MARCIA HAYNES: Thank You for Being a Friend
May 19, 2022
Marcia Haynes has completed the “dash” of her life, and the Port Huron Area has lost one of its greatest champions. … More MARCIA HAYNES: Thank You for Being a Friend
Category: Women’s History
Sailing on Girl Power
August 24, 2017
A group of friends powers a sailboat trip with girl-power while celebrating Pam Wall’s exceptional sailing career on the Great Lakes. … More Sailing on Girl Power
Batter up!
April 3, 2017
42.9709° N, 82.4249° W Port Huron, Michigan On the opening day of Tiger Baseball, this seems an appropriate post: Last week, I spoke to a leadership class at a local high school. Our discussion led to whether or not men and women should be allowed to play on the same professional sports teams. The high … More Batter up!
Hope in a Town Called Clintonville
November 4, 2016
44.6205° N, 88.7623° W Clintonville, Wisconsin Election night: A hard working woman – who once before had been defeated in a bid for a seat at the table – won election as the highest leader in the land in a landslide victory. Along with her win, smart, thoughtful, forward-thinking people swept the rest of the … More Hope in a Town Called Clintonville
Living a Meaningful Life
June 15, 2016
43.0386° N, 82.4769° W Fort Gratiot, Michigan Catherine Duffy Houghton, 98, of Fort Gratiot, began her self-proclaimed “love affair” with trains when she took her first ride on one at the age of just two years old. Fate shined a bright light down on her when she grew up and married a man whose family … More Living a Meaningful Life
Coming Full Circle
March 16, 2016
42.9709° N, 82.4249° W Port Huron, Michigan Diane Bauer has come full circle. When, as a young college graduate with a psychology degree in her back pocket, she accepted her first post-college job, she didn’t dream that over the next couple of decades she would be hired three times by the same organization. Bauer, a … More Coming Full Circle