Sand Lake, Lake County

As I have mentioned before, there are many Michigan Lakes named Sand Lake. Today’s Sand Lake is located in Elk Township in northwestern Lake County.  The lake is a respectable fifty acres in size, 1.1 miles of shoreline with depths of up to fifty feet. The northern most tip of the lake stretches into southern [...]

White Fish Lake, Howard City

There are a lot of reasons Howard City is blessed. The city is blessed with good fishing, interesting buildings, eating places and close proximity to several Michigan lakes including Whitefish Lake, Little Whitefish Lake and the Little Muskegon River.
 I’m not sure what Howard City looked like in 1908 when this postcard was written, but I [...]

Decisions, Decisions

Every once and awhile I run across something that makes me wonder, “What were they thinking??”  One of those times came when I saw this sign near a closed down restaurant at the corner of 115 and 31, south of Beulah in Benzie County.
Now, my thought on this sign, which makes it look like you [...]

Holland’s Tunnel Park

I always enjoy paying a visit to the area of Holland, located along the Lake Michigan shoreline in Ottawa County.
Originally settled by a group of Dutch immigrants under the leadership of rev Albertus Van Raalte in the mid1800’s, Holland is located on the shores of Lake Macatawa. After settling into Holland, the industrious Dutch dug [...]

Racine Boat Manufacturing

Racine Boat Manufacturing Company was one of the many boat builders in Michigan’s rich history of boat manufacturing. Named after its original location in Racine Wisconsin, it relocated to Muskegon Michigan after experiencing a devastating plant fire in the Racine location.
 Much like what is often done today, Muskegon offered several financial incentives to entice the [...]

Major Snowage

It’s here at last, and it hasn’t wasted any time settling in. I’m talking about West Michigan’s first real snowfall of the winter, which arrived Thursday night. Residents awakening on Friday morning opened their curtains and looked out the window at a landscape transformed.
We didn’t get just a little snow, either. I don’t know exactly [...]

House Numbers

When doing a major renovation on a home, cottage or even a commercial building, it is easy to overlook the small details. That was recently the case for us. We had just completed a large project, with everything from a new roof to new foundation walls and just about everything in between. But, we forgot [...]

Fricano’s Pizza

For some reason, a few weeks ago I began thinking about those famous Fricano’s pizzas and I knew I had to have one. It had been many, many years since I had indulged in one, so one beautiful summer evening, my wife and I traveled to Grand Haven to enjoy the sunset and a Fricano’s [...]

Townline Lake

Townline Lake is on the Big Rapids/ Colfax Township line in Mecosta County. This Michigan lake is 73 acres and has reported depths of up to 52 feet. It is conveniently located just a couple miles outside the city of Big Rapids.
The lake is sparsely populated, only a few homes and cottages along its shoreline. [...]