Robert Adams4 days ago2 minAsparagus in EmpireASPARAGUS ARE SPROUTING in northern Michigan. This annual occurrence is welcomed by me and just about everyone else I know. From mid-May,...
Robert AdamsMay 131 minMay FlowersHERE IT IS THE MIDDLE of May. The long winter is behind us. Traverse City recorded the highest temperature ever of 96 F beating a...
Robert AdamsApr 11 minStormcloud Brewing CompanySTORMCLOUD BREWING COMPANY established in 2013 has become a celebrated attraction in downtown Frankfort. Tourists and locals alike...
Robert AdamsMar 242 minAgritourism Along M-22MANY INDIVIDUALS I SPEAK WITH kick around a term that describes a movement that has swept through northern Michigan. The word is...
Robert AdamsMar 31 minA March MomentI’M UPSTAIRS IN MY LOFT pecking away on my HP laptop. The morning light is just now revealing itself and I am becoming aware that it is...
Robert AdamsFeb 221 minNorth Country Grill & PubNANCY AND I DROVE TO SUTTONS BAY over the weekend not realizing the Village was having their late-winter Yeti festival. Not to fret as...
Robert AdamsFeb 171 minM-22 Lakeshore Trail MY GIRLFRIEND AND I HAVE MADE A PACT. We have agreed to support each other in exploring our region to satisfy our curiosity in simply...
Robert AdamsDec 30, 20212 minDelicious ApplesRED DELICIOUS APPLES AREN’T PARTICULARLY TASTY. At least that was the conclusion my youngest son and I had in the late 1990s when we...
Robert AdamsDec 8, 20212 minMy EpiphanyI HAD AN EPIPHANY IN EARLY DECEMBER. It came to me after I saw the strong winds jostle leaves and seed heads here and there on a...
Robert AdamsNov 12, 20213 minTiggerIT’S BEEN TWO YEARS since I put my cat Tigger down for good. It was a final act of our togetherness. He was ready. I was not. Tigger...
Robert AdamsOct 22, 20212 minWelcome Meyer LemonANOTHER SEASON COMES TO A CLOSE. My cherry tomatoes hung in there until late October. During the month I planted spring bulbs, moved a...
Robert AdamsOct 15, 20211 minOut My DoorIN MY MINDFULNESS PUSH where stress in my world is minimized, I’m learning to focus on the contentment found in the here and now. I so...
Robert AdamsSep 29, 20211 minFrankfort BluffsTHERE IS SOMETHING MAGICAL about the views we get along the shoreline in greater Frankfort. In fact, the entire length of the western...
Robert AdamsSep 21, 20213 minMy Favorite MoviesI HAVE NOT WATCHED a movie in about five years. I know it has something to do with my opinion of actors and my confusion about our...
Robert AdamsAug 30, 20212 minKetch 22WHAT A PLEASANT SURPRISE that came my way this past week during my drive along M-22 from Manistee to Frankfort. Just past the parking lot...
Robert AdamsAug 25, 20212 minAn August MomentHERE IT IS LATE AUGUST and I have been enjoying weeks of fresh corn, tomatoes, and peaches. I am very thankful for the local producers...
Robert AdamsAug 15, 20211 minBob's Economic IndicatorI WATCH WITH INTEREST ECONOMIC indicators that are all coming in suggesting we are in an inflationary period. This is not welcomed news...
Robert AdamsAug 6, 20212 minChicago PerformsSUCH A NICE RETURN for the rock and jazz band Chicago, appearing live and on stage this first week in August at Interlochen. The group...
Robert AdamsJul 13, 20211 minOn My WalkThis photo of daisies I took with the sun behind me on my walk into downtown Traverse City. IT WAS THE LAST DAY of the Cherry Festival....
Robert AdamsJun 28, 20213 minOld Baldy VisionHOW FUN IS IT TO GET THE WHEELS turning in planning a nine-hole golf course with a year-round rental cottage complex in greater...