Michigan Part I: Six Sisters Ranch

Welcome to the Barn...the barn...the most beautiful barn in all the land...with a lake surround, a pasture of horses, and one of longhorn cattle too! This ranch is breathtaking, and the family behind it is just as beautiful! We had such a great time here, loving God's beauty and meeting/making friendships.


We stayed in a log cabin with the Morrells, Browns, and other friends, down a dirt road just a minute away. Such a fun place for making great memories together.


yep, just sittin on the back porch view!


Fresh picked apples! Honey Crisp at that, and absolutely the best apple I have ever bit into!!! There were baskets of fresh picked peaches, plums, & apples at the front door, and Mikaela would grab a few apples to take to the horses in the pasture.


My kids were in heaven at the Barn! Zachy was stoked to play and Mikaela was even thrilled to muck the stalls. She stomped around in her boots like she owned the place.


Lake Deb ;)


Christmas Tree farms everywhere!!!

Michigan Part II: the Gangs all here!

Welcome to the lake! Lake City, MI


Zachy loves his Uncle Dusty & Auntie Kate!


Jazzie & Zachy on the deck


Wiffle Ball Game!


Basketball on the Lawn


the gangs all here!


Tasty Treat!


Beautiful Lake Missaukee

Michigan Part III: the Main Event!

Kate ♥ Dustin's Wedding!

The reason we made the trek to begin with! The reason we traveled 20 hours between 3 planes, layovers and the drive, and let me tell you....SO WORTH IT!

Absolutely stunning! Absolutely an honor to attend! Michael and I just love their redemptive love story. How in their individual obedience and surrender to Him, He brings them each their beloved gifts. Each other. We love you guys, and are stoked for your new journey in marriage, to bring all glory & praise to our Lord! Thank you for inviting us to share in your special day!






Well, there's gotta be somethin' to say about these guys, to get a RV full of riff-raff to travel from NY to MI. Add some more stragglers to get a crowd like this...the closest of friends come together to celebrate such an event. All while making even more memories to add to the lifetime of friendships! SO AWESOME...you can't just make this stuff up ;)

Michigan Part IIII: Mackinac Island

View of the Mighty Mac. A town and island so rich in history & character, was such a beautiful way to spend our last days in Michigan.


sunset at the shore...


Shores of the Straits of Mackinac at the tip of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula @ dusk



Zachy Boy excited to go under the bridge! Riding the Ferry to Mackinac Island.


The Mackinac Bridge is currently the third longest suspension bridge in the world



1882, Trinity Episcopal Church


Church Stairs


Little Cannon


View of the Harbor from the Cannon


The Famous Fort: full of restored settings and pieces of history. We walked through the town as if it were the 1800's.


Not a single motor vehicle on island. Mode of transportation is horse & carriage &/or bicycles. Awesome. The huge draft & clydesdale horses clip clop all day long. A pair can haul up to 8000 lbs. (in the pic are on the small side comparatively)



Pretty Peony


Boardwalk


teal door: a private residence beach access


the Grand Hotel History: 1887 Grand Hotel opens, billed as a summer retreat for vacationers who arrive by lake steamer from Chicago, Erie, Montreal, Detroit, and by rail from across the continent. Rates are $3 to $5 a night. 2011: Some rates are $650-$1000 a night!

the ends of summer...