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. 

Something miraculous happened at school recently. My students entered the classroom and discovered Camilla the Christmas Chicken was no long...

Every Christmas, Mackinac Island's Postmaster puts out this cute mailbox. Since the Post Office is only about a 10 minute walk from scho...

I haven't really felt much of the Christmas spirit this year. I'm not really sure why, but from shopping to decorating to baking, my...

Local lore says the lake has to steam seven times before she freezes and we get ice. Today makes steam number one...

Putting up the window candles for the holidays is typically a fairly dull task, but this year it brought a bit of excitement when the light*...

Another thing we do in my classroom during the month of December is we sew. Most of this group has been sewing with me for a few years now, ...

My students have been counting down the days until Camilla the Christmas Chicken returns to the classroom. She came back today - and brough...