(Report by Jim) After yesterday’s drama, it was nice to have a quiet day on the lake with no paddling. We took a leisurely cruise down the river to the dam and back and then out around the lake. I set up a canvas storage covering for my sailboat, ready to go out next month. I just have to remember… Read more »
(Report by Jim) Full day today. Breakfast at 45th Parallel Cafe in Suttons Bay was interrupted by a storm cell that caused quite a bit of noise and a seiche in Fishtown. I was told is was not only red, it was redder than red (vermillion?) Anyway, I left the windows open in my car and got soaked getting them… Read more »
(Report by Jim) Sailing day. VI Grill with Craig Jolly. Enough said.
(Report by Jim) Short post from the campsite from my phone tonight. Just soaking it in.
(Report by Jim) Storms rolled through this afternoon before I had a chance to get out to take some photos. I went to Cemetery Point to get one in between storms. The middle one is from yesterday on the shore where I am camping this week. The photo below is of my pet snapping turtle Fred. Mark Smith says his… Read more »
(Report by Jim) I’m camping with friends this week and working from “home”. Yesterday I found that raccoons took their coronavirus angst out on the side of my tent, dragging my cooler through a large hole in what was a nice tent. Then they daintily unzipped the cooler and enptied it out. You would think if they could open the… Read more »
Swimming at sunset, with Lake Michigan warmed up… lingering by a camp fire… cruising the lake in a boat… quintessential summer moments!
Thought I would give Scott Craig a plug with the publishing of his new book “Laughing in Leelanau”. Alan Campbell wrote a nice article about Scott for the Leelanau Enterprise this week. Bookstores should be stocked with the book next week. Below is a Bar-Be-Cruise picture of Scott and his daughter Amy Coleman. Can anyone tell me the year? Amy… Read more »