The boats started running yesterday - hooray! Allen and I were lamenting not being able to get to the mainland to see Project Hail Mary in ...

Easter tends to be pretty quiet at my house - TV, baking, that kind of thing. This year I made these cute little cookies for us to munch on....

It hit 50 degrees (about 10 C) on Mackinac this weekend. It was so nice outside, Allen and I spent some time on the front porch enjoying the...

At first glance, this picture might not look very interesting. But, if you give it a second look you may notice that when I took the picture...

This 1909 postcard says, "As usual we saw some old friends of J.  -Nellie" Apparently J's friends weren't much to write ho...

Did we get snow in March 2026's snowstorm? Why yes, yes we did. Mackinac Island got a shit-ton of snow. Those are my classroom windows ...

Most houses on Mackinac Island don't have garages. Many people have storage sheds, or all-weather storage tents like this one  to store ...

My husband sometimes teases me about keeping a sewing machine in my classroom at school. It's been there since 2017 so I can make the bu...

Last week we had a just awful weather. It was either foggy, snowy, rainy, or a combination of the three. None of which are good for flying o...

"Crayon." It's a term we locals use for the tourists who cross the ice, sometimes just assuming it's safe because they saw...

I'm thrilled that this winter has been much more like the winters of old - snowy and cold. Years ago the boats almost never ran all wint...

If you are ever in an elementary classroom, take a moment to notice the books on the shelves. You can tell this book, Alone  by Megan E. Fre...

You know it's cold when Mackinac Island cancels school! How cold was it you ask? Well, it was we-won-the-contest COLD. Just in case you ...

In case you are grumbling about the price of gas in your neighborhood... This winter, gas on Mackinac Island costs $7.30 per gallon. Last we...

It was cold on Mackinac today; so cold we had to have indoor recess. That doesn't happen all that often, but when it happens at the same...

Even though it doesn't have a date, I love this Mackinac Island postcard. It is a card for Lachance cottage, but it is signed by L.J. Me...

Due to the blizzard northern Michigan is experiencing, there are no boats to or from Mackinac Island today. That means we're stuck on th...

Somehow, in the craziness of the week before break, I didn't share a picture of the Christmas trees my students made. Sadly, I didn'...

Michigan's Upper Peninsula isn't really known for its shopping. I'm ok with that - I'd rather be surrounded by beautiful lan...

To all those who celebrate, I wish you and yours the merriest of Christmases.