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Lake Charlevoix, Michigan

We drove up to Manitowoc, Wisconsin on Friday – we had dinner in a little restaurant downtown. They built 28 submarines in Manitowoc during World War II and they have one open as a museum at the waterfront. There was an amazing billboard on the way to dinner; guess they really like Bud here:

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We boarded the SS Badger, a car ferry across Lake Michigan, Saturday morning. The boat was comfortable and large, but there were some loud people on board that were annoying.

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The lighthouse in Ludington, Michigan, was pretty cool.

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We drove up to Lake Charlevoix and the Foster Boat Works Saturday evening, arriving around 10:30PM. The condo was clean and reasonably spacious. There was a luggage cart for hauling all our stuff up to the room and, thank goodness, an elevator (we were on the third floor). Here is a view from our window the Sunday morning:

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Sunday we went into Charlevoix and shopped a little – we were pretty tired from the driving and riding the boat. Monday we drove north to Petosky and Harbor Springs to shop a bit more. Tuesday we drove into Traverse City – that night Brian, one of Aviva’s brothers, arrived. Wednesday the three of us drove out to Suttons Bay on the other side of Traverse City from us. I of course took a few pictures….

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We then drove out to Northport, the city on the end of the peninsula. I took a few more photos here of the lighthouses (the old and new ones) and the landscape. Its very quiet and peaceful there.

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Thursday, July 4th (and my birthday), we drove out to Harbor Springs, but we couldn’t get into town – they were having a big celebration. So, we went to Petosky State Park.

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We left Friday for Ludington to take the ferry back to Manitowoc – Aviva bought a fish on board, which she really loves:

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We arrived at 11PM in Manitowoc, got our car and stayed overnight at the Village Inn in Two Rivers just outside of Manitowoc – here is a photo of the cars being unloaded that night:

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We drove home Saturday morning.

On the trip, I read three books. First, I finished Managing Einsteins – I would highly suggest this book to anyone that has to lead and manage a team of geeks. Then, I read First Among Equals, which is a very good book for new team leaders. Lastly, I read Cortisans and Fishcakes, a book about food, drink and sex in classical Athens – this book was a little dense but had its fun moments.

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