Monthly Archives: August 2014

August 21, 2014 – Sleeping Bear National Lakeside (Sand Dunes)

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Dick

Although we’ve seen so much in and around Traverse City, the Sleeping Bear Dunes, on the northwestern shore of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula were the main reason for coming to the area. The National Lakeshore, encompasses 64 miles of Lake Michigan … Continue reading →

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August 20, 2014 – The Music House Museum – Downtown Traverse City

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Dick

We went to the Music House Museum this morning. Its barn-like appearance (it really is a barn) belies the incredible and unique collection of rare antique automated musical instruments which have been purchase and/or contributed by hobbyists and music aficionados. … Continue reading →

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August 19, 2014 – Leelanau Peninsula and Grand Traverse Lighthouse

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Dick

This afternoon, Debbie and I headed north along the eastern shore of the Leelanau Peninsula which extends about 30 miles from the Lower Peninsula of Michigan into Lake Michigan. Leelanau County encompasses the entire peninsula. It is often referred to … Continue reading →

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August 18, 2014 – Petoskey to Traverse City – Old Mission Peninsula and Lighthouse

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Dick

We had a relatively short drive from Petoskey and took us past and through the quaint and manicured town of a charming community primarily catering to tourists and whose main streets’ curbs were lined with petunias as well as gorgeous … Continue reading →

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August 17, 2014 – Good Hart – Cross Village – Petoskey

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Dick

Heading north along Michigan Route 119 we drove through the beautiful lakeside community of Harbor Springs (although, unfortunately, time did not allow us to spend any time here). North of there, the road Harbor Springs becomes a narrow, sinuous road … Continue reading →

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August 16, 2014 – Petoskey, Michigan

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Dick

Relaxing drive from Rapid River to St. Ignace where we again crossed the Mackinac Bridge. The vast majority of the drive was, again, along a tree lined road where, once again, Debbie was honing our camera in on old barns … Continue reading →

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August 15, 2014 – Heading Back East – Houghton to Rapid River

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Dick

Today’s sunrise was a colorful repeat of last evening sunset, although this time in the East. Meantime, looking out over the Canal, I was then greeted by a noisy local resident. Much of today’s trip wound its way south across … Continue reading →

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August 14, 2014 – Portage Canal Bridge

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Dick

The following photos are courtesy of one of our traveling companions, John Wilhelm. As mentioned in an earlier post, the bridge has two decks … one of which was originally used for trains. With the train service discontinued many years … Continue reading →

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August 14, 2014 – A Day in Houghton, MI

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Dick

Today was one of frustration …trying to figure out how to solve the mystery of my coach steps … which seem to have a mind of their own, extending (while driving down the road) and retracting (when trying to use … Continue reading →

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August 13, 2014 – Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Dick

Today we decided to join Dave and LaDonna on a drive through the Keweenaw Peninsula … approximately 150 miles long and 50 miles wide, it is the northernmost part of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, projecting into Lake Superior and was the … Continue reading →

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