Live Music
Did you know that there is live music Saturday during the Northern Michigan Relief Sale? That's right! The Music Box, as it is called, takes place in the building that houses the Silent Auction, Color …
Perfectly Purple
Have you been wondering about this year's color? What will the Color Booth be looking like this year? I can answer the color question. PURPLE. Yes, Perfectly Purple in fact. What kinds of things come …
A Good Sale
Sandwiched between torrential rains Thursday night (I think we could win the most water held by a canopy without collapsing award) and a 911 call for a medical emergency Saturday afternoon, the 2018 …
Gray Escape
Imagine for a moment the possibilities for the name Gray Escape. A new hair color product? A senior bus tour? A vacation out of or into the city? A smog reduction process? Sidewalk paint? A broad …
Horse and Buggy
Clippety-clop, Clippety-clop... The sound, the feel, the smell of riding in a horse drawn buggy. Have you had that experience? Want to have it in miniature? Expect to see it in the 2018 Northern …
What’s a Silent Auction?
A silent auction can be lively but not loud. You win the item by writing your proposed bid amount on a paper that goes with the desire of your heart. Of course just like in a regular auction you may …
Bible and Trunk
As families age and change, things get left to the surviving heirs. Sometimes these once precious possessions are passed on to the Northern Michigan Relief Sale. That is not because they have no …
Where the Books Are
Reading is a great pastime. I really like to read as do a lot of you who are reading this. One of my biggest pleasures has been helping young children to learn to read and to get non-readers to become …
Who Has Intarsia?
Whoops! Wrong question. Intarsia is not a disease. Actually it is a beautiful and intricate craft. Intarsia involves taking many different kinds of wood and cutting, shaping, sanding, arranging, …
