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Hartwick Pines offers trails through nature, history by foot, bicycle
GRAYLING TOWNSHIP – Many people know about Old Growth trail through Hartwick Pines State Park which takes visitors through the 200-300...
Kurt J. Kolka
Apr 30, 20181 min read


Coopers Ville U.S.A. offers old-fashion outdoor fun for Cowboy/Cowgirl fans for FREE!
LEWISTON -- One of the lesser known jewels in the Grayling and Lewiston area is Coopers Ville U.S.A., located halfway between the two...
Kurt J. Kolka
Apr 30, 20181 min read


"All aboard" at the Roscommon Model Railroad Club!
ROSCOMMON -- The Roscommon Model Railroad Club in downtown Roscommon offers visitors a chance to experience the enjoyment of model...
Kurt J. Kolka
Mar 26, 20181 min read


AuSable Artisan's Village expanding
by Kurt J. Kolka / Winter 2017 The AuSable Artisans Village, working on making some big changes to the local artists’ storefront in...
Kurt J. Kolka
Feb 25, 20182 min read


Curling Club enjoys uniqueness of sport
By Kurt J. Kolka LEWISTON – Volunteers are finishing up preparing the ice sheets inside the Lewiston Curling Club for another season of...
Kurt J. Kolka
Feb 25, 20183 min read


COMICS FIND NEW VENUES, BUT REMAIN POPULAR WITH READERS
(Originally Posted: Friday, March 27, 2015) By Kurt J. Kolka Special to the Gaylord Herald Times GAYLORD — Comic strips in newspapers...
Kurt J. Kolka
Feb 25, 20185 min read


Holy Moley! It's "SHAZAM!"
September 07, 2009 | By Kurt Kolka Today, it is not uncommon to hear people using the words, “Holy Moley!” and “Shazam!” However, 35...
Kurt J. Kolka
Feb 25, 20187 min read


TOM TYLER: SILVER SCREEN'S FIRST SUPERHERO CAME FROM MICHIGAN!
2016 / By Kurt J. Kolka HAMTRAMCK -- Today, superhero movies come out multiple times a year. Back in the early 1940s, however, it was a...
Kurt J. Kolka
Feb 24, 20184 min read


RIALTO THEATER: A STANCIL FAMILY LEGACY
2017 / By Kurt J. Kolka GRAYLING -- Keeping a family business going under the same family for 102 years is almost unheard of today. In...
Kurt J. Kolka
Feb 24, 20183 min read


DEWARD: REMINDER OF THE LUMBERING ERA
(Photos courtesy Michigan State University and Crawford County Historical Society) Revised 2017 / By Kurt J. Kolka Back in the late...
Kurt J. Kolka
Feb 24, 20183 min read


SANDRA MACHALIK: U OF M'S FIRST GIRLS GYMNASTICS TEAM
2017 / by Kurt J. Kolka In 1972, Russian gymnast Olga Korbut was making headlines during the summer Olympics as millions of Americans...
Kurt J. Kolka
Feb 24, 20184 min read


ED BELANGER: REMEMBERING THE EDMUND FITZGERALD
November 09, 2012 | By Kurt J. Kolka GAYLORD -- “I still have nightmares about it,” said Gaylord resident Ed Belanger as he recalls that...
Kurt J. Kolka
Feb 24, 20184 min read


ANNMARIE ROWLAND: HER AMAZING PATCHWORK QUILT LIFE
Feb. 2018 / By Kurt J. Kolka GAYLORD – AnnMarie Rowland is a name well-known around Northern Michigan. Some recognize her for her...
Kurt J. Kolka
Feb 23, 20184 min read


SANDI MCINTYRE: BRINGING BACK THE DINOSAURS
Nov. 2017 / By Kurt J. Kolka ELMIRA – Grayling native Sandi Johnson McIntyre has always been a do-it-yourselfer. Once she figured out how...
Kurt J. Kolka
Feb 23, 20184 min read


INTERVIEW: TERRY BURNS FINDING HIS PLACE IN MUSIC
2017 / By Kurt J. Kolka DETROIT – Lauren Duski held Northern Michigan spellbound as she participated on the TV program, The Voice,...
Kurt J. Kolka
Feb 23, 20186 min read


LAUREN DUSKI: SINGING IS JUST PART OF LIFE
Feb. 2017 / By Kurt J. Kolka LOS ANGELES -- On Monday, February 27, the eyes of millions were on a young Gaylord woman as she sang before...
Kurt J. Kolka
Feb 23, 20186 min read


ROBERT WOODLAND: FINDING A LITTLE BIT OF WALDEN IN GRAYLING
2017 / By Kurt J. Kolka GRAYLING -- “Home. I was born to be here,” says retired school teacher, Robert Woodland, as he tries to...
Kurt J. Kolka
Feb 23, 20184 min read


MATT BOWMAN: ARTIST FOR GOD IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN AND BEYOND
2017 / By Kurt J. Kolka BOYNE CITY — At the recent A Higher Call Men’s Conference at Gaylord E-Free Church, artist and speaker Matt...
Kurt J. Kolka
Feb 23, 20184 min read


CURLY LAMOTTE: NEVER MORE THAN A STONE'S THROW AWAY FROM FRIENDS
2017 / By Kurt J. Kolka GRAYLING -- Many people refer to certain people as a rock in their life, but for Clarence “Curly” LaMotte, his...
Kurt J. Kolka
Feb 23, 20183 min read


ROSE WOLFLIN: STEPPING UP FOR WOMEN
2017 / By Kurt J. Kolka GRAYLING -- Title 9 did had a large impact for one Grayling girl in 1975. Rose Wolflin had recently moved to...
Kurt J. Kolka
Feb 23, 20182 min read
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