🌱 Why a Boyne City farmer is betting on conservation easements
Boyne City, Michigan Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Boyne City! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why a Boyne City farmer is betting on conservation easements
Also on today's calendar: Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 63 and low of 50 degrees.
- Sunday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, temps: high: 61, low: 44.
- Monday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 59 and low of 36 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• As family farms decline and the climate heats up, farmers weigh what to do with their land (ktvz.com) — A Boyne City farmer is among those weighing how to protect farmland as rising land values, climate change, and development pressure reshape agriculture across Michigan. The story explains tools like conservation easements and long-term leases that help keep land in production, while also exploring tensions over renewable energy projects and the future of family farms in northern Michigan. 
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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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Lit With Literature: The Tainted Cup By Robert Jackson Bennett →
Muskrat Distilling, 121 Water Street, Boyne City
7:00 pm -
Planning Commission Meeting →
Bay Township Hall, 5045 Boyne City Rd, Boyne City
7:00 pm -
Karaoke Night! →
Muskrat Distilling, 121 Water Street, Boyne City
8:00 pm -
Glen Lake at Boyne City →
Boyne City High School, Boyne City
5:00 pm -
Board of Trustees Meeting →
Bay Township Hall, 5045 Boyne City Rd, Boyne City
6:00 pm -
Live Music By Tweed Tones →
Muskrat Distilling, 121 Water Street, Boyne City
8:00 pm -
Boyne City Farmers Market →
Veterans Park, 207 N. Lake St., Boyne City
8:00 am -
Rhett solo at Boyne City Farm Market →
Boyne City Farm Market, Boyne City
10:00 am -
Karaoke Night! →
Muskrat Distilling, 121 Water Street, Boyne City
8:00 pm -
Kyle Mikolajczyk AKA Kyle313 at Boyne River Inn →
Boyne River Inn, Boyne City
7:00 pm
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Yoga for Beginners →
Boyne District Library, 201 E Main St, Boyne City
10:30 am -
Junk Journal Club
Charlevoix Public Library, 220 West Clinton St, Charlevoix
4:30 pm
Monday October 5
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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 )
- Applebee's - Miller Apple posted a job opening for Line Cook in Petoskey. Apply here.
- The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Cashier in Petoskey. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Boyne City here.
🗞 Nearby News
Petoskey
- Mark Wilkins, 78 – WLKM Radio 95.9 FM (wlkm.com)
Charlevoix
- Meet the candidates in Michigan's 37th Senate District (9and10news.com)
- Michigan fall hunting guide: Deer, waterfowl, small game season dates to know (upnorthlive.com)
- Millions of state dollars to be set aside to restore Kalamazoo, Detroit rivers (arcwestmichigan.com)
Harbor Springs
- St. Mary's College of Maryland Alumnus Anthony Kotoun crowned 2026 Melges 24 World Champion (sail-world.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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