tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63522285950762304442024-03-29T06:02:07.798-05:00Jammin Jane TravelsA couple and their dog traveling The Great Loop on their Grand Banks 42. Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05128021573691923339noreply@blogger.comBlogger168125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352228595076230444.post-88602865731107841802019-08-23T09:00:00.000-05:002019-08-24T08:20:23.425-05:00Day 24: Big Bay, MI: Anatomy of a Murder...<div style="text-align: justify;">
Ever hear of Big Bay, MI?? I had not until this day! We wanted to try to stop at some different ports on our way back home so here we are! Our run to Big Bay was about four hours. We had beautiful weather with sunny skies, the captain is feeling good and life it great.</div>
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We docked on a wall with several other boats. There was a nice grass area for Sawyer to run and play, a small office with bathrooms and a couple living in a motorhome who checked us in. It was quaint and provided us a wonderful spot to explore another new town.</div>
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Big Bay is a small town with about 250 residents (2000 census). The walk from the marina was about one mile mostly uphill. We put on our shoes, grabbed potty bags for Sawyer and hit the road. We navigated through a neighborhood that happened to have more rabbits than I have ever seen in one place. Almost every yard had a rabbit or two just hanging out. We saw homes with lettuce sitting out, dogs mingling with the rabbits and people going about their lives while numerous rabbits just hopped about. We both kept pointing out rabbits that we forgot to take pictures.</div>
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Anyway, what is cool about Big Bay is that it was the home of the Brunswick company, which made bowling pins and wood floors. They had a bowling alley in the basement of the local general store for their employees to use. This very building was then bought by Henry Ford and turned into a lavish hotel, which he stayed in when visiting and entertaining his guests. The hotel is called Thunder Bay Inn and is one of a few sites where parts of the 1959 movie, Anatomy of a Murder, starring Jimmy Stewert was filmed. Pretty cool! We were invited to look around and were shown the locations that made it in the film, now I have to watch the movie!</div>
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For a small town the restaurant/bar (Duke's Grill) next to the hotel was pretty busy, so we had to check that out too!</div>
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Another wonderful stop with great people and lots of history.</div>
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<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05128021573691923339noreply@blogger.com3Big Bay, Powell, MI 49855, USA46.8157568 -87.728463646.728827300000006 -87.8898251 46.9026863 -87.5671021tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352228595076230444.post-45180552058538315302019-08-22T10:49:00.000-05:002019-11-07T16:48:37.071-06:00Day 22-23: Houghton, MI - Fun new friends and yummy food!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thankfully after a couple of days Ben was feeling good and we were ready to be on the move again. We enjoyed our time so much in the Keweenaw and will be planning another visit next summer! This is as far as we will travel on Superior this year. We will start our journey back home with a stop in Harbor Springs for our Grand Banks Cruising Club Rendezvous.<br />
The water and weather were glorious for our run to Houghton/Hancock.<br />
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We enjoyed exploring Houghton/Hancock. Ben has been through this area on his snowmobile as this has been ranked the third highest snowfall city in the US according to the Weather Channel year after year. Seeing it in the summer and on foot is much different! The town was full of shopping and food, of course I had to get pizza! We met a great group of people from the south west side of Superior, which is where the Apostles are located, and where we would like to travel next time. Lots of good boating discussion and future planning for this group. It sounded to us like we might have some future Loopers joining us on our next time around!! We will be crossing our fingers.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well look here...we found sushi! We stayed an extra day to come back for the ramen!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picked up a pizza at the Ambassador.. I can't help myself, I love pizza! </td></tr>
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<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05128021573691923339noreply@blogger.com1Hancock, MI 49930, USA47.1268714 -88.58095630000002547.083664399999996 -88.661637300000024 47.1700784 -88.500275300000027tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352228595076230444.post-80384935381199213902019-08-18T08:30:00.000-05:002019-08-18T08:30:12.801-05:00Day 18: Keweenaw Peninsula - Hospital visit for the Captain<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Ben has issues with his back that he's been dealing with for years. Before we left for this trip he was seeing his therapist for relief and seemed to find some comfort or at least he was telling me he was OK. Well, after a few days in the Keweenaw he couldn't take the pain any longer. When he turns down a chance to go fishing, I know he is not good. He tried to manage with some meds, our friend Jimmy connected him with a local physical therapist. Ben went to a couple massage appointments and a couple visits to a chiropractor. Ultimately, he ended up needing to get into a Dr. So, to the hospital clinic (which he drove) we go. I dropped him off while I went to the local laundromat. He was given an anti inflammatory by shot and a steroid pack.<br />
So, while I went fishing (we caught our 3 man limit in less than 2 hours!) poor Ben was at the boat in pain.<br />
I hate this is what he has to go through, he's had issues with his back since I've known him. It breaks my heart to see him in pain when there is nothing I can do.<br />
Our stay in the Keweenaw was extended for this reason, but we enjoyed the peace and relaxation and the beauty this area holds.<br />
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We planned our trip to the Keweenaw to visit our friends Brian and Sherry, but what we didn't expect was spending time with our friends Jimmy and Joan!! Jimmy and Joan are friends who live in the UP, and Jimmy has a place in the Keweenaw. His cabin happened to be right next to the dock we spent our week! I love how the universe works! We had a blast hanging out with both of them fishing, eating our catch and laughing like crazy!! </div>
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As soon as we arrived, we were greeted by our friends Brian and Sherry. They took us on a tour of the area, making sure we hit all the local bars, a visit to their house, their cabin and they brought us one of their cars for use while they worked. What a great day after a long boat ride!! We had a ton of fun!! So far, I love the Keweenaw!!<br />
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<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05128021573691923339noreply@blogger.com33Keweenaw Peninsula, Schoolcraft Township, MI 49913, USA47.250202599999987 -88.333445621.728168099999987 -129.6420396 72.772237099999984 -47.024851600000005tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352228595076230444.post-14998509045179840392019-08-02T08:00:00.000-05:002019-08-02T08:00:03.082-05:00Day 14: Marquette, MI - Big town, Big history<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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What I was expecting of our travels on Lake Superior to be, and what they have turned out to be are the total opposite. I was expecting lots of days of rough water with temperatures freezing! I think I brought half my winter closet! I also was envisioning it to be void of people and things to see. Boy, was I wrong. I should have known better, Ben has not steered me wrong yet.<br />
So, as I feel like I've begun most of my posts, I'll let you know that the weather was glorious (again) on our run to Marquette (I hope I don't jinx us).<br />
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We arrived in under four hours giving us time to enjoy town.<br />
If we thought Munising was a big, busy town than Marquette is huge! It is the largest city of the Upper Peninsula making it full of good food and shopping. The old buildings are made of sandstone either brownish in color (Marquette quarry) or found in redish (Jacobsville quarry) hues. After a fire destroyed much of the UP towns of Marquette, Calumet and Houghton, sandstone was chosen to rebuild these towns because it can withstand temperatures up to 800 degrees before cracking and breaking, it absorbs heat in the winter, and it is beautiful to boot.<br />
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We did not do a lot of shopping, just a lot of looking this time around. But...we ate great!<br />
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Marquette is a major port known for shipping mostly iron ore. There are iron ranges all around Lake Superior and close to 93% of the usable iron ore comes from this region (Minnesota and Michigan). 7 of the 9 mines in operation are located in Minnesota while the remaining two are in Michigan. Iron ore is primarily turned to iron and then iron is used to make steel. There are thousands of items made of steel, such as buildings, furniture, cars, bikes...etc. Pretty cool if you ask me!<br />
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<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05128021573691923339noreply@blogger.com4Marquette, MI, USA46.5436199 -87.39537129999996546.194564400000004 -88.04081829999997 46.8926754 -86.749924299999961tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352228595076230444.post-79976755704775212822019-08-01T08:00:00.000-05:002019-08-01T08:00:00.284-05:00Day 13: Munising, MI - Pictured Rocks<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Our run to Munising was just under four hours. We had a great day on the water enjoying the beautiful shoreline of the sandstone cliffs. We stayed at the municipal marina and were very happy to see a large grass area for Sawyer to run crazy dog. Sawyer met several puppies while here, he loved it!<br />
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The town of Munising is full of shops, stores, ice cream and restaurants/food. It is much busier here than what we've experienced in a while. First things first though...we had to devour a couple tacos (while my jam is pizza, Ben is a sucker for Mexican food), I hit the grocery store stocking up on a few needed items, and then we all hopped on our dinghy to get up close to the Pictured Rocks.<br />
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Pictured Rocks are nearly 15 miles of sandstone cliffs that reach up to 200 feet above water. The colors in the cliffs are created by minerals in the rock when groundwater leaches out of the rock and evaporates, leaving streaks of red (iron), black/white (manganese), yellow/brown (limonite), pink-green (copper). It was breathtaking!<br />
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<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05128021573691923339noreply@blogger.com3Munising, MI 49862, USA46.4110574 -86.64793609999998146.3235014 -86.809297599999979 46.498613399999996 -86.486574599999983tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352228595076230444.post-79256855105729674642019-07-31T08:00:00.000-05:002019-07-31T08:00:01.878-05:00Day 11-12: Grand Marais - brewery and a pickle house<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Nest stop Grand Marais, 44 miles traveling on Lake Superior! I still can't believe we are here! I was nervous, but having respect for the lake and how winds can change a calm lake to an angry one, we only move when weather is good. So far, so good so we keep moving!<br />
Ben is prepared for fog as this is pretty common along the shoreline of the lake as temperatures on land become warmer than the water temperature. We got to experience this for ourselves...joy!! It wasn't bad but for a bit we could not see anything but fog. I was nervous but with radar running we knew there were no other boats around us. Thankfully it burned up pretty quickly and we could focus on relaxing!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sawyer was not bothered by the fog at all!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Approaching our stop...Grand Marais</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is our spot for two nights. Nice wall to dock and lots of grass for Sawyer to run. </td></tr>
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We learned from a couple locals about the best brewery/restaurant in town, called The Lake Superior Brewing Company. We spent both evenings here for dinner and drinks, maybe a lunch drink as well! Grand Marais is a small town with two restaurants/bars, a grocery store, hardware, one gas station a couple small shops, a food truck, coffee in a VW and a Pickle House! We hit it all! While we were here there was a kayak symposium happening so there were a lot of people in town. We were lucky as the kayakers were holding learning sessions in the water right outside our boat. Ben enjoyed watching them learn rolling over and rescue practices.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">The Pickle Barrel House was built to resemble two barrels. It is based on cartoon characters who are two inches tall and lived in a pickle barrel.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Excellent coffee and a great smoothie came out of this VW! Oh and a couple homemade cookies lovingly baked by a lady who is almost 100 years old.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If we were not on the boat, you probably could find us here!</td></tr>
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<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05128021573691923339noreply@blogger.com0Grand Marais, MI 49839, USA46.671789 -85.98412339999998721.149754499999997 -127.29271739999999 72.1938235 -44.675529399999988tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352228595076230444.post-11622805144509774152019-07-30T08:00:00.000-05:002019-07-30T08:00:17.766-05:00Day 10: Whitefish Point Park -Locks and Shipwreck Museum <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Our plan first thing in the morning was to top off our diesel and head to the locks, which are located just outside the harbor. Unfortunately, we learned that the locks were shut down for two hours for repair and there were several freighters lined up to enter, which means our wait could be five hours. Lucky for us the most used lock by pleasure craft (which is what we are considered) is the locks located just across the St Mary's River on the Canadian side. Only they don't open until 9am and we were ready to go at 8:00. We waited a bit, walked Sawyer one last time, and then headed to Canada! (Canadian locks are located just across from the US locks) This lock is much smaller than the US locks. It still raises us 21 feet but here there are plastic covered cables you wrap your line around as you ride up/down. While the US locks throw a line to you and you hold that while riding up/down. We shared this lock with a car ferry, much bigger than us.<br />
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While in Sault Ste. Marie, we ran into a couple we met sometime ago and they are heading to Whitefish Point as well. We will spend some time with them visiting the Shipwreck museum. They travel slower than us (if you can imagine that!) at 8miles/hour. They left before we were awake and will be waiting for us just in time for lunch. The run is a short one with only 33 miles of travel time but will need to add at least 45 min for transiting the locks.<span id="goog_1952665743"></span><br />
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Whitefish Point State Park offers a free dock but no power, no water and no toilets. All is totally fine with us as we have a generator and an inverter for running A/C/microwave/TV...etc, we hold 300 gallons of water and we travel with two heads (toilets)!<br />
We have had wonderful weather so far, temps have been in the 70's during the day and the evenings have been cool enough for windows to be opened. We love the sound of the water and the smell of fresh unpolluted air, it's been great for our souls.<br />
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We enjoyed our visit to the shipwreck museum where they have the actual bell from the Edmund Fitzgerald. The bell was removed from the wreck as a request from family members. They replaced the original bell with one that has all the crew members names engraved on it and it is with the wreck off the point of Whitefish Point.<br />
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After our trip to the museum we walked the mile or two back to the boat, enjoyed our time with our friends for a bit, had some dinner on board and called it a night. Tomorrow we are off to Grand Marais, MI. We are picking our way west along the southern shoreline and going to enjoy our time and get as far west as possible. <br />
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We left Detour, MI for Sault St. Marie, MI traveling up the St. Mary's River. It was AGAIN a beautiful day on the water. We had less than four hours to go so we slept in a bit before taking off. Sault Ste. Marie is our last stop before we head into the Soo Locks and then to Superior. We planned for two days here as they have a lake freighter called the Valley Camp, which is located next to the marina for touring. We will top off our diesel here, do some laundry and get our large round fenders blown up and ready for the locks.<br />
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While walking Sawyer (I really need to work on leash training with him) and checking out the cute town, which is bigger than the last few stops we've been at, we decided our next few meals! Prime rib and mexican will be our two dinners!<br />
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We enjoyed our time here, we spent our first day touring the lake freighter Valley Camp. Ben was in heaven, they had the actual life boat from the Edmund Fitzgerald. To me it smelled but I enjoy seeing how people live and what the galley (kitchen) and heads (bathrooms) look like on these freighters. Surprising, the accommodations were pretty nice for ship life considering it was built in 1917. Pretty awesome to walk through one of these huge (550 feet) ships knowing that she served on the Great Lakes for almost 50 years. </div>
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We watched as two freighters were locking through the Soo Locks. One was going up to Lake Superior and one coming down. All ships/freighters pass through these locks going into Superior, commercial traffic takes precedent over us pleasure craft. So we will be calling the locks first thing in the morning to see what the freighter traffic looks like for our travels. These locks are said to be the busiest in the world by cargo tonnage. Something between seven and ten thousand ships pass through in a year! We will be going through these locks on our boat, raising us 21feet. We have locked through more than 80 locks so this is not new to us, but it has been a few years so I may be rusty!! I'll keep you posted...</div>
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Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05128021573691923339noreply@blogger.com0Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783, USA46.497711500000008 -84.347587646.410247500000011 -84.5089491 46.585175500000005 -84.1862261tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352228595076230444.post-14551453929804889502019-07-19T08:30:00.000-05:002019-07-19T08:30:02.368-05:00Day 7: Detour, MI...Loopers and pizza<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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We slept in a bit after our bar crawl the day before while in St Ignace. I love sleeping in!! We didn't leave until 9:30 for Detour, MI. Weather again was looking good for our travels...thankfully! Our three hour cruise took us past Mackinac Island and across the top of Lake Huron. No sooner were we docked, when a gentleman approached handing me his boat card, while informing me at 6pm was "docktails" with several other Looper boats, also docked here. It's funny because I forgot what it was like while on the Loop...this is what you do... You travel from town to town and in each one you look for the white Great Loop burgee (flag flying off the bow or front of the boat) on all boats. These are people traveling the loop (since we completed the loop we fly a gold burgee). Every evening is a get together, you bring an appetizer to pass, whatever you're drinking and you discuss next stops and where you've been. So, for one night while in Detour, MI Ben and I got to be loopers again. Actually, we were the ones with the information so that was fun to feel smart!! hehe!</div>
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Before heading out to walk Sawyer around this small, quaint town, we asked the locals (boaters/harbor masters...etc) about the best places to go, eat and see. When I heard there was a place that makes really good homemade pizza...I didn't need to listen any further!! We already planned dinner on our boat, but pizza would be great to have on the boat for lunches on our upcoming travels. So, a large pizza, chips from the gas station and our MI fishing licenses in hand, we walked back to the boat to relax and enjoy our dinner onboard. The town doesn't have much but a couple restaurants/bars and a gas station. But we didn't need much more that that. We ended our evening walking Sawyer and stopping for some ice cream. It was a great stop and we may have to stop for another pizza on our way back home in a few weeks! </div>
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Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05128021573691923339noreply@blogger.com0De Tour Village, MI 49725, USA45.9944643 -83.90278280000001145.906202799999996 -84.064144300000009 46.0827258 -83.741421300000013tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352228595076230444.post-64006411502246038482019-07-18T08:30:00.000-05:002019-07-18T08:30:03.807-05:00Day 6: OH...St Ignace, MI<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sawyer had too much fun in St Ignace!!</td></tr>
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We left Petoskey at 5:30am to avoid the forecasted winds coming later in the day. Our five-hour travels took us north on Lake Michigan, under the Mackinaw bridge and past Mackinac City to St. Ignace, MI. We decided here as friends from our home harbor were coming out of the North Channel and it was a great meeting point for both of us. We rolled in around 10:30, showered at the marina, walked/played with Sawyer and then bar crawled the rest of the day with Scott and Amy. This town has only a handful of bars/restaurants, but we made sure to hit them all. We ended our festivities with dinner on the boat with a great wine Scott and Amy shared. We will continue our way towards Lake Superior while Scott and Amy will be heading south and back home.<br />
St. Ignace was a really fun stop, probably more so because of the company we kept. We head out tomorrow morning for Detour, MI...but not too early!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scott and Amy...St Ignace fun!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yummy! Swedish Fish and Nerds candy at the bottom. This was at The Gangplank, lunch was really good too!!</td></tr>
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<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05128021573691923339noreply@blogger.com8500 N State St, St Ignace, MI 49781, USA45.8715557875194 -84.73181667333983645.8273332875194 -84.812497673339834 45.915778287519394 -84.651135673339837tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352228595076230444.post-59173011851773645892019-07-14T08:30:00.000-05:002019-07-14T08:30:01.852-05:00Days 3-5: Petoskey sent us lots of love<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sawyer loves to snuggle and I'm happy to help!</td></tr>
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Ben has planned the trips for our cruising to be five hours or shorter when possible. This is for both Sawyer and myself. I can only sleep so much! But seriously, I can't read for too long or blog as it makes me sleepy and a bit nauseous. Looking at my phone for more than a few minutes isn't worth the icky feeling either. So, I take in the scenery, run down and make a little lunch (today deli sandwhiches...not my fav but easy underway) chat with Ben, take pictures and cuddle with Sawyer. Ben on the other hand planned our course and navigates our trip. He runs down to the engine room to do a quick check a couple times (depending on length of our journey) and mans the wheel. Most of the time he uses our auto pilot so he isn't having to work the wheel for four hours. Sawyer has done great so far, he is pretty chill most of the time but tends to get a bit antsy around hour four, which is typical for a puppy. So, we are all happy to make our trips shorter and enjoy the towns a bit more.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ben is lucky, he doesn't get sleepy or nauseous while reading</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good Boy Sawyer, taking another nap</td></tr>
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Our run to Petoskey took us four hours, arriving around 1:15. We topped off our diesel before heading to our slip. While we both prefer to stay in Harbor Springs, Petoskey is a great stop for food and shopping. Because it is a fairly long walk and all uphill to get into town, it makes the hot pretzel we "had" to try an easy decision..."we'll walk it off!" All other genre of shopping i.e.: grocery store, auto store, big box stores...etc are located a couple miles further in town. We planned two nights here to do some laundry and a dinghy ride to Harbor Springs for some shopping and cookies from <a href="https://www.tomsmomscookies.com/" target="_blank">Tom's Moms!</a> Sooooo Yummy! However the weather ended up keeping us here a third day.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I do not think the dozen cookies Ben bought is going to make it past a week!</td></tr>
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We sure felt the love while in Petoskey...<br />
Friends who keep their boat here offered us their car for some grocery shopping, wine (we forgot at home), a pillow for Ben and a stop at Walgreens. Thank you to Blue Chip! We enjoyed stopping by their boat as they have an eight week old labrador puppy!! How lucky are we??<br />
The next day while I was doing laundry I thought I saw someone I recognized walk past the window, sure enough it was Denise and Paul from the boat Zephyr. We met them while doing The Great Loop three years ago. They were part of our fleet of six boats that crossed the Gulf of Mexico from Panama City, FL to Clearwater. Denise and Paul gave us some ideas for restaurants in town. It was great to catch up! How lucky do we feel now??<br />
This same day we loaded into our dinghy and were just starting to make our way across Little Traverse Bay to Harbor Springs when we heard someone call out our names..."who the heck would know us here??" I said as Ben turned us around in time to see my best friends son, Cameron, jumping in the water to come see us. Cam is a Marine on break with his buddies, we did not know he was here nor did he know our plans. We only got to talk briefly but it was so great to get a hug and tell him how proud we are of him and his service! Pretty cool! I do not believe in coincidences, rather people are put in our lives for reasons. For all this love in Petoskey, we feel blessed!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What a great surprise to see Cam!!! </td></tr>
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Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05128021573691923339noreply@blogger.com0Petoskey City Marina, 101 E Lake St, Petoskey, MI 49770, USA45.376354199999987 -84.95910040000001145.197881699999989 -85.2818239 45.554826699999985 -84.636376900000016tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352228595076230444.post-75231891949469657362019-07-12T08:00:00.000-05:002019-07-12T08:00:01.929-05:00Day 2: We crossed Lake Michigan to Leland, MI<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We could not have had a better day to cross Lake Michigan. The lake was flat, not a cloud in the sky topped with a wonderful coolness in the air. Pure bliss for us! We made it from Washington Island to Leland, MI in six hours. Ben was able to get some reading in and I may have napped a bit. There is something about the hum of the engines and the rocking motion from the waves that gets me everytime! But most important to us was that Sawyer seemed right at home. He napped both in his crate on the fly bridge and on "his rug" between the two of us. He was busy hunting flies and trying to stay awake too. Maybe boating has the same effect on him as it does on me because he spent a good deal of the crossing sleeping.<br />
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A lot of people enjoy boating fast and for us the cruising part is the enjoyable time. Sure, we love playing tourist and hitting the towns but there is something calming about being on the water. I've always loved swimming and the sounds of water seem to bring me to my happy place. For Ben this is his heaven. So the fact that we cruise slow doesn't bother me, it gives us all time to ponder life and be one with ourselves. I didn't solve any big life issues on this trip, I was too busy sleeping but we have a month left! hehe!<br />
We spent our afternoon and evening in Leland, MI which is one of our favorite stops. We enjoy the adorable historic fishtown for its fish dip, potato salad and some good shopping. Commercial fishing in Leland has provided the towns residents their livilhood for over 100 years. Many of the buildings that house the shops were constructed back then as fish shanties, ice houses and a smoke house which is still being used as such. What is so cool about Leland is that it is still a working fish town, something almost every Great Lake harbor had back in the day. Ben loves to visit the fisherman while they are cleaning their haul. There is something about seeing where your food comes from, which makes the smoked white fish dip I bought taste that much better!<br />
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Sawyer learned to walk on a metal bridge. It took some enticing with treats to get him to cross (which was drawing a crowd cheering him on) but eventually he got over his fear and walked it like a pro. He enjoyed walking around town and realized in order to do that he had to walk the loud bridge. He was also really interested in people and dog watching from our flybridge, something I enjoy as well.<br />
So, all in all the trip is going great! My biggest fear was Sawyer not enjoying...I have no more fears, he seems to love boating as much as us!!<br />
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<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05128021573691923339noreply@blogger.com0Leland, MI 49654, USA45.0229612 -85.76017969999998144.6641152 -86.405626699999985 45.3818072 -85.114732699999976tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352228595076230444.post-39841847140931184682019-07-10T08:30:00.000-05:002019-07-10T08:30:07.822-05:00First Stop: Washington Island...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our first stop was only a three hour run north so we spent our morning at our house cutting grass and making sure everything was set for our travels over the next month. We have a friend staying at our house taking care of the yard and making sure our garden gets eaten!! How lucky are we?? It makes leaving for this amount of time less stressful and our friend gets to see what its like living in the country!! Hopefully the house will be in tip top shape when we return...hint hint!!<br />
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Packing for vacation has never been my strong suit. I tend to over pack as I like to have many options with shoes to match. So, how the heck do you pack for a month??? Especially knowing you are traveling to a destination colder than our current location?? The problem for me is that we are making our way north over about 4-7 days and while we will be spending time in colder temps, the stops before our Lake Superior stop will be in northern michigan where temps are still warm during the day. So, yet again I have packed most of my clothes. I've been making secret (well the cats out of the bag now) stops to the boat and stashing my clothes and the seven pairs of shoes that I will need for our trip, hehe! As I'm typing this I can say that I have already worn three different pairs of shoes! Now to figure out how to work the other four pairs in...<br />
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Provisioning is also a problem for me as I like to have many options in the food category too. I can not take my garden with us, darn it! Our fridge and freezer have limited space, although in the boating world we air on the larger side. Much like home, I shop for a weeks worth of food and that will be our plan here too. I planned meals for our long days of travel keeping the captain nourished while underway (breakfast and lunch options) with a few dinner ideas as well. Part of the fun traveling is walking into towns trying new restaurants.<br />
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As we pulled out of the drive way I had that feeling of "I know I'm forgetting something, just hope it isn't something major!"<br />
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We had glorious weather on our run north, we made it to Washington Island at 3:00. We stopped for a hot dog and a bit of sight seeing before calling it a night. We leave in the morning to cross Lake Michigan which will be the longest Sawyer has been on the boat. Wish us luck and hope our little guy will enjoy our travels as much as his brother Crocket did!<br />
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<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05128021573691923339noreply@blogger.com2268 Lobdell Point Rd, Washington, WI 54246, USA45.3396515 -86.93880130000002345.250416 -87.100162800000021 45.428887 -86.777439800000025tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352228595076230444.post-78887267874490767982019-07-09T08:30:00.000-05:002019-07-09T08:30:01.965-05:00WE ARE BACK!! And heading to Lake Superior!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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After taking a break from boating for a year to care for our beloved dog Crocket, we are back out on the water. Crocket was so loved (and will be forever), he had a great life and loved his time cruising with us. We are so very blessed we were able to join him in becoming a gold looper dog!! We loved everything about cruising with Crocket and want to continue this with our new addition. We now have a puppy named Sawyer, he is six months old (also a Springer Spaniel) and has been on the boat two times...let me repeat this...two times!!! He seems to LOVE it so far so we are going to take the chance and spend over a month traveling on Lake Superior ending our trip in Harbor Springs, MI before crossing Lake Michigan a second time returning to our lovely waters of Green Bay.<br />
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Ben and I completed The Great Loop (<a href="https://jamminjanetravels.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-great-loopwhat-is-it.html" target="_blank">click here to learn more about The Great Loop</a>) in 2016, and have boated every Great Lake BUT Lake Superior. We had planned to travel Lake Superior before we left for the Loop but time (and me getting sick) prevented this journey. Honestly I was OK with this back then, I was actually quite scared of the big lake. I also did not have the many (over 6,500 miles) hours/miles of experience gained from doing the Loop. Now I feel like we HAVE to do this, we HAVE to conquer the largest Great Lake!!!<br />
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Not only is Lake Superior the largest freshwater lake at 350 miles long and 160 miles wide, it is the deepest (1,333 feet at its deepest) and coldest, with average temperatures of 40 degrees, of all the Great Lakes. Because of its size, this lake can really become treacherous given the right winds. There are reports of waves reaching 51 feet high...NO. THANK. YOU!! There have been hundreds of ship wrecks on Lake Superior with over 1,000 lives lost. Most of these occur in the fall when the winds and waves tend to be more aggressive. The calmest months to visit Lake Superior are June and July...Gosh, we have good timing! Of course we planned our trip around these facts and will take each day with stride and not put ourselves in danger. If weather is bad, we stay put. We will enter the Lake from Sault Ste. Marie, boating west along the south shoreline then spending time in the Keweenaw Peninnsula with friends. We would like to make it to the Apostle Islands but we will see how weather and our timing goes.<br />
We will leave our slip in Ephraim, WI and make our way to Washington Island (30 miles north) before we cross Lake Michigan making our way further north! We welcome you to follow along on our travels!<br />
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<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05128021573691923339noreply@blogger.com2Ephraim, WI, USA45.1563784 -87.16816589999996345.1115944 -87.248846899999961 45.2011624 -87.087484899999964tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352228595076230444.post-87414327693139871872017-07-18T09:00:00.000-05:002017-07-19T13:33:40.813-05:00Farm livin is the life for me...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Ben and I live on 20 acres of land, of which 13 acres is being farmed by a local farm here in Door County, WI. We love the fact that our 13 acres is not only zoned agriculture (which helps with taxes!), but that it is certified organic! <a href="http://wasedafarms.com/" target="_blank">Waseda Farms</a>, located here in Bailey's Harbor, WI, supplies their organically raised animals and crops to local restaurants, markets and the public. I love that we are a part of the chain that feeds the cattle raised at Waseda! We grow grass, pesticide-free, that is fed to the cattle.<br />
Since moving here in November, we have been in contact with Waseda anxiously waiting for the day that they will be here cutting, baling and hauling off the grass. Well, that day finally came!! We were like kids in a candy store! Ben, Crocket and myself all loaded up in our side by side and drove around taking pictures of all the action.<br />
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<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05128021573691923339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352228595076230444.post-6816415461037193302017-06-13T08:30:00.000-05:002017-08-20T22:18:07.714-05:00There's a wedding in our future!!!AND it's at our house!! Our friends Josh and Kacie got engaged and asked to have their special day here on our property! WOW!!... OK! Let's do it!<br />
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We had an idea they were interested by several subtle comments made before Josh proposed. Josh and Kacie were visiting us last September, when we drove them past the house. We did not own it at that time but we were pretty excited to show them our future digs. They loved it too! And made the comment about getting married here.<br />
So, on the evening of the big proposal, they talked to us about the possibility and heck, we said YES!<br />
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Planning has been underway and Ben and I have been enjoying all the visits they have been making to take care of wedding stuff. I can't believe it! We are going to have a wedding on our property!!<br />
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We couldn't be more excited for our friends and the wonderful future they will have together.<br />
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Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05128021573691923339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352228595076230444.post-40441121705272791412017-06-11T08:30:00.000-05:002017-06-11T08:30:19.503-05:00Everyone goes through a hard time in their life...I keep praying that tough situations build strong people. I haven't felt very strong lately as we have been going through a really rough time.<br />
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We almost lost our little buddy Crocket May 1st. He had started throwing up and then became lethargic, leading us to the Emergency Vet in Green Bay, WI, about 50min from our home. There they discovered a mass in his abdomen which needed to be removed. We raced him to Veterinary Specialty Center in Buffalo Grove, IL (this is like the Mayo Clinic of Veterinary hospitals, they can do it all!) to perform the surgery. They confirmed the mass in his abdomen but couldn't tell us if they could remove it until they opened him up. We sent him into surgery unsure if he would make it. Thankfully, the cancer mass (which ended up being two masses) was contained and removable. They did not see it anywhere else and felt confident that Crocket would have a good recovery and quality of life post surgery. What caused Crocket to get sick was a ruptured appendix. Had that not happened we would have never found the cancer. Crocket made it through the surgery like a rock star, and he was able to come home after 5 days in the hospital. The two-week wait to get the results of the type of cancer and treatment options seemed to drag on and was hanging over us like a black cloud. The preliminary results showed either a type that was treatable or possibly a type they could not do anything to help. Prayers for our buddy were fulfilled! His type of cancer is treatable and the chemo pills used to treat it has an 80% success rate. He will not be rid of cancer but this miracle pill will help suppress his cancer (even though they removed all the masses) and allow for a normal life. The Drs shared with us that another dog with the same type of cancer is still alive after 2 years on this pill.<br />
We entered into the two week trial to see how he handled the chemo. Finally some good news...he is responding well to the chemo, he's gained weight and he isn't in any pain in his abdomen. The stress hasn't subsided as we have had other things turn up, like a bladder infection, a spot on his abdomen (which turned out to be a skin infection...phew!!) and now behavioral issues relating to his food. But, he is alive and he is more and more like his old Crocket self. He runs like a crazy dog on our morning walks, he begs for treats and wants to play ball! Pretty impressive for all he's been through at 12 years old.<br />
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The stress of all this hit me hard and I ended up with shingles on my face. The worst pain I have ever had and it knocked me out. Of course this came at the worst time, just when Crocket was able to come home. The pain was unbearable, I found myself having to take pain meds (which make me way loopy) so I could handle the burning, tingling, itching pain caused by shingles. My poor husband! Not only did he have Crocket to worry about and care for but he had me to nurse. We are over a month since the Crockets surgery and I'm still dealing with the shingles, not nearly as bad but the pain, itching and tingling are still present. And my husband is still my rock!<br />
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If things could get worse, they did. We got word that Ben's grandma (who was a month shy of her 96th birthday) was not doing well and it seemed God was calling her home. We both were able to see her and spend time with her the couple days before she passed. Crocket was able to give her love, she even said his name and reached for him! We had a house full of family for grandmas funeral and spent our time celebrating her life with all our loved ones. True blessings!<br />
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While we may be stressed we see the blessings in all this, we have more time with our beloved pet. We are blessed we were able to do all this for him and continue to do for him. We have a supportive, loving family and amazing friends, all whom have prayed hard and been there in every way we could imagine. I've been told that all this will make me stronger, I'm still waiting for that to happen. I sometimes feel like a weak ball of stress, but we get up each morning thankful for another day filled with love and another special angel in heaven looking out for us. <br />
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<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05128021573691923339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352228595076230444.post-72046780468380945542017-03-19T08:30:00.000-05:002017-03-19T08:30:07.910-05:00Road Trip to Nashville AND more Loopers!!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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We left Michigan around 8am and arrived outside of Nashville around 6pm. We stopped to spend a couple days with our lovely Looper friends, Tim and Carol! And what a fun couple of days we all had! We enjoyed a boat ride, awesome food (and dirty martinis) served at home AND out, and lots of laughs! It is never a dull moment with these guys. Crocket had a great visit with his buddy Benji, they enjoyed chasing the ball and going for a nice long walk as well as a boat ride too!</div>
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<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05128021573691923339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352228595076230444.post-27758696948497841152017-03-17T08:30:00.001-05:002017-03-17T08:30:07.361-05:00Road Trip, heading to see some Loopers!While we have been enjoying our new home and entertaining all our guests, Ben has been sharing his wishes of getting some sun on his pale skin. So we decided to head to florida for the month of February, maybe longer, maybe shorter. We let our moods decide when and where we end up. For now, we are taking a road trip to Anna Maria, with a couple stops along the way!<br />
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Our first stop was a visit to see our Looper friends Bob and Liz! We loved our short visit. We got to see their new house, where they both work and the great area just outside of Grand Haven, MI. While here, we were spoiled with FOOD and lots of laughs. We met their new puppy, Maggie. Crocket was not a fan of the puppy, he was trying to avoid her but she was quick! He finally figured out if he relaxed on the couch she couldn't get to him...yet!<br />
Meeting Bob and Liz on our Great Loop trip was a blessing as we gained life long friends! What a great start to our trip south, kinda funny we actually traveled north to see them!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ben and Bob getting the band ready</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What a good looking crew! This was the morning we left for our trip south, it just started to snow.</td></tr>
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<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05128021573691923339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352228595076230444.post-90229351867748684952017-03-13T08:30:00.001-05:002017-03-13T08:30:00.953-05:00Boo Hoo! Time to put away the sleds<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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While we hate to say it, it might actually be the end of snowmobile season. Not that we had much of one here in Door County, it is still always a bit sad to see the sleds being stored for the summer. Thankfully it was a pretty day to be moving sleds outside. The sun was shining and the winds were minimal (which since we have moved to Door Co, it has been crazy windy). Ben moved two of the three sleds from our garage to the barn for their summer sleep.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nighty-night Rev!</td></tr>
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<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05128021573691923339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352228595076230444.post-12257484245768999332017-03-11T08:30:00.000-06:002017-03-11T08:30:06.477-06:00Tappin and a sappin! <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our first tree we tapped! </td></tr>
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We are making maple syrup over here! Ben tapped 5 trees a couple days ago and we had our first batch of maple syrup two days later.<br />
For every 40 gallons of sap collected it will yield 1 gallon of syrup. Our first try we collected 7 gallons of sap, boiled that all down to about 3 cups of maple syrup and from our own property! How fun!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two of the five trees we tapped, all southern exposed maples </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our boiling process: we start in the big silver tray and move the sap to the smaller red pot as that boils down.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My sexy maple sugarer!</td></tr>
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<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05128021573691923339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352228595076230444.post-11722268110236677092017-02-14T08:24:00.000-06:002017-02-14T08:31:50.950-06:00Shanty - HEY!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our awesome almost complete "Ben-built" shanty!!</td></tr>
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"What the heck do you guys do in the winter up there in Wisconsin???"<br />
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We are asked this a lot. For those that know me, understand that I LOVE winter and all things snow and cold. This was not how I felt growing up, but since Ben and I have been dating he has introduced me to the wonderful world of skiing, snowmobiling and best of all ice fishing! With the proper gear, cold weather is tolerable and actually enjoyable and I couldn't be any happier that we have decided to spend our winters (for the time being) in the cold north.<br />
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So, here is what we have been up to, or actually what Ben has been up to! Building our very own ice shanty/shack! I am still amazed at the talent Ben has in all things that need to be built or repaired. He even added a woodburning stove to keep us nice and toasty!<br />
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The shanty is still in the build stage but soon we will be hauling this out on the ice of Green Bay, in the hopes of slaying the fish. Not only will we be eating fresh water fish but we will be spending quality time together while enjoying the beautiful outdoors. I can not wait to get out there and catch the monster walleye, perch, whitefish and the prized burbot!! Wish us luck and I will make sure to post our catch!!!<br />
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<br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05128021573691923339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352228595076230444.post-71391487477318146292017-01-26T08:30:00.000-06:002017-01-26T14:16:39.496-06:00Crocket turns 12!!<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Happy Birthday Buddy!</b></div>
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We have been blessed to have such an amazing dog-son! While he may take more rests than when he was a puppy, he still gets crazy dog! He is loving his new big yard and the many walks we take each day. He has so many new smells and spots to mark, he is happily busy these days.Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05128021573691923339noreply@blogger.com0