Sunnier Days

So much up here is coming alive… I love it! The season is slowly starting once again. There are still a few weeks left of the school year, and I’ve gotten my final music concert done, which means it’s smooth sailing from here! Well, I hope, hehe… anyway, the weather has been much nicer lately…

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Waiting for Winter

Finally, after weekend-long predictions from the weather stations that we would be getting snow, I was happy to wake up this morning to…. snow! With May’s Fudge Shop closed for the season, November has been a welcoming month for me, and I’m getting used to the quiet streets of Mackinac Island once again. I like…

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October in Full Swing

This has been a good, long summer, and I’m glad that it’s finally October. There are too many fun things going on this month. When I’m teaching I only get to be back in the fudge shops to make fudge on Saturdays, so this Saturday I prepared myself for a routine day of fudge making.…

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A Week of Firsts

Before I get into it, I have just a couple more photos of the ice and snow from a few weeks back… I swear, these are my very last ice pictures of the year! Now this last week gave me a lot of first moments for the year, and I started the week with my…

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Fast Ferries and Island Travel

The day that many islanders feverishly wait for in the spring has finally arrived… Of course, Michigan weather isn’t making it easy for anyone this year to get through this tumultuous spring season, and there’s no exception to the people of Mackinac Island. We have had so many crazy days of weather up here that…

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A (windy) Day in the Life

Don’t you just love crazy weather!? I love it. It makes bicycle commutes much more challenging and adventurous. All I want to do is make a quick run to the post office I think, and yet this one small task becomes an exciting battle between woman and wind. Since it’s Mackinac Island, pretty much everyone…

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