"Junk Lady" for Charity
Gleaning for Jesus collects and distributes used household items to people in need
by Michael and Denise Thompson
Saginaw’s Leslie Bacon is a curbside scrap collector. A furniture and appliance repair specialist. An interior decorator. A professional social worker. Somehow, some way, these all contribute to her evangelism.
Meet the 2010 RUBY AWARD WINNERS
Great Lakes Bay Region professionals, under age 40, are recognized for success
by Nancy Sajdak Manning
The 5th Annual RUBY Awards recognize 11 of the Great Lakes Bay Region’s young adults for their outstanding professional accomplishments and contributions to regional improvements.
Read more...Think Positive!
In tough times, don't be a hostage to fortune. Being optimistic, acknowledging your feelings, and accepting help can improve your emotional health.
by Jack B. Tanny
We are living in an extremely stressful time.
The economic downturn has caused job losses, health concerns, financial dilemmas, marital and family problems, and even anger issues—difficulties that have left many of us feeling anxious or depressed.
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Huron Shore
Magazine
Bird's Eye View
Bring your binoculars for spectacular bird watching along the Saginaw Bay shoreline
by Bill Diller
Sunken Treasure
Lost with potentially 30 barrels of silver aboard, the R.G. Coburn is Lake Huron’s treasure ship
by Janis Stein
Built in 1870 in Marine City for E.B. Ward’s Lake Superior Line, advertisements of the day touted the steamer R.G. Coburn as possessing “all the late improvements for the better safety and security of passengers.” Before her launch the Toledo Blade reported, the Coburn “has water-tight compartments, and when completed will be one of the most perfect steamers afloat on our inland seas.”
Read more...A Renaissance Craftsman Makes Sweet Music
by Mollie Schweppe
When Elwin Knepp walks through his woods just north of AuGres, he sees much more than the colorful foliage of a Michigan autumn. In an ash tree he envisions the hourglass-shaped body of a mountain dulcimer. In the cherry tree nearby he spies an exquisite finishing trim. And the maple tree with the crooked trunk? That just might produce the perfect grain for his next Spanish guitar.
At Home in the
Great Lakes Bay
Fabulous Floors
New products join classics to help you create durable, versatile style underfoot
by Marianne C. Bird
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It's Show Time!
With options to fit every budget, audio-visual integration enhances your home-entertainment experience
by JD Polzin
So here you are, ready to upgrade your home with some new technology. The trouble is that you think Blu-ray is something from Star Wars, and the representative at the TV shop is drowning you in liquid crystal and plasma display information. With so many audio-visual choices out there for your home theater, what do you do?
Remodel Financing
How to finance your home-remodeling project
by Laurie A. Hileman
For those of us without the spare cash to plunk down for our next home-remodeling project, financing through a local lending institution can bring us one step closer to realizing our own slice of HGTV heaven.
