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...