70 degree Pledge

A guest from the Beardsley House on the river called me the other day~ he had a fish question. “I was casting a spoon and a decent trout came out to inspect it but turned away. Was I reeling too fast or too slow?” he inquired. Northern Michigan offers...

South Branch Boyne River update

Friday evening March 15, 2019, after Thursdays daytime high of 57º, coupled with snowmelt and rain, a dam located behind Weiss Acres along 131 gave way and washed out. The site was an old grist mill from many decades ago. The dam had been on the radar of local MVWTU...

Salt Emergency

There is no time for sleeping-in here. The urgency of daylight is evident as local construction workers meander wave marks  and dodge darting iguana’s on three speed banana seat Schwinns in front of the villa at 6 am. I cautiously tip toe across the teak floor,...