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Blue Berry July

ESCANABA — Delta County’s delicacy has a long history of harvest by the shores of the Bays de Noc. The most delicious of all wild berries (in my opinion) the easiest to preserve and a plant with many medical uses, is the wild blue berry. The sandy soil, made acidic by countless jack pines and fragranced by sweet ferns, is prefect for the growth of blue berries. Indigenous people , hundreds of years go traveled with moccasined feet to the flat sandy berry hunting grounds around the mouth of the” Escanawba” River (original spelling). Many a birch-bark containers were filled ...

Your first job doesn’t have to be your last

Dear Annie: I'm a recent college grad, and I've always wanted to be a writer like you. I've applied to more jobs than I can count at newspapers and magazines but haven't landed a single offer. Everyone keeps saying "the job market is tough right now," but knowing that doesn't pay rent. I still ...

Keeping your skin pristine

Dear Heloise: Every skincare company claims to have the perfect solution to staying young, but the truth is that lines and wrinkles are going to show up sooner or later. For many people, plastic surgery, skin peels and $200 creams are out of reach and might not do anything to remove the lines ...

Reader writes in with a ‘thank you’

Dear Heloise: As I think about the things that I appreciate when contemplating our country's 250th birthday, I wanted you to know how much you mean to us. Heloise, you and your mom have given us a place to share ideas, support one another, and find solutions for real-life issues. You're a ...

The flight not taken

Dear Annie: My mom and I have always been close. I'm 35 now, but we talk almost every day, even though she's in Virginia, where I grew up, and I moved to Washington state after college. We make an effort to see each other as much as possible, but of course, it's never enough. Recently, a ...

The power of being a present parent

Dear Annie: I am a working mother of two young children, and lately the guilt is eating me alive. I love my job. I worked hard to get where I am. But every morning when I leave the house, my 4-year-old asks why I have to go again, and my heart sinks. My husband is supportive. We have good ...