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Carl Designed It, Bertha Sold It

by Tom Slager | Dec 3, 2020 | People

Riding the 1886 Benz Motorwagen That Built an Industry“Why don’t we start it up?” asks Wes. We're sitting at a picnic table on the outer edge of his sizable collection, inside of an eight-bay pole barn structure. This is where he houses his mix of antique cars, fire...

Natalie O: Two years of Happiness Living on a Boat in Florida

by Tom Slager | Nov 26, 2020 | People

Being In Your Mid-Twenties and Living on a Boat has Its Rewards, But It Takes Work. Spend any time close to a large body of water and you are likely to find a marina somewhere along the shore. Strolling along the walkways and docks, gleaming white hulls bob and...

Backyard Astronomy: Telescopes and the December Night Sky in 2020

by Tom Slager | Nov 25, 2020 | Unlisted

The December Night Sky and Your First Telescope? This month’s look at the sky is going to take a slightly different tack than before. We have spent the past months focusing on the major bright planets. However, December brings us the benefit of dark skies that come...

Surviving A Hemiplegic Migraine: You Have to Keep Going

by Tom Slager | Nov 20, 2020 | People

Reclaiming Life After a Hemiplegic MigraineMany illnesses are “invisible” and, in our society, the natural tendency is to insist that a person just “get on with it, deal with it.” When an illness isn’t visible, patients often put on a false face that hides what they...

Kylee Nevills on Trick Riding: The one where I hang Upside down

by Tom Slager | Nov 11, 2020 | People

Trick Riding is Being a Daredevil on a HorseA crowd has filled the seats ringing an outdoor riding arena. At one end of this arena, in a sort of staging area, stand a number of horses with their riders decked out in red and white uniforms. They are the Canadian...

Last Stop: An Abandoned Places Visual Story

by Jennifer Colin | Nov 6, 2020 | Places, Things

Abandoned Places My obsession with the abandoned began over a decade ago with a visit to the former Traverse City State Hospital—also known as the Northern Michigan Asylum. (I have captured countless images over my many visits there, some of which I will eventually...