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By Cindy Hubbell
Attention restaurants! The Irish Hills Regional Chamber of Commerce is holding a Craving Conversation Zoom meeting just for you. Join us at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, to discuss important topics and share stories and new ideas with those in your industry. You do not need to be a chamber member to attend. If you have an idea for a topic, email cindy@irishhills.com. Register on the event calendar on IrishHills.com or call 517-592-8907.
Shredding Day with Re/Max Mid-Michigan/Brooklyn is scheduled from noon to 3 p.m. April 23. Shred your documents for a non-perishable or monetary donation to the Brooklyn Food Pantry at Re/Max Mid-Michigan/Brooklyn, 131 N. Main St., in downtown Brooklyn. For more information call 517-592-0100.
Trail mix Check out the SLO County Parks and Recreation Department s trail map at gis.slocounty.ca.gov/parks/#/parks-trails-map for information about local hiking trails. For general county park and hiking information, visit slocountyparks.com. Ask any SLO County resident what they love most about living on the Central Coast, and their response will likely point to the region s vast amount of open space and the gorgeous weather. The appreciation for outdoor recreation was reinvigorated last year when the public health crisis resulted in stay-at-home orders that effectively closed entertainment and restaurant industries; the orders also came with a recommendation to get outside at a safe distance from others.
In the days before Europeans came into the area, tribes of Woodland Indians lived and prospered among the lakes and trees of Southeast Michigan. There is a hilly region in what is now called Lenawee County that is known as the Irish Hills area of Michigan.
It was here on the high north shore of Washington Lake that, according to legend, the great Indian Chief Tecumseh regularly met with the members of his tribe during the War of 1812. The site was next to where two old Indian paths intersected, later becoming US-12 and M-50, two of the oldest roads in the Midwest. One path was used by Native Americans traveling from Lake Erie to Chicago and the other one used by Mississippi Valley tribes who came east each year to hold powwow.