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August 2015 Van Trek

Lake Michigan Circle Tour
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  • Dot, Art, and "friends"

    Dot, Art, and "friends"

    We went to a craft/art fair at a church in Waterbury.

  • Dot said Mom was enamored with this staircase.

    Dot said Mom was enamored with this staircase.

    It was a lovely old church. I have many more photos!

  • We ate soup and pie.

    We ate soup and pie.

  • And looked at the art collection

    And looked at the art collection

  • Woodbury church

    Woodbury church

  • "Log Cabin"

    "Log Cabin"

    Even though it's wood, not brick, Dot and I thought this school looked like Log Cabin School in Clawson.

  • Teacher Meg showed us around

    Teacher Meg showed us around

    She was very kind, and we enjoyed meeting her. This is the gym/cafeteria. One lady makes all the meals.

  • Uncle Forrest's home in Hardwick

    Uncle Forrest's home in Hardwick

    Trees hide the view from the street, but we caught this peek from the driveway.

  • #10 Pond

    #10 Pond

  • The cabins at #10 that are in Aunt Lucia's painting

    The cabins at #10 that are in Aunt Lucia's painting

  • Polishing Lemuel B's name

    Polishing Lemuel B's name

    Grandpa always did that when he went down to Memorial Hall on the pond. (Lemuel was his . . grandfather?)

  • Entertaining

    Entertaining

    We had the family over to our (their) place for supper one night.

  • Sadie, Ollie, Dot

    Sadie, Ollie, Dot

  • The Singletons

    The Singletons

    Don, Sadie, Ollie, Dot, Nate

  • The Zipper

    The Zipper

    Another of Chris' creations

  • Red tree in Barre

    Red tree in Barre

  • Lake along "Horn of the Moon" Road

    Lake along "Horn of the Moon" Road

  • Birches

    Birches

    I looked and looked to find an "Aunt Lucia birch photo." This is as close as I came.

  • Typical fall scene

    Typical fall scene

  • Sodom Pond

    Sodom Pond

  • Mountains and cornfields

    Mountains and cornfields

  • Old farm (1899)

    Old farm (1899)

    All buildings are connected.

  • Birches

    Birches

    I looked and looked to find an "Aunt Lucia birch photo." This is as close as I came.

  • View from Singletons' yard

    View from Singletons' yard

  • Triangle window Dad made

    Triangle window Dad made

  • Log Cabin School window

    Log Cabin School window

    Dot salvaged it before they tore down the school.

  • Ollie likes Uncle Art's iPod.

    Ollie likes Uncle Art's iPod.

  • Dot also gave us a tour of Maple Corner.

    Dot also gave us a tour of Maple Corner.

    This is another Chris Miller sculpture there—the stone car.

  • Dot, Ollie, and Art at Maple Corner

    Dot, Ollie, and Art at Maple Corner

  • Bev's place

    Bev's place

    We also got to meet Bev, who lives on this lovely property in Maple Corner.

  • Maple Corner Store and Post Office

    Maple Corner Store and Post Office

  • "The Hall" in Calais

    "The Hall" in Calais

  • Another view from Dot's yard

    Another view from Dot's yard

  • Sam Haskins stopped by

    Sam Haskins stopped by

    and kept us in stitches with his stories. It was really good to see him!

  • Second cousins Dot, Bonnie, Sam

    Second cousins Dot, Bonnie, Sam

  • Torch Lake, always lovely

    Torch Lake, always lovely

  • Eminem's two "cottages" on Torch Lake

    Eminem's two "cottages" on Torch Lake

    The left-hand one is for entertaining, the one on the right is all bedrooms.

  • "The sand bar" at the south end of Torch

    "The sand bar" at the south end of Torch

  • Dot, Ollie, and Sadie rode up front

    Dot, Ollie, and Sadie rode up front

  • A stop for ice cream in Alden

    A stop for ice cream in Alden

    Dot: "Art, why is your ice cream so much bigger than mine?"

  • Funny sign at the harbor in Clam River

    Funny sign at the harbor in Clam River

  • The Three Nanas

    The Three Nanas

    Dot, Judy, Bonnie

  • A surprise visit by Mike Passingham

    A surprise visit by Mike Passingham

    He found us! His sister Sally told him we were in town, and since it was breakfast time and we weren't at our camp, he thought he'd check the only two breakfast places in town–Mrs. Pete's and McDonald's. We were at Mrs. Pete's celebrating our 49th anniversary.

  • Visiting Beitners at their cottage

    Visiting Beitners at their cottage

    Dot's crew joined us in a visit to their home in Cheboygan.

  • Nana and Grandpa, ca 1920 and 1960

    Nana and Grandpa, ca 1920 and 1960

  • Stone hunting with Sisty Dot

    Stone hunting with Sisty Dot

  • Elaine: "Is that enough food? Let me add some cottage cheese."

    Elaine: "Is that enough food? Let me add some cottage cheese."

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