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Antrim the Appetizing

July 28, 2008

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If you read about incredibly perfect ways to spend part of your vacation in Torch Lake Township earlier this week and took it to heart, you’ll be very busy while you’re visiting, or while people are visiting you.  You might be too busy to cook.  Here are some of my favorite places to get food […]

The nooks, the crannies, the incredibly perfect ways to spend part of your vacation in Torch Lake Township

July 25, 2008

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We all have a picture in our minds of the Perfect Vacation. The one where the car doesn’t break down, the kids don’t get poison ivy, Mom and Dad don’t get sunburned, and all the Amazing Attractions really are amazing. Here are some really good things to do in and around Torch Lake Township.  I […]

Wilkinson Wishing (for a) Well

July 22, 2008

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Perhaps you have run into Loraine and Jim Mottern on a rainy day and wondered why they seemed so cheerful. I will tell you why. For years they have been hauling water by hand to tend the gardens they established at the Wilkinson Homestead Historical Museum. For that reason and others – wouldn’t it be […]

Stone castles on the Bay

July 5, 2008

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Early in the morning the shore is peaceful, the sky already bright blue and full of shining white clouds.  Miss Sadie, the Cowboy and I head off on our walk.  Something new is out there in the water.  Must investigate. It’s – there are two!  Two stone castles rise from the depths of Grand Traverse Bay.   […]

Happy Fourth of July – Fireworks – Poetry – History – and sparklers on the beach

July 4, 2008

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For everyone who wondered whether we’d have any Summer People this year – they’re baa-ack! The No Vacancy sign was up at the Torch Bay Inn last night. Campfires crackled at Barnes Park. Little kids waved sparklers on the beach. The parking lot overflowed at the IGA. When I walked the dogs this morning I […]

Torch Lake Township Visitors Guide available at local businesses

June 22, 2008

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As its first project, the business group that got together last winter has produced a brochure packed with information about local attractions, shopping, services, restaurants and lodging. You can pick up a copy at many local businesses, or download a copy as a PDF. UPDATE 2010: To my astonishment, people keep finding this old post. […]