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From Gerry Sell's Writing Studio and Bait Shop
Christmas in a small town
The Village of Central Lake is tucked into a valley in Antrim County, Michigan. Winter holidays come quietly here, with the lights of Window Night.
On the fourth day of Christmas, Babs has sent to you
December 5, 2011
OK, no calling birds or partridges in pear trees, but look at what she brought you from her trip. A whole lot better than a t-shirt, eh? She writes: This is the side of the Duomo in the late afternoon sun. It is all faced with marble (white, green and pink). The scale of this […]
Posted in: Babs Young photos
Jingle bells, jingle bells, all around the Bay
December 3, 2011
I thought I was going to Elk Rapids to have lunch with Louan, but life is full of surprises. When I picked her up she was wearing her sparkly pink Santa hat. Let's go to Northport! she said. I'll buy gas.
Posted in: Day trips in Northern Michigan, Up North in Michigan
In which we discover a parallel universe and have tea with Marcia Graham
December 1, 2011
We are going to do this in reverse order, on account of I just know you are dying to read about the Treasures from the Holidays exhibit at the Elk Rapid Historical Museum—and because I know you will read to the end to find out about the parallel universe.
Evan, the Last Grandchild
November 30, 2011
Chris and Sonny are off at the other end of I-75, unaccountably managing to have fun entirely without us. She writes: while we are here in Florida, I was reading your blog. [Well I should hope so–if I didn’t have a loyal following of snowbirds no one would want to look at my pictures of […]
Posted in: Letters from Chris, Torch Lake memories
Whimsy and serendipity in our little big city
November 29, 2011
It is possible that Traverse City is really a miniature big city masquerading as a small town.
Carsten in Denmark
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Torch Lake Views 
December 10, 2011
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