by Kim Schneider | Oct 14, 2020 | Live Here
The health care system has become increasingly complicated, especially when you layer on the isolation and other challenges brought on by COVID-19 distancing, notes Linda Beck, principal and founder of Square One Elder and Health Advocacy. We asked Linda and other...
by Kim Schneider | Oct 14, 2020 | Counties, Live Here, Towns, Work Here
Through mentoring and education, SCORE helps create vibrant small business communities across the nation, including Northern Michigan. Read on for the benefits of working with SCORE mentors, or how to become one. Featured in MyNorth Inspired Life 2020. Click to read...
by Kandace Chapple | Oct 13, 2020 | Counties, Live Here, People, Towns
It doesn’t matter who you ask or how old you are: Playing the ukulele is F-U-N. Elise Brooks, 71, from Thompsonville, can attest to that. She’s a member of the Society of Traverse Region Ukulele Musicians (STRUM) in Traverse City, and the local, home-grown group...
by Kandace Chapple | Sep 21, 2020 | Counties, Live Here, People, Towns, Work Here
Leslie Hamp, the author of “Create the Life You Crave,” retired to Benzie County five years ago and now teaches journaling, seemingly effortlessly leading her students closer to themselves. She leaves her mark, makes an impact and brings about change....
by Allison Acosta | Sep 16, 2020 | Counties, Live Here, Outdoors, People, Towns
A walking group fosters camaraderie in Omena. Featured in MyNorth Inspired Life 2020. Click to read the full magazine. It’s a sunny June afternoon, and the towering trees along Omena Point Road are bursting with fresh, lime-green foliage. There’s laughter...
by Cara McDonald | Apr 14, 2020 | Live Here
A broken hip, a sudden stroke, memory loss—none of us like to think of a future in which we’re laid off or need long-term care, but sticking our heads in the sand won’t pay the whopping bills. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,...
by Courtney Jerome | Apr 14, 2020 | Counties, Live Here, Towns
Check out Just Bee Yoga + Well-being’s virtual studio with yoga and mindfulness activities you can do at home. This winter, Kay Epple and Cathy Fitzgerald welcomed two grandchildren to their families—bringing their total to 29 grandchildren combined! For Kay,...
by Lissa Edwards | Mar 20, 2020 | Live Here
We checked in with Kris Drake, a showroom consultant with Infusion Kitchen & Bath by ETNA in Traverse City, about ideas for renovating a bathroom to make it safe for seniors. She gave us the info, and shared some of the latest products that go beyond...
by Cara McDonald and MyNorth Custom Studios for hemming& Wealth Management | Mar 9, 2020 | Counties, Live Here, Towns
PAID CONTENT Northern Michigan financial planners hemming& Wealth Management explain the value of family financial transparency and how experts can make that a success. It can be difficult enough to make individual decisions about finances, but many of those have...