Lake Michigan

Packing Our Bags for Octoberfest 2016!

Octoberfest Brewery Tour 2016, promotional posterThe days have been on fast-forward lately and I’m working feverishly to wrap up several projects. On top of that, I’ve been doing some creative work for myself. As you can see, our annual Octoberfest Brewery Tour is just around the corner!

I’ve Perfected My Google Map (layer upon layer)

Octoberfest Brewery Tour 2016

This year our roads will follow the downpours of beer taps and waterfalls. It didn’t take much research on my part to find there are plenty of both along the shores of Lakes Michigan and Superior. The falls have been long been nature’s gift. The breweries? Well, it’s über exciting to know the handcrafted beer industry has spread to even the remotest peninsulas of U.P. Michigan. Prost! To those crafters who go forth with entrepreneurial (and tasty!) gusto, you have our love!

And to the Lake Express ferry: We’ll see you bright and early for a 6 a.m. sail. Heading into an eastern sunrise will be a glorious start to this year’s tour!

Stay tuned and catch my pictures on Instagram.

Wednesday Webs 6-15-11

Cut River Bridge, Upper Peninsula Michigan

Two weeks ago my husband and I took a 4-day rendezvous around Lake Michigan. We spent two of those days meandering—no rigid schedule, no real destination, no defined plan. I love traveling this way.

Here are a few places we hit:

  • Captain’s Walk Winery in Green Bay, WI, is so cool. It’s located in a restored, historic building and the wine is superb.
  • Driving through the U.P. and need a stretch? Here’s a historic, cantilevered bridge over the Cut River as it flows into Lake Michigan. There’s a great network of trails through the woods, under the bridge and to the lake.
  • With an old growth forest of red and white pines, Hartwick Pines State Park is reminiscent of northern Michigan before and during the logging era.

maple burl

Look at this burl. Can’t you just see a beautifully turned bowl? Oh, that’s right. This is a live maple growing in Hartwick Pine’s treasured old growth forest. Go find a downed tree somewhere else, okay?

 

Lakeshore Lutheran Schools, Manitowoc, WI

I recently had the privilege of working with Lakeshore Lutheran Schools (LLS) of Manitowoc, WI. LLS is an association of 17 schools along Lake Michigan’s western shore. It’s conservative in nature, but has a wonderfully progressive vision for promoting Lutheran education to families of the surrounding community.

Kevin Buch is admissions director for the association and working with him was great. He has an intuitive understanding of the organization he represents, both its strengths and its challenges. I was most impressed with his forward-thinking — definitely a positive trait for anyone involved with schools!

Kevin expressed the association’s ideas for an inviting and uncomplicated logo. We also decided it should convey unity, togetherness and strength, all of which the association appreciates through its faith in Christ.

I think we’ve done just that. And here it is, the new Lakeshore Lutheran Schools logo!