End of the Season...

-Is it Craig or Steve? Huh? Very confusing...they look so much alike!


-Ollie and Patty on a sunny island day.


-Dave and Stephanie, just before she left the 2-2 years.


-Val and Stephanie at the Medical Center Benefit.


-Lily striking a pose.


-Maria and Craig at the benefit.

The Kids

Sherry and the kids came up with Mom for a visit on the island. I went over the day before to Cheboygan to have dinner and play and then met them on the island the next day. Best weather possible!

-Justin on the mini Mackinac Bridge.


-Alex on the monkey bars.


-Bradley taking it all in...


-Alex and her "cute" fish fly.


-Stephanie with the kids at the fort.


-Bradley's not sure what to think of it all!


-Bradley, Justin, Alex and Katie as a Victorian family.


-Justin and Alex at the fort, historically...


-At the cannon with Paul and Geoff.


-They must be Coast Guard kids...always in the water! Justin in Lake Huron.



-Bradley likes it here.


-Alex showing off her talents.


-Aw...now aren't they cute? In the flower beds below Mission House.

Summer's last days...part deux

-Darren and the girls (that's Shannon and Lily).


-John Findley's last official square dance.


-Some young ones to help him out.


-Moon rising!


...For Peggy's birthday! Ice cream and moon rising for all!




-The birthday girl and Carolyn.


-Phil and Peggy.


-Peggy and Katie.



-Heather and Katie.


-The 2006 HHI Staff! Carolyn, Jenny, Jenn, Stephanie, Nicole, Amy and Maria. Award winning, I might add.


-Jeff Daniels on stage at the Grand.


-Me meeting Jeff Daniels to sign my CD.


-The group (by the overview of Fort Mackinac) after dinner and Jeff Daniels. Thanks Lee!


-Pictures from the Grand. Lee and Craig.


-Kristen and Trace.


-A very wistful Stephanie and Lee.


-Does "G" stand for the Grand or Geoff?

Haiku

Until I can figure out how to hide these into a link, here they are! Created by Jenny, Stephanie and myself for the Talent/No Talent Show.

Tape Loom
Slat, hole, slat, hole, slat.
Up, down, up down, up, TANGLE!
Slat, hole, slat, hole, slat.

Sinclair’s
Get in before ten
Beer, clapping, Irish rover.
Pub Runners - Huzzah!

Smithies
A well-shaped forearm.
Hot steel bends on the anvil.
Herb, lung cancer…ew.

Run
Fort Mackinac ramp.
Greg Hokans running with a tie,
Holding a big box.

Boys
Fort Mackinac boys
Like to shoot guns and talk -
Sometimes to a guest.

Girls
Girls like dressing up
To be pretty and show off
Lacy petticoats.

GSRs
Money - hard to take
All day in a tiny booth.
Eat a freezie pop.

Dirt
Archaeology
A big hole, dig in the dirt.
Fish scale, bead, button.

Petticoats
Are you hot in that?
Actually, not so much
Thermo action, man.

Harold
Algomah in ice.
Went skating again today.
Very pleasant day.


Experiments
A store clerk watches
Alexis St. Martin - BANG!
Gastric fistula.

Rose
Sophia Biddle -
1830s hussy, yeah.
Tuberculosis.

Summer's last days...

Blacksmith Convention

-Tim and Pat hard at work.

-Steve showing Stephanie the ropes (or steel) on a puzzle.



After hours...

-Bruce, Sandy, Ben.


-Craig and Trace imitating Paul.


-Lyle and Brent.

Hangin' out at the airport terminal.

-Stephanie and Ben.


-Geoff, Paul and Darren.


-Stephanie and Bruce. I think Bruce is at about his 17th time around the island at this point.


-Dean. There is no further explanation on this one!

Trivia Bowl

The third annual Great Turtle Trivia Bowl happened on July 27. Fr. Rey's Babes came up on top out of the wash (that's to put it nicely). It was fun and it was good for whoever won, but I was glad just to get an awesome mug! And hang around the "babes."



-The intense bowl set up. We're on the left.


-Val, Margaret and I.


-Jim, me, Margaret, Fr. Rey, Val, Fr. Mike.