Carol McCarus phoned. Would I like to go with her to a University of Michigan alumni gathering to hear about a baby mammoth? Yes. I headed to Petoskey, filled with curiosity. The affair was held at the Perry Hotel, a worthy destination all by itself. The views of Little Traverse Bay are very nice indeed, […]
Babs Young writes, This is from the Farmer’s Market in Traverse City on Saturday. They have one of these each Saturday morning in the summer. Well worth a trip. To see some of the photos that I took please visit my Flickr site. These were taken as part of the World Wide Photowalk 2009. We […]
You knew she’d be there . . . and she was. This just in from Babs Young: Saturday was the 4th edition of Art Rapids!, a great one-day Art Fair in Elk Rapids, always the last Saturday in June. This is Bill Perkins, twig furniture maker extraordinaire. You can find his work at http://www.hoffmansweb.com/twig/. Every […]
Summertime isn’t really playtime up here unless you’re just visiting, in which case it is the best playtime you’ll ever have probably. But even those of us who are working overtime storing up nuts for the winter need a little R&R now and then. Here are some invitations to play. (Click on images for larger […]
On my way past the Eastport Market I saw a long lineup of shiny motorcycles in the parking lot snuggled up to a bright red Hummer. Either Russ and Donna had gone into a new line of business or there was a convention of bikers in town. I pulled in and inquired, just as the […]
We finally got a nice, warm, sunny, summer day. Central Lake was full of people admiring the entries in the 6th Annual Collector Car & Truck Show. Also yours truly and the Disreputable Duo, who behaved badly and will not be taken to such an event again, but the less said about that the better. […]
July 26, 2009
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