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Peacock from Maplewood Farm Petting Zoo
Maplewood Farm Petting Zoo
Tired of all the tension and stress brought on by your frantic schedule but can't afford to take a vacation? Wish you could create some lifelong memories with your children or grandchildren without gouging your pocketbook? The Maplewood Farm Petting Zoo may just be the answer to both. Read Story graphical link
Great Lakes Sailor: John B. Cowle, Part 2
The Second Mate aboard the Cowle. Bob GoyetThe following morning, breakfast was served at 7 AM, but the smells wafting from the galley had awaken the new sailor long before. Like so many cooks working aboard the freighters, the Cowle's cook was nothing short of excellent. Read Story graphical link
Great Lakes Shipwrecks Inspire Local Writer
Wayne "Skip" KadarWhen most people think of shipwrecks, they often summon the image of such notorious Great Lakes freighters as the Edmund Fitzgerald or the Carl D. Bradley. Unfortunately, many more tragedies occurred on these waters....Read Story graphical link
Antiques: Collecting Hand-Carved Folk Art

Hand-Carve Folk Art photoEver wonder how the old papier-mache candy containers, puppet heads and toys we have inherited and collected over the years were made? Read Story graphical link

Harbor Beach Maritime Festival
Small towns and cities celebrating summer festivals is as American as apple pie, and Harbor Beach celebrates like no other, hosting its fifth annual Maritime Festival Wednesday through Sunday, July 13 - July 17, 2005. Read Story graphical link
Where in America Are You?
You are about to step ashore on the same island where Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi stepped ashore on July 4, 1876. Bartholdi, a successful French sculptor, picked this island as the perfect spot for a monumental statue. Read Story graphical link

Perry's Fishing Trip info