Today is the first day of spring and it’s Thursday so I figure a throwback Thursday pic to Borchard park is in order. Borchard Park is on the corner of Court and Michigan. It was dedicated to longtime Saginaw County Judge Fred J. Borchard in 1998. I took this pic a few years ago and I am looking forward to green grass and the flowers blooming.
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I will be at Zauel Memorial Library tonight ( Nov 19th ) at 7:00 pm sharing my story about why I started Pure Saginaw and Lost In Michigan. I hope you will be able to join us and listen to some of my stories about Saginaw and traveling the Mitten State.
Unfortunately, I will not have books or calendars for sale because of library policy. If you have one you want me to sign bring it with you and I will be happy to autograph it for you.
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It has been a while since I have done a giveaway to all my subscribers so here is your chance to win a 2020 Pure Saginaw wall calendar. You have to be an email subscriber to win so if you have not subscribed to Pure Saginaw, you can do it HERE or down below
Leave a comment on this post in the section below and I will choose a winner at random from the comments. I will post the winner in a post on Thursday, November 21st. Thank you to all of you for taking the time to read my posts. I do my best to keep them interesting and random. I hope you look forward to getting my emails
I am down to my last box of calendars and I am not sure if I will have time to get more printed before the end of the year, so If you want a calendar now is a good time at order one from my website HERE
Reminder: I will be at Zauel Library on Tuesday, November 19th at 7:00pm giving a presentation on why I started Pure Saginaw and Lost In Michigan. I will also be sharing some of my photos and stories. I hope you can join me next week
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More than two centuries ago a ragtag army fought the most powerful empire in the world. It was an impossible endeavor and the king thought they were destined to fail. The desire for freedom from the British Monarchy could not be defeated. Shortly after their victory from oppression, the founding fathers wrote on a piece of paper the words that outline the new nation’s government by the people and the freedoms granted to its citizens The virtue and authority of this piece of paper does not come from the men who wrote it. Rather, from the men and women that have taken an oath to defend it with their lives.
Thank you is not a strong enough word to use for the sacrifices made by the veterans who have fought, and continue to fight, defending a piece of paper that defines our nation. Until a word is created in the English language to convey my gratitude, all I can say is Thank You and hope that they will understand how much my freedom means to me.
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I have been working on some new T-Shirt designs. I did the Made In Saginaw design with the foundry worker a while ago. My father and grandfather retired from steering gear and many other people commented they worked at ” the gear” also. I created this steering city design to honor the city’s automotive steering history. what do you think? I am thinking of selling them at the Arthur Hill bazaar Saturday, December 7th. I can also sell some online if there is enough demand for orders.
Pure Saginaw wall calendars are now in stock and ON SALE this weekend. I sold out of them quickly last year. They were gone at the beginning of December. This year I have sold about half of what I had printed and they are going fast. Thank you all who got a calendar over the years, your kindness and support inspire me.
Now is a good time to order one if you want it. They are proudly printed in Saginaw and at the end of the year, you can cut the photos out and frame them.
Calendars are only available from my website and you can order them HERE https://puresaginaw.com/pure-saginaw-online-store/
Today is Halloween and it got me to thinking about where in Saginaw is, or was a candy store. Sure Frankenmuth has several of them along with fudge shops. Bay City has St Laurent Brothers which has had candy and nuts since 1904. But I cannot recall a candy store in Saginaw. I am thinking there was something in Green Acres but I am finding out the older I get the less I remember. If you can remember a candy store please leave me a comment below.
FYI: I am giving a Lost In Michigan presentation in Omer on Monday, November 4th at the historic Masonic Lodge at 7 pm
I will also be giving a presentation to the Saginaw Valley Antique Society at Zauel Library on November 19th at 7 PM and the public welcomed to attend.
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The Saturday after Thanksgiving, November 24th I will be at Charlin’s Book Nook at the River Place Shops in Frankenmuth from 10:30 to 2:00 pm. I will have copies of my Lost In Michigan books for sale along with wall calendars. If you have already purchased a book and you want it signed stop by and I will be happy to sign it for you. The River Place Shops are at the south end of town next to the Cass River. You can find out more about them HERE
If you want to know more about Charlin’s Book Nook check out their facebook page HERE
If you are in the area I hope you will stop by and say hi. If you can’t make it to Frankenmuth you can order a book from my website HERE
P.S. I am curious if anybody remembers the old brewery that used to stand where the shops are now?
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Pure Saginaw wall calendars are ON SALE until Monday, October 1st. Now is a great time to order yours. with only a few months left this year, it will be 2019 before you know it. you can order your calendar from my website HERE
Thank you so much to everyone who ordered one, your support really means a lot to me.
Besides doing Pure Saginaw I also do another website called Lost In Michigan HERE. I a few months ago I published a book with some of my favorite locations and stories from around Michigan. I will be selling my new book at Charlin’s Book Nook on Saturday, December 23rd in Frankenmuth at the River Place Shops selling and signing copies of my Lost In Michigan book from 10am-2pm. I hope you will stop by and see me especially if you’re in Frankenmuth. I can’t think of a better city in Michigan to visit at Christmas time.
If you have never been to the River Place Shops here is a link to their website and a list of shops http://
If you live in Saginaw you can also purchase books from the Savoy Bar and Grill on Franklin Street in downtown Saginaw or at the Castle Museum gift shop.
if you can’t make it to Charlin’s Book Nook you can order books from my website HERE or from Amazon HERE