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Category Archives: Michigan Travels

Once Upon an Autumn Day…

November 2, 2014

A Local Gem

October 25, 2014

I was fortunate enough to grow up near the venerable Cranbrook Institute in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. It’s hard to capture …

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Faberge at the DIA

February 11, 2013

No rhyme intended.  Well, perhaps it was.  It’s hard to tell with me. Anyway, having anticipated the exhibit for weeks, …

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Stopping By the Woods on an Autumn Evening

November 8, 2012

Poor Robert Frost… ’tis not the first time I have borrowed from his poem on this blog, but the line …

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2012 Michigan Sheep and Wool Festival ~ Part II

October 25, 2012

Not sure yet about next year.  Hopefully things will improve! 🙂

2012 Michigan Sheep and Wool Festival

October 24, 2012

In late September, I went once again to this event, having looked forward to it for months.  While the event …

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Northern Michigan, May 2012 – Part V ~ An Unexpected Drive

July 25, 2012

So once I had officially moved into my pretty new room at the inn, I had intended to run out …

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Northern Michigan, May 2012 – Part IV ~ Stafford’s Bay View Inn

July 23, 2012

Getting back to sharing more of my sojourn to my much-loved northern Michigan, I thought I’d mention a bit about …

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Northern Michigan, May 2012 – Part III ~ Architecture

June 27, 2012

This small northern town on Lake Michigan has for as long as I can remember been called “Charlevoix the Beautiful.”  …

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Northern Michigan, May 2012 – Part II ~ New Favorite Quilt Shop

June 26, 2012

I do not understand how in my one or two trips a year to this area, I have somehow overlooked …

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