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An update on the progress
from some of our staff
Mary working the cash register in the Glen Arbor store
I only work for a few hours each weekend, but people kept telling me how much they appreciated reading Bobby’s Blog. They really felt connected to the storm through his writing. Customers also wanted to know how […]
The sleeping bears seen in the clouds ushered in a peaceful sunset after the shear storm Sunday August 2nd
Trucks full of new power poles were coming into Glen Arbor as crews worked for 108 hours straight to return power to the community last week.
This oak tree now stands alone at the top […]
Here are three of the most poignant sky photos we have come across.
They are beautiful images that bring you back to the time of Greek Gods and Moses.
People say beauty before beast.
And the beast landed hard and fast.
Being first in line as the storm came across Lake Michigan, the Sleeping Bear […]
We are still serving food on the grill.
I came to the store right as they opened on Monday, people’s baskets were full of product and they had smiles on their faces. Everyone just seemed to be so grateful we were open. We pulled out the old cash registers and credit card machines – things […]
Kelderhouse Road flooding caused by beavers.
A close up look at the extensive work of our furry engineers. They have been “busy beavers.”
Kelderhouse Road near Port Oneida bisects two ponds. Beavers have built their lodge in one and their dam in the other. Now, beavers don’t like walking across dry land, so they’ve done […]
Ice formations on the Lake Michigan shoreline in Sleeping Bear Bay
After a long, cold winter, spring is coming to northern Michigan! While there is still a chill in the air and doubtlessly more snow before summer, the sun is noticeably warmer and the piles of snow and ice are melting.
If you picture spring in […]
For the second year in a row, frigid temperatures over Lake Michigan have left it nearly 60% frozen. Those cold temperatures coupled with the strong winds we’ve had over the past month are the perfect ingredients for the formation of ice caves. There were ice caves on Lake Michigan last year, but none had formed so far this year. Until […]
Early snow blanketing the meadow in front of D. H. Day Farm in November.
Winter has returned to the Republic a little ahead of schedule this year. No sooner had the spectacularly colored leaves fallen from the trees than they were being covered by snow.
The snow came in light sprinkles at first. A dusting at […]
The breathtaking Islands Lookout on Alligator Hill affords a spectacular view of Sleeping Bear Bay, the Manitou Islands, and South Fox Island.
Alligator Hill is an often overlooked jewel in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Its nine miles of hiking trails loop their way through some of the most beautiful landscapes in northern Michigan.
Located smack […]
Breaking trail for the Bay to Bay Hiking and Kayaking Trail. Here Bob and the team hike through the dunes in Platte Bay with Empire Bluffs and Sleeping Bear Point in the distance.
It’s an epic hike. From south to north across the entire Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, hiking the Bay to Bay Trail […]
