🌱 How Benzonia’s early ag club and football team made history.
Benzonia, Michigan Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Benzonia! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Benzonia’s early ag club and football team made history.
Also on today's calendar: Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Periods of clouds and sun, with a high of 62 and low of 52 degrees.
- Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a shower, temps: high: 62, low: 48.
- Monday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 59 and low of 38 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Looking back in Benzie: Husbandry teacher to give poultry culling demonstration (recordpatriot.com) — Benzonia residents get a nostalgic glimpse of their community’s agricultural roots and school spirit, with a 1914 orchard photo and a 1920s Benzonia-Beulah Ag Club planning a community fair. The piece also recalls Benzonia High School’s improving football team, highlighting a hard-fought win over Manistee and a then-upcoming matchup on the Benzonia gridiron. 
📸 Around Benzonia
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour →
2000 S Mission St, Mt Pleasant
3:30 pm
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
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Tournament of Saint Ambrose 2026 →
St. Ambrose Cellars, 841 S Pioneer Rd, Beulah
10:00 am -
Glen Lake at Benzie Central →
Benzie Central High School, Benzonia
5:30 pm -
Benzie Central at Glen Lake →
Benzonia MI
5:30 pm -
Know Yourself. Flex Your Behavior. Lead Better. A DISCflex™ Workshop →
891 Michigan Avenue, Benzonia
9:00 am -
Darcy Book Club →
Darcy Library of Beulah, 7238 Commercial Ave, Beulah
10:30 am -
Mancelona JV Football @ Benzie Central →
Benzie Central High School, 9222 Homestead Rd, Benzonia
6:00 pm
Saturday October 10
Monday October 12
Wednesday October 14
Thursday October 15
Thursday October 22
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Apples and Art →
Crowded Table Orchards, 2753 N. Rogers Rd., Beulah
10:00 am -
Beulah Fall Festival →
Cognition, 232 North Michigan Avenue, Beulah
11:00 am -
STORMTOBERFEST! →
Downtown Pub, 303 Main Street, Frankfort
11:30 am -
Homecoming Dance
Frankfort-Elberta Area High School Frankfort, MI 49635
8:00 pm -
Michigan ATHENA Conference →
Crystal Mountain, 12500 Crystal Mountain Drive, Thompsonville -
Fall 2026 Pub Trivia Tournament | practice round →
Downtown Pub, 303 Main Street, Frankfort
7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Wednesday October 7
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- All children should be tested for lead at ages 1 and 2.
If they’ve never been tested, they should get a test by age 6. Learn more about blood lead testing at Michigan.gov/MiLeadSafe. (Nextdoor )
- SpartanNash posted a job opening for Cashier in Benzonia. Apply here.
- Munson Healthcare posted a job opening for Phlebotomy Technician I - PRN in Frankfort. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Benzonia here.
🗞 Nearby News
Beulah
- Fall color hike among local October outdoor events (manisteenews.com)
Frankfort
- North Michigan film festival features international movies with award-winning performances (mlive.com)
- Paul Oliver Hospital's 75-year history celebrated at open house (recordpatriot.com)
- Lake Michigan coastal towns show mixed results for salmon run (recordpatriot.com)
Bear Lake
- Senior Spotlight: Dominic Hodson marks 3rd year on gridiron (manisteenews.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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