150 Years of fashion
CHASSELL — At the Chassell Heritage Center, one section of space is dedicated to fashion, where hundreds of vintage garments and accessories make a home with the Friends of Fashion. There’s a section of hats in different fabrics and colors and a section of shoes in a shapes in sizes. There’s a section of accessories, such as purses in all styes and gloves galore. “A well-dressed woman, up to the ‘50s, wouldn’t leave the house without her hat and gloves,” Sandi Engel, Friends of Fashion president said. The Friends of Fashion is a group of people dedicated to preserving history by collecting clothes and holding educational fashion shows for the community. “We are a branch of the Chassell Heritage Center,” she said. Since the Chassell Centennial in 1988, the group formed and has been collecting vintage clothing, particularly from 1860 to the present.
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Learning about nature
HANCOCK TOWNSHIP — School may be out for the summer, but that does not mean the learning has to stop.
Local state parks offer numerous educational programs throughout the summer geared toward children and adults alike.
Former church now a center of history
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