Ellen Miller

6 days ago | northernexpress.com | Ellen Miller |Matt Dursum |Abby McKiernan |Ross Boissoneau

TC Roller Derby looks back over 15 years By Ellen Miller | May 10, 2025 For the past 15 years, TC Roller Derby has been tearing up the rink and building relationships on and off the track. Back in 2010, a group of interested potential derby players met up to discuss the possibility of forming a team. They met at public spaces downtown, including Horizon Books and Cherry Republic, before finding a place to start practicing.

6 days ago | northernexpress.com | Matt Dursum |Abby McKiernan |Ross Boissoneau |Ellen Miller

Bottoms Up May 10, 2025 If you’ve been watching the Bottoms Up section lately, we’ve featured Rare Bird, Modern Bird, and now Dune Bird. (Spring is birding season!) Dune Bird’s Pink Plover Rosé is a true taste of summer, with notes of strawberry and watermelon that give way to tropical flavors like mango and pineapple. All that fruit comes through thanks to a long cold fermentation.

6 days ago | northernexpress.com | Abby McKiernan |Matt Dursum |Ross Boissoneau |Ellen Miller

Why backyard composting is easier, more impactful, and less stinky than you think By Abby McKiernan | May 10, 2025 Let’s be honest—composting has a bit of a PR problem. Between the fears of weird smells, raccoon invasions, and the myth that you need expensive gear, composting has earned a reputation as something only hardcore environmentalists or people with acres of land take on.

6 days ago | northernexpress.com | Matt Dursum |Abby McKiernan |Ross Boissoneau |Ellen Miller

Stuff We Love May 10, 2025 Lake Michigan may still be too chilly for a dip, but our boats are brave enough to go in the water now. As you’re bringing yours out of winter storage, think twice about tossing the shrink wrap in the trash. Irish Boat Shop—which has three locations in Traverse City, Harbor Springs, and Charlevoix—is hosting their annual shrink wrap recycle day on Saturday, May 17, from 9am to 12pm.

6 days ago | northernexpress.com | Ross Boissoneau |Matt Dursum |Abby McKiernan |Ellen Miller

Three par-3 courses to play this summer By Ross Boissoneau | May 10, 2025 There are few things more satisfying for golfers than hitting that 250-yard drive long and straight. But that won’t fly on some courses. Like at Threetops, the famed par-3 course at Treetops Resort in Gaylord. Most of the holes come in around 150 yards, and the longest is just over 200. Welcome to the world of short courses. No par 5s here, or even par 4s. Five-hundred-yard holes? Nope, try 50.