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Ice Skating on President's Day

I wrote my last post, An Inland Lake Ice Rink Odyssey, on a spring-like day as I contemplated the effect on our ice rink of unbelievably warm weather and snow on the horizon. Neither of which portended well for pulling out any ice skating in the foreseeable future. The snow did come. The festivals all over Northern Michigan got a lovely fresh coat of snow and temperatures cold enough to sustain the stunn… Continue

Posted by Deb Fellows on February 16, 2009 at 12:13pm — No Comments

An Inland Lake Ice Rink Odyssey

It's 54 degrees today. The sun has shone all day long and our dirt road has mostly melted. The world smelled like fresh earth reawakening on my walk with the dog. The air is pungent with decaying trees unearthed and thawing and what I suspect are carcasses doing the same. As I walked,… Continue

Posted by Deb Fellows on February 11, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

On Foot in T.C.—Hiking, Wine-Touring and Snacking at the GT Commons

Yesterday was a beautiful day, the kind of gift that only November can give. The sky was pale blue with diffuse cloud cover giving a hint of the rain that would be with us by dinnertime. The hills from a distance appeared as a mosaic of russet, grays and evergreen and the temperature… Continue

Posted by Deb Fellows on November 3, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments