Category: Northwest Michigan
Seven Bridges
There is a small nature area on Valley Rd about 3 or 4 miles east of Rapid City, MI, called Seven Bridges. The Rapid River…
Hiking Around the Sleeping Bear Dunes
Last weekend I visited a few places around the Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore in the areas near Empire and Glen Arbor. Even in the winter,…
High Rollaway
I think we hit the peak color in NW Michigan last weekend. Although the color wasn’t as vivid as in some years, it was still…
Something to Whet your Appetite
We are starting to get some color in the north Michigan woods. It is just a few trees here and there, nothing wide-spread, yet. It’s…
Sunset on Green Lake
Rose and I decided to go over to Green Lake to watch the sunset on Saturday. We sat on the dock at the boat launch…
Old Mission Winery Tour
Rose and I headed up the Old Mission Peninsula a couple weeks ago. We hadn’t done any winery tour on that peninsula in a few…
TC Commons Tour
Rose and I did the guided historic tour at TC Commons, formerly the TC State Hospital. Wonderful tour. It is such a great story, both…
A Bit of Fall Color
We made it back to the north woods this weekend. I spent yesterday morning in search of fall color. Although there is some very nice…
Flowers vs. Weeds – Some more identifications
Thanks to Sandy for the ID of the Woodland Sunflower. I then bought the book “Wildflowers of Michigan – Field Guide” by Stan Tekiela to…
Flowers vs. Weeds
When I walk around the dirt roads and paths near here I see lots of blooms. Are they flowers or are they weeds? I guess…