We had a nice visit with Chip's family. We went to a cocktail party here at the marina on Friday night and it was fun to introduce Gil and Pam to all the "loopers"...Then on Saturday we set off to explore the sights that surround the Charlevoix area. Gil was our driver and we headed to Harbor Springs in his convertible...With the radio cranked up we listened to the tunes and drove along the coast of Lake Michigan up through Petoskey to this sweet waterfront community...a real estate agent told us that a lot of the "cottages" command upwards of $10 million dollars! Many of the snowbirds in Naples come from this area. The harbor is pristine and there are dozens of sailboats dotting the bay at anchor between the downtown area and Harbor Point...plenty of shops and restaurants...an abundance of flowers, wrought iron benches, spinners and flags, bleached white church steeples...and of course, lots of fudge stores! I finally succumbed! On the way back to the marina we stopped at Bay Harbor, a prestigious new community about 10 minutes from town. I don't believe I have ever seen this many mega-yachts outside of Fort Lauderdale! Wow!
On Saturday night we enjoyed raw oysters at a local Charlevoix pub then back to Ithaka where the 3 Harris' tried in vain to teach me how to play Euchre...(they play cards funny in Canada)...give me a good game of hearts or rummy anyday! I told them I would "google" euchre strategies and would be ready for them next time! I have already been scanning the web and found http://www.gamesinfodepot.com/ to be quite helpful!
Today we walked around the town after breakfast and found the Earl Young homes...He was a real estate agent and builder here in Charlevoix many years ago, who with no formal training in either construction or architecture, left his mark in Charlevoix. His small stature combined with his fascination with Frank Lloyd Wright led him to design the "mushroom"-like homes...Looks like the kind of cottages you would see in movies about trolls or smurfs! Some of the chimneys had morter "running" down them like icing on a cupcake. I looked him up on the internet and his story is very interesting.
After Gil and Pam left we walked around the marina and found two boats from Naples! No kidding...small world!
Tomorrow we continue our trek south. We love this area...it is so beautiful...I could spend an entire summer up here...you just cannot see it all in a couple of weeks!
We had a great time in Charlevoix, sharing the good life...Euchre anyone?
On Saturday night we enjoyed raw oysters at a local Charlevoix pub then back to Ithaka where the 3 Harris' tried in vain to teach me how to play Euchre...(they play cards funny in Canada)...give me a good game of hearts or rummy anyday! I told them I would "google" euchre strategies and would be ready for them next time! I have already been scanning the web and found http://www.gamesinfodepot.com/ to be quite helpful!
Today we walked around the town after breakfast and found the Earl Young homes...He was a real estate agent and builder here in Charlevoix many years ago, who with no formal training in either construction or architecture, left his mark in Charlevoix. His small stature combined with his fascination with Frank Lloyd Wright led him to design the "mushroom"-like homes...Looks like the kind of cottages you would see in movies about trolls or smurfs! Some of the chimneys had morter "running" down them like icing on a cupcake. I looked him up on the internet and his story is very interesting.
After Gil and Pam left we walked around the marina and found two boats from Naples! No kidding...small world!
Tomorrow we continue our trek south. We love this area...it is so beautiful...I could spend an entire summer up here...you just cannot see it all in a couple of weeks!
We had a great time in Charlevoix, sharing the good life...Euchre anyone?
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