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Blythewood Point Magazine · Magazine · Marquette, MI
Gil Kowalczuk is managing editor of Blythewood Point Magazine, a regional lifestyle quarterly in Marquette, and he uses this timeline to carry every issue from kickoff to the day files go to the printer, with each story's assignment, draft and edit dates in view.
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StoriesAssigned3
The ferry captain's daughterSummer — The Lake Days IssueProfiles
A cottage on three generationsSummer — The Lake Days IssueFeature
Beach glass huntingSummer — The Lake Days IssueTravel
Drafting4
Wooden boats of the StraitsSummer — The Lake Days IssueFeature
Roadside stands worth stopping forSummer — The Lake Days IssueFood
Kayaking the quiet side of the lakeSummer — The Lake Days IssueTravel
Summer festival calendarSummer — The Lake Days IssueDepartments
In edit5
Gravel roads and the people who grade themSpring — The Back Roads IssueFeature
A bakery that opens at 4 a.m.Spring — The Back Roads IssueFood
Backroads to the waterfallsSpring — The Back Roads IssueTravel
The mapmaker of Alder JunctionSpring — The Back Roads IssueProfiles
Morel season, carefullySpring — The Back Roads IssueFood
In design2
Spring thaw survival guideSpring — The Back Roads IssueDepartments
Bird migration checklistSpring — The Back Roads IssueDepartments
Locked16
The last pick at Pellam Ridge OrchardsAutumn — The Orchard IssueFeature
Pie week at the Hollis Corner dinerAutumn — The Orchard IssueFood
A weekend on the Keweenaw by bikeAutumn — The Orchard IssueTravel
The family that presses cider by handAutumn — The Orchard IssueProfiles
Fall color reportAutumn — The Orchard IssueDepartments
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Stories
30 sample rows · 13 columnsEvery story in every issue: who writes it, who edits it and the dates it has to hit.
| Story | Issue | Section | Writer | Editor | Stage | Words |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pie week at the Hollis Corner diner | Autumn — The Orchard Issue | Food | Temperance Okwuosa | Noelani Fairweather-Brandt | Locked | 1,200 |
| Fall color report | Autumn — The Orchard Issue | Departments | Oluwaseun Fairchild | Noelani Fairweather-Brandt | Locked | 800 |
| A weekend on the Keweenaw by bike | Autumn — The Orchard Issue | Travel | Rostislav Dunmore | Noelani Fairweather-Brandt | Locked | 2,000 |
| The family that presses cider by hand | Autumn — The Orchard Issue | Profiles | Evander Hollingsworth-Szymanski | Pernilla Okonkwo-Reyes | Locked | 1,800 |
| The last pick at Pellam Ridge Orchards | Autumn — The Orchard Issue | Feature | Linnea Abernethy-Castellanos | Noelani Fairweather-Brandt | Locked | 2,800 |
| Hunting season etiquette for visitors | Autumn — The Orchard Issue | Feature | Thaddeus Rosenkrantz-Ajayi | Pernilla Okonkwo-Reyes | Locked | 3,200 |
| Where to buy a pumpkin that is not orange | Autumn — The Orchard Issue | Departments | Anneke Zielinski-Mbeki | Pernilla Okonkwo-Reyes | Locked | 800 |
| Smoked whitefish, three ways | Winter — The Harbor Lights Issue | Food | Philomena Vasquez-Hartigan | Imani Thackeray-Doyle | Locked | 1,500 |
| Ice fishing for people who hate the cold | Winter — The Harbor Lights Issue | Travel | Calliope Venkatesan-Rhodes | Pernilla Okonkwo-Reyes | Locked | 1,500 |
| The harbor master's last winter | Winter — The Harbor Lights Issue | Profiles | Bertrand Nakamura-Elwood | Imani Thackeray-Doyle | Locked | 2,000 |
| Snowshoe trails near town | Winter — The Harbor Lights Issue | Departments | Oluwaseun Fairchild | Pernilla Okonkwo-Reyes | Locked | 600 |
| Ferry schedule explained | Winter — The Harbor Lights Issue | Departments | Anneke Zielinski-Mbeki | Imani Thackeray-Doyle | Locked | 800 |
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Issues
5 sample rows · 15 columnsEach issue of the magazine from kickoff to the day the files go to the printer.
| Issue | Season | Status | Kickoff | Handoff to printer | On sale | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn — The Orchard Issue | Autumn | Delivered | May 8, 2026 | Jul 27, 2026 | Aug 14, 2026 | 96 |
| Winter — The Harbor Lights Issue | Winter | At printer | Jun 17, 2026 | Sep 23, 2026 | Oct 13, 2026 | 104 |
| Spring — The Back Roads Issue | Spring | Editing | Aug 21, 2026 | Nov 4, 2026 | Nov 26, 2026 | 96 |
| Summer — The Lake Days Issue | Summer | Writing | Sep 30, 2026 | Dec 19, 2026 | Jan 11, 2027 | 112 |
| Autumn — The Cider and Smoke Issue | Autumn | Planning | Nov 14, 2026 | Feb 7, 2027 | Mar 2, 2027 | 96 |
Contributors
12 sample rows · 8 columnsThe writers who fill the pages, staff and freelance, and what each is paid per word.
| Name | Specialty | Standing | Phone | Rate per word | Stories | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anneke Zielinski-Mbeki | Departments | Staff writer | anneke.zielinski@tidewatercorrespondents.org | (906) 555-0179 | $0 | Where to buy a pumpkin that is not orange, Ferry schedule explained, Bird migration checklist, Summer festival calendar |
| Bertrand Nakamura-Elwood | Profiles | Regular freelancer | bertrand.nakamura@tidewatercorrespondents.org | (906) 555-0177 | $0.75 | The harbor master's last winter, The ferry captain's daughter |
| Calliope Venkatesan-Rhodes | Travel | New freelancer | calliope.venkatesan@tidewatercorrespondents.org | (906) 555-0174 | $0.55 | Ice fishing for people who hate the cold, Beach glass hunting |
| Casimir Odom-Valencia | Food | Regular freelancer | casimir.odom@tidewatercorrespondents.org | (906) 555-0181 | $0.70 | A bakery that opens at 4 a.m. |
| Evander Hollingsworth-Szymanski | Profiles | Regular freelancer | evander.hollingsworth@tidewatercorrespondents.org | (906) 555-0173 | $0.80 | The family that presses cider by hand, The mapmaker of Alder Junction |
| Jocasta Rennick | Travel | New freelancer | jocasta.rennick@tidewatercorrespondents.org | (906) 555-0180 | $0.50 | Kayaking the quiet side of the lake |
| Linnea Abernethy-Castellanos | Features | Regular freelancer | linnea.abernethy@tidewatercorrespondents.org | (906) 555-0170 | $0.85 | The last pick at Pellam Ridge Orchards, Keeping the lighthouse lamp lit, The one-room school reunion, Wooden boats of the Straits |
| Oluwaseun Fairchild | Departments | Staff writer | oluwaseun.fairchild@tidewatercorrespondents.org | (906) 555-0178 | $0 | Fall color report, Snowshoe trails near town, Spring thaw survival guide |
| Philomena Vasquez-Hartigan | Food | New freelancer | philomena.vasquez@tidewatercorrespondents.org | (906) 555-0176 | $0.55 | Smoked whitefish, three ways, Roadside stands worth stopping for |
| Rostislav Dunmore | Travel | Regular freelancer | rostislav.dunmore@tidewatercorrespondents.org | (906) 555-0171 | $0.70 | A weekend on the Keweenaw by bike, Backroads to the waterfalls |
| Temperance Okwuosa | Food | Regular freelancer | temperance.okwuosa@tidewatercorrespondents.org | (906) 555-0172 | $0.75 | Pie week at the Hollis Corner diner, Hot chocolate worth the drive, Morel season, carefully |
| Thaddeus Rosenkrantz-Ajayi | Features | Regular freelancer | thaddeus.rosenkrantz@tidewatercorrespondents.org | (906) 555-0175 | $0.90 | Hunting season etiquette for visitors, The ship model builders of Pinecliff, Gravel roads and the people who grade them, A cottage on three generations |
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Story timeline
StoriesMay 10, 2026Aug 13, 2026
The last pick at Pellam Ridge Orchards
Pie week at the Hollis Corner diner
Fall color report
A weekend on the Keweenaw by bike
Hunting season etiquette for visitors
The family that presses cider by hand
Where to buy a pumpkin that is not orange
Ice fishing for people who hate the cold
The harbor master's last winter
Snowshoe trails near town
Hot chocolate worth the drive
Ferry schedule explained
Smoked whitefish, three ways
Keeping the lighthouse lamp lit
Issue timeline
IssuesMay 8, 2026Feb 7, 2027
Autumn — The Orchard Issue
Winter — The Harbor Lights Issue
Spring — The Back Roads Issue
Summer — The Lake Days Issue
Autumn — The Cider and Smoke Issue
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