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Frankfort Michigan Beach, 1938 … and a Postcard Collectors Event

August 14, 2007 – 7:21 am

Postcard of the beach at Frankfort, Michigan, from 1938.

In addition to showing the fashion of the day, this cool postcard of the Frankfort beach in 1938 features the photographer’s aunt & mother (roughly dead center, click through to see where).

Postcard collector Don Harrison wants you to know about a very cool event for those who enjoy Benzie County or Northwest Michigan postcards and vintage images. Check below for more! (more…)

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The Cherry Bowl Drive in Theater

August 10, 2007 – 7:26 am

The Cherry Bowl Drive-in

We figured that before summer is over, we should give a shout-out to the Cherry Bowl Drive in Theater. This classic drive-in is located in Honor, Michigan and has provided “Fine Film, Food, Fun and Family Entertainment” since it was opened in 1953. Their goal is provide clean, wholesome family entertainment in a safe atmosphere and won’t play any film stronger than PG13 (or glorifies teen drinking and/or drug use).

While they boast Northern Michigan’s largest movie screen, the real show happens before the picture, when viewers can enjoy vintage cartoons and advertisements and fun activities like miniature golf, hula-hooping and all the great memorabilia collected by the Cherry Bowl. With great tasting homemade and handmade food at Cherry Bowl Dinner and great movies on the screen, you can’t go wrong at the Cherry Bowl!

Photo: Cherry Bowl by Andy McFarlane

*You can click on the photo above and view larger sizes (suitable for a computer background) at the photo site Flickr. Many of the photos here are hosted there!

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Benzie County Chamber of Commerce

August 7, 2007 – 7:19 am

One of Benzies Beautiful BeachesThe web site of the Benzie County Chamber of Commerce is absolutely packed with information on current community happenings & chamber events, a comprehensive member directory (with web links) along with lots and lots about the many things to see and do in Benzie County, which boasts…

…60 miles of Lake Michigan coastline, 57 inland lakes, and the southern portion of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. There are eight challenging golf courses, numerous biking and hiking trails, 135 miles of groomed snowmobile trails, and breathtaking fall color. The 80 to 100 inches of snow fall draws people to Crystal Mountain with its cross county ski trails and its 45 downhill slopes.

Check below for a map to the Chamber office in downtown Benzonia! (more…)

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July 4, 2007 – 9:05 pm

Frankfort Harbor Entry by Ken Lakebetsiebay.net is designed to help you get more out of visiting or living in the area from Frankfort to Manistee to Empire to Traverse City – and maybe further.

We like things like music, art, books, food, the wide-open outdoors and all it offers in every season  We’re interested in the growth in our area and work that’s being done to channel it into a force that makes our lives better and preserves what we love about the area. We want to learn how folks are making their living, be it on the cutting edge or in the same trades as their grandparents.

In short, we’re interesting in living in the place we love and making it better for those who are here now and who come after us.

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