tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post1738941358289348362..comments2024-01-21T03:26:23.301-05:00Comments on Musings: South Havensagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-13395436558032018782012-04-04T11:35:16.028-04:002012-04-04T11:35:16.028-04:00I grew up spending summers at my uncle and aunts h...I grew up spending summers at my uncle and aunts house in Grand Haven, Michigan. They lived a couple of blocks from Lake Michigan and we had a special spot on the lake to play, away from everyone. We'd catch funny moments though. Like the time a lady decided to wash her hair in Lake Michigan. Can you believe it?! I have a very cool link that I'm going to post later today, but you(and one other blogger) came to mind when I saw it! I'm spending my lunch by there today!<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aES1pDN9DBQ21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-12189876242544265772012-03-30T19:13:15.793-04:002012-03-30T19:13:15.793-04:00Singing: "Come sail away, come sail away, com...Singing: "Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with meeee".....Sounds like a great adventure!<br /><br />JFull-On-Forwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12964018803560952364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-8900532790629368662012-03-30T08:06:28.555-04:002012-03-30T08:06:28.555-04:00Your last paragraph sounds like a perfect day! For...Your last paragraph sounds like a perfect day! For us we keep getting cool temps in the morning and heat in the afternoon with LOTS of sun. I love Florida in the Springtime!<br /><br />Nice view/perspective in your photo!Ileanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11200869126695231050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-62786048926673284142012-03-28T10:00:48.619-04:002012-03-28T10:00:48.619-04:00yes, that is a lot of fish!
I wander into bookstor...yes, that is a lot of fish!<br />I wander into bookstores wherever I go. not so much to buy a book, but to get that feeling and that small of paper. They have become a rarity in this area. One of the last ones closed a few months ago.A Plain Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741520771592669741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-14885928824438488372012-03-27T15:44:12.839-04:002012-03-27T15:44:12.839-04:00I like a good fog. Lana loves to photograph it. ...I like a good fog. Lana loves to photograph it. IT turns the world just a little bit stranger.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-91429249179882159232012-03-27T10:33:37.790-04:002012-03-27T10:33:37.790-04:00Sounds like a relaxing time. Love the lighthouse p...Sounds like a relaxing time. Love the lighthouse photo!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06179486046864119527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-48370340265400063102012-03-27T08:54:53.679-04:002012-03-27T08:54:53.679-04:00Sage, around 1932 the Welland Canal connecting La...Sage, around 1932 the Welland Canal connecting Lakes Ontario and Erie (and effectivly the upper three lakes w/ the world's oceans,) was enlarged allowing considerably larger (300 feet+) boats to come from overseas. One significant part of this expansion was boats from Scandinavia bringing wood pulp for paper mills near Kalamazoo MI. This trade came thru South Haven, the pulp being taken to Kalamazoo by train. There is one famous foto showing 14 of these foreign boats lined up two-by-two up the river unloading. The produce shipped from SH had a lot of fruits, especially apples and peaches. My own grandfather came from Sweden in 1886 at age 24, in 1900 bought an 85 foot schooner and shipped those fruits on his schooner, the Abbey, from South Haven to Chicago. He was so impressed w/ how much money peach growers were making that in 1906 he sold his schooner, Chicago home, everything else that moved, and bought a 20 acre peach farm outside of South Haven. 1906 turned out to be the year of the big Michigan Peach freeze, and he harvested nary a peach. <br /><br />My father told me that is father walked the few miles into town, bought a frame warehouse for $40, tore it down, sold enough lumber from that to buy a lot, had enough lumber left over to build a house on the lot. He proceeded <br />to build a new house every two years for 25 years, most of them still occupied (by proud owners.)<br /><br />Some years ago the Chicago Tribune Travel editor took a tour around the midwest (MN, MI, WI, IL, IN) to find the <br />best of the midwest, and wrote a lengthy article of his results. One of the categories of the best was fried perch, which the author said were at Clementine's in South Haven.<br /><br />Clementines building was built around 1900 as a bank, merged w/ another bank after WWII, space taken over by a sporting goods department of a next-door men's clothing/family shoes store. This was staffed by about a dozen people, all except the book keeper in the mezanine, young men and boys. I was one of those boys, and it always seemed to me that on Saturday every woman in South Haven trooped thru there , in one door and out the other.<br /><br />The store owning family finally died off, then came Clementine's. <br /><br />Arn at fosterbeachchicago,blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-78970660011370207342012-03-27T08:29:37.713-04:002012-03-27T08:29:37.713-04:00Sounds like a lovely restaurant visit! And I had a...Sounds like a lovely restaurant visit! And I had a feeling the air would turn cooler again.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-24184785499734476092012-03-27T08:22:06.605-04:002012-03-27T08:22:06.605-04:00Sail into the fog, yeah I could do that in deep wa...Sail into the fog, yeah I could do that in deep water.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-9730965294309425362012-03-27T08:02:22.311-04:002012-03-27T08:02:22.311-04:00HA, you think if I go to the States I'm about ...HA, you think if I go to the States I'm about to go wandering about the middle of Mittel Steel yards. My spots will be Alaska out of mozzie season. Hawaii, the big island. The west side of Colorado, Northern New Mexico, eastern Washington State and north Ca/south Or.Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442327549417743472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-89514006712903570852012-03-27T07:29:37.438-04:002012-03-27T07:29:37.438-04:00the whole "West Coast" of Michigan is bu...the whole "West Coast" of Michigan is built up. Lakeshore property is very expensive. For wilderness, you're better off going to Lake Superiorsagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-84977509959705525722012-03-27T07:27:13.051-04:002012-03-27T07:27:13.051-04:00You'd like the state, lots of rivers and lakes...You'd like the state, lots of rivers and lakes. Get up north, over the Big Mac, it feels more like the West, but with trees!sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-12111461138045514632012-03-27T07:25:27.750-04:002012-03-27T07:25:27.750-04:00ANd what does this have to do with the price of te...ANd what does this have to do with the price of tea in china, or lighthouses?sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-5083687351743072772012-03-27T07:24:44.412-04:002012-03-27T07:24:44.412-04:00No, I've only been in TC twice, normally I mis...No, I've only been in TC twice, normally I miss it when heading north into the UP.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-88795469702531672052012-03-27T07:24:05.831-04:002012-03-27T07:24:05.831-04:00Lighthouses, even small ones like this, are really...Lighthouses, even small ones like this, are really a thing of beauty!sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-25783586032185951662012-03-27T07:23:30.327-04:002012-03-27T07:23:30.327-04:00Let's hoist up the mailsail and head off into ...Let's hoist up the mailsail and head off into the fog!sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-53459866178141097922012-03-27T07:21:16.389-04:002012-03-27T07:21:16.389-04:00I missed the winter but have been enjoying the mil...I missed the winter but have been enjoying the milder temperatures and for some reason my spring allergies haven't kicked in yet (and I'm not complaining but don't want to brag too much and tempt fate)sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-7474153623411036312012-03-27T07:19:38.199-04:002012-03-27T07:19:38.199-04:00Yes, this is the same set of lakes, but the Fitzge...Yes, this is the same set of lakes, but the Fitzgerald went down in Lake Superior, off Whitefish point. Early on I think I did a post about Whitefish point.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-30698626227955437072012-03-27T06:56:46.826-04:002012-03-27T06:56:46.826-04:00This morning I looked this up on the bing maps. Th...This morning I looked this up on the bing maps. The place is basically Greater Chicago. It is unbelievable just how built up that misfortune lake from green bay on down and around. But for the very odd green bit.Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442327549417743472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-25755196832565649352012-03-27T06:54:18.265-04:002012-03-27T06:54:18.265-04:00Must tourize Michigan. I've not been, except t...Must tourize Michigan. I've not been, except to fly through Detroit. I need to remedy that.<br /><br />Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-8845995759810657752012-03-27T04:19:59.417-04:002012-03-27T04:19:59.417-04:00From elegant rooftop kitchen chimney to hobs mixer...From elegant rooftop kitchen chimney to hobs mixer and grinders, Propello is ushering a blend of modern kitchen appliances and water purification services<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://propello.in/index.php?page=content&cont=1&div_id=1" rel="nofollow">water purifiers in kolkata</a>tipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06540779737682881976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-81456725404001539642012-03-26T22:50:56.485-04:002012-03-26T22:50:56.485-04:00We had a cool spell here, too. It happened Saturd...We had a cool spell here, too. It happened Saturday, between about 2 and 5 PM.<br /><br />Your mention of cherries reminds me I need to try to make it to the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City one of these years. Ever been?Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-66958138568962571592012-03-26T19:59:34.432-04:002012-03-26T19:59:34.432-04:00As always, an enjoyable post, Sage. And particular...As always, an enjoyable post, Sage. And particularly nice to see a lighthouse which stirs the imagination!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539850495318868267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-46986539860032288272012-03-26T16:14:31.903-04:002012-03-26T16:14:31.903-04:00I love that picture...and it sounds like a lovely ...I love that picture...and it sounds like a lovely place to visit. But I'm with you on sailing off into the unknown....Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040738593336836064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-20459446573527483182012-03-26T13:42:17.705-04:002012-03-26T13:42:17.705-04:00Lovely foggy perspective in that image, J. It turn...Lovely foggy perspective in that image, J. It turned to below freezing temperatures here, too.. after a very summer-like week.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.com