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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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Stories
Assigned3
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

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Every story in every issue: who writes it, who edits it and the dates it has to hit.

StoryIssueSectionWriterEditorStageWords
Pie week at the Hollis Corner dinerAutumn — The Orchard IssueFoodTemperance OkwuosaNoelani Fairweather-BrandtLocked1,200
Fall color reportAutumn — The Orchard IssueDepartmentsOluwaseun FairchildNoelani Fairweather-BrandtLocked800
A weekend on the Keweenaw by bikeAutumn — The Orchard IssueTravelRostislav DunmoreNoelani Fairweather-BrandtLocked2,000
The family that presses cider by handAutumn — The Orchard IssueProfilesEvander Hollingsworth-SzymanskiPernilla Okonkwo-ReyesLocked1,800
The last pick at Pellam Ridge OrchardsAutumn — The Orchard IssueFeatureLinnea Abernethy-CastellanosNoelani Fairweather-BrandtLocked2,800
Hunting season etiquette for visitorsAutumn — The Orchard IssueFeatureThaddeus Rosenkrantz-AjayiPernilla Okonkwo-ReyesLocked3,200
Where to buy a pumpkin that is not orangeAutumn — The Orchard IssueDepartmentsAnneke Zielinski-MbekiPernilla Okonkwo-ReyesLocked800
Smoked whitefish, three waysWinter — The Harbor Lights IssueFoodPhilomena Vasquez-HartiganImani Thackeray-DoyleLocked1,500
Ice fishing for people who hate the coldWinter — The Harbor Lights IssueTravelCalliope Venkatesan-RhodesPernilla Okonkwo-ReyesLocked1,500
The harbor master's last winterWinter — The Harbor Lights IssueProfilesBertrand Nakamura-ElwoodImani Thackeray-DoyleLocked2,000
Snowshoe trails near townWinter — The Harbor Lights IssueDepartmentsOluwaseun FairchildPernilla Okonkwo-ReyesLocked600
Ferry schedule explainedWinter — The Harbor Lights IssueDepartmentsAnneke Zielinski-MbekiImani Thackeray-DoyleLocked800

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Issues

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Each issue of the magazine from kickoff to the day the files go to the printer.

IssueSeasonStatusKickoffHandoff to printerOn salePages
Autumn — The Orchard IssueAutumnDeliveredMay 22, 2026Aug 10, 2026Aug 28, 202696
Winter — The Harbor Lights IssueWinterAt printerJul 1, 2026Oct 7, 2026Oct 27, 2026104
Spring — The Back Roads IssueSpringEditingSep 4, 2026Nov 18, 2026Dec 10, 202696
Summer — The Lake Days IssueSummerWritingOct 14, 2026Jan 2, 2027Jan 25, 2027112
Autumn — The Cider and Smoke IssueAutumnPlanningNov 28, 2026Feb 21, 2027Mar 16, 202796

Contributors

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The writers who fill the pages, staff and freelance, and what each is paid per word.

NameSpecialtyStandingEmailPhoneRate per wordStories
Anneke Zielinski-MbekiDepartmentsStaff writeranneke.zielinski@tidewatercorrespondents.org(906) 555-0179$0Where to buy a pumpkin that is not orange, Ferry schedule explained, Bird migration checklist, Summer festival calendar
Bertrand Nakamura-ElwoodProfilesRegular freelancerbertrand.nakamura@tidewatercorrespondents.org(906) 555-0177$0.75The harbor master's last winter, The ferry captain's daughter
Calliope Venkatesan-RhodesTravelNew freelancercalliope.venkatesan@tidewatercorrespondents.org(906) 555-0174$0.55Ice fishing for people who hate the cold, Beach glass hunting
Casimir Odom-ValenciaFoodRegular freelancercasimir.odom@tidewatercorrespondents.org(906) 555-0181$0.70A bakery that opens at 4 a.m.
Evander Hollingsworth-SzymanskiProfilesRegular freelancerevander.hollingsworth@tidewatercorrespondents.org(906) 555-0173$0.80The family that presses cider by hand, The mapmaker of Alder Junction
Jocasta RennickTravelNew freelancerjocasta.rennick@tidewatercorrespondents.org(906) 555-0180$0.50Kayaking the quiet side of the lake
Linnea Abernethy-CastellanosFeaturesRegular freelancerlinnea.abernethy@tidewatercorrespondents.org(906) 555-0170$0.85The last pick at Pellam Ridge Orchards, Keeping the lighthouse lamp lit, The one-room school reunion, Wooden boats of the Straits
Oluwaseun FairchildDepartmentsStaff writeroluwaseun.fairchild@tidewatercorrespondents.org(906) 555-0178$0Fall color report, Snowshoe trails near town, Spring thaw survival guide
Philomena Vasquez-HartiganFoodNew freelancerphilomena.vasquez@tidewatercorrespondents.org(906) 555-0176$0.55Smoked whitefish, three ways, Roadside stands worth stopping for
Rostislav DunmoreTravelRegular freelancerrostislav.dunmore@tidewatercorrespondents.org(906) 555-0171$0.70A weekend on the Keweenaw by bike, Backroads to the waterfalls
Temperance OkwuosaFoodRegular freelancertemperance.okwuosa@tidewatercorrespondents.org(906) 555-0172$0.75Pie week at the Hollis Corner diner, Hot chocolate worth the drive, Morel season, carefully
Thaddeus Rosenkrantz-AjayiFeaturesRegular freelancerthaddeus.rosenkrantz@tidewatercorrespondents.org(906) 555-0175$0.90Hunting season etiquette for visitors, The ship model builders of Pinecliff, Gravel roads and the people who grade them, A cottage on three generations

Also included

  • Story boardStage rules
  • Stories by issue and stageDrill-down
  • Drafts in progressDigest
  • Story lockedNotificationTells production a story is final and ready for the printer file.

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