Summer Trip to Michigan
- rockmastermike
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Summer Trip to Michigan
My wife is born in Saginaw (que Lefty Frizzell) and she is "Sagninawesome" so we flew into Detroit and drove around the Mitten - about 1100 miles.
From Detroit we drove to Ann Arbor to see the Big House
Back in the rental and onto to Spring Arbor where she was raised and we saw her house, every friend's house, where she had hot dogs (Frosty Boy) and where she went to elementary and high school (Western High School)
After a quick bite at the aforementioned Frosty Boy we headed to Kalamazoo - home of the mighty Western Michigan University - she and Mike (demer) are both Broncos
Spent the Night in K-Town and had dinner at Bell's Brewery and the next morning breakfast at Uncle Ernie's Pancake House - yes the pancakes were as good as advertised.
We headed to the coast and drove up Lake Michigan with first stop in South Haven
One of the little cut-outs on M22 we stopped to look over Lake Michigan. There was a "Kindness Rock Project" - Take one/Leave one with a kind message
Continuing North and lunch in Grand Haven
A couple off cool things along M22 - B-17 in Manistee and Snowmobile signs (saw a horse/buggy sign but missed the picture)
Rolled into Frankfort for dinner and family
Spent time on the 7-Spot....Pamela's dad's boat
Sunsets are an event where 100's gather and when the sun sets everyone applauds to thank the sun for a beautiful day
The famous Cherry Hut - yes - the cherry pies are delicious
Point Betsie Light House
Everyone loves a Parade
My Youngest - "Clear the Pier" into Lake Michigan
Sleeping Bear Dunes - hard to capture the scale and slope of the dunes - miles of steep sand hiking. You reach one level only to see another range of dunes. And Repeat
Back in the car and to Leland / Fishtown - Fishtown was a primitive fishing town back in the 1800's and now the shanties have been turned into boutiques
Crossing "Big Mac" the Mackinac Bridge (5 miles) to the Upper Peninsula to hang out with the Yoopers
Old Mackinac City Light House
Down South to Frankenmuth and Bronners - World's Largest Christmas Store
Finally full circle and back in Detroit for dinner at Big Boy
From Detroit we drove to Ann Arbor to see the Big House
Back in the rental and onto to Spring Arbor where she was raised and we saw her house, every friend's house, where she had hot dogs (Frosty Boy) and where she went to elementary and high school (Western High School)
After a quick bite at the aforementioned Frosty Boy we headed to Kalamazoo - home of the mighty Western Michigan University - she and Mike (demer) are both Broncos
Spent the Night in K-Town and had dinner at Bell's Brewery and the next morning breakfast at Uncle Ernie's Pancake House - yes the pancakes were as good as advertised.
We headed to the coast and drove up Lake Michigan with first stop in South Haven
One of the little cut-outs on M22 we stopped to look over Lake Michigan. There was a "Kindness Rock Project" - Take one/Leave one with a kind message
Continuing North and lunch in Grand Haven
A couple off cool things along M22 - B-17 in Manistee and Snowmobile signs (saw a horse/buggy sign but missed the picture)
Rolled into Frankfort for dinner and family
Spent time on the 7-Spot....Pamela's dad's boat
Sunsets are an event where 100's gather and when the sun sets everyone applauds to thank the sun for a beautiful day
The famous Cherry Hut - yes - the cherry pies are delicious
Point Betsie Light House
Everyone loves a Parade
My Youngest - "Clear the Pier" into Lake Michigan
Sleeping Bear Dunes - hard to capture the scale and slope of the dunes - miles of steep sand hiking. You reach one level only to see another range of dunes. And Repeat
Back in the car and to Leland / Fishtown - Fishtown was a primitive fishing town back in the 1800's and now the shanties have been turned into boutiques
Crossing "Big Mac" the Mackinac Bridge (5 miles) to the Upper Peninsula to hang out with the Yoopers
Old Mackinac City Light House
Down South to Frankenmuth and Bronners - World's Largest Christmas Store
Finally full circle and back in Detroit for dinner at Big Boy
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Re: Summer Trip to Michigan
You did more cool stuff on your vacation than I've done living here for six years. I live about a mile away from the big house. If you make it back, hit me up. I'll give you a tour of the business school.
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Glad to see you enjoying your "break" in life. Also there's nothing like a Super Big Boy, which reminds me I haven't had one in a long time.
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Re: Summer Trip to Michigan
Thanks, Jacob - it was a series of "hit-n-run" stops up one side, down the other and across in places - fun tripJP Chestnut wrote: ↑Mon Jul 10, 2017 7:52 pmYou did more cool stuff on your vacation than I've done living here for six years. I live about a mile away from the big house. If you make it back, hit me up. I'll give you a tour of the business school.
Thanks, brother
We decided eat there just because my youngest had never had a Big Boy before - #parentingdoneright
Re: Summer Trip to Michigan
Very cool.
So moke and your wife knew each other back in the day?
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Re: Summer Trip to Michigan
So bummed we were up north when you game to Grand Haven. See you had lunch at the Snug harbor deck.
Love living here. Hope it was enjoyable bud.
Love living here. Hope it was enjoyable bud.
Old Michigan steams like a young man's dreams
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The islands and bays are for sportsmen
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Snug Harbor was followed by dessert at the Pump House...."more pumpy, less grumpy" as they say
Grand Haven is/was beautiful and full off life...I can see why you love living there.
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I do, man. I wanted to show you around.
Old Michigan steams like a young man's dreams
The islands and bays are for sportsmen
The islands and bays are for sportsmen
Re: Summer Trip to Michigan
Really cool pictures. My wife's family lives in Grand Haven. I've been up there 5 or 6 times over the last 12 years for Coast Guard Festival.
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What the heck?? Lemme know!
Old Michigan steams like a young man's dreams
The islands and bays are for sportsmen
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Super cool Mike and great pics. Hell I thought all of the Big Boy's in the US closed down years ago.
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