willing wife was a huge part in making Bob’s theory a reality.
“I wasn’t (willing) at first,” Lori said, “I would say, ‘OK,
I’ll just meet you at some of the cool places.”
After they started doing more planning and taking
classes, Lori got on board. Literally.
That was at least 10 years before they actually set sail on
Barbara Jean, named after Bob’s mother. By then, the Brothers’
children, Justin, Ben and Elle, had grown used to hearing their
parents’ talk about sailing the globe.
Weather breaks
Barbara Jean traveled with a cooperative of sailboats on
a loosely set agenda. Although they were gone for 16 months,
Lori and Bob Brothers have sailed around the world and are
back at their home on Little Omena Lake.
the Brothers were sailing for about eight of those. They stayed
in Australia for nearly two months, exploring.
Waiting out the weather also took time. Those were the
worst days for Bob. They were in South Africa for a month
awaiting summer weather and stayed on Christmas Island in
the Indian Ocean and again in Tonga, a week each time, wait-
ing for rain to subside.
Bad weather at sea was the worst for Lori. They had a
very rough passage near Madagascar, a large island off the
coast of Africa, and she wasn’t sure they would come out
alive.
Bob had a different outlook, saying to himself, “If we
survive this, I think were good.”
Another difficult stretch was a 4 1/2-day passage from
French Guiana to Grenada. Lori, who struggles with sea sick-
ness, had run out of the most-effective medication.
“I was sick the entire time,” Lori said.

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 But sickness didn’t deter her from
her four-hour watching shift.
“You still have to do it,” she said.
“You have to.”
Their longest continuous time at sea
was 22 days, Lori said. They were sailing
the South Pacific and it was beautiful.
Every morning felt like Sunday, because
they had nothing pressing, Bob said.
It was early on in the adventure
and, actually, it was easier than four day
passages. While at sea, someone must be
on watch duty at all times. It takes several
days to get into the rhythm of sleeping
four hours, getting up to watch four
hours, then returning to bed, Bob said.
“It was a different life,” Lori said.
“We had a rule: You couldn’t leave the
cockpit unless the other person was
awake, because you could easily be swept
overboard.”
“You’re attentive to every sound,”
Bob said. “You have to pay attention to the
weather.”
Sometimes it was boring, so they
read a lot of books and played a lot of
cards, Lori said.
Unique history, ports
Visiting islands and continents in
their path was a highlight. Bob was
amazed at the terrain of some islands, es-
pecially in the French Marquesas, that rise
from sea level to high-altitude mountains,
with a range of ecological systems includ-
ing a rain forest near the top.
“You could tell where an island
would be from many miles out,” Bob said.
“That was where a cloud would be. The
French Marquesas had the third highest
waterfall in the world, so we hiked up
there.”
At sea, there is no smell, Bob said,
but as they approached an island, they
began to notice that each has its own
scent.
And each has unique history. Bob
was surprised to learn the South Pacific is-
lands were not inhabited until the early
1800s, and soon after, European settlers ar-
rived.
Each port varies as well.
“You couldn’t imagine what it
would be like until you got there,” he said.
When they came to a port, they
went for water, fuel and food. They would
They’re back!
The Brothers are back where they belong. In some ways it’s
as if nothing ever happened, that the 30,000 mile, 15-month cruise
around the world in a small, but spunky, little sailboat with the Bar-
bara Jean name painted in blue across its transom, was just another
boat ride. The boat, despite all its sparkle and dash in a fair wind,
was as rugged as a dreadnaught. It could pound through heavy
DICK seas giving as good as it got, then slide through calmer waters with
MAGEE the nimbleness and grace of a Barbara Jean teen.
If this floating homestead was something special, so was the
crew — Bob and Lori Brothers. They are the dreamers that made
“the impossible dream” come true. They moved from landlubbers at the begin-
ning, to seafaring masters at the end. Their progression from cars and cornfields to
seas and sailing is a jump few would be willing or able to make. But they did it
with aplomb and a modest lack of fanfare like it was all in a day’s work.
Clearly, they entered a world of their own making, clawing their way across
vast oceans alone or in company with fellow blue water nomads. While they
worked their boat in the ways of mariners of millenniums past, they were helped
and safeguarded by the high-tech wizardry of the present.
Not that it was always an easy sail. But it was not the rigors of sailing in
heavy weather or gauging the vagaries of weather in order to minimize risk that
was the most trying. It was simply trying to stay awake while under sail. They fol-
lowed the traditional four hours on and four hours off duty roster. There was no
chance for a solid eight-hour sleep. Fatigue became the most debilitating part of
the cruise. Time ashore was the anecdote.
However, the highlights of the voyage were not the places ashore, but the
people who lived there. The exception was the South Pacific Bali Hai islands of
James Michener’s, which cast their spell and kept the Barbara Jean captive in their
tropical paradise. But it was the people, their attitudes, their priorities and culture
that most impressed Bob and Lori. The peculiarities and practices of one port-of-
call were not the same as those of the next.
Each new landfall presented the challenge of ever changing currencies,
clearing customs, topping off water and fuel tanks, making repairs to the Jean’s
bumps and bruises, stocking stores, sampling new cooking and, oh yes, finding
the local yacht club for some solid ground R and R, be it a spiffy place or merely a
shack leaning into the wind. They put on sporty hats and transformed into
tourists. It was a wonderful learning experience. The sailors adapted, gained new
insights and perspectives.
The election hullabaloo back home was but a dim and distant rumble.
Home for them was the Barbara Jean slicing through blue water. An expanded
family constituted those hardy souls in the boats tied up along side at every an-
chorage. Friendships of a lifetime were in the making.
Now, the great sail is over. The Barbara Jean rests easy. The crew has a front
door and a lake outback that pretends to be an ocean. The reality of home takes
center stage. Lori starts where she left off, providing accounting and tax services.
Bob opens his new legal office. The happenings of their grand tour will fill a treas-
ure chest with fond memories and its history will be kept fresh by Lori’s wonder-
fully detailed log and the videos and photographs that tell of their epic voyage.
Will there be another grand sail? It’s hard to know. If the saying, “You’ve
got sand in your shoe” still means you suffer from wanderlust, then maybe. Surely
the Brothers have the sand and the boat. So, we’ll see.
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 The route for the Brothers’ World Cruising Club Circumnavigation Adventure.
“clear-in” with officials and meet with others from the cooper-
ative for dinner.
Food looks very different around the globe, Lori said.
She typically asked at the market how to prepare what was
available and most residents were helpful.
One universal food was pizza. Different locales served
pizza with their own flare, and that was good, Lori said.
What they didn’t find was decent beef and they were
not fond of goat, which was prevalent, so they ate a lot of fish.
Fish and other wildlife were an intriguing aspect they
didn’t anticipate. Dolphins swam alongside The Barbara Jean.
They endured “the battle of the birds” in the middle of the
ocean. Various types of birds joined them on deck.
In the morning, flying fish sometimes were dead on the
deck and at St. Helena, they swam with whale sharks — one
male was 28 feet long. Although the whale sharks were mas-
sive, they had no teeth, Lori said.
In the Galapagos Islands, manta rays jump 10 feet in
the air and do somersaults, putting on quite a show, Bob said.
That was where their Sturgis friends, Ron and Jean
Zimmerman joined them for a time.
Another time, their children and grandchildren joined
them in Tahiti so they could meet their new grandson and
catch up.
For most of those months, the Brothers stayed on the
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boat, even in port, but a few times got land lodging. In Fuji, a
desk clerk offered an ocean view for an extra $10. They de-
clined.
When they arrived back at St. Lucia, of the 33 boats
that left, eight made the complete trip. Some had planned to
drop off at various points, others joined. But when they all
came in, the cooperative members had quite a celebration.
Comforts of home
Back in Sturgis, the Brothers returned to work, Lori to
her accounting business and Bob practicing law.
Being back home felt like landing in the lap of luxury,
Bob said.
Turn on a faucet and you get hot water or cold water.
When they want food they get in a car and go shopping.
“The toilet doesn’t move,” Bob said.
“Neither does the sink,” Lori said. “You put a plate on
the table and it stays there.”
And they have rejoined the lives of their family and
friends and Bob’s mother was relieved to have them safely
home. Elle was married soon after their return.
Looking back at the experience, Lori sometimes thinks,
“Wow we actually did that. We sailed around the world. We
accomplished a huge goal. Nobody can take that away.”
Still, “It’s good to be back,” Bob said. ✤
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 Maria’s Mexican Restaurant
STORY & PHOTOS BY LAURA KURELLA
eeding a place for a few girls to
N meet on a Saturday afternoon,
we decided on my friend, Anne’s
suggestion to meet at Maria’s, an au-
thentic Mexican restaurant tucked in on
the western edge of U.S. 12 just before it
runs out of Sturgis.
Meeting our friend, Kay, it was
soon apparent we were lucky to get
seated as quickly as we did.
With customers entering non-
stop, the place was bustling with busi-
ness and brimming with the banter of
happy people enjoying their lunch.
Seated just inside the front door,
we were merely steps from their quaint
and colorful bar that added some Span-
ish charm to the space.
Handed menus immediately,
none of us had trouble finding some-
thing that we liked from its extensive
lists.
With appetizers, soups and sal-
ads, and specials and combos featuring
everything from meat, chicken, seafood
and veggies, there was also ala carte se-
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look through and decide.
Finding what our hearts wanted,
Anne ordered the Pollo Michigoan, Kay
the Fajita Taco Salad and I, a couple
steak tacos.
Taking seriously no time for our
orders to come in, the conversation at
our table suddenly came to a screeching
halt as we three all found ourselves lost
in the pleasure of the food on our
plates.
“This is really good,” Kay said.
“Mine is too,” Anne smiled in
agreement.
“My steak tacos are simply
mouth-watering,” I said. “I love it when
the steak is char grilled and smothered
in cheese. It doesn’t get better than
this.”
With all of us in compete agree-
ment, we shifted our focus to savoring
each and every bite, abandoning all
conversation until we were through.
“That was very satisfying,” Kay
commented, with Anne agreeing.
Thrilled with our meal and the
chance to meet, we all agreed that we
needed to come to Maria’s more.
“With it being tucked out on the
edge of town, you tend to forget that its
here,” Anne said.
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 Fighting A
STORY & PHOTOS BY DYLAN BENNETT

ll around social media, posts about species

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surface nearly every day. The posts ask the

an invader readers to take immediate action by either help-

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thanks to Mother Nature, some animals grow in
numbers rather than decline when circum-
Michigan DNR puts plan stances take a turn for the worse. In some cases,
it's a positive turn of events, but not in regard to
in place to reduce mute mute swans. According to the Michigan De-
partment of Natural Resources the swans can
swan population pose a threat to all other animals around them,
crops, vegetation and surprisingly, humans.
Originally not a native animal, the mute
swan originates from Europe, but were brought
into the states in order to “decorate” city lakes
and bodies of water. Unpredictably, the swans
showed their aggressive nature, invading other
species around them and becoming the superior
animal on the bodies of water where they were
placed.
Concerns grew when the swans outlived
other species and evidently began to grow in
population. Since 2000, the number of mute
swans in Michigan has risen from 5,700 to
15,500. The population is tracked twice yearly
by the DNR.
With growing numbers, the threat also
grows to almost any living organism. Sticking
close to their home bodies of water, the reports
of mute swans attacking humans while in boats
or on land began to become more frequent. The
swans began to pose a threat toward aquatic
vegetation, harming the tools necessary to grow
crops in the state and eating crops farmers and
others rely on. According to the DNR, mute
swans also harm other organisms around them
and are in competition with trumpeter swans —
a native species now on the state’s threatened
species list because of the invasive mute. With
the many issues entailing the swans, the DNR
has released several plans to fix the growing
conflict.
The growing concern has left the DNR
with the option of reducing the population of
the species by removing adult swans to put a
stop to reproduction and to destroy nests and
eggs that have been laid.
Short term, the goal is to manage and re-

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Share your photos of
life on the lake and
we’ll publish them in an
e.
upcoming issue of Shorelin

Email photos to
.
cphelps@sturgisjournal.com

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James Chasey shared

this photo of some
swans on Omena
Lake this spring.

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Sara and Kevin Main
just moved to Fishers
Lake in Three Rivers.
This is a view of a
sunset from their
pontoon.

Sheila Riley shared

this photo of her
granddaughter and
her dog waiting for
their mom to come
home. Photo taken at
Klinger Lake in June.

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SHOT
Birthday ride
Shelley Cartwright submitted this
photo of her mother celebrating
her 95th birthday with a Jet Ski
ride around Klinger Lake in July.

If you have a photo you’d like to see featured

as a Parting Shot, e-mail it to
cphelps@sturgisjournal.com or
send it to Shoreline, 209 John St.,
Sturgis, MI 49091.
Don’t forget to include where and when
the photo was taken.

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