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Seven random things that might be facts

May 3, 2008

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Most people who stop by Torch Lake Views live around here or keep cottages here (hey, snowbirds, it’s safe to come back – we’re looking forward to seeing you).  This is a small township.  Anyone who’s interested already knows everything about me, including the odd stuff.  However, Heather Uphilldowndale has tagged me in a game […]

Babs on the road

April 27, 2008

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That Babs – you never can tell where she’ll turn up next.  Now she’s gone off to Mackinac, just when things are greening up in Torch Lake Township.  She sent us a postcard: Spring is slowly moving north and is just about to reach Mackinac Island. The Grand Hotel will open for the season with […]

All Hail the Mighty Trout

April 26, 2008

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Good morning!  It’s trout season opener.  The National Trout Festival is in full swing over in Kalkaska.  (Please note: Jack’s Adult Trout Fishing Contest is not nearly as racy as it sounds.)  We sold this spring’s first container of bait worms over at the IGA yesterday – rang ’em up as “Grocery/ Taxable” too, reasoning that […]

Caching in: Who are these people and why are they skulking about in the underbrush?

April 18, 2008

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All over the township odd treasures are hidden in canning jars and Tupperware containers, awaiting discovery by an intrepid tribe of searchers. Finding these secret stashes is fun, but as in so much of life, the search itself is the main prize. It’s called geocaching, and this week Rob the Firefighter accompanied Miss Sadie, the […]

Bay lights up for Babs

April 6, 2008

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It’s warmed up a little, and the ice is melting on Grand Traverse Bay.  Babs Young took a walk along the shoreline in Elk Rapids and captured this glowing sunset over Old Mission Peninsula.  

Glamping tonight at the old glampground

April 2, 2008

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Just when you thought there was no hope for an elegant “season” in Torch Lake Township, along comes Boomeropia.  The new boomer travel website has a category called “glamping” – glamorous camping.