Jimmy Spencer

On a bright, sunny Sunday, more than 50 people gathered to listen to Doug Craven talk of native methods of making maple syrup. Craven, the director of the Natural Resources Department of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, also makes maple...

PETOSKEY — Petoskey farmer Bill McMaster planted his pumpkin crop a little late this season, but he believes it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. McMaster already began harvesting some of his pumpkins, and said the harvest should last up...

PETOSKEY -- As some see it, a wine industry's time may be arriving in Michigan's Tip of the Mitt region. Three wineries have begun operating around Emmet and Cheboygan counties in recent years, and a handful of others are in planning and development...

HARBOR SPRINGS — Back for its third year, the Harbor Springs Farmers Market is slowly filling up with fruits and vegetables — not to mention new products and even services. "We have a few new vendors selling hummus, quiche and maple syrup,...

At least that's how it seemed this weekend. I have to be honest, I am not a big road course fan. They are interesting to watch for a while, but honestly there is just enough speed, its too hard to pass and they way pit strategy works out, it's too hard to...

RICHMOND — Mark McArdle was fired as competition director for Richard Petty Motorsports in 2009, a week after Kasey Kahne won at Atlanta and the very day Kahne qualified the team for the Chase. Regan Smith lost his ride during the downsizing of...

It's once again time for NASCAR to start making right turns again. This time it will be at the road course in Watkins Glen, New York. And just like Daytona and Talladega are the same, but very different, so too are the Glen and Infineon. "It's a...

While Michigan pumpkin growers may be experiencing a banner year for the fall crop, other parts of the country will struggle to meet demand. This summer, Hurricane Irene destroyed hundreds of pumpkin patches in the Northeast, and that’s now...

Where trees once stood on a hillside at Pond Hill Farm in Harbor Springs, Jimmy Spencer, one of the farm's owners, saw potential for a vineyard. "We should be able to produce somewhere between 600-800 cases of wine off this hill," he said, overlooking...

Get into the numbers of NASCAR's summer stop in Daytona Beach with a list off all the previous race winners, records, pole winners, track facts and more. The most... Most victories: David Pearson (5). Most consecutive victories: David Pearson (3; 1972-...

At Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach. Lap Length: 2.5-mile tri-oval, (Start position in parentheses) 1. (3) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 200 laps, 156.345 mph, $1,495,070. 2. (5) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 200, $1,096,165. 3. (26)...

The Ravens' locker room was extremely quiet yesterday, because the subject had become so sensitive. But then the comments started to filter out slowly after the Ravens blew an 18-point halftime lead and lost, 24-21, to the Cincinnati Bengals on Doug...