Pictures for August 17th

'mushroom' house

Friday, August 19th.  Well, as you'll recall we lost a camera in the Charlevoix Channel.  But it was Diane's camera, if that makes it any better.  It was a nice Panasonic that had worked great for us.  We didn't post any pictures in that post to underscore the loss.  BUT...I did have my camera and I  will now post a few Charlevoix pictures.  We did lose everything from the Bridge thru Petosky because Diane was snapping those as we drove.  There are beautiful homes around Round Lake, which is the intermediary between Lake Charlevoix and Lake Michigan.  The pictured house is one of many by an architect named Young, who used a roof line that 'slumps' like the top of a mushroom.  Beautiful gardens around the home.   The second pic is of one of the Charlevoix beaches taken from across the Charlevoix Channel, where we lost the camera.  This could be taken in the Caribbean.

Counterweight Bridge on US 31

The third pic is of the Counterweight bridge over the Charlevoix Channel for US 31.  I was cautioned that this is not a draw bridge that is pulled up or lifted up.  Counterweights on either side of the bridge are released and the bridge goes up like a teeter totter.  This is the main road along the coast and the main artery for Charlevoix.  The bridge opens every half hour.