Michelle Bottrall
- Sep 14, 2021
- 3 min
End of Season Mackinac Island
I need to start with an apology. Three weeks ago we drove back to Grand Rapids for a ribbon cutting at Grand Rapids Community College...
Michelle Bottrall
- Aug 24, 2021
- 7 min
Biking on Mackinac Island Map
I admit it. We've lived here for five beautiful summers and I've never even attempted to go around the island on my bike. I get all the...
Michelle Bottrall
- Aug 10, 2021
- 3 min
Chippewa Hotel on Mackinac Island
Underneath the Chippewa and Pink Pony
Michelle Bottrall
- Aug 4, 2021
- 5 min
Golf & Silver Birches
So, I did a thing. I golfed with my husband on Mackinac Island. Poor David. We golfed together once, more than 25 years ago, and let’s...
Michelle Bottrall
- Jul 28, 2021
- 3 min
Guests on Mackinac Island
My dearest friend, Cynthia, finally came to visit us on Mackinac Island this week. Since we've been visiting here in the summers, our...
Michelle Bottrall
- Jul 22, 2021
- 3 min
Mackinac Island Memories
We lost my husbands mother last week. More than just a mother in law, Joyce Wisner was a dear lady who taught me many things in the 30...
Michelle Bottrall
- Jul 13, 2021
- 2 min
Mackinac Island Summer
John Lennon once said that life is what happens when you are making your plans. And so while the plans for this blog are exciting, life...
Michelle Bottrall
- Jul 7, 2021
- 4 min
Fourth of July Mackinac Island
There is so much to do on Mackinac Island over the Fourth of July. From stone skipping contests to old-fashion children's carnivals to...
Michelle Bottrall
- Jun 30, 2021
- 4 min
Jane Seymour
Have you seen the movie Somewhere in Time? One of the greatest love stories of all time, this romantic fantasy was filmed right here on...
Michelle Bottrall
- Jun 22, 2021
- 6 min
Life on Mackinac Island
Do you like bugs? Cause I don’t. At least not the kind with eight legs and hair on their backs. Those darned creepy spiders with their...
Michelle Bottrall
- Jun 17, 2021
- 3 min
Mackinac Island Fudge
I paddled fudge today. No, I did not give it a spanking, although it may have deserved it for ending up all over the floor. But instead,...
Michelle Bottrall
- Jun 14, 2021
- 4 min
Mackinac Island Whitefish
Last week I attended the first event of the summer from the Mackinac Island Arts Council. Children, parents and art enthusiasts showed up...
Michelle Bottrall
- Jun 11, 2021
- 2 min
Lilac Syrup
This is the time of year that makes me so glad we spend the summers on Mackinac Island. The flowers are blooming everywhere. As it heats...
Michelle Bottrall
- Jun 7, 2021
- 3 min
Lilac Festival on Mackinac Island
Click here to skip to recipe It’s here! My favorite time of year on Mackinac Island. Sometimes I wonder if in a past life I was really a...
Michelle Bottrall
- Jun 3, 2021
- 3 min
Grand Hotel Pecan Ball
Click here to go straight to the recipes Ahh, the famous Pecan Ball at Mackinac Island's Grand Hotel. So simple, and yet, so beloved for...
Michelle Bottrall
- May 28, 2021
- 2 min
Pimento Cheese Dip
One of my favorite things about living on Mackinac Island is the unexpected guests. So when the kids called to say they were on their way...
