Fallen Trees at Every Turn – August 4th and 5th, 2015

The last few days of our stay in Traverse City were hampered by the damage from the storm.  It seemed like every time we planned to go see or do something, we had to find an alternate plan.  On Wednesday, we were hoping to have lunch at one of the other restaurants on Mission Peninsula and ALL FIVE of the restaurants were still closed due to storm damage.

Jim took these pictures of some of the damage so you could get a sense of what had occurred in this area.

Damage from Storm

We ventured north to Elk Rapids to see what area was all about.  This charming downtown area had their equivalent of our painted horses in the form of a bear.

Downtown Elk Rapids, MI

One of the areas on the way to Elk Rapids was filled with fields of sunflowers that appeared to be planted on acres of farm land.

Our next stop is Petoskey, outside of Mackinaw where we will stay for the next week.   Jim’s sister, Carol,  will be joining us and we are looking forward to her arrival.