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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail The eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus), is a species of swallowtail butterfly native to eastern North America. It is one of the most familiar butterflies in the eastern United States, where it is common in many...
Copper Culture State Park The 42-acre Copper Culture State Park is on the north side of the Oconto River, on the west side of the city of Oconto at 260 Copper Culture Way, Oconto, Wisconsin....
Fungus Gnat Indoor Houseplant Recipe Have little black flies around your houseplants? Fungus gnats are what you have. Mix up this fungus gnat indoor houseplant recipe to kill the fungus gnat larvae in the infected soil.
Millie Mine Bat Viewing Site and Trail Millie Mine Bat Viewing site and trail system is an excellent way to spend an hour or so in Iron Mountain, Michigan.
Display and Dry Hydrangeas The hydrangeas are in full bloom and beautiful but you are wondering how to keep the beauty going all year. There is only one trick to drying them and it isn’t...
Coopers Hawk in My Garden The Coopers hawk in my garden, he enjoys parking himself on my deck rail or the neighbor’s fence and watching over the yard. The backyard feeder birds are an easy...
Wheels Collection of old vintage wheels, I love anything rusty, dusty, and old, it’s a wheel obsession of rusty goodness 🙂 That may bore some people but I love the rust. I love the...
Pressure Cooker Blueberry Steel Cut Oats Man is it cold out. The rain is bone chilling. I don’t even want to be outdoors and that is saying a lot, coming from me. I decided last...
Tomato Paste Recipe Looking for a way to use up all your garden tomatoes? How about making this tomato paste recipe? Tomato paste is used in plenty of hearty meals through the winter months. If...
Lower Ore Dock Marquette Michigan The lower ore dock in Marquette Michigan is a good place to stand during the early eve. A pastel coloring consumes the sky for an area that is most certainly...
Fresh Creamed Freezer Corn Recipe Wondering what you can do with all that garden fresh corn on the cob? Try this fresh creamed freezer corn recipe and you will enjoy that sweet corn taste well...
Da Yoopers Tourist Trap Da Yoopers Tourist Trap in Ishpeming, Michigan. Traveling is a way to experience new places and locations. If you can grab a few laughs along the way … that is where...
Fish Pellets as Fertilizer Whenever I can I like to use organic fertilizers. People ask me all the time how I grow such mammoth rhubarb plants and I always grin and I say I’m not...
Canyon Falls My daughter and I are heading out to spend a couple of days in Upper Michigan. No plans, just driving looking to get ourselves into some trouble as I told my husband. Canyon...
Fruits, Herbs & Veggies> Foraging / Recipes / Art I just grabbed a basket of juicy mulberries from my friend’s white mulberry bush, its oak-like leaves make it a standout! Mulberries grow in the wild, but...
Test Your Soil For Lead Before Planting Your Garden If your garden is located near or next to a home, barn or additional structure that was built before 1978 test your soil for lead before...
Birds Like Safflower Seed Squirrels Dislike Keep the squirrels off your feeders by changing your birdseed. Birds like safflower seed squirrels dislike it. So, if you are looking for a great way to feed the...
Growing Weeks Needed for Fall Crops Wondering how many growing weeks are needed for a certain fall crop? I’ve made a simple guide to give you a clear idea. You will want to bookmark or...
Eggshells Agitate Ants Here is a fun fact for you and a reason to save your eggshells. For some reason, eggshells agitate ants enough to relocate them. The process is really simple and cheap. For...
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