This came to me via email from my wonderful Commerce neighbor, Karen. I had saved it as a draft but never published it. Since I'm heading to Michigan to see my boys today, I thought it was an appropriate piece to share. Detroit is known as the car capital of the world. Alpena is the home of …
Explore the Midwest USA | Great Lakes & Heartland Travel
Rolling farmland, Great Lakes, and small-town charm—the Midwest reveals quiet beauty in familiar places. Here, the road home might just lead to discovery.
Red-Tailed Hawk Visit
Had this beautiful juvenile Red Tailed Hawk hang out on my deck for a half an hour. He seemed he was drying his feathers. I say "he," but after some investigation, there doesn't seem to be a way to distinguish male from female when flying solo. He could very well be a she. Either way, our hawk …
Island Living in a Victorian Cottage
Off the shores of mainland Michigan, where the world's third longest suspension bridge joins the upper and lower peninsula, is a Lake Huron island that allows you to step back in time. Most visitors arrive by ferry from Mackinaw City in the lower peninsula or St. Ignace in the upper, and when …
Stephen Clark & Pirates on the Straits Lakes
Typically a homebody, lately my calendar has been chock full of social events! Saturday night I interviewed Stephen Clark of WXYZ Action News for an upcoming post on CyberCletch.com and he and his wife, Larenne, were kind enough to invite me to a party on one of the Straits Lakes. The water provides …
New Math
I love teachers who integrate alternate methods of teaching - and styles of learning - into the regular classroom work. My son's math teacher gave Cayce and two of his friends a video assignment for her class. My son worked on this every day last week and we all had a great time watching him create …
What Band Kids Do With Their Spare Time
I've covered a lot of Walled Lake Schools music on my blog over the past few years because my children were so heavily involved in band. This will be the last year I cover school concerts since my eldest is in college and my youngest has chosen bypass orchestra next year in order to pursue other …
