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 A Christmas Pickle is a decoration in the shape of a  pickle that is hidden on a Christmas tree. When the children were allowed to view the tree, they would begin searching for the Pickle ornament. The children knew that whoever first found that special ornament would receive an extra little gift left by St. Nicholas for the most observant child.  If the family could not...

FIBER OPTICS  You wouldn’t even be reading this right now if it weren’t for Lansing-born physicist Donald B. Keck. In 1970, Keck — who earned his Ph.D. from Michigan State University — helped develop the “first optical fiber … for wide use in telecommunications.”   AUTOMOBILE ASSEMBLY LINE According to a book entitled Michigan Yesterday & Today authored by Robert W. Domm, the modern assembly line and...

  1. Explore Les Cheneaux Islands The 36 islands within this Lake Huron chain east of the Mackinac Bridge provide sheltered channels and bays and an historic harbor area for boaters and explorers. The base towns for an island trip, Cedarville and Hessel, are historic port towns that boast amenities like the Les Cheneaux Culinary School Restaurant, a boat building...

  So... this time of year we normally run a Spring Sale or a Warehouse Sale. Obviously there is little normal in the world right now. Selling Michigan t-shirts is my only source of income and most of that comes from wholesaling them to gift stores around the State. With all of those stores closed right now, the only way I...

  2022 - Up coming vending events for The Michigan Outfitter   November 26 - 27th - St. Nicks Warehouse - Sterling Heights