On a cold day like this, I need to go deep into the recesses of my memory and pull out some summer days to cheer me up. Lucky for me, I have pictures from our trip to Mackinac Island, to help it along.
-14 without windchill. You know it's bad, when the weatherman mentions that this part of the country is the coldest in the world right now. HUH? Colder than Antarctica? Surely he must jest.
So today I will go to one of my favorite places. Michigan's Mackinac Island. You know it's good, they even filmed the movie Somewhere in Time with Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour here.
Where the only way to get there is by Ferry.
Where the only mode of transportation besides walking and biking is this.
Where every home is amazing even though most of them are summer homes.
To visit the Grand Hotel
With their beautiful lush gardens...
On a beautiful June day.
And admire the beautiful flowers that are everywhere.
Spend some romantic, quality time with my husband away from the stresses of every day life.
And then top it off with the most glorious sunset!
So that's where I went today, if only in my imagination. Have a great week-end everyone, I am off to spend quality time with my husband. Cindy
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Looks like a lovely place to visit even if it is only in your mind! Hope your little "trip" warmed you up!
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Cindy, what a great trip. YOur pictures are just gorgeous. Hope you get some warmer weather soon. Hugs, Marty
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ReplyDeleteYou have a warm cozy weekend filled with the love of a good man and heaps of blessings!!!
Cindy,
ReplyDeleteWhat a charming place. Love places you can only get to by ferry. A whole world away. Enjoy your weekend and your time with your husband.
Blessings,
Lynn
Cindy....this was just what i needed...and it's not even cold here..i am just tired of january...
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kary
xxx
Hi sweet friend...
ReplyDeleteOhhh...I remember these photos of Mackinac Island! Ahhh...what a beautiful way to retreat from the wintery blahs!!! I remember watching the movie...and this fabulous hotel! It really is so romantic looking! Bet you and Dan had a great time! I sure would love to go there sometime! Thank you for sharing your beautiful photos and trip to Mackinac Island with us...like a breath of fresh air!!!
Well Darlin', what have you been up to? Sorry that I haven't been by sooner...just been busy! We have the kids coming tonight so I've been busy cooking and baking today! Trying to feed growing teenagers! Hehe! It will be another busy weekend...guess will head up to the big city on Sunday to take them home! I'll have to see what I can get into up there! Hehe! Hmmm...it's been awhile since I've been to TJ Maxx! Hobby Lobby is closed on Sundays...bummer! Well sweet girl, I hope that you and Dan have a wonderful weekend! I'll talk with you later...
Love ya,
Chari
So beautiful! I really want to visit sometime.
ReplyDeleteI live on Mackinac year-round and trust me, it was darn cold here today. I think it was -9 today...
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you enjoyed you visit in June.
What a fabulous place to visit - even from memory! Wish I could send you some of our sunshine, but it is going to rain here tomorrow...
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Oh Cindy, I was just looking at our pictures from Mackinac Island the other day. I would love to return.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed your photos!
Cheer up, Cindy - - - Mackinac isn't warm right now either. :-)
ReplyDeleteThrow an extra log on the fire and cuddle down under your favorite Badger throw!!!!
I know that's what I'm about to do!
Thanks, I needed this. Though it isn't very cold here is is gray the rain is on its way.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful place to visit.
I remember when you first posted this!! I have never been. Would love to go but it is waaaay up there in Michigan, isn't it? If it is more than a 4 hour drive, I fly! lol!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures!! Stay warm, sweetie!
xoxo
Jane
~Wow! Gorgeous photos Cindy! I would love to visit there.
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~Blessings, ~Melissa :)
Oh Cindy! I have visited this amazing place many times and would love to travel back one day! thanks for the memories ......
ReplyDeleteOne of the highlights of my life...was visiting Mackinaw. I will never forget. It is beyond beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a good place to vacation. Thanks for sharing - I needed to see pictures of green grass and flowers, I Need Spring time!! We got about an inch of snow and sleet this morning, freezing rain off and on this afternoon, and "they" are saying more tonight. :(
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful place Cindy...got my mind off this cold rainy weather for a few....
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful pics for you to share. I loved that movie and had no idea where they filmed it. Maybe I can talk my Hubby into going there one day.
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Fabulous photos and they took me away from this Oregon rainy day! You are the sweetest!
ReplyDeleteBrrrr! I can't believe how cold it is there, Cindy, and I thought it is cold here tonight, it's 39 degrees. What a beautiful island, love the gardens. Try to keep warm..Christine
ReplyDeleteThanks for the summer trip. Warmed my heart...
ReplyDeleteWaiting for spring at Lakewood,
Cindy
Hi! What a lovely escape! My daughter used to live in N. Milwaukee, Whitefish Bay, Shorewood, & Kenosha, Wisconsin while her hubby was getting his PhD at Marquette. She taught @ Greendale HS, home of Taste of Home magazine! So we spent many visits in cold Wisconsin...an extra deep snow around 1999, when the lake was frozen near the shore...
ReplyDeleteI loved that movie "Somewhere in Time" too...
Check out my blog w escape pictures from warmer climes...Bahamas, Key West, Disney, Hawaii, Malibu...it's time for a "mental vacation"
xoxoxo Jennifer aka Gigi jerseyshorejournal@blogspot.com
is THAT what summer looked like??? oh yeah...it's slowly coming back to me as i sit in a flannel nightgown over jeans!!!! brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely photos...this is a place I quickly put on my list of "must sees" after watching the movie, "Somewhere in Time"...one of my faves!
ReplyDeleteJust came across your blog and I am really looking forward to catching up!
Ahhhhhhhhh! Green lawn, leaves on the trees and beautiful flowers! I needed that! It's been cold here too, 6 degrees this morning, but thankfully no snow! The snow's staying just south of us. Hope it warms up by you soon! Hugs ps I'll have to pull that movie out and watch it tonight.
ReplyDeleteCindy, I love Mackinac Island. Haven't been in a long time, so I really enjoyed going there with you today. I know it doesn't sound like much, but we have 6" of snow in my little corner of Ark. I'm enjoying the beauty of it (from inside the house), but the wind is blowing, and it is really cold outside (or so I'm told by those who have been outside!). laurie
ReplyDeleteAs a native Michigander, now a long way from home, I have spent a lot of time on Mackinac Island. Your pictures are wonderful - the next best thing to being there.
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Oh how wonderful to see these pictures! I visited Mackinac Island in the summer of 1983 and your pictures bring back such lovely memories. It is truly a magical place! Thanks for sharing your memories.
ReplyDeleteI would love to visit there some day!!
ReplyDeleteI've always heard this island is beautiful. I'd love to go there someday. Your photos are wonderful. I can't imagine weather as cold as it is there. I laughed when I saw the video on your previous post, because we go to Snowmancam all the time just to try and watch something like you see right outside.
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Blessings,
Marcia
I loved that movie. It was one of those that really stuck with me for a long time. We love Michigan. We haven't done the Island yet, but I'm sure it will be on the list for future trips. It is so gorgeous.
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I want to go there so badly! I think it would be quite a nice change from Missouri's humid summers.
ReplyDeleteWow, Cindy! That place is gorgeous - cold, but gorgeous! Beautiful pics! Linda
ReplyDeleteCindy, thanks so much for stopping by. You always leave the nicest comments. I really look forward to chatting with you. I hope when you come back again we can get together. You asked about the tray hanging on the wall. I just hung it up there with one of those regular wire plate hangers. I found a really big one that is big enough for platters at Walmart and it would go around the tray. Hugs, Marty
ReplyDeleteWOWZA...I WOULD LOVE TO GO THERE AND STAY! :D
ReplyDeleteHI Cindy!!! This is one place I dream of going to. Thank you for sharing this beautiful place with us!
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Shelia :)
HI!!!!
ReplyDeleteMichigan was my 50th sate!!!! I got them all 4 months before my 50th birthday!!! I saved Michigan for last hoping to go to Macinaw Island, I have read about it and seen the movie somewhere in time!!
I am going to make it there one day, on my bucket list!!!Maybe my helicopter ride and the island both in one trip!!!!!Do they fly helicopter's there!!!!haha
I will be taking you with me to the Olympics!!! Right in my heart!!!I wish all of you could go with me, wouldn't that be fun??
Loved this post and the deer one!!!
It is a beautiful magical place I am sure!!!
hugs,
jamie
Hi Cindy, your pictures are so lovely!!
ReplyDeleteOooo, I hope you get some warmer weather soon. Sending you some Florida sunshine.......♥
Barb
What wonderful scenery and architecture. I remember that movie too, from a long time ago! I can't imagine cold like that. I won't complain about the rain any more!
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Dawn
What fun photos - that hotel and island is so pretty - super neat place to take photos...
ReplyDeleteHow many days till SSSSSSUUUUUUMMMMMMEEEERRRR !
No, I am not whyininging....o.k. maybe a tad...
Hugs ~ Kammy
Oh PLEASE take me with you! Our temps aren't much better than yours. Those were awesome pictures you shared with us. Really, really peaceful and just gorgeous!
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Good evening Cindy, I love to go to Macinaw island and have been there many times. It really is pretty isn't it? Thank you for posting these lovely pictures. I enjoyed a little bit of summer on a cold winter day.
ReplyDeleteOh Cindy... two amazing things about this post. 1: the COLD READING on your thermometer! EEEK!
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2: those amazing pictures of Mackinac Island. What an enchanted spot!
Soooo beautiful, and I don't blame you for "going" there at such a cold time of the year, at least in your memories. Hope you had a lovely quality time with hubby this past weekend, too!
Cass
Cindy,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the trip to Mackinac Island...even if it's only in your memories and photos. I visited there when I was a child. It's a magical place! I remember it so well...and hope to get back there one day with my husband. I remember dreaming about being there with the love of my life...Yes, I was a romantic child.
Stay warm!
Jane (artfully graced)
When I remember Christopher Reeves, I remember him as he was in that film. That is also my favorite film of Jane Seymore.
ReplyDeleteWhen I first saw that hotel in this post, I immediately thought "Oh my gosh, that is the hotel in "Somewhere In Time"! Isn't it just beautiful?
I doubt I will ever be able to visit, but is certainly a place I dream of seeing.
What a nice post today, Cindy!
Hugs..
Mona
Very nice place and hotel!
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