Author: GreatLakesWoman
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Conversations With Mom
Mothers Day, May 10, 2026 So, this might be the last time my mom remembers who I am on Mother’s Day. My relationship with my mom has always been, well, complicated. But now, as she approaches her upcoming 84th birthday, I just try to do what little I can, from 1,500 miles away, to make…
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Providing Public Health
As a young mother, at just 20 years old, Amy Bishop felt lost. No one had taught her about baby care or nutrition. The 1988 graduate of Armada High School felt like she was floundering as a parent. “I knew nothing about cooking and nothing about raising children,” she said. A friend observed that her…
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Providing Public Service
St. Clair County Clerk/Register of Deeds Angie Waters runs one of the most complex offices in county government. Her days are spent managing the county’s vital records and keeping up to date on the changes and nuances of election law, as county clerks in Michigan serve as the chief election officials. Serving as an elected…
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Cultivating Strong Faith
“So, how many gay, Harley-riding, ex-nun, guitar-playing pastors have you interviewed?” Not many, Pastor Julia DiFiore, not many. DiFiore, pastor at the United Church of Christ (UCC) — which is a part of the Protestant faith — in St. Clair, has known her entire life that she would, one day, end up standing at the…
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All We Do Is Win
So, my closet wasn’t sure if I went skiing or sailing over Memorial Day weekend. Per the number of layers on my body, skiing was definitely on the agenda. However, there were no skis in sight when I jumped on the deck of a sailboat on Sunday morning, still all wet with fresh dew (melted…
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I’m a shoe girl, through and through. I have a closet dedicated to nothing but storing/displaying my shoes, and it is primarily filled with high heels. In fact, that singular closet is not big enough to contain all of my shoes. My flip flops, casual flat shoes, and too many pairs of fall/winter fashion boots…
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46.5436° N, 87.3954° W Marquette, Michigan Stacy Welling Haughey, the Upper Peninsula Regional Coordinator for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, is a Superior Woman. As a child, Welling Haughey dreamed of following in her grandfather’s footsteps by working for the DNR, and, following a career based on hard work, learned that sometimes a little girl’s…
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46.5476° N, 87.3956° W Marquette, Michigan Carol Fulsher, administrator of the Iron Ore Heritage Trail Authority based in Marquette, is a Superior Woman. The 47-mile long trail is the result of years of hard work and Fulsher’s efforts connecting communities. It is one of the largest trail systems of its kind in the state of Michigan.…
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Sailing on Girl Power
A group of friends powers a sailboat trip with girl-power while celebrating Pam Wall’s exceptional sailing career on the Great Lakes.
