Barns & Their Stories
Barns & Their Stories
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Worth Saving
This didn't have to happen. About two years ago the weakening of this section of the barn had just begun and repairs could have been made, saving a large, valuable structure. Once the decision was made not to save the barn, at the very least, its beautiful wood should have been salvaged and put to good use. More...
Grandfather Barn
My husband and I bought our home near Battle Creek in 1982. Within about a mile stood a wonderful, but lonely barn that had not been used since the 1960s. Built in the early 1900s, the three-bay, pegged, English barn fascinated me. I was in love. More...
The Benedict Barn Story
On an April day in 2004, my husband and I were headed north on M-66 and, when we neared Ionia, I looked for “the” big red barn, a landmark on the horizon. But this morning, a developer’s sign said the farm was for sale. More...
The Heart of Heatherbrook
Thousands of people traveling interstate I-94 every day near Marshall, Michigan, see this mural, "The Heart of Heatherbrook" Just west of the I-94 and I-69 interchange, the mural represents the talents of the Battle Creek Society of Artists, working under the leadership of professional muralist Tony Hendrick, Grand Ledge, Michigan. It is funded by a grant from the Calhoun County Arts & Industry Council. More...
The Christmas Penny Barn
Farming has its routines. At milking time, cattle plod along beaten paths to the barn. The farmer puts grain in the mangers, opens the door and the cattle come in. Each cow moves to her own stall, buries her muzzle in the ground feed, and the process begins. Every morning. Every night. All year. Christmas, too. More...
Barns, Beautiful Barns
My Grandfather's Barn More...
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