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From Gerry Sell's Writing Studio and Bait Shop
. . . and while we’re on the subject of spring
Pine Hill isn’t the only place getting ready for spring. If you want to start dreaming about summer bounty, read about John King’s seed order and the prospect for U-pick raspberries and cherries at King’s US-31 market. The plans at Pine Hill and King Orchards renew my sense of optimism. If John can plant raspberry canes […]
Posted in: In Business in Torch Lake
Psst – Pine Hill is open to friends, neighbors, and readers of Torch Lake Views. OK, and to anyone who stops in and says hello. I think it’s spring.
March 29, 2008
Saturday was a pretty day for a drive, and I had company, so off we went – breakfast at Sonny’s, a little shopping at Stuff ‘n’ Such in Elk Rapids, some picture-taking along the Bay – and a visit to Pine Hill Nursery on our way back to the Writing Studio and Bait Shop.
Posted in: Adventures outdoors, In Business in Torch Lake
Sounds fishy to me
March 28, 2008
For some reason, fishing has been on my mind a lot lately. It’s not that I’m any great sportswoman. No catch-and-release for me. I’m a catch and eat proponent. Take the yellow perch, for example – Perca flavescens. It even sounds delicious. But I also love just sitting in the boat thinking and fishing. It’s […]
Posted in: Adventures outdoors
In case of fire, do not call collect!
March 27, 2008
When the new Community Services Building is dedicated on May 24, [Ed. update: the dedication eventually took place on June 28] the Upper Torch Lake Association will place a time capsule in the cornerstone. I thought you might like to know a little about the contents, so I posted the list on a special Time […]
Posted in: Torch Lake memories
Babs finds tiny signs that spring might come again
March 23, 2008
Babs Young says, “Finding signs of spring is difficult around here. We had snow most of the day and Torch is still completely frozen. I found these crocus peeking through the snow.” Poor little things, I feel like knitting them a blankie. Spring flowers are tougher than we imagine, though. This sort of thing happens […]
Posted in: Babs Young photos
Springsounds
March 21, 2008
On Wednesday night I heard the first peepers caroling away in the wetlands beyond the Eastport Market. These tiny frogs actually freeze to over-winter, so the fact that they’re thawed out and feeling frisky is good news to the snow-weary. If you haven’t heard any yet, you can listen to a peeper recording here.
Posted in: Adventures outdoors
Books in Northport
- Color is a developing story. So is my bookshop.
- October's Quiet Entrance
- Are you looking for color?
- "Locals' Summer" Comes 'Round Again
- Here Now and Looking Ahead
- Trees, Dogs, Books, Musings
- As August Slip-Slides Away
- Past Mid-Summer to Mid-August
- Recent Past in Village and at Home, In the Midst, and Coming Events
- Books, Dog, Tree Guy, Me, and More
Carsten in Denmark
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March 30, 2008
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