Fall Colors

The fall colors are starting to pop. I'll get a first hand look at the region on Sunday when I travel to Harbor Springs, then down to Traverse City before returning to Boyne City. Right here they are just starting to turn and there is still a lot of green out there.

We've had a lot of rain the the Salmon are running in Porter Creek. This is both wonderful and a challenge this year because we purchased a new puppy two months ago and she wants to run into the creek and find Salmon - or just eat any remains she may find laying around. We know we have some hunters in the woods and occasionally find what they leave behind.

The Michigan economy is playing havoc with our local financial situation. Surprisingly by all reports the local retailers report doing well this summer. If we have another snowy winter like last year they'll do well in that season and have the first really good year in many. Boyne has new stores opening, a new arts enclave is growing in South Boyne (the SoBo district). There for a while I worried that our downtown was dwindling, but it is once again the vibrant community and I am SO happy to be living here.

What a beautiful day in Northern Michigan.