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Growing up in Michigan, many of us cherish memories of experiencing the Soo Locks, whether as children or adults. Every year a million tourists flock to Sault Ste Marie — ours and Ontario’s — to watch as one of 7,000 freighters make the 21-foot drop (or climb) between Lakes Superior and Huron.

Jackson County Farm Bureau’s annual Project RED (Rural Education Day) was among the hundreds of casualties COVID claimed last year, but the volunteers behind making it happen weren’t about to let the virus drench their parade again.

Businesses and residents across the state are scrambling to understand what is permitted under the Michigan Department of Health and Humans Services (MDHHS) decision to partially adopt new CDC guidance, removing criteria for wearing masks for fully vaccinated individuals. The new MDHHS order does not adopt revised CDC guidance on “social distancing.”

It’s been heartwarming this year to see our county Farm Bureaus across District 7 work on creative events that allow them to meet with members and share how being a member of Michigan Farm Bureau is the place to be.

Members can visit michfb.com/MI/CaseIH/ and enter their member ID and zip code, print out a certificate and redeem it at their Case IH dealership prior to purchase.

Mecosta and Montcalm County Farm Bureaus cohosted a long-awaited farm safety event last month, postponed by the pandemic since March of last year.

But nobody’s complained yet and I think most of us were just glad to be baby-stepping together down a path aimed in the general direction of normalcy. Unlike last year it did at least happen — they pulled it off — and it was a welcome return to form.

This is the OG summary. Allegan County Farm Bureau’s Promotion & Education Committee worked with the Hopkins FFA Alumni to provide two book barns and $1,000 worth of new agriculture-themed books to elementary schools in the Hopkins School District. The libraries located in Hopkins and Sycamore Elementary Schools were presented with the barns the first week of March, just in time for March is Reading Month.

The 15 members of MFB’s 2020-21 ProFILE cohort found plenty of common ground with producers of rice, cotton, catfish and tea on their capstone visit to the Deep South.