When you have the same allergies it seems to flow that you may have the same perspective on events or history.
One thing I have done a great deal of here in Leelanau County is listen and talk. Not much of that goes on for me back in New Hampshire but for some reason my friends here love to talk. Talk about people, places, things, events, the present, the past, the future, intrigue and the commonplace. Perhaps they talk more because we have been friends for thirty or more years, some used to work at The Leelanau School which I headed for six years and we have developed new perspectives on that place...sometimes it was just reminiscing about the past. In any event there was much to talk about. It has been fun. The intervening years have given us much to talk about...even though almost every conversations begins..."so, where are you living now?"
I got to spend a little time with my camera taking shots of favorite
spots around the area...it is so beautiful and so full of happy memories for me.
Then it was off to lunch of quiche and salad at Michael Huey's in Northport. He and his partner own a home on a bluff overlooking the Manitou Island out in Lake Michigan. The house is very comfortable and specifically perfect for a summer home. Michael and Christian live in Vienna, Austria for most of the year. I hired Michael back in 1985 to help run one of the boys dorms at
Leelanau. After a short stint of that he headed to Boston and then Austria. He is an accomplished artist and has written several books on art and history. We talked about his next writing project which sounds like it could be quite captivating. The four hours flew by and soon it was time to meet up with my next people of my past. After showing off each other's camera's abilities Michael and I parted and I headed south again to Glen Arbor with to aluma of the school.
On the way, Sue Pocklington, showed me the exhibits at her office for the Preservation of Historic Sleeping Bear. While they had big plans to upgrade the exhibits, what they have is informative and well done.
Sue Albright and Gretchen Knoblock were cutups in school thirty some years ago...they haven't changed. I walk into Art's Tavern and look around for them...only to realize that they were the two behind the two large menus in the corner. For the next four hours we talked about their classmates, former and current teachers, the school, our lives and a good many other topics. We drove over to the Lake Michigan shore as the sun began to set...there was a wonderful golden glow in the sky. I remembered it distinctly but have never experienced it anywhere but Michigan. The Crystal River was alive with Coho Salmon on their way to spawn. Magnificent 24" fish gently moving upstream. We got to the beach a few minutes after the best light but still good enough to photograph.
The best sunsets are at the school's beach. We had the opportunity to visit with two boys from the school who we met on the bridge -- Isaac from Brooklyn, NY and Harry from Highland Park, IL. Confident and articulate they carried on a conversation us old farts for about an hour. It was inspirational to talk with them. Sue and Gretchen took off after what became a great interaction with them. It was a good day.
One thing I have done a great deal of here in Leelanau County is listen and talk. Not much of that goes on for me back in New Hampshire but for some reason my friends here love to talk. Talk about people, places, things, events, the present, the past, the future, intrigue and the commonplace. Perhaps they talk more because we have been friends for thirty or more years, some used to work at The Leelanau School which I headed for six years and we have developed new perspectives on that place...sometimes it was just reminiscing about the past. In any event there was much to talk about. It has been fun. The intervening years have given us much to talk about...even though almost every conversations begins..."so, where are you living now?"
I got to spend a little time with my camera taking shots of favorite
Then it was off to lunch of quiche and salad at Michael Huey's in Northport. He and his partner own a home on a bluff overlooking the Manitou Island out in Lake Michigan. The house is very comfortable and specifically perfect for a summer home. Michael and Christian live in Vienna, Austria for most of the year. I hired Michael back in 1985 to help run one of the boys dorms at
On the way, Sue Pocklington, showed me the exhibits at her office for the Preservation of Historic Sleeping Bear. While they had big plans to upgrade the exhibits, what they have is informative and well done.
Sue Albright and Gretchen Knoblock were cutups in school thirty some years ago...they haven't changed. I walk into Art's Tavern and look around for them...only to realize that they were the two behind the two large menus in the corner. For the next four hours we talked about their classmates, former and current teachers, the school, our lives and a good many other topics. We drove over to the Lake Michigan shore as the sun began to set...there was a wonderful golden glow in the sky. I remembered it distinctly but have never experienced it anywhere but Michigan. The Crystal River was alive with Coho Salmon on their way to spawn. Magnificent 24" fish gently moving upstream. We got to the beach a few minutes after the best light but still good enough to photograph. 
If this is a hint of what your trip will become you are going to have a fabulous time
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