Annual Loppet set for this Sunday, Feb. 5

By DANIELLE MCINTOSH
HARBOR LIGHT NEWSPAPER

Living in a small town in the winter in northern Michigan can get a...

Harbor Springs City Council to meet Monday, Feb. 6

The Harbor Springs City Council will meet in regular session Monday, Feb. 6 beginning at 7 pm. The meeting is open to the public. Among the key items on the...

Arts Center presents Metro Jazz Voices Feb. 4

Crooked Tree Arts Center presents Metro Jazz Voices on Saturday, February 4 at 8:00 pm. The performance will be held on stage at the arts center. Metro Jazz Voices are...

Traverse City Writers Series places books, authors, writing front and center here in northern Michigan

We want to celebrate this thing we call reading, because we “live in a time when language is often taken for granted.”

Author Doug Stanton

By KATE BASSETT
HARBOR LIGHT NEWSPAPER

Walk along the...

Next 'Placemaking' session set for Tuesday evening, Feb. 7

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.”

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Next ‘Placemaking’ session set for Tuesday evening, Feb. 7

An evening of dreaming and conversation is being hosted by the Harbor...

About Town

Area Event Listings beginning Wednesday, Feb. 1

Welcome to About Town. This digital dispatch features select content focused on events and happenings in the Little Traverse Bay region of northern...

Column: Harbor Springs...Now and Then

Musings, memories & news about you

By CYNTHIA MORSE ZUMBAUGH
czumbaugh@charter.net | 231.526.7842

A few weeks ago, Sue Fowler submitted a letter to the editor discussing how it is the people who...

Column: Maureen Abood - Main Street Kitchen

by Maureen Abood

Editor’s Note: Writer Maureen Abood, a life-long seasonal resident who recently decided to call Harbor Springs home, is the author and photographer behind the blog Rose Water and...

Ask the Trainer: Lifting weights and body fat

Ask the Trainer
By GLENN STARK
CERTIFIED MASTER TRAINER,
BAY TENNIS AND FITNESS
GLENNWSTARK@GMAIL.COM

Q: Is It True That Lifting Weights Can Change Body Fat Into Muscle?

A:No, it is physiologically impossible...

Living Green

By DANIELLE MCINTOSH
HARBOR LIGHT NEWSPAPER

Sustainable lifestyle choices are becoming more main stream, especially in environmentally conscious Northern Michigan

There is a new way to remodel old homes. This is good...

Cleaning green...

By DANIELLE MCINTOSH

As I put on my rubber gloves-- since I finally had time to tackle the months of mildew and mold in my shower, I had a motivating thought:...

Get in the Winter Spirit with our Northern Michigan Winter Life publication

Northern Michigan Winter Life 2011-12

Our celebration of the winter season in the Little Traverse Bay region is being distributed over the next week and will be out and about...

Harbor Light Newspaper: Subscriber Access

Our newspaper subscribers have access to all content, including these "below the fold" selections. Subscribe now.

We appreciate and thank all of our print and...

Tax repeal would hit some counties harder

By SAODAT ASANOVA
-TAYLOR
CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE

While lawmakers consider repealing the personal property tax on business, some officials in Northern and Southeast Michigan...

The Business Wire

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Great Lakes Energy members warned of phone scam

Great Lakes Energy members are warned that they could receive a phone call advising them to call several 900 payper- call numbers to avoid high...

Hospice of Northwest Michigan earns designation from We Honor Veterans

Hospice of Northwest Michigan has received We Honor Veterans Level 2 Status from the national campaign designed to empower hospice professionals to meet the unique...

College international lecture series continues Feb. 2 with China

North Central Michigan College’s international lecture series resumes Thursday, February 2, with a presentation entitled “Beijing and Beyond: Building Lasting Connections in China.” This free...

Arts Center opens Juried Photography Exhibit

The Crooked Tree Art Center opened its 31st Annual Juried Photography Exhibition in the Ermy B. & Gordon B. Bonfield Gallery on January 21. The...

Carton Recycling Challenge is Just the Beginning

Get in the Winter Spirit with our Northern Michigan Winter Life publication

Emmet County Recycling’s (ECR) Carton Recycling Challenge wrapped up Sunday, January 22. While the collected materials still have to be picked up, sorted, baled and...

Get Cooking

Crooked Tree offering winter culinary series

The Crooked Tree Arts Center is preparing for another inspiring culinary series to help beat the winter blues and get...

Harbor Springs winter farmers market invites you to 'shop local'

As the Harbor Springs Farmers Market continues to grow and improve, we’ve added another “shop local” opportunity to the community ~ the winter market held...

Movie Review: One for the Money

with CYNTHIA MORSE ZUMBAUGH

One for the Money

Once again, I realized with blazing clarity why I don’t read books that I think will be movies prior...

About Town: Area Event Listings

Town Happenings

29th Annual XC Ski Loppet, will be hosted by The Outfitter of Harbor Springs on Sunday, February 5. This classic xc ski tour on...

Medal of Honor recipient to speak at College

Marine Sergeant Dakota Meyer, recipient of the Medal of Honor, will appear at North Central Michigan College on Wednesday, March 28, for a Lecture Series...

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