Month: December 2018
Best of 2018: Dan Meers
Dan Meers has nearly a dozen suits he wears to work. The odd thing is, all the suites are alike. It’s an odd suit for…
Best of 2018: Wall Drug
What’s the first thing a father teaches his son about being a good businessman? How to make donuts of course! It’s one of the most…
Best of 2018: Todd Syrup Farm
Lots of people enjoy pure maple syrup. But if you ask this farmer what he thinks of it, well you’ll quickly find that he doesn’t…
Best of 2018: Billy the Kid
When two different cities, in two different states claim to have the body of the same man, well, you know there’s going to be a…
The Holiday Christmas Store
If Santa Claus needed a place to buy all of his decorations, this would be it. It’s big business in small town Michigan and it…
Twas the Night
We know the words of “’twas the night before Christmas;” words that helped solidify the image of Santa over 200 years ago. Here’s the the…
The Scene of a Winter Battle
The Union army was defeated at Fredricksburg, Virginia in mid December 1862. President Lincoln needed a victory to bolster the north and the Emancipation Proclamation…
That Smell in the Air
The college president smelled something. It was not a bad odor, but rather something pleasant. And soon his nose led his mind to an idea…
A Christmas Tradition
Many of us have Christmas traditions. At this college there is a Christmas tradition that has raised money for these students and this campus for…
A Business Totally Run By Volunteers
It’s a business that is run totally by volunteers. What’s interesting is many of the volunteers are middle and high school students who give of…