by Tracy Becker | Aug 5, 2019 | Do Stuff, Kids + Family
When I was a kid, the Berrien County Youth Fair was the pinnacle of my summer. Everything led to the fair. All year long, I worked with three different 4-H clubs; I cared for my rabbits; practiced with my dog (“sit” and “stay” kind of stuff); I...
by Tracy Becker | Jul 19, 2019 | Do Stuff, Get Outside
Sundays in our house are family days. Sometimes we stay home to play. Other times we venture out. Last Sunday, our family spent the entire afternoon in Harbor Country, Southwest Michigan’s tourist hotspot. You know, home to the marina and Redamaks in New Buffalo, Red...
by Tracy Becker | Jul 1, 2019 | Do Stuff, Get Outside, Kids + Family
I have always started summer by setting goals: a long list of things to do and people to see. Living in Southwest Michigan, the possibilities for warm-weather fun seem nearly endless. And as a teacher with three young children, my summer breaks are precious. So in the...
by Tyler DeJong | Jul 1, 2019 | Do Stuff
Naki Yates, a professed lover of all things beautiful, meets troubled times head-on: with lyrical beauty. As founder of Benton Harbor-based P.O.E.Ttree, she and her group of community poets engage a divisive political climate with unification by story. “We focus...
