Monthly Archives: August 2017

Land Ends

Manistee, Michigan.

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Lansing Brewing Company

A year ago I spent the day with Michigan members of the Society for American Baseball Research. We met for lunch at Lansing Brewing, chatted about Peter Morris’ books at Everybody Reads, and took in a ballgame at Cooley Law School Stadium.

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Joan

I think this is Island in the Sky Trail, but it might be the Skyline Trail. Seven years gives you plenty of time to forget that sort of detail. I’m reasonably sure we walked both trails during this vacation.

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Rooted

On the trail below Ocqueoc Falls.

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Cooley Bridge

In 1965 and 1966 I spent most of August in Wellston, at Northwoods Cabins, with the Loy Norrix High School Cross Country team. We ran.

Sometimes we ran to this bridge.

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Nails

A dozen years ago the roofers showed up shortly before we left for a trip to Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin. We chatted a bit, finished packing, loaded up the car, and left.

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Egrets

This swamp–it’s about three miles south of town–is a regular photo subject, though I don’t think it’s shown up in On This Date before.

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Tyler Stubblefield

The Tincaps (a Johnny Appleseed reference) beat the Lugnuts (an auto industry reference, sort of) by a 6-5 score.

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Bobby Hutch

Ain’t that a great face? I’ve been posting a ton of pix from the 2017 Milan festival this week, so there’s some danger this one will get buried amongst the others. I’m hoping not; this is one of my favorites.

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A Trail in the Wilderness

Wilderness State Park, near Mackinaw City, Michigan.

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