A Wintry Spring Break

The Four Seasons. No, no, not Frankie Valli's band. No, not the hotel chain. You know, the Four Seasons.
In Michigan they are Winter, Warmer Winter, Hot-and-Humid Winter, and Pre-Winter.

Today, March 20 is the beginning of Warmer Winter. A few days ago, I headed north to Traverse City. What an incredibly beautiful place! The bay was completely frozen and there were ice fishermen sitting on buckets in the middle of the bay. Drove to the tip of two peninsulas and saw the Old Mission Lighthouse, the Hesler Log House (1856), and the Grand Traverse Lighthouse (1858).
Bumped into an old classmate from Southern, ate some of the best Latin American food on the planet at the Red Mesa Grill, (Cuban black bean cakes and fire roasted tomato soup...oh yeah!) and decided a return trip to Traverse City during the Hot-and-Humid Winter season is needed.