Fall at the Farmer’s Market

Well, a recent visit to the Farmer’s Market certainly brought home the fact the summer is gone and fall is here.  No more strawberries, blueberries, sweet corn or peaches.  Now it’s pumpkins, mums, apples and cider.  The vendors are bundled up against the cold, and probably finding it’s pretty hard making change while wearing mittens!
 But, [...]

Logging

“Hello Old Man, How are you getting along? Are you ever going to write to me? It seems pretty cold here. We are all well. George is going to strike out to hunt a job before long. Charley and Sade started to Penn. the next day after I got here. I was up to Sidney’s [...]

Great Lakes Maritime Academy

Downtown Traverse City is home to the Great Lakes Maritime Academy. The academy trains and equips prospective officers for duty on all types of commercial and civilian vessels, research, cruise ships, freighters, tankers and more. The officers serve both in the Great Lakes and worldwide. The school has room for two hundred students, with plenty [...]

Grand Traverse Bay

There is no other place like it in the state of Michigan. Grand Traverse Bay is a Michigan jewel. . This bay off Lake Michigan has 132 miles of shoreline fronting the four Michigan counties of Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Antrim and Charlevoix.  Grand Traverse Bay is actually made up of two different bays, the East [...]

M22

M22 must be one of the most beautiful drives in all of the state of Michigan. Around each curve in the road, or over each hill a new surprise awaits. You may catch a glimpse of a sparkling lake, a  vista of colorful trees, or it may be a beautiful vineyard, it’s grapes just waiting [...]

Traverse City

This past weekend, we spent some time in beautiful Traverse City. The day started at small locally owned restaurant, The Green House Café. Located on Front Street in the downtown area, the food is great and the staff is friendly.  We have enjoyed breakfast there many times and have never been disappointed.  It seems to [...]