St. Julian Winery Awarded Top Honors at 2017 Jefferson Cup
St. Julian Winery was recently presented with several medals during the 18th Annual Jefferson Cup International—the only competition that honors
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Nancie Oxley Named Vice President of Pure Michigan’s St. Julian Winery
St. Julian Wine Company in Paw Paw has recently named Nancie Oxley as its Vice President. Recognized as Michigan’s first female winemaker, she joined St. Julian in 2002 as the Assistant Winemaker and moved up the ranks to Head Winemaker in 2010.
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North Peak Brewing Launches Hail Pale Ale
North Peak Brewing Company has just released a year-round tailgate beer. Hail Pale Ale is golden, light bodied and delicious. This well-balanced beer, made with maize flaked corn and blue corn grits, celebrates all things Michigan. Amarillo, Cascade, Chinook and Crystal hops add flavors of citrus, apricot, and peach.
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Hybrid Marquette Wine from Walloon Lake Winery Awarded Dry Red “Best of Class” at 40th Annual Michigan Wine Competition
Over the past 40 years of the Michigan Wine Competition, it is rare for a hybrid red grape to rise above all other dry red competitors. Yet, that is just what happened this year when Walloon Lake Winery’s North Arm Noir was named “Best of Class,” receiving a Double Gold Medal in the Dry Red category. The introduction of Marquette marks the dawn of a new era of cold-hardy red hybrid wine grapes; more often resembling traditional Vitis vinifera wines than those from existing hybrid cultivars.
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Author & Retired Kansas City Star Editor Steve Paul Headlines Michigan Hemingway Society Conference
The Michigan Hemingway Society is once again hosting its annual literary and history conference, October 6-8 at The Terrace Inn in the Northern Michigan Chautauqua community of Bay View. This year’s keynote speaker is Steve Paul, the author and editor of several books including Hemingway at Eighteen: The Pivotal Year that Launched an American Legend, due out this fall.
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Petoskey Celebrates 15th Annual Festival on the Bay – August 18-19, 2017
It’s the celebration of the summer as the Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce hosts its 15th Annual Festival on the
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Petoskey Area Wineries Garner “Best of Class” at 40th Annual Michigan Wine Competition
Three wineries from the Petoskey area’s Bay View Wine Trail were awarded medals recently at the 40th Annual Michigan Wine Competition in Lansing. Walloon Lake Winery’s North Arm Noir and Mackinaw Trail Winery’s Blueberry were both awarded “Best of Class” honors, each receiving a Double Gold Medal in the Dry Red and Fruit Wine categories, respectively.
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Throw Caution to the Wind During 6-Day Windjammer Sail Aboard Tall Ship Manitou
You’re invited to set sail aboard the Tall Ship Manitou – one of the largest sailing ships on the Great Lakes – during a 6-Day Windjammer Cruise, September 17-23. Guided by the passionate, skilled and entertaining crew of the Traverse Tall Ship Company, this voyage sets sail out of Grand Traverse Bay aboard a replication of an 1800s “coasting” cargo schooner.
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Lakeshore Harvest Country Hosts 11th Annual Family-Friendly Road Rally Scavenger Hunt – July 22
Lakeshore Harvest Country is gearing up for its 11th Annual Road Rally, July 22. Previously hosted in the fall season, this family-friendly traveling scavenger hunt takes participants from clue to clue along the backroads of Michigan’s “Fruit Belt” region—visiting the orchards, vineyards, farms and studios along the way.
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Vernales in Harbor Springs Becomes Premier American Wagyu Steak House
Vernales, Michigan’s #1 Steakhouse, has made a colossal change in its chop house steak menu by going 100 percent American Wagyu, sourced from Imperial Wagyu Beef® via Fairway Packing.
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Root Café and Coffeehouse in Fennville Adds Craft Beer, Wine & Spirits to their Menu
Root Café and Coffeehouse in downtown Fennville is expanding its menu to offer craft beer, wine and spirits, alongside artisan sandwiches, rustic food, baked goods and coffee. The cozy space features a sitting area with old fashioned couches and chairs surrounding a fireplace, and raw edge plank tables for you to dine. Root is now open 7 days a week, from 7:30am-9pm.
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Petoskey Celebrates a Year of Ernest Hemingway
Literary and history buffs are quick to reference Chicago, Paris, Spain, Cuba, Key West and Ketchum as locales where Hemingway made an impact. Yet, it was Northern Michigan which held what some consider the most treasured place in the author’s heart. Except for a single night in 1947, when he was passing through Michigan on his way west, Hemingway never saw this region again after his September, 1921 marriage in Horton Bay to Hadley Richardson.
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Celebrate the Summer of 2017 with Rochester Mills Raspberry Radler
“Without question, Raspberry Radler is going to be THE beer of the summer, while enjoying outdoor activities in the Great Lakes region…This beer is ideal for hot Pure Michigan summer days spent drinking on the patio or poolside, at the beach or lake, on the boat, along the trails or at the golf course…”
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