Saturday I worked on Scott’s photo challenge.  He wants to see something compelling about summer in our hometown or state. I think it’s the word compelling that is intimidating me.  To go and create a photo that would compel you, my loyal readers, to book travel in my state is a big proposition.  Yet I know there is so much here in Michigan that you would love to see.

For many of us down near the city summer means going ‘up north.’  We pack up family and toys and jam our freeways heading north.

 

So Saturday afternoon I packed my camera and headed north too.  Oh I knew I wouldn’t have time to make it to my favorite places, but I thought I’d see how far I got and then I’d augment with photos from my archives.

I got as far as Frankenmuth, a little German town infused with flowers, tourists…

 

….and famous chicken dinners.

 

You can buy German cheese….

 

….or sausage…

 

…or stop at Bronners where it’s Christmas all year round.

 

Then while traveling cross country I got sucked into my favorite thing to photograph up there.

 

Barns.

 

So I didn’t get any further north, never got to show you Sleeping Bear Dunes.

 

Or Lake Michigan.

 

Or Mackinaw Island where all motor transportation is banned and horses haul everything.

 

Nope.  Didn’t find that compelling photograph that will make you want to come visit.  But I’m going to rummage through those archives and find something.

Just wait and see.