Carrie Steinweg
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Carrie Steinweg is a freelance writer, photographer, author, and food and travel blogger who has lived in Lansing for 27 years. She most enjoys writing about food, people, history, and baseball. Her favorite Lansing Journal articles that she has written are: "Lan Oak Lanes attracts film crew," "Why Millennials are choosing Lansing," "Curtis Granderson returns home to give back," "The Cubs, the World Series, fandom, and family," and "Lansing's One Trick Pony Brewery: a craft beer oasis."
Looking back on 125 years of Lansing
Reflections from local historians on the end of Lansing’s quasquicentennialAbove: This photo from the late 1880s or early 1890s was taken outside the Busack building. In the upstairs, in 1893, the vote for incorporation was taken, and Oak Glen, Bernice, and Lansing united to become the Village of...
Lansing’s Sami Krusza competes at World Skating Championships in France
Krusza and pairs partner Darius Sanders finish fourth in final round
by Carrie Steinweg
LANSING, Ill. (December 4, 2018) - You’ve got to really love something to practice it six or seven days a week for 2–3 hours a day. That’s what 14-year-old Sami Krusza does. Her passion is roller...
Festival of Lights celebrates Christmas culture around the world
Now through January 5
by Carrie Steinweg
LANSING, Ill. (December 2, 2019) - Following a performance of holiday music by the TF South High School Choir, the Lansing Historical Society opened their annual Festival of Lights exhibit on November 26 in the Lansing Historical Museum, which is housed in the lower...
Private fundraiser provides uniforms for CAP cadets
by Carrie Steinweg
LANSING, Ill. (November 4, 2018) - At a private fundraiser hosted by Mayor Patty Eidam on October 20, members of the community were introduced to Civil Air Patrol cadets and adult leaders Major Barbara Buckner and Major Rick Zalud and learned about the many benefits of being...
Lansing couple celebrates 70th wedding anniversary
Milton and Anna Mae Van Drunen cherish each other and family
by Carrie Steinweg
LANSING, Ill. (October 2018) - Milton Van Drunen had recently returned home from serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II. It was 1946, and he was 21. After three years of serving his country, he...
Lansing Autumn Fest ends successful run at upgraded Fox Pointe site
In spite of rain, attendance and sales both favorable
by Carrie Steinweg
LANSING, Ill. (September 29, 2018) - Returning this weekend after a one-year-hiatus, the Lansing Autumn Fest was by early accounts a success. A three-day community celebration, Autumn Fest has always taken place at the area known as Fox Pointe,...
Dixie Kitchen to re-open at new location Tuesday
by Carrie SteinwegLANSING, Ill. (August 12, 2018) - Dixie Kitchen & Bait Shop will be opening at its new location on Tuesday, August 14, offering up all of their well-loved cajun and creole dishes in an updated setting in the building that housed the former Bohemian Joe’s restaurant at...
The Lady with All the Answers is a pleasant surprise
Review by Carrie Steinweg
MUNSTER, Ind. (August 1, 2018) - I’ve seen a lot of plays at the Theatre at the Center, and I must admit that Ann Landeers: The Lady with All the Answers initially didn’t get me super excited. I really love musicals—and I knew this one wasn't....
Lansing CAP cadets attend Civil Air Patrol Summer Encampment
information provided by Civil Air Patrol
EDINBURGH, Ind. (July 2018) – Several cadets from Civil Air Patrol’s Thunder Composite Squadron in Lansing attended a Civil Air Patrol Summer Encampment in Edinburgh, Indiana, in July. The week-long encampment takes place at Camp Atterbury, an active U.S. military and civilian training base...
Lansing Little Leaguers get opportunity of a lifetime
Nine youths take to field for pre-game activities before White Sox game
by Carrie Steinweg
CHICAGO, Ill. (July 29, 2018) - There are a good number of Little League players who have dreams of one day being able to step out onto the field of a major league ballpark. A handful...