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MR. BIG STUFF
10/31/2003
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO ALL.
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Mike
10/31/2003
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Great shared story; loved it.
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Lucy 5
10/31/2003
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ohhhhh spooky! Does anyone else has any Leelanau County scary stories? I'd love to hear them!
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Kim Bourne
10/31/2003
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Good story! It's about 25 degrees, icey and generally miserable here in Colorado today. Trick or Treaters enjoy the great weather and a Happy Halloween to all!
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BGR/NBC
10/31/2003
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GREAT story and would love to have been there for the color change. We got only the beginning of it. Keith, some of the pictures lately of the color have been spectacular! Thanks. We are having an Indian summer in kentucky and should reach 80 on Sunday or Monday. What a treat.
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dbchar
10/31/2003
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Thank you for your wonderful work. It is a joy each day.
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maximus
10/31/2003
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Speaking of other "spooky" Leelanau stories, there is an actual Michigan Supreme Court case from the turn of the last century which deals with all the elements of a scary tale: a "mad" housekeeper, murdered nuns buried in the basement..., the whole mystery being solved by the Lelelanau County Sheriff, a solid Andy Griffith type. Even though there's a lot of leaglize...it makes exciting reading. Editor's note: You can read all about it, pick up a copy of "Ghost Towns Of Michigan" by Larry Wakefield at Leelanau Books
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No.1 Son
10/31/2003
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Babka(BAHBka)
Hailing from Poland, this rum-scented sweet yeast bread is studded with almonds, raisins and orange peel.
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Jim Burnham
10/31/2003
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Thank you, Cliff Clavin.
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The Mar
10/31/2003
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No.1 Son must be an engineer...good thing you're not in Oregon, Son, because Gourdzilla EATS engineers...bwahahahahahahahahahaha!!!
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CarolDe
10/31/2003
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Loved the story, except for the part where the body washes up on our beach! Happy haunting!
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No.1 Son
10/31/2003
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Gourdzilla BITES! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Okay, if you all were wondering what "Gourdzilla" is:
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Charlene@SB
10/31/2003
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30 years ago when I worked for the Leelanau County Board of Commissioners, I was given the assignment of researching in the Board of Supervisor records the history of the long-term care facility outside of Maple City.
While doing that research I came upon a year-end County financial statement (I don't remember which year it was but think it was around 1900). On the financial statement was a revenue line which read "Money from dead body". Curious, I searched in the court records and found documents relating to a case where an Italian logger had been found murdered in the Bingham area. (Practically all of the depositions given in the case had needed translating...few of the witnesses spoke English.)
No one apparently knew who the logger was, where he came from, or how to contact any relatives, so the money that was found in his pocket was deposited in the Leelanau County General Fund. (Obviously, robbery wasn't the motive for the murder.) The case was never solved.
I always thought it would make a good plot for a murder mystery. My mother, however, thought a plot where a dead body is found tied to a gill net drying rack in Fishtown would be much more fun to write.
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Fred
10/31/2003
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Eerie and mysterious. Has there been Northern lghts above Leland this week? I heard there were two huge solar flares.
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Gills Pier Transplant
10/31/2003
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Interesting in your story the Mr. Hodadt sounds conveniently like present day Houdek.Editor's note: I have no clue to what you're inferring
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Wayne Kahrs
10/31/2003
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Who ever would have thought that the LR (pictures in and about Leland) would generate such interesting stories. Thank you all.
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The Mar
10/31/2003
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If you're interested in some more colorful stories with a ghostly theme, check out "Ghost Ships, Gales, and Forgotten Tales: True Adventures on the Great Lakes" by Wes Oleszewski or "Ghost Ships of the Great Lakes" by Dwight Boyer. Both are great reads around Halloween!! I think I bought my copies at Leelanau Books, but I'll bet the Library carries them (if they don't, someone should donate a couple copies...)
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jeff in chicago
10/31/2003
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I have an even scarier one than that...houses on Big Glen are getting even MORE expensive!
Boo. Hoo.
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Laura Szczembara
10/31/2003
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Thanks for the spooky story.
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sally/walwie
10/31/2003
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I love your photos, Keith, but I think the real reason I log onto the LR is for the Burnham family dialogue. Reminds me of my own family and some of the thoughts that get posted on our website (we do not have 2200 subscribers - we are very picky and only have about 30 cousins...). Happy Halloween! (Last nite that the 'Bird's open until Dec. 8 - BIGGGGGG Halloween party tonite!)
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Lucy 4(?)
11/3/2003
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I need a new book to read...thanks for the tip, Ed(itor). There's always a little darkness lingering in these small towns.
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