One of my lifeguard colleagues and I were shooting the bull one evening, and discovered we have one bedrock belief in common: The best temperature is shorts-and-sweatshirts, i.e., when it’s warm enough to wear shorts, but cool enough for a sweatshirt. Somewhere in the range from 65 to 72, say.
I’m in shorts-and-sweatshirts latitudes now. Heavenly.
Where, you ask? We had to cross a big bridge to get here:
There was fresh whitefish for dinner the first night:
The first day the weather was perfect:
The second day it was cool and breezy. So we went even farther north to look at the engineering structure that makes Great Lakes shipping possible:
Had a very mediocre lunch nearby. Atmosphere: 10-plus. Food: 4. Service: Also 4.
Finally, I want to buy this boat. I would not change the name:
That’s all for now. New comment thread!
Jeff Gill said on August 19, 2025 at 9:19 am
I’ve been at that restaurant at the Soo, but I can’t think of the name. Service hasn’t changed much in ten years, apparently.
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nancy said on August 19, 2025 at 9:24 am
The Antlers. Advertises itself as having “the best poutine in America.” Spoiler: It is not.
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Mark P said on August 19, 2025 at 10:20 am
It was 97 here in NW Georgia Monday. I have been fantasizing about building a small house near the little hamlet of Bailey, up in the mountains west of Denver. The high in Denver is supposed to be 92 today, but only 78 in Bailey. The lows are in the 50’s. Of course the average low in January is about 7F, and they get around 100 inches of snow a year. I think we could barely afford to buy some land and build a small house with what we could get for our house, but I have some work to do on our house before we could sell. And my wife doesn’t want to move. But then she never goes outside any more, so 97 is not a big deal for her.
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alex said on August 19, 2025 at 10:53 am
Even if it was the best poutine, looking at all that roadkill on the walls would have deleterious effects on my appetite.
It’s been quite a while since I’ve been to northern Michigan. This weekend we leave for a Vrbo vacay on the southern shores of Lake Michigan, where we’re sharing a beach house with friends flying in from North Carolina and Florida and driving over from Chicago. Should be a good time.
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Julie Robinson said on August 19, 2025 at 11:30 am
I’m with Alex re dead animals as decorations. And I dislike both french fries and gravy, so I guess I’m a grouch today.
Still trying to find a good Italian restaurant in Orlando. Last night’s was expensive but the food was only a cut above Stouffer’s or Costco frozen lasagna. The quest continues, as does the marriage, celebrating 46 years now. It’s going better than the Italian restaurants in Orlando.
Every news story I read just makes me mad, except that Newsmax has to pay defamation money to Dominion Voting. Don’t get me started on the orange one’s comments about mail-in voting.
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Dexter Friend said on August 19, 2025 at 1:21 pm
If you are interested in nance’s post, by all means watch the great Peter Santanello’s new video .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsoP0UXIPRM
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