Turtle Island Beads has become a regional draw, yet the store's existence remains a mystery among many locals. "Every now and then a local person stumbles in here and goes, 'How long have you been ...

FREEPORT — Like many other girls her age, Lilly Wiseman loves stringing beads together to make bracelets. “They’re fun, and sometimes when I don’t have something to do I’ll make bracelets,” Lilly said ...

When Katrina Mitten was 12 years old, she decided she wanted to learn something traditional, something that related to her heritage as a direct descendant of Chief Little Turtle. “I was drawn to beads ...

To say thank you for saving his diabetic wife's life more than once, an elderly Bellingham man delivered 145 small turtles made from copper wire and beads to the Bellingham Fire Department this week.