All Blog Posts Tagged 'lake' (7)

Sometimes beauty is hidden. Imagine the other side of this leaf. Or under my boot.… Continue

Today has been a good day. And a sad day too. First, the good part; sharing an early breakfast with our friends and their beautiful children. Good food and good conversation under the umbrella of pines and bird song and the sun finally rising up to crest the tops of pines and burn off the dew. And then the children sneaking in one last time to play as adults talked and later to hear their new schemes in an attempt to delay the inevitable - seeing them off, home to Pennsylvania. That was the sad… Continue

When Henry David Thoreau left the village of Concord on July 4th - a date he contended was, more or less, coincidental given the inference to our American Revolution - he would later write that he had gone to the woods to "live deliberately" - and thus was the first in a string of paradoxical experiences. Several miles outside of town. Alone. Living in a 10 by 15 cabin he, himself, had built. Home for the next two years. 1845. Walden Pond. Though his intent was deliberate living, Thoreau wrote:… Continue

Springtime in Michigan is an angler's dream,,,.and for good reason. With so many beautiful lakes and streams, the fishing options are endless. They can can range from fast paced smelt dipping in gallon buckets or riding through the open waters charter fishing on the Great Lakes. Others may seek out a quiet afternoon on a winding stream casting for the elusive trout or tossing a line out for perch from a pier. For others, the perfect fishing experience is trolling for crafty walleye from a small… Continue

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We Have the Boats and Water You Have all the Fun! The two combined Glen Lakes - Big Glen Lake and Little Glen Lake - have over 6,000 acres of surface water which many boaters and fishing enthusiasts enjoy during the summer months in Leelanau County. Big Glen Lake has a depth of up to 130 feet, and Little Glen Lake has a maximum depth of 13 feet. Both lakes are perfect for fishing, whiling away the day leisurely ex… Continue

Tonight when I get home from work I have to do my homework. Okay, kidding. I'm really talking about a homework assignment my 11-year-old son, Keefer, has for a report on invasive species. And, no, I don't do his homework for him, but I am a believer in doing it with him—especially when there is some serious enrichment I can help with. In this case, he won't have to open a book. I will make the one-minute walk with him to the end of our road on Sleeping Bear Bay. This crescent of blue capped by… Continue

Getting out on the water. Living away from Harbor Springs for fifteen years did nothing to quell my desire for boating; the big lakes, inland lakes, rivers running or frozen - nothing beats getting out on the water. What a different view we get of our home town, our favorite getaway, our morning walking path! Kayaking last week with a group from Kentucky on the Inland Waterway was telling. The colors sneaking out along the shore of Crooked Lake, the water warmer than the air and only one houseb… Continue