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Ides of March George Clooney
Thai Pavilion (Olbrich Gardens photo)
Travel and Life In and Around Michigan, the Great Lakes State
April showers bring May flowers
Laurel Parrott in the breakfast room; the mirror reflects an original chandelier
Cajun Corned Beef Hash topped with poached eggs, a Kalamazoo House favorite
The handsome house during my February visit
Chin Tiki was a Detroit Chinatown landmark (photo from BuildingsOfDetroit.com)
A heaping serving of cashew chicken; not the most exotic menu item, but tasty
Carlos serves dim sum, available daily, from the rolling cart
Graham hand-built this motorboat while he was in high school; he also constructed a 17’wood/fiberglass kayak
Graham and Paige when we launched the print version of Great Lakes Gazette
Paige at Signal-Return, Detroit
Paige at Cornell University’s Plantations
Tom and a tiny Tucker pup
Night sky by Shawn Malone, Lake Superior Photo
Pride of Baltimore is one of the schooners in the 2013 Tall Ships Challenge, heading to Duluth July 25-29 (provided photo)
Graham and Paige brought home dozens of State Fair ribbons over the years
The Michigan State Fair Dairy Barn was a hot stop for bottomless cups of chocolate milk
The cream puff has been a Wisconsin State Fair treat since 1924 (file photo)
Elephant ears are a state fair treat
Each year the fair food gets more exotic, like this cold caramel corn at the Minnesota State Fair (file photo)
The Michigan State Fair Dairy Barn was a hot stop for bottomless cups of chocolate milk
Paige and the butter cow and calf at the last Michigan State Fair
Country came to the city during the Michigan State Fair
Paige and her State Fair blue ribbon doll cake
(provided artwork)
Thill’s Fish House, on Lake Superior, Marquette’s Lower Harbor
Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory on Belle Isle, Detroit’s island park
Find this T-shirt with Edison’s quote about genius at The Henry Ford Museum shop
Toast your win with an authentic period beverage at the Eagle Tavern in Greenfield Village
Experience historic transportation, including a ride through the Village in a Model T
You can’t win if you don’t enter!
Suffragettes march through the Village during the annual Ragtime festival
See pieces of Americana, from Presidential limos to Paul Revere silver at The Henry Ford Museum
An expected 40,000 folks will cross the Mackinac Bridge’s 5-mile span on Labor Day
Many walkers commemorate their participation with an annual patch
Souvenir T-shirts are popular fashion choices
Bring your camera!
Visit the only home Abraham Lincoln owned in Springfield (NPS photo)
The massive Norway Pines above the Mission Point Resort lobby
FoolMoon features handcrafted illuminated sculptures (Myra Klarman photos)
Rewards of apple picking at Crane’s Orchard, Fennville
The World’s Largest Corn Maze salutes The Beatles in McHenry County, Illinois (Richardson Farm photo)
Michigan is third in the nation in apple growers behind Washington and New York
Enjoy the peaceful beauty of a fall day on Mackinac Island
Massive Norway Pines above the Mission Point Lobby
Freshly made fudge has been the Mackinac Island souvenir of choice since the 1800s
The Milwaukee Art Museum seen from Lake Michigan
Lakefront Brewery is one of the stops on the Brewcation tour
Mexican wolves at Binder Park Zoo, scene of Howl-a-Palooza on October 5 (provided photo)
Wolf-themed fun at Howl-a-Palooza in Battle Creek (provided photo)
Grand Prize in the I Love Sault Ste. Marie contest is a stay at Whitefish Point compound
You might see a 1,000-foot freighter pass through the Soo Locks
A founder of Goodyear Tire built Stan Hywet Hall, now open to visitors
You can buy an inflatable Goodyear Blimp at Rubber CIty Clothing in Akron
Thomas the Tank Engine braves the spooky set-up at Talltree Arboretum Haunted Railroad
Most of Talltree is open year round; the model Railway Garden is closed November through March
Botsford Inn much as it appeared in 1925; the new Botsford cancer center is visible to the right
A sign marks milestones at the former 16 Mile House, purchased in 1860 by Milton Botsford and given the name that has stuck
Lovely memento, isn’t it?
Fort Wilkins in Copper Harbor will host a star party August 9
County road in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (photo by Kath Usitalo)
Take your best shot and enter to win
Enter to win a vacation at Boyne Highlands Resort (Boyne photo)
Michigan has more than a few evergreens
This snowman sticks around Christmas, Michigan all year-round
Yumminess in a can
The Christmas Ship, loaded with evergreens, left the harbor at Thompson for Chicago
Displays tell the story of the ill-fated Christmas Tree Ship at a small roadside park off US-2 near the UP city of Manistique
The Christmas Tree Ship in Chicago
