We were determined to get to the dock in time to meet the ferry back to Leland. We were all dreaming of hot coffee, hot food, hot showers, soft beds and flush toilets. None of us wanted to be on the Island another hour. Our adventure had melted down because of an injury. It became […]
North Manitou Journal 2013 (Number 1) Pretty Clouds Make Ugly Weather
Early in July Kyle, Little Kyle Kenneth, Chuck, Dan, Wes, and I ventured out to North Manitou Island for a backpacking trip. North Manitou Island is a 11 miles out into Lake Michigan off the Lelanau Peninsula. The Lelanau Peninsula is the pinky of Michigan. Monday was a difficult day but that’s a story for […]
Goose Attack!
A Classic Re-post from 2004 https://i308.photobucket.com/albums/kk324/cran83/moon-pictures-2.jpg I have always loved Canada Geese. I think they are beautiful birds. I love to stand outside on a cool autumn evening and listen to them honk by low overhead. I love to see their silhouette pass before an autumn moon. I’m not sure geese feel the same way […]
Pulling off An Adventure
A Classic Re-post from 2002 If all has gone well we will be completing our 2013 North Manitou Manly Man Revival by the time you read this and we will be heading back downstate with stories to tell. A few weeks ago I noticed that half of my son’ summer college break was over. Sitting […]
Packing for An Adventure
Classic Re-post from 2002 Last summer we went on an adventure. On the evening of July 3rd headed north along the west coast of Michigan to the Lelanau Peninsula. Our destination was the quaint little village of Leland. On the morning on July 4th we would take the ferry to North Manitou Island for a […]
Pot-Watching
Classic Re-post from 2006 Dan studies in ‘Narnia.’ Scroll down for more photos Let me tell you a little something more about myself than you probably want to know. I have a wonderful study lined with books as nice as almost anyone’s I have ever seen. It is not big enough for all the books […]