It was a long winter in Northern Michigan. Traverse City locals (as usual) handled it with gritty optimism, but it was tough on me, looking out at that frigid West Bay everyday, tormented by the memories of the last several summers.  This picture of Chelsi on West Bay was shot by Noah at Social Explorations [...]

As temperatures slip into the 50′s, 60′s and some days that are a bit hotter and colder, we have a chance to watch one of natures most beautiful times.  Autumn days can be warm, cold, windy or calm, but most without exception are gorgeous in their own way.  As we struggle to deal with the [...]

  Great turnout for the boardman river clean up today, in spite of the bad weather.  About twenty of us floated the lowest two miles from Union Dam out to Clinch Park Beach and collected around 10 garbage bags full or so. The River was running too high everywhere else so the plan is to [...]

We had a nice little blast of winter yesterday, keeping the snow plows hustling.  Cold morning walk along the Boardman reminded me of something my Dad used to say to us kids growing up:  “There’s no such thing as bad weather!  Just bad clothing choices”  He’s right you know.  Don’t be afraid of the cold.  [...]