Category Archives: Food & Dining

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National Coho Festival

August 20, 2008 – 10:20 am

The Coho QueenThe National Coho Festival, held in Honor, runs this Thursday-Sunday (Aug 21-24, 2008). The festival features a wide variety of entertainment, food & drink, kids events like a rubber duck race and games, contests and of course the parade at 2 PM on Saturday. Much more at the link below!

The National Coho Festival web site explains that Coho Salmon were introduced to the state of Michigan in April, 1966 with the first planting from the Platte River Fish Hatchery, located just east of Honor.

Three local men soon developed the idea of having a festival to promote the Coho Salmon and Benzie County. The first festival was held October 7 -15, 1967…

The second festival was held in September of 1968 and was considered a great success. By this time the National Coho Salmon Festival, Inc. was an official organization. In 1968, the first National Coho Queen, Claudia Eberly, was selected.


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Green Cuisine in Honor

July 7, 2008 – 8:10 am

Food for Thought's Gren CuisineOn Wednesday, July 16th from 5-8 PM, the 3rd annual Green Cuisine takes place at Food for Thought (10704 Oviatt Rd in Honor). Green Cuisine features wine from a number of the wineries of the Old Mission and Leelanau Peninsulas along with food from some of the region's artisan food producers. Wine, chocolate, hummus, breads, cheeses, pastries, fresh fruits and more will be available foryour culinary delight. This year Shorts Brewery will even make the trip from Bellaire!

One of the neatest things about this event is that it's a "zero-waste" event. Organizers Tim & Kathy Young set a goal to have all the waste generated from the event to be either reusable, recyclable or compostable. It's been such a sucess that 800 attendees last year generated less than one ounce of waste!

Another great bonus is that the amazingly talented Seth Bernard & Daisy May Erlewine will be performing. Get all the details by calling 231-326-5444 or visiting foodforthought.net.

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Come to Vacationland … and the Elberta Summer Solstice Festival!

June 13, 2008 – 7:49 am

~Vacationland

The Elberta Summer Solstice Festival takes place next Saturday (June 21st, 2008) from 2 PM - Midnight at Elberta Waterfront Park

Activities start at 2pm and include local food vendors, kids games, pony rides, bull-train. The beer tent is open from 4pm-Midnight and features brews from Shorts Brewery of Bellaire and music by "Rusty Blaides".

You can check out Waterfront Park on our betsiebay.net map and listen to some music from Rusty Blaides at their MySpace.

About the photo: Joy took this photo titled "~Vacationland" at Elberta's Trick Dog Gallery.

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Michigan Beer & Brat Festival at Crystal Mountain - Memorial Weekend

May 16, 2008 – 7:10 am

Crystal Mountain will host the 3rd Annual Michigan Beer & Brat Festival on Saturday, May 24 from 4-8 PM. This year the Michigan Brewers Guild will partner with Crystal, and the festival features more than 40 Michigan microbrews from Bell's, Short's, New Holland, Founder's, Arbor, Arcadia, Jolly Pumpkin and more. Specialty brats (jalapeno to tart cherry), Bavarian pretzels and live entertainment by Egon complete the day (check out that link - awesome rendition of Red House!).

Admission is $20 and includes a commemorative mug and tickets for beer and brats. Crystal is also offering Michigan Beer & Brat Festival package which includes free admission FREE admission to the festival.

Get all the details on the Michigan Beer & Brat Festival from Crystal Mountain.

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Morel Season!

May 5, 2008 – 6:24 am

...and the winner is by plattegalReports are rolling in from all over that morel season is in full swing!

Now we have photographic evidence in this photo titled …and the winner is by plattegal!

Check out Morel Season in Benzie County in the Benzie County group on Flickr for the latest reports and even recipes!!

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News from the Fusion Restaurant in Frankfort!

April 24, 2008 – 3:24 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7euy7Plc4Y

betsiebay.net's Ken Lake chats with Bobbiesee Ku of The Fusion Restaurant in downtown Frankfort about exciting new developments including culinary school, their new Mediterranean restaurant Tali (at the current location) and the new location of Fusion at the former Rhonda's Wharfside (with a dessert bar downstairs!).

Here's a brief article from the Traverse City Business News about Fusion.

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Hunting Morel Mushrooms in Northern Michigan

March 7, 2008 – 11:30 pm

Black Morel

Black Morel, photo by farlane.

In the Benzie County group there's a discussion underway about Morel Season in Benzie County. Seems a little early to me, but I guess that it's never to early to start cooking up thoughts of a tasty spring dinner!

Seriously, click over to that link - there's ton of morel info there!

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Featured Event: Lunafest and the Women's Winter Tour

January 9, 2008 – 8:57 am

Lunafest and the Women's Winter TourOn the first weekend of February, Crystal Mountain hosts a pair of events with a focus on women. The 10th Annual Madeleine Thomas Memorial Women's Winter Tour features cross-country and downhill ski clinics and demos, snowshoe tours through the Michigan Legacy Art Park, a chocolate appreciation class (I didn't know it required a class, but there you go), live music and dancing and more. All the info can be found at the National Women's Winter Tour web site.

The event is joined this year by Lunafest, a national touring event that seeks to promote women filmmakers, raise awareness for women’s issues, and support women's nonprofit organizations throughout the U.S. and Canada. Visit that link above for details about featured films!

If you click the posters, you can see them lots bigger and get additional details!

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Benzie & Frankfort Fall Festival

September 28, 2007 – 1:16 pm

The annual Fall Festival offers two weeks of fun in Frankfort, Beulah, Benzonia and the surrounding area. The Benzie County Visitor's Bureau has a page of information on the festival and you can get the poster from the Frankfort-Elberta Chamber.
Big breeze at Pt Betsie by Jim SorbieWeekend of October 6-7

Fall food takes center stage with the Fall Soup Contest on Saturday (Oct 6) in Beulah Park and the Honor Lions Club Hillbilly Breakfast from 8:30 - 12:30 on Sunday (Oct 7).

There's also a Sidewalk Art Contest and a Fall Market in Beulah on Saturday and the Crystal Lake Elementary FallFest Fundraiser in Benzonia on Saturday with a full lineup of fun for families including a produce & products market, cider press, carnival with prizes, food, refreshments, petting zoo and fire truck rides.

Crystal Mountain offers scenic chairlift rides to view the fall colors (4-6 PM both Saturday the 6th & 13th) and a haunted forest (6-9:30 PM) on Saturday and then hosts the Betsie Valley Run on Sunday with a 10K Run and Half Marathon Walk & Run. The photo above is Big breeze at Pt Betsie by Jim Sorbie at Point Betsie Lighthouse is open to visit both weekends!

Frankfort Fall Festival
Weekend of October 13-14

At 11 AM on Saturday, October 13 2007, the Fall Festival Parade and Mutt March will take place in downtown Frankfort (costume judging for the Mutts is at 10 AM). Extreme Pumpkin by John Clement HoweOther events following the parade include a Pumpkin luncheon at the Recreation Center, performances by the internationally acclaimed Scottville Clown Band and a ton of fall fun at the Open Space including:

  • Giant Pumpkin weigh-in (guess the weight and win a bike!)
  • Mutt Corral with awards and doggy fun
  • Giant Pumpkin Carving and Auction
  • A hay wagon ride through Frankfort with a storyteller
  • The Pumpkin Regatta
  • Activities for kids including games, pumpkin decorating, face painting, balloon man, straw maze, fortune teller, pumpkin bowling and pumpkin hillbilly golf!

A really cool looking feature is the Pumpkin Chuckin' Catapults at 2:30 PM and be sure to save room for the Frankfort City Fire Dept Fish Fry (3 - 6 PM).

Saturday night also features late night shopping at participating downtown businesses, a Mad Cap Puppet Show at Frankfort High School (6:30 PM) and at 7 PM Bayside Haunting at Old Coast Guard Station.

The photo to the right is Extreme Pumpkin by John Clement Howe (view a set of photos). You can learn more about noted pumpkin carver Ed Moody. That link goes to his web site where you'll find some photos of his amazing work.

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Bounty of the (apple) Harvest

September 23, 2007 – 9:54 am

Bounty of the Harvest by John Clement Howe

This photo was taken by John Clement Howe yesterday at Eden Hill. He added three more apple-cheeked beauties to the betsiebay.net group too!

You can get some regional apple & farm market information from Taste the Local Difference and also on All About Apples' Northern Michigan page.

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