Friday, May 31, 2013

Images of America: Traverse City State Hospital by Chris Miller

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Another good book about the Traverse City Hospital is Chris Miller's book from the Images of America series.     You can read t...
Thursday, May 30, 2013

Beauty is Therapy by Earle Steele and Kristen M. Hains

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Its kind of funny these days, I think many people think of abandoned properties and ghostly tourist attractions when they think of b...
Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Strange & Unusual Shipwrecks on the Great Lakes by Wayne Louis Kadar

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ANOTHER fun and easy to read book that i picked up on our trip around Lake Michigan is Strange & Unusual Shipwrecks by Wayne Louis Kadar...
Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Shipwreck Tales of the Great Lakes by Cris Kohl

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Shipwreck Tales of the Great Lakes by Cris Kohl was one of those books I saw on my recent trip around Lake Michigan that I had to pick up!...
Monday, May 27, 2013

Miami, FL 1939

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The great top postcard shows a Miami skyline from 1939!
Sunday, May 26, 2013

Stone Cup Coffee House & Stone's Deil, Escanaba, Michigan

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Another Great coffee shop we stopped at in Wisconsin was the Stone Cup Coffee House and Stone's Deli in Escanaba. Cozy, clean and...
Saturday, May 25, 2013

Orange Groves in Tropical Florida

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Friday, May 24, 2013

The Village at Grand Traverse Commons, Traverse City Michigan

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More on this site later......  But for now here are some photos we took while at the Village at Grand Traverse Commons in Traverse City Mi...
Thursday, May 23, 2013

Fountain of Youth, St. Augustine, Florida

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This particular postcard was sent in 1936! The postmark encourages the purchase of Savings Bonds. The sender tells their friend that they...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Theodore Roosevelt assasination attempt in Milwaukee Wisconsin

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In October of 1912, a man named John Schrank tried to assassinate Theodore Roosevelt in Milwaukee. In the lobby of the Hyatt Regency in ...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Old City Gates, St. Augustine, Florida

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All that now remains of the wall which together with the moat once protected the city on the north. Built by the Spaniards in 1743. Rebuilt...
Monday, May 20, 2013

Cheeky Monkey- Portland Michigan

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I have a new theory about towns named Portland.  If you are traveling and you see a town with that name, you should stop- its going ...
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Sunday, May 19, 2013

Vinoy Park Hotel, St. Petersburg, Florida

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Saturday, May 18, 2013

Mount St. Helens

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This postcard is undated, and it is a bit more modern than the postcard photos I usually like to put on the blog, but I like this one a lo...

Mount St. Helens- Washington

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I thought today would be an appropriate day to mention two legends associated with the anniversary of Mount St. Helens erupting. Robert La...
Friday, May 17, 2013

St. Augustine, FL Pelican

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A pelican is shown on this postcard from St. Augustine sent to a friend in 1935!
Thursday, May 16, 2013

Wisconsin Dells Antique Mall

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The Wisconsin Dells Antique Mall is amazing!  They get an A+ from me as far as antique malls go.  The place is an antique shoppers fantasy...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013

An Old Landmark of St. Augustine Florida

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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Bridge of Lions, St. Augustine, Florida

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House of Flavors- Ludington and Manistee Michigan

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http://www.houseofflavors.com/ We felt very lucky to have stumbled on to this old legend establishment in  in Michigan.  The food was gr...
Monday, May 13, 2013

Miami Beach Florida

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Sunday, May 12, 2013

World's Largest Bandshell and Open-Air Theater, Fla

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The back reads- The majestic structure, built of beautiful coquina shell-rock, towers the Atlantic Ocean, the world's most famous bea...
Saturday, May 11, 2013

Winter Bathing at Palm Beach Florida

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As delightful in January as in June, due to the warm Gulf Stream curving close to shore here, mid-winter surf bathing is daily enjoyed by t...
Friday, May 10, 2013

Random Thoughts On Friday

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Wow, there is something in the air.  It has been an odd week. If you have read this blog for some time (hi Mom!) you know that I spent a l...
Thursday, May 9, 2013

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument- Florida

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"Spanish Castillo de San Marcos is the oldest complete masonry fortification remaining in continental US. Construction was started in ...