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Vol XVIII – #242 – Meggen’s Monday

  Standing at the end of Reynolds Street on a brisk Monday morning: look to the right (top photo), straight ahead (above), and to the left (below). There is sufficient wind to make the life ring into a little sail. The teal blue of Lake Michigan is immensely satisfying, no matter which season is at hand.         … Read more »

Vol XVII – #025 – Then What Was It?

(Report by Jim) Filling in this last week lets me go back to all the archive photos I’ve scanned over the years. I scanned the thousand original Erhardt Peters negatives and photos that we helped secure for the museum. I scanned a stack for Marv Anderson and Frank Mead and Walter McCord when he was still with us. The photos… Read more »

Vol XV #277 – The Day Before the Last Day of the Year

I couldn’t make it to my usual destination, South Fishtown, because of the depth of snow… so I ventured over to South Beach.  I walked in the footprints of previous visitors.  That’s probably the way I will travel on foot for the rest of the winter, walking in other peoples footprints. The Leelanau County Road Commission gets our applause for the great job… Read more »

Vol XV #275 – Meggen’s Monday

Reflecting on a mild sunset in late December, accompanied by the kind of wind chill that makes your eyes water. According to the weatherman, this afternoon we’re supposed to see snow. This morning I startled the herd above. Below are a few photos of the model trains set up for the holidays by the Northern Michigan Railroad Club: several rooms full… Read more »

Vol XV #73 – What Kind of a Day Was It?

Biscuit and I stopped by to visit Greta at the Blue Boat Coffee Shop next door to Haystacks on Main Street. Blue Boat Coffee is a new coffee and tea bar, located in Leland, Michigan. They are passionate about educating their customers through specialty batch coffee brewing.