Happy Oktoberfest!

we spent a LOT of time in this car!!! Great job driving Rick!

The Michigan flag flies over the welcome center in Clare

lot's of fruit at the Market Basket

right next to the Cherry Hut is the Market Basket, great farm market type store

The Cherry Hut and one of the family owners behind the counter

The perfect hot Turkey sandwhich at the Cherry Hut - yep, had to go back for a second time!

Julie loves cats!

The shop Cat checks us out at Crystal Lake Garden center

Scarecrow Pumpkin carving

Mini- Pumpkins are soooo cute, but hard to carve!

It's October and the Michigan Pumpkins are ready!

the help at Crystal Lake Garden center was very freindly and relaxed

We stopped at Crystal Lake Garden Center on our way home

Wildflowers is a really neat place!

Wildflowers Halloween truck display - cool!

Wildflowers - great outdoor garden shop in Glen Arbor

Leelanau Coffee - our Favorite coffee joint

He's not named Art, but he's the owner! Putting up the Halloween decorations

Art's Tavern and the famous dissapearing pool table!

Art's Tavern in Glen Arbor, Michigan, our family hang out for many years now

Rick supps on a traditional selection of flapjacks at Art's Tavern!

Mom's having waffles at Art's Tavern, taste-teeeee

Julie's delicious breakfast at Arts Tavern - I think it was the Manitou Breakfast

Breakfast - the Northern omlet at Art's Tavern in Glen Arbor, Yum!

Hawks Nest view from the outside

Hawks nest kitchen and dining room

Hawks Nest living room - we spent some fun time in here watching Dancing with the Stars, go Warren Sapp!

more Hawks Nest

The view from the Hawks Nest condo in Glen Arbor

Northern Michigan bathroom facilities have greatly improved!

We are talking Apples and lots of them at the Christmas Cove Farm

The gangs all here and we are eating apples!

Christmas Apple farm also has an incredible collection of pop bottles, thousands of them!

LOTS of rare apples at the Christmas Apple farm in Northwest Michigan near Traverse City

More rare apples!

Rare apples.....

The Christmas Apple farm is out of control with the largets selection of rare apples in Michigan!

Local people here in Northwest Michigan are very friendly indeed

well alrighty then....

Julie hangs up Warren's smelly shoes on the town shoe drying pole, how convenient!

The Cherry Republic - what a truly awesome place!

The Cherry Republic is THE must visit spot in the Traverse City, Michigan area!

This is the original Cherry Republic in Glen Arbor, Michigan -
awesome!!!

Another happy customer leaves the Cherry Republic with a box of tastiness!

Pit spitting may become an Olympic sport, if so the Olympic training will be done here at The Cherry Republic!

The crowd of wine experts like the new selection at The Cherry Republic's wine tasting room

Wine tasting at the Cherry Republic

The Great Hall @ The Cherry Republic in Glen Arbor Michigan

A familiar product is still for sale at the Cherry Republic

Arts