Did You Lose Something?

It seems that every year during the summer season I will notice something floating by. No, I am not talking about a duck or other wildlife, although I appreciate nature very much.
Every season, someone’s boat floats by unattended.  I have seen everything from a loose canoe, to some one’s ski boat. Last year I noticed [...]

Spring Cleanup

Well, we have been counting the days, and now it is almost here! Warm weather! And with that, comes  that time when it becomes necessary to get the yard back in shape. With the winter gone and the ice melted, everyone will be out working on the lakefront.
Depending on your lake, some sides get more [...]

Healthy Hearts

A person really doesn’t need a reason to go fishing, but sometimes a good one could be helpful.  And what could be a better reason than taking care of your heart?
Omega-3 fatty acids, found in many fish,  is good for the heart. All fish contain omega-3s, but they are more concentrated in fatty fish such [...]

The Moods of Winter

The moods of a Michigan winter are as changeable as the shifting bands of lake effect snow drifting in from the Great Lake. Bright one day, somber the next, and often enough as vicious as a cat-o’-ninetails—that’s  January in this state, and February. March gets even more interesting, but that is another story, and most [...]

Price Per Foot for Lakefront Property

Sometimes when purchasing unimproved waterfront property, a comparison is made between two parcels by comparing the price per foot of water frontage. I always hesitate to compare property that way. Here’s why.
I believe no two waterfront properties are the same. There are always differences.  Even if the lots appear to be similar, the views from the properties can be [...]

World’s Largest Weathervane

Whitehall may be home to the world’s largest weather vane. While no one knows for sure, Whitehall claims the title.  The weather vane is 48 feet tall, 14 feet wide and weighs more than 2 tons. Topping the weather vane is a schooner, memorializing the Ella Ellenwood, a schooner destroyed in a storm on Lake [...]

First Day of Winter

As I sit at my desk writing this entry, I am looking out of the window watching the snow fly. Right now I can see about half way across the lake, but for most of the morning I was only able to see my own backyard.  The deck is barely recognizable because of the snow [...]

More on Riparian Rights

Recently I wrote a post about Michigan Riparian Rights . Since then, a question was posed to me. “ I have a riverfront cabin up north, sometimes after a hard rain or flooding, my shoreline moves. I find I have gained some land. Who owns that land?’
Let me introduce a term: Accretion. Accretion is a gradual [...]

Ice Breaker

Okay, I know this is not an award winning photo.  I hesitate to even post it. It was one of those moments that I wished I was a little quicker, had my camera closer and had a better lens and tripod at my side. But, enough of my excuses.
It is a shot of a lakefront [...]

Election Day

It seems as if the campaign has been going on forever, but Election Day is here at last. Did you vote? If not, are you planning on voting? It is the right and responsibility of every citizen to vote, to do something, rather than do nothing and complain about our country and it’s leaders. Voting [...]

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