Sauerkraut is family tradition

SPRINGPORT - There is a lot to be said for family tradition and its ability to connect generations and bring people together.

On Sunday morning, Ronnie Minturn was joined by members of his immediate and extended family to carry on a tradition that has been a part of his life for the past 40 years, making sauerkraut.

“It probably goes back even farther than that,” Minturn said. “George and his son Bob Mekeel started this out of Bob's basement. When I was young and out of the army they asked me to help and I've been doing it ever since.”