Bicycling along Lake Michigan
A few weeks ago we had guests who were into bicycling. They had bikes for every circumstance. Just look at these. Here Lisa and Matt are on their way to Arcadia, having started from Elberta Beach...
View ArticleI Love Technology
I am also afraid of it and what it can do to my reservation calendar – After working my reservations on a desk calendar for the last 17 years, extremely low tech, I have been busy implementing an...
View ArticleFinished!
At long last, the Stairs at the end of Grace Road are finished and today we held a private celebration on the deck of said stairs. All but one of the volunteers was there. Kudos go to Carl Noffsinger,...
View ArticleDuck Hunting
Marc and Braden went on a duck hunting adventure yesterday morning. They got a duck ( I forgot to take a picture of it) . It had teeth. Very funny, it reminded me of an angry Daffy Duck, actually....
View ArticleKiteboarding Mecca
The wind has really been something the last few days. Time to go to Frankfort Beach to see the crazies out on the water with their kites. The waves were crashing around the lighthouse, the sun was...
View ArticleShe’s back!
Now don’t think that I forgot all about you. I haven’t. But I have been busy doing nothing. Well, not nothing. I have been brainstorming with myself about what to tackle first in the cottages as soon...
View ArticleMain Street
The other day I went into town – it was positively deserted. Only one other car besides mine was there And then I saw the new brewery going up/ being built between the Furniture Store and the Garden...
View ArticleThe Record Eagle wrote…
Thanks to Jason Gollan, who pushed me in the right direction with his comment, here is a good article that explains it all. Of course you see, that still does not cover the “gossip” part of the story....
View ArticleCan you say White-Out?
You know I love the snow. Well, we got some today! Al plowed around 9 am this morning and when we left the house at noon, you could not tell. Yay! Drinks this afternoon with friends at the Villa Marine...
View ArticleExciting Times
Much work has been done around here that is not visible to the eye until you click this link Wayfarer . My web guy, Jim, at ATI Consulting and my friend, Kirby at Woolly Mammoth have helped me...
View ArticleReminder
Since many of you are already gearing up for a nice summer trip up north, I thought you might need to see the list of essentials again “The annual pilgrimage to the shoreside Up North cabin is a rite...
View ArticleA Splendid Day
Today was a splendid day indeed. No, the sun didn’t shine It rained hard this afternoon. And that’s actually a welcome sight. Finally, the snow is moving west. West you say? Yes, I heard there was...
View ArticleCheers
Wouldn’t it be so cool, if we could offer these fun bicycles, for rent, to our Wayfarer guests? Can you imagine the fun you could have with something like that? I am going to find out where one can...
View ArticleFire!
In Arcadia today, there was a controlled burn in the Arcadia Marsh. It was quite a spectacle. The purpose of this burn was revitalization of native species. There we’re quite a few spectators as the...
View ArticleSleeping Bear Birding Trail
Exciting news, the Sleeping Bear Birding Trail (SBBT) is now open. All along M-22 from Manistee, past the Wayfarer, through the dunes and to Traverse City – all 123 miles, there are 34 recommended...
View ArticleMike is not happy
Mike, the Wayfarer’s Mr.Fix-it, may not be happy, but I love it. The first mowing of the year! Especially beautiful on a crisp, sunny morning. Since he mows about 5 or 6 acres, he does not look...
View ArticlePictures of the Meadow
A quick walk through the backyard this afternoon. Temps were in the mid 70′s here by Lake Michigan – simply a perfect Michigan spring day. Marc is working on his boats. He’s been fishing for and...
View ArticleGuess what
I drove by Marvin’s Garden (spot) yesterday and just had to stop for a look-see. What a cute little nursery this is and I have never stopped in before? It’s located on 31 between Interlochen and...
View ArticleMorning Coffee with Pictures
Good morning everyone! Sitting on the front porch on this foggy, quiet Wayfarer – Wednesday morning, I thought you might want to see what we see today… My favorite cup. I brought it back from Germany...
View ArticleLilacs and other smelly Things
Working in the Hummingbird (cottage 6) yesterday, I was enveloped by the scent of the lilac blossoms. Heavenly. Apple blossoms – the most delicate of scents This is one huge apple tree The view from...
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