Stormy Weather

 Last Saturday, Fort Fright Night, was strange day for weather. This is a picture of a storm moving in from the north.

 

The sun was out one minute. Then I noticed the white stuff...yep, it was snowing in St Ignace. The day continued with a mix of rain, sleet and snow. Finally around 4p.m. we had a downpour of the wintry mix driven by very gusty winds. I looked at the calender to make sure that it was October...it was. I was thankful that this wet weather ended in time for us to go to Fort Fright.

Fort Fright Night

 

All 24 of us left for Fort Fright at sunset, dressed in winter clothes. It was very brisk with strong winds blowing out of the Northwest. 

We stopped by a bond fire and listed to the French voyageur wearing a skunk skin hat, tell us why he is to frightened to sleep in the fort. Then he pulled his good luck charm out of his shirt..a REAL snake! I was ready to face the ghosts and spirits of the fort, but not SNAKES! I was going in! The werewolves were howling and people were screaming. It was so dark in the fort that I could not see anything or anyone. I lost track of everyone. My daughter, Rebecca, was with me and we proceeded to venture forth into some of the buildings collecting samples of pumpkin bread,cider and listening to the scary tales in front of fireplaces and bond fires. For all of you guests that wanted to hear me scream, you missed it! Rebecca and I were walking back through the wooded area outside the fort walls when I spotted a bright small light out of the corner of my eye. I screamed thinking that it was a goblin coming to get us and threw my arm in front of Rebecca. I scared the person with the cell phone so bad that she jumped. Rebecca was laughing at me and told me that next time I could protect her from a possible Ipod attack!
We finally made it back to the motel and made sure the cider and donuts were ready for everyone when they returned. Stories of the scary night were exchanged and fun was had by all..even if we were frozen! 

P.S. No one was harmed in the making of this scary evening. A special thanks to Rebecca for her pumpkin carving..it added so much to this festive night! 

Beautiful Evening

This was a gorgeous late September evening and I thought you would enjoy a glimpse of it. 

12 Days Till Closing

Last night I could not sleep past 4 a.m.I was laying there thinking ...only 12 days till we close for the season.Humm...12 days till closing 12 Days of Christmas. That's when I got inspired to write my version of The Twelve Days.Hope this little diddie of mine gives you a few laughs!

The 12 Days Till Closing

On the First day till closing Lynn said to me, " We have a motel to be closed".
On the second day till closing Lynn said to me, "We have two chipmunks running".
On the third day till closing Lynn said to me," We have three plumbers plumbing".
On the fourth day till closing Lynn said to me,"We have four calling seagulls".
On the fifth day till closing Lynn said to me,"We have FIVE BATH TUB RINGS".
On the sixth day till closing Lynn said to me, "We have six reservations pending"
On the seventh day till closing Lynn said to me,"We have seven cannons a firing".
On the Eight day till closing Lynn said to me, "We have eight phones a ringing".
On the ninth day till closing Lynn said to me, "We have nine bats a hanging".
On the tenth day till closing Lynn said to me, "We have ten toilets flushing".
On the eleventh day till closing Lynn said to me,"We have eleven cheers from housekeeping".
On the twelveth day till closing Lynn said to me,"We have twelve rooms to be locked".

Now, I know that you are all humming along and will probably have this tune stuck in your heads all day long. There is no need to thank me!

I See The Light

 This is McGulpin Point Lighthouse. Around May 27 of this year, the original light was put back in the tower. It will always stay lighted. I have tried on numerous occasions to snap a picture of the light for you. Finally I did it! Here it is for you.

 

 

Here Come The Big Rigs

 

On Saturday we were blessed with a warm, clear night. The sounds of 106 big rigs could be heard before you saw them. These trucks are immaculate and loaded with lights in places I had no idea truck lights could be put. They are beautiful against the black night sky. Some were totally encased in patriotic murals. Those were the ones that got a huge response from the crowds that lined the main streets. The parade lasted about 1 1/2 hours. This year I was standing at the intersection of Central and North Huron. I watched with amazement at the big trucks trying to make this very tight turn. It was a great time!  

 

 

 

902!

That's right...902 antique tractors came and most drove across the Mackinac Bridge. We had green ones,red ones,white ones and yes even pink ones.There were Farmall,John Deer and Olivers, just to name few. They lined up, some with the flag flying out behind, others waited patiently for their turn to make "the drive".The parade started at 10:30 a.m. and we watched the last tractor leave our sight at 3:10 p.m.It was quite a parade.
These tractors evokes memories of a by gone era. It is a pure slice of Americana. Hope you will be able to see this for yourself next year.
 
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