My first and only trip to the nation’s capital was because of cancer. 16 years later, I went back because of cancer. It was October 2002. My dad, Tom Schmidt, an elementary […]

  *UPDATE 6/15/18 5:30pm* “Thank you for your note supporting the new crosswalk signing on Grandview Parkway. Complaints about close calls involving pedestrians and bicyclists – generally situations with drivers in one […]

Off the couch. Off the screen. Let’s get outside and ride bikes with friends in this amazing place we call home. Norte has mucho bike-y happenings for happy, healthy, young people all […]

Over the past year, kids across northern Michigan have been walking and biking to school in a big, big way. It’s time we acknowledge and celebrate that! Help us fill our third […]