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The making of a black ash basket : Frank Weese, of Traverse City, is one of Michigan's few Indian black ash splint basket makers. He provided the following pictures that show the steps to making a black ash basket. A large basket takes him about 48 hours to make over several days — from cutting the tree through weaving. His baskets are on display in the hallway exhibits at Turtle Creek Casino and Hotel in Williamsburg. For more on Weese and his baskets, see the Sunday article to appear at Record-Eagle.com/reflections or pick up a copy of Reflections magazine, available at area news stands. All photos courtesty of Frank Weese.

The making of a black ash basket

Frank Weese, of Traverse City, is one of Michigan's few Indian black a ...

Updated: Jun 03, 2011 10:57am PST

Fred Korb’s World War II scrapbook : Cameras were hard to come by in Traverse City in 1943 during World War II. Fred Korb’s wife, Dorothy, finally found one in Muskegon and sent it to him in England. He made good use of it. Korb was featured in a three-day series on Battle of the Bulge veterans from Traverse City ran Dec. 26-28, available online at http://record-eagle.com/history.

Fred Korb’s World War II scrapbook

Cameras were hard to come by in Traverse City in 1943 during World War ...

Updated: Jan 12, 2011 9:16am PST

Detroit's Guardian Building : Downtown Detroit’s Guardian Building is a standing tribute to the Motor City’s early glory days and art deco skyscraper architectural design. Northern Michigan’s Ezra Winter played a hard-to-miss part in its success. His three-story Michigan map mural dominates the whole south wall of the building’s upper bank lobby. He was one of several artists whose work can be found in the 40-story Guardian Building. Winter, a well-known and respected American mural artist from the 1920s through the 1940s, was born in Manistee, grew up near Traverse City and graduated from high school here in 1905. He is featured in the Winter 2011 of Reflections By The Bays quarterly magazine, published by the Record-Eagle. The Michigan map mural is his best-known work in the state. For the full story about Ezra Winter, pick up the Winter 2011 edition of Reflections, available on newsstands now.

Detroit's Guardian Building

Downtown Detroit’s Guardian Building is a standing tribute to the Moto ...

Updated: Jan 03, 2011 12:53pm PST

Traverse City: A History In Photos : Photos published in conjunction with our ongoing history series celebration the Record-Eagle's 150th Anniversary. Updated most Sundays. See Record-Eagle.com/150 for articles » To purchase copies of Traverse Area Historical Society images, and view more historic photos, go to www.traversehistory.org »

Traverse City: A History In Photos

Photos published in conjunction with our ongoing history series celebr ...

Updated: Sep 28, 2009 8:19am PST