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Yet Another Doyle Scrambled Hamburg
There is a Diner in the Parking Lot – The Doyle Drive-In Saginaw City Councilmen Monday approved City Manager Miller’s recommendation...
jvannette5
Sep 28, 20233 min read


Leaving Only Flavor and Protein: Doyle Hamburgs
The Castle Test Kitchen leaves no bun unflipped, no hamburg unscrambled in the pursuit of Saginaw's complex burger history. Be sure to...
jvannette5
Sep 22, 20233 min read


The Politics of the Hamburg & Dale D. Doyle
If you were a careful observer of last week’s hamburg advertising, you probably noticed a familiar name on the Saginaw Kewpee Hotel...
kellison71
Sep 17, 20234 min read


Turning Stomachs & Turning Hamburgs
The story of Kewpee Hotel Hamburgs started for the Castle Test Kitchen with a Facebook message from friend of the Museum, author Gary...
kellison71
Sep 10, 20234 min read


Picking (a Winner) not Harvesting Beans
“An urge for the clubwoman of the city to use their voting privilege with the most intelligence possible when the questions are put to...
kellison71
Sep 1, 20233 min read


The Competition Continues: Hoyt Library, Harriet Ames, My Mother’s Baked Beans, and Hollyhocks
“The Saginaw Evening News declared the Hoyt Library "a noble institution" and "the pride of all Saginawians" when it opened in October...
kellison71
Aug 27, 20236 min read


The Competition Heats Up: Michigan Bean & Marketing
While we are still in desperate need of a qualified bean caller, we have decided to move forward with our plans anyhow and let the bean...
kellison71
Aug 20, 20234 min read


Beans, Popcorn and a Prelude to a Competition
The July 25, 1959, issue of The New Yorker magazine Included the article “Notes for a Gazetteer: V - Saginaw, Mich.” Part of a travel...
kellison71
Aug 13, 20234 min read


The Saginaw County Fair: Food to be Judged; Food to be Eaten.
“Fair Food Exhibits Tempting to Visitors: Passerby Again Must Exercise Self-Control in Looking at Choice Edibles.” -The Saginaw News,...
kellison71
Aug 5, 20233 min read
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