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Frankfort holds its first-ever Beer Week the second week of Hoptober, Monday through Saturday, celebrating our new deeply local beer scene (thank you, Stormcloud Brewing Company). More than a dozen restaurants will be participating, creating unique items just for this event, made with Michigan beer. Stormcloud will tap their annual
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By Ann Sinclair Located on beautiful Betsie Bay in Frankfort, Bayview Grille has earned its reputation as a popular destination for great made-from-scratch home-style food and Michigan-made beers and wine. Located in the building that once housed Celia’s by the Bay, Bayview Grille is the pride and joy of
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The Northern Michigan Culinary Arts Community makes a second attempt to kick off its community dinner series at Grow Benzie on Sunday, February 9 at 5 pm. As with all NMCAC events, menus are volunteer-made from scratch and feature locally produced ingredients. Dinner is served at 5 and runs until
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On August 16, percussionist and harmonica player Trina Hamlin will fill the Conundrum Café with her passionate ballads and bluesy sounds. An hour prior to the 8 PM concert, St. Ambrose Cellars, known locally for their delicious meads, will be offering a tastings of their meads, red and white wines
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During my three years in Ithaca, New York (which must have one of the premier farmers' markets in the country), I was spoiled by delicious organically raised dairy delivered to a porch around the block from where I lived every week, in addition to abundant options for nitrite-free, free-range,
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Each June since 2002, the Elberta Solstice Festival has brought masses of people to this tiny village nestled amid the dune bluffs on the shores of the Betsie Bay and Lake Michigan for a free festival of local food, beer, games, crafts, and fantastic live music, all capped off with
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1. So you're the new chef at Stormcloud Brewing, and you're a 1999 Kalamazoo College English major with a music minor. Does your cooking have a deep structure to it? And how does that relate to a universal grammar, if such exists, of breweries? Well, I
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Alert reporter Chip Marks spoke with Chris and Victoria Mekas about their new combination coffee and flower shop, which opened for business May 15 in the old Java 429 spot on Main Street. Chip got this response and some great photos. We took occupancy of the commercial space at 429
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By Emily Votruba On May 25 at 7 pm, Frankfort–Elberta's very own Lakeside Shakespeare Theatre company will transform Oliver Art Center into the House of Capulet for "An Evening in Verona"—a fun theatrical party with a purpose. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at
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By Emily Votruba At the February Parks and Rec Commission meeting last night there was some discussion of food concessions down at the beach. Nobody in the room could remember a time when snacks were sold down at the beach, though Katy denHeeten recalled the swingsets and picnic tables she
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FEB 1 THE FRANKFORT COAST GUARD STATION CHILI COOKOFFwho: Competition is open only to public safety officers (police, fire, EMS, Coast Guard), but anybody can come to the station and eat some chili. A panel of judges including Sheriff Ted Schendel and some members of the Chamber of Commerce will