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Swimming upstream

November 16, 2011

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This, I should have written a week or two ago, is the time of year when the salmon come back to spawn. The Bear, the Boyne, the Jordan, the Elk—the rivers that flow into Torch Lake, or Lake Charlevoix, or Elk Lake, and on into the bay or the big lake itself—are full of big […]

So what IS in the Bay?

November 14, 2011

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The word is out all over town that on Thursday evening Chris Doyal is going to answer that question. (You remember Chris. He was very helpful when I got into trouble trying to figure out underwater history once before.)

Backstage at Mackinac Island

November 13, 2011

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Babs Young writes: Needless to say, there are not many tourists on Mackinac Island this time of year especially when it is pouring rain and cold. (But never fear. Our Babs was intrepid.)

The fog of war

November 12, 2011

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Over coffee at the Torch Lake Market and on the front page of the Elk Rapids News and on his daughter's Facebook page the word was out. Sonny Szejbach was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.

Goldengrove unleaving

November 6, 2011

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Babs writes: While most of the color is gone the yellows seem to stay around longer. These were one day last week and with sun on them I was impressed. Enjoy. But of course.  And I recommend clicking for the big picture, too.  You can get lost in the leaves. Do you remember “Margaret” – […]

What she saw

November 5, 2011

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Late last night Katherine wrote: Had my head buried in my computer this evening trying to figure something out and looked up (and outside) to this, grabbed my camera and stood out in awe and wonder.