I know Fort Holmes doesn't look very happy, but he's actually thrilled that today is the last day of school on Mackinac Island. For ...

Remember I told you spring comes late to northern Michigan? I wasn't kidding. This is what most of the trees and shrubs on the island lo...

The tulips in my garden have finally opened; they opened on May 25th. Spring in the UP is generally late, but this year it was exceptionall...

We are finally getting flowers blooming on Mackinac! Planted in the ground flowers, not ones that were started in a greenhouse and transplan...

Not much beats a freighter tooting "Good Morning," just as you arrive at work. I love where I live!

Today is May 13th, and Mackinac Island still has snow. It's not everywhere - mostly in shaded spots in the woods, but it's still the...

This past week was Teacher Appreciation Week. Each day we were treated to something special - including these beautiful flowers, courtesy of...

  Happy Worm Day 2026! This year's Worm Day is the latest since I've been keeping track, but it's a day to celebrate none the le...

Mackinac Island awoke to snow this morning.  Not funny Mother Nature, not funny.

Mackinac has had a wet spring. Not wet as in lots of rain, but wet as in the heavy snow pack has melted. Now the ground is saturated with al...

March and April were busy months for me. I signed on to be the lead costumer for the Mackinac Island Community Theater's production of S...

The other day when I said we got "a few" groceries, I may not have clearly explained how many groceries we actually picked up. We ...

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...