2021 Thank You
The 2021 Northern Michigan Relief Sale is now history. We say a great big thank you to God for a very good sale. We had moderate weather despite the predictions of rain. Temperatures were comfortable. …
Clifford Yoder Woodwork
These past few weeks, the workshop of Clifford Yoder was cleared out thoroughly. He has been gone for a number of years, but we found some of his woodwork in the basement of his house. These will be …
Grrrrrreeeeen !
Green... Green... Green... That might not mean what you think. The Northern Michigan Relief Sale has already moved towards being Earth friendly in the past. This GREEN is the Color Booth theme for …
Changes Do Happen
As with any event, some things will become traditional. They are always there. They are always done the same way. However, as time passes, some things inevitably need to change. We will have some …
Relief Sale is Back in 2021!
Did you hear the loud cheer of joy on May 15? It reverberated across Northern Michigan at about 10:30 AM. If you were listening, I'm sure you could hear it. It was the sound from the zoom meeting that …
Color Challenge Postponed
Viewing the Color Challenge is one of my favorite things to do at the Northern Michigan Relief Sale. Do you feel the same way? Everybody gets the same package of fabric for starters. That's where the …
2020 No Sale
This is really hard to say. There will not be a Northern Michigan Relief Sale at the Oscoda County Fairgrounds this year. With all the uncertainty surrounding the Corona Virus, we have made the …
Make Lemonade
You've heard that expression: "When life hands you a lemon, make lemonade." Perhaps you feel that you have been given a big basket of lemons these past few days. Restrictions on meeting together, …
Where Did It Go?
Sometimes things change. Sometimes things move to a new location. You may ask where did it go? Is it still here? The answer for the 2019 Northern Michigan Relief Sale is; its still here. I'm talking …
