I’m in Kingsford (like in the Charcoal!), MI, sitting in a delightful cafe that has wireless internet. Whoee!!! I’ve been able to get some work done and even got those Door County pictures uploaded. Here are a couple of my favorites -
Getting ready for a perfect day….

And just one shot of the sunset God painted for us as we sat on the jetty in Sister Bay

There are other photos from the day on Upper Peninsula Set if you go to the Flickr website (see slide show on sidebar). I’ll figure out how to make a better link in the future, I promise!

Unless I’m going to order lunch, I’d better not out stay my welcome here!

This weekend instead of sightseeing, we’ll be washing and waxing the house! Can’t wait! Right.

Because I have had some business connections with companies in Wisconsin, I had heard that I HAD TO GO TO DOOR COUNTY. I actually had no idea where that even was, but I had always made a mental note that it was a “must see” on our list. Turns out (for those of you who are as geographically challenged as I am), Door County is the peninsula just north of the city of Green Bay. It juts out into Lake Michigan forming Green Bay (the bay, not the city). As you head north you first come to Sturgeon Bay – a small city that was built around the shipping industry. Crossing over the channel takes you to the upper peninsula which is filled with quaint villages whose primary goal is to make tourists happy. With names like Sister Bay and Ephriam, these towns are filled with marinas, galleries, eateries, shops for every imaginable collectable, wineries, and farm stands. We were blessed with picture perfect weather and made the drive from end to end. We stayed overnight at a little motel (Bluffside Inn) in Sister Bay where we could just see the water through the trees. We walked to the docks though and watched the sunset over the lake. Just about perfect! We visited the wineries, ate cherry pie, found a couple of quilt shops, and took a 2 hr. cruise from one end of the channel to the other in Sturgeon Bay. Many beautiful photo ops along the way – As soon as I get a better internet connection I’ll get some of them posted!

Well, apart for the new pictures of the girls, I’ve also added some of our Michigan sights to this new “Flickr” picture manager. It’s just to the right of the post, so feel free to scroll through and see what we’ve been seeing! If you click on one of the smaller images, it will open up a larger one – along with the option to see others I have uploaded.
Ah, the learning curve!
I’ll post later about our wonderful side trip to Door County, Wisconson (the peninsula that goes north from Green Bay).

Lara is teaching me how to upload my pictures so they are not so long in loading when you want to view them. This is my first attempt, so please be patient – and let me know if they are indeed any quicker!

Here’s a cute one of Hayley -

And how it’s Ellie’s turn with the hat!

OK – here goes the new technique!

That’s the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I know I’ve written about it, but I wanted to share some of the pictures. We had a great mini-vacation up north, and were very glad we were able to make the trip!
Here is a composite picture of the Mackinac Bridge.

The Pictured Rocks National Seashore was quite spectacular – check it out!

And here are Gary and I on the sunset Vesper Cruise, with the Mackinac Bridge behind us.

If you’d like to see more photos of this beautiful area, check out the “flickr” slide show on the side bar!