Serving Presque Isle County, Mi.
What's new this month is the addition of the menu for the 211 Bar located at the entrance to Black Lake. A family restaurant where everyone knows someone. Good food & service and a fun atmosphere. Been there quite a few times this summer and haven't been disappointed. Their MENU Aug 2011 Kortman's Menu in now online as well as their monthly specials which are all available for takeout. They do run out of the popular items (BBQ Ribs) so order early. GOLF! Most of us wouldn't play the Black Lake UAW course too often but I put up some of their coupons - makes golfing there pretty reasonable. Take a look. May 2011 As the volunteer webmaster for the Presque Isle County Historical Museum, I was able to digitize all 38 years of the Calcite Screenings - some 4,000 + pages. Information is avaliable at www.thebradleyhouse.org - buy the CD - it's worth it. |
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March 2011
Starting to put information up on the
Nautical Festival website -
www.nauticalfestival.org
For the 2011 festival. If you're interested in a great place to have an
ad for your business, this would be it.
October 15th 2010
The Presque Isle County Historical Museum
was awarded 2 major awards by the Historical Society of Michigan in
Frankenmuth.
Board member Robert Meyers presented "The Outstanding Historical
Websites Award" to the Museum's volunteer Webmaster Rich Warwick, while Dave
Nadolsky accepted the award for "Outstanding Local Museum" from
board member Robert Money.
Read the
story
on the
Presque Isle
County Historical Museum website.
The Museum sponsored websites are:
www.thebradleyhouse.org
www.metzfire.org
www.carldbradley.org
www.nauticalfestival.org
This site www.rogerscitymi.com
is not sponsored by anyone (other than yours truly).
You may also want to visit
www.rcseniors.com and
www.stjohnchurchlcms.org
Please pass on these links to those who may be interested!
August 2010
Nautical Festival 2010 was very
successful. Much larger tent this year - that's good.
Now if they could crank the volume down? Chances are - Not going to
happen!
Will add event winners and pictures to the Nautical Festival website as
they're provided.
http://www.nauticalfestival.org/
June - 2010
The local Ice Cream shops opened fairly early and the Pavilion has new
owners. Their Menu is pretty much the same with just a few changes.
Pavilion Menu -
Greek American
Also, Scills Grill opened earlier this
year (the old Black Bear).
Scills Menu - Click
Here
The Nautical Festival site has all the
information for the 2010 Festival..
Click
Here
February - 2010
While attending a function last year, I heard some comments about a
Deli Platter from Toby's and how good it was. I sampled a few items and
was impressed with the array of meats, cheeses, and breads.
(They make some of their own breads at the store).
In November while heading to Flint, my wife and I stopped at Toby's and
got a Deli Sandwich to go. It was absolutely the best Deli Sandwich I've
had in this area. Fresh bread loaded with meat.
I can't give up on a good thing so I took a friend of mine on a lunch
tour to Toby's. The picture up at the top should explain the end result
of that trip. Corned Beef Reuben on Rye - a ton of meat and good
Sauerkraut -Great, Great, Great.
(Their Club sandwich is piled so high with meats - it is a
challenge to get the mouth open wide enough to take the 1st
bite).
Two can eat quite well off of 1 sandwich and the price - under $5.00!
Take a trip to Hawks It's worth the time and I'll see you there.
CLICK HERE FOR MENU
September - 2009
The Nautical Festival was unbelievably successful and probably one
of the best ever.
The Presque Isle County Museum worked some magic with a Mark Smolinski
day,
a Voyageur encampment on the Museum grounds, a Pow Wow at Lakeside Park,
and tours of the tall ship "Welcome" (which was free for kids).
The Festival Committee put together a great agenda with the bull riding
almost as popular
as the Bikini contest. The Festival Web site proved to be popular and
valuable.
Now that the dust has sorta settled, visit the new Museum online store.
It's not entirely
finished but it's working and is becoming one of the more popular online
stores in the area.
GOOD FOOD with a unique business
combination.
Rogers City Video & Pizza sits up on US 23 just off of M 68. Excellent
Grinder sandwiches!
(I haven't tried their pizza). Rent a Video, get a tan, get a pizza or
sandwich, and if
you have a few extra minutes, you can go next door to
Pennzoil 10 Minute
Oil Change
and get that done as well.
CLICK HERE
for their menu.
February 8th - 2009
I'm in the process of putting together another website:
http://www.nauticalfestival.org/index.htm
Anyone interested in purchasing space for an ad may call the Presque
Isle County Historical
Museum at (989) 734-4121.
DONATIONS ARE WELCOME!
The Festival Committee can use all the help it can get. (Buy a personal
ad if you like).
The Metz Fire and the Carl D. Bradley 50th anniversary ceremonies
were both huge successes.
Several new books were written and published to coincide with each
historical milestone.
The Presque Isle County Historical Museum published
"The
Metz Fire of 1908 " which
may be purchased at the Museum. The Metz Fire website is:
http://www.metzfire.com/
The museum:
http://www.thebradleyhouse.org/
James Hopp authored "Mayday!
A Tragedy at Sea"
Author Michael Schumacher, published
"THE
WRECK OF THE CARL D."
Schumacher's book is listed on
Michigan's 2009 most notable books
and is available
at the Museum.
The Bradley video "November Requiem" should be available in
February.
The Carl D. Bradley website:
http://www.carldbradley.org/
KARSTEN'S RESTAURANT - One of my favorite lunch spots.
Their MENU
is now online. Daily specials are available - just give them a call.
Sept 11th - 2008
Got behind on this site but for good causes (plural). We now have
a web site for the "Bradley house" which is the Presque Isle
County Historical
Museum. Just a TON of information up there - Movies and pictures of
people you know -
www.thebradleyhouse.org. ALSO - 100th Anniversary of the
Metz fire - Click on the Picture ABOVE (for all the new sites)
or go to www.metzfire.com
AND DON'T FORGET THE CARL D. BRADLEY - 50 YEARS! It can't be -
but it is..
http://www.carldbradley.org/ will get you the latest information
on the
the planned activities..... and now you know why I'm behind!!
But it's a
good thing. GO TO www.youtube.com
and type in "November
Requiem" to see a clip from the movie made about the Bradley -
FANTASTIC!
March 22nd 2008 -Easter weekend
I am not a Pizza nut but Kelly's makes a Pizza that I
actually like!
An excellent crust and the toppings are delicious.
The Friday night Sea Food Buffet attracts a large crowd and with the
Family Style Dining, you're guaranteed to end up in a conversation
with at least one other table. You can bet that Pam (one of the
owners)
will be out to make sure you're satisfied.
If you have a Motor Home/Camper, there are 15 sites behind the
restaurant. Electric
hook-ups and water are provided. Showers are available as well.
Feb/March, 2008
The "Old Museum" got shut down early because of the tragic fire in
Rogers City
so I put it back up for a bit.
Thanks to everyone who supported the Wang Family fund raisers.
January, 2008
Make sure to stop at the "Old Museum" on 2nd St - 1 block past the
"red light" -
heading towards the lake.
(It's always been called the "red light" although it does change to
green - occasionally).
The proprietor, Norm Karbon, opened the Book Store/Art Gallery in the
70's after the
P.I. County Museum moved to the Bradley House.
It's a neat place where you can;
- Buy books, art supplies, and gifts
- Trade in your old books
- View Norms' art exhibit and purchase his work
When I visited, Norm said he had 1 chair ( I counted 2), and that I was
welcome to sit if I wanted.
I guess that's an honor since it seems that the Old Museum is part of
the "coffee clutch"
that attracts a regular - I don't know what to say ... "group" doesn't
work since there's
only 1 chair - O.K. ...... "clientele" works ..... as long as it's 1
client at a time.
"Coffee clutch" might not be a good description either since I've never
seen coffee, but it's
a fun place to visit and chances are, you'll learn about everything
that's happening
in Rogers City.
November, 2007
Anyone interested in the history of Rogers City will enjoy reading
the latest publication from the Presque Isle County Museum "The Baby
Boomer's Guide To Rogers City".
Gerald Micketti, James Hopp, and Mark Thompson, did an excellent job
of putting words to the pictures of "old" Rogers City.
Urban Renewal (Urban Removal) may have ruined the
aesthetics of our
town, but the memories will always exist.
Click
HERE for more information.
August, 2007
The Presque Isle District Library has locations in; Grand Lake, Rogers
City,
Posen, and Onaway. The only branch I've visited is the Rogers City
location
and I can truthfully say that I've never been disappointed by the staff
there.
Ask a question and you'll get an answer.
You may not get it immediately - but you'll get it..........
Afraid to use a computer or to go "online"? The Library has beginner
level
training classes.
Need help with researching a subject? They have the expertise to get you
headed in the right direction.
Stop in, say hi, and look around - you'll be back.
Click HERE to go to the main page of
the PIDL website.
June, 2007
-The Pavilion Grille "Home of the Black Angus Burger" has very good
food and excellent prices. I asked the owner if she changed her
menu very often and the answer was pretty much
"never - why change something that's good"?
The Grille is located at Lakeside park and they do take
orders over the phone. By the time you get there, it's done. Give it a
try!
You can get to their menu from our main page - click
here
Their telephone # is 989-734-4897.
May 2007
Actually a little before May but, who's counting.
Richard Vogelheim and the crew at the clothing store have been fun
to work with. Great selection of clothing, shoes, boots, etc., and
probably
the only place in town where you can rent a Tux.
Got myself a skunk hat while there - will have some fun with it.
Main St. Rogers City is growing with the recent addition of The
Domaci Gallery (shown on our main page).
Be sure to stop in and say hello to the owners, Tim and Mary Pritchard,
and welcome them to Main Street.
Darrin and his wife Milanne felt that Main St. was still the best location for their business - the old one was on Main St. and they wanted the new one there as well.
Fortune smiled on them when a building became available.
Although the building was also a Pizzeria, the Darga family decide to renovate the storefront location to make it fit their theme. Friends and family pitched in to help with the remodeling - some coming from as far away as Arizona.
They Did A Great Job!
Darrin took me on a tour of their new location and, like their other location, everything was spotless and well organized.
At the present time they haven't started baking the breads, cakes, and cookies Bid D's customers have been accustomed to but Darrin and Milannie hope to resume those activities within the next month.
Welcome back Big D's.
I wanted to know when the Larke Drug Store Building was built so I
could put it on the Grulke Hardware Store page. Came close - no Cigar.
Thanks to the great people who work at our Library here in Rogers City!
Friendly, courteous and, as always, helpful.