If you are privy to my constant complaining, you know that I have had quite a run of customer service issues this summer and I sometimes wonder if that concept is, like so many others, no longer something that people think about.I am and like being spoiled; I think everyone does. Nothing makes you feel spoiled like getting special treatment […]
Community Diary
Graduate NewsPurdue University has announced their dean’s list for the spring 2013 semester. Included on the list is Harbor Springs resident Maddie Hansen. She us a 2001 graduate of Harbor Springs High School.Gathering information for military care packagesFirst Presbyterian Church Harbor Springs will be preparing “mailbag” / care packages for younger military service men and women on Sunday, October 13. […]
Harbor Springs Kiwanis has long history of community service
As a young college student at the University of Michigan in the late 1950s, Harold Heintz decided to join the local chapter of the area’s Kiwanis Club. A professor promised if he joined and went to the required weekly meeting, he’d be treated to a hot meal. Not a bad deal, Heintz thought. “Myself and 11 others were told if […]
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From Emmet Countywww.EmmetCounty.orgThe construction of the seven mile M-119-to-Alanson segment of the North Western State Trail has wrapped up and it is now officially open. Five and half miles of the seven-mile asphalt trail run along the former Grand Rapids to Mackinaw Railroad corridor past Spring, Mud and Round Lakes. The route travels through the communities of Conway and Oden. […]
DDA chairman reviews progress, future steps for helping downtown area
With summer wrapping up, we checked in with the Harbor Springs Downtown Development Authority’s chairman, Rob Mossburg, to get the inside scoop on where the team in charge of revitalizing and enhancing Harbor’s year-round economy thinks the community is headed– and how the DDA plans to help it get there. The next DDA meeting will take place at 8 a.m. […]
Main Street Kitchen:A beautiful day in the neighborhood
Editor’s Note: Writer Maureen Abood, a life-long seasonal resident who decided to call Harbor Springs home, is the author and photographer behind the blog Rose Water and Orange Blossoms. Her culinary musings are often tied to the fields and tables of this area, and we are excited to feature a regular series of her essays in the Harbor Light. Through […]
About Town: Area Events and Happenings
Welcome Back to SchoolHarbor Springs public school students Grades 1-12, return for a full day on Wednesday, September 4. Kindergarten students return on Monday, Sept 9. Outdoor EventsThe 20th Annual Taste of Harbor Springs, will take place on Saturday, September 21, noon-3 p.m. on the waterfront next to the tennis courts. Advance tickets available for $25: online www.harborspringschamber.com or 231-526-7999. […]
Movie Review: Getaway
When I hear Getaway, I think The Getaway with Steve McQueen. In fact, when I first heard about this film, I was aghast; bad enough to have remade the classic with Alec Baldwin, but now with Ethan Hawke? Happily, this is not a remake. Unhappily, if it had been, at least it would have had a plot. This movie is […]
Ask the Trainer: What should I do for post-race recovery?
By Glenn Stark, Master Trainer, Bay Tennis and FitnessSo you just finished a big race, now you want get on to a speedy recovery so you can run or train again.For some just to be able to walk without feeling the post trauma effects is the goal after a long run. First thing to do is to soak it all […]
M-119 to Alanson trail complete and open; dedication set for Sept. 27
From Emmet County, www.EmmetCounty.orgThe construction of the seven mile M-119-to-Alanson segment of the North Western State Trail has wrapped up and it is now officially open. Five and half miles of the seven-mile asphalt trail run along the former Grand Rapids to Mackinaw Railroad corridor past Spring, Mud and Round Lakes. The route travels through the communities of Conway and […]