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Monday, August 12, 2013

August 11, Charlevoix, MI

Up early because there is a triathlon race and the swimmers race course is right in front of our boat!
There were various groups and I was amazed that a lot of them were not wearing a wet suit.  Water temp was recorded at 68 degrees and outside temperature was in the 50s!  I watched while I was in my cozy sweats. 
After church we drove to Charlevoix and enjoyed the beautiful town  with the streets lined for miles with a rainbow of petunias..  We stocked up on cherry candy at the Cherry Republic. They even had cherry salsa which I sampled and it was delicious.  Michigan produces 75 percent of the nation's cherries, which is Ken's favorite fruit!  We saw a Gold Looper flag and went to visit with Frank Zimmerman on Scare-D-Cat, who did the loop about 6 years ago. Afterwards we took a Sunday drive around Torch Lake


Starting line of the Triathlon in Petoskey.
BRRR that water has to be cold!

 
Charlevoix, MI
The Fairy Houses and Mushroom Houses built in the early 1900s by Earl Young resemble storybook fantasies of whimsical irregular stone houses with wave-like roof lines.  There was a block of these homes located in Charlevoix.

 
 

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