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Caught goosefooted at the end of a lingering spring

June 5, 2009

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I am still behind on research and writing, but I thought I’d take a minute to show you the goosefoot maple that grows in Eden Shores. It is a shrubby sort of tree, distinguished by its goosefoot shaped leaves and the vertically striped bark of the saplings.  I think the blossoms are quite pretty, even […]

For Memorial Day Weekend: A sunset from Babs

May 24, 2009

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Babs wrote that she’s “always a sucker for a good sunset and this one seemed to make the cut.” Well I guess so. I particularly like the cat and the fisherman in the clouds. What, you can’t see them? OK, maybe that’s a guitar, not a fishing pole, but it’s definitely a cat. What I […]

Dear Summer People: It’s safe to come home now

April 29, 2009

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All the ice is off Torch. All of it. I promise. Marc Anderson and the Dockworks crew have been putting in docks all over the place. See the dock in the new banner up top? No more ice. Pine Hill Nursery is open and full of flowers. Smells good, too. There are cunning little catkins […]

Letters from Babs: Ice parts, revealing summer

April 20, 2009

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Babs writes: Finally the ice parted at the north end of Torch Lake this week and the bottom was revealed through the clear cool water. The water looks pristine and ready for a good summer. Looks good, Babs. Miss Sadie, the Cowboy and I are coming back. Every week photographer Babs Young captures moments in […]

Torch Lake in early April

April 5, 2009

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All of you who are Away have been asking the same question. Babs has the answer. Yes. There is still ice on Torch Lake.  Lots of it.  She writes: We are having lots of sunny days, but that Torch Lake is still frozen, with just a little water around the edges. This was taken at the […]

Scrubbing our pretty face before The Season

March 28, 2009

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I’m on a mission. Poor little Eastport, while admittedly not the most photogenic part of the Township, comes off very badly on Google’s mapping “street view.” Take a look at the intersection of US 31 and M 88. This is the image that greets visitors all over the world if they search Google Maps for […]

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