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Something Blue
It’s back! The Color Booth is returning to the Northern Michigan Relief Sale. It is always an interesting place to visit and shop. They have all manner of things of a certain color for sale. It is amazing the number of items that can be seen in whatever color is chosen for the theme. Small […]
New This Year
Changes can be good or even fun. At the Relief Sale it seems things tend to be the same from year to year. Small things change but often they are not really noticed. This year there will be a big, obvious change. It is something you will want to make sure you check out. As […]
Is It Really Summer ?
Can you believe that it is past the middle of June already? With the weather just warming up it really begins to feel like summer. Of course that makes a body think about summer activities. And that leads one to think about the Northern Michigan Relief Sale doesn’t it? It should. Maybe it should also […]
Crochet Hooks made by Hand
How many of you crochet? Have you ever used a crochet hook that was handmade? Have you even ever seen one? Now is your chance crocheters and non-crocheters alike. This year at the Northern Michigan Relief Sale there will be hand crafted crochet hooks for sale. The maker of these hooks is Jake Troyer of […]
You Might Be A Relief Saler
Many of you are probably familiar with the “You Might Be A _________” joke. I thought about what could be said about those of us who are passionate about the Northern Michigan Relief Sale. Here are some thoughts along that line. If the first Saturday in August is circled on your calendar, you might be […]
The 1967 Sale is Announced
Included in this Northern Michigan Relief Sale Archive I told you about in the last post were church bulletins announcing the Sale. Interesting to me was the date. We have grown accustomed to the First Saturday in August timing of the sale. It apparently did not start out that way. Here is the announcement from the Fairview […]
In the Beginning
I was given some interesting documentation of the Relief Sale to read through and use here to tell you about the history of the Northern Michigan Relief Sale. Beth Esch, whose husband Bill was the director of the sale for a number of years, has kept an archive of information concerning the Northern Michigan Relief […]
Gold for the 50th
Get your gold at the 2016 Relief Sale. When you are celebrating a 50th anniversary it is called a golden anniversary. Well, we would like to think along the same line for the 50th Relief Sale. For any organization to reach fifty years of doing something is truly a milestone. We are celebrating working together […]
