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kellison71
5 days ago3 min read
The 1962 Junior League Cookbook and Suzanne Anderson Stenglein
In September 1962, the Saginaw Junior League held a two-day fundraiser at the Saginaw Museum, now the Saginaw Art Museum. Held as a...
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kellison71
Feb 24 min read
Searching for Saginaw’s Early Spaghetti Houses: A Work in Progress
"Marie Cochran[sic.] remembered canning 100 bushels of tomatoes for Saginaw’s first spaghetti house.” (“Mudd Crusades for Potter Street.”...
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kellison71
Jan 264 min read
THE ANDERSON: A SAGINAW STAPLE
The Saginaw News , July 16, 1944. Located at 516 W. Genesee, the Anderson Steak House was a Saginaw staple for decades, spanning in...
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kellison71
Jan 193 min read
The Amerwood: Different, New and Beautiful
The original Amerwood, located at 709 Lapeer, opened on Thursday, June 23, 1949. The opening advertisement proclaimed: “All Saginaw has...
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kellison71
Jan 106 min read
Holly’s Landing on the Banks of the Saginaw River
“Holly’s Landing, one of the area’s new restaurants, opens for business today. Holly’s, representing a $500,000 investment, is located...
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kellison71
Jan 44 min read
Starting a New Year By Looking Back: A Return to the Kozy Korner
This week’s recipe, the first for 2025, is an update on our continuing exploration of the chopped peanut sandwich and Saginaw’s...
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kellison71
Dec 29, 20242 min read
Where to Go--New Year's Eve, 1944
New Year Year’s Eve is a time to reflect. A time to look back and a time to look forward. For the recipe column the emphasis is on...
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kellison71
Dec 22, 20244 min read
Two Holidays & Two Churches: A Recipe for Friendship
In 2024 the First Day of Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, starts at sundown on December 25 – which coincides with Christmas Day....
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kellison71
Dec 15, 20245 min read
A Break From Holiday Shopping – 1976
The 1976 holiday shopping season offered Saginaw shoppers new department store dining destinations – two restaurants in the transformed...
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