It’s been sometime since my last post… summer showed up and life got “busy”. That was until this past week.

The annual week long trip up to Northern Michigan. A favorite spot to rest, recharge, and reconvene with family.

This year included the traditional stops; a Belaire Brown from Short’s Brewing, a glass of crisp white wine from Bluestone, multiple pretzel bread sandwiches from the Cheese Shanty, and afternoons spent on the lakeshore. All unique, all prime examples of what make Northern Michigan a best kept secret.

And, while each year there appears to be more cars pulling into Fishtown – it still feels like that, a secret. A special place that Kel shared with me many years ago – along with an unspoken responsibility to embrace its way of life and keep my mouth shut 🙂 

Wells (Leland, Michigan – 2021)

A few stops from the week worth sharing:

1. Le Fournette. Two large coffees. One with light cream. A Saturday morning staple here in Old Town. Hands-down the top coffee shop in Chicago.
2. Green Street Meets. Rejoice – Chicago restaurants are open again! Where to go first? Easy. GSM for Chi’s best barbeque and a cold Shiner. Highly recommend.
3. The Lakefront: Chicago was buried in double digit inches of snowfall over the weekend. Harnessing our inner child, Kel and I bundled up and took to the lakefront trail for an urban adventure. We couldn’t help but ask: Chicago or Antartica?