Good food, good friends, and good fun are three staples of great summer memories! If you’re looking for a fun summer day-trip with a group of friends, hop in the car and get ready to eat your way across Isabella County at these delicious stops. A word to the wise, though: wear stretchy pants on this

Hardtack Coffee Company started out as a hobby, the finished product ending in the coffee pots of family and friends. Dan Maloney had visited an old Army buddy in Oregon, who showed Dan his home coffee roasting operation. Inspired, Dan began roasting his own coffee beans in a cast iron Dutch oven right on his kitchen

With a variety of locations for artists to display their work or teach classes – such as Art Reach of Mid-Michigan in Mount Pleasant, Studio 23 in Bay City, and Imagine That! in Midland – as well as an assortment of “do-it-yourself” art shops, the Great Lakes Bay Region is becoming a nurturing hotbed for artistic

Members of the community are getting ready to huddle up for a popular event that takes place each spring.Tickets are still available for Mid Michigan College’s annual fundraising gala A Northern Tradition. The event is planned for Sunday, April 14 at Jay’s Sporting Goods in Clare.Since its inception 17 years ago, A Northern Tradition has raised

Brooke Malley has been working at Robaire's Bakery on Mission, just north of Broomfield, for about a year and a half, and has no plans to leave the tiny shop where there's, "love in every bite," any time soon. "It's a very home grown business," says Malley, "Everyone puts their all into everything they do." The way Malley

Small town big culture. Small town big flavor. Small town big family fun.Those are just a few of the headlines taken from the annual Mt. Pleasant Area Visitors Guide recently released by the Mt. Pleasant Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.The brochure highlights much of what Mt. Pleasant and the rest of Isabella County has to offer each year.Recreation opportunities,

The family that juices together stays together. At least that's the case for the Perrys. A few years ago, patriarch Doug Perry was facing some serious health issues and his family wanted to help him feel better. So all five of them – Doug, his wife Laurie, and their children Mitch, Korynne, and Grant – started researching best

An Isabella County public art tradition has once again launched throughout several local communities. Art Reach of Mid Michigan has opened up the submission window for its 11th annual Festival of Banners. The public art campaign is requesting that residents, schools, and businesses submit their own banner designs now through Friday, Feb. 15. Approximately 300 banners will