Someone actually* asked for our advice (*with apologies to PJ Grath, who argues that “actually” is misused, overused, and generally a nuisance)

February 3, 2009

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The cousins in the UK are suffering an infestation of snow and ice in quantities not seen for a generation. Heather Uphilldowndale (a/k/a Mrs. Uhdd) has been reporting heroically from the front (see, for example, Shadow Side and Up and Down). What, she inquires, would we hardy souls in northern Michigan recommend as our favorite […]

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Coyote’s eye view

February 3, 2009

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I saw the pawprints myself while I was wandering about looking for a vantage point at the north end of Torch Lake. Might have been the gigundous dog that goes running with its owner early in the mornings—what is it, anyway, a Croatian Mountain Dog?—but I don’t think so. Although we can always hope, I […]

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A lone hardwater sailor on Torch Lake at sunset

February 2, 2009

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Babs Young sent us this peaceful, almost dreamy photo. She wrote, It’s not a regatta, but it is a hard water sailor on the north end of Torch Lake.  Dunno, Babs.  Iceboaters are pretty fierce.  I’ll bet this one was draped in icepicks and trailing a muskie.  Pretty scenery, though . . . Every week […]

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How else shall I say “I love you” to a place?

January 29, 2009

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Photographer Scott Thomas (Views Infinitum) issued an invitation to a Collective Shoot of hometown landmarks, and we decided Torch Lake Views should participate.  What’s local?  What’s a landmark?  Who knows?  Fortunately, some talented regular contributors agreed to come along for the ride.  45h Parallel, by Katherine Berst If you travel north on US-31 to visit us […]

Posted in: Babs Young photos, Letters from Katherine, Letters from the Weatherman, Torch Lake memories

Post pantry: Bits and pieces far too good to waste

January 27, 2009

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I save scraps of good stuff, hoping to find a post home for it.  A photo I like, a little piece of news, all kinds of stuff.  Then comes the day when I put all the scraps into a post and hope it comes out soup.  Looky here: Township Treasurer Sharon Schultz broke her leg […]

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Appreciating Elva

January 26, 2009

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Elva Cowell has been Torch Lake Township Clerk, President of the Central Lake District Library Board, Membership Chair of the Wilkinson Homestead Historical Society . . . you get the idea. Wherever you go on this side of the County, Elva will be there before you, setting out the agendas, organizing the committees and fluffing […]

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Posted in: Everything else on Torch Lake Views, Torch Lake memories

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