Here in Houghton Lake this also signifies the beginning of the summer season. And the return of the Michigan snow birds.
When vacationers and summer home owners flock to this area for sun and fun, fishing and boating, hiking, camping and golf. For cookouts and relaxing by a campfire eating s'mores and telling stories.
A great way for families to reconnect.
They'll open their summer cottages and inspect them to see what damage, if any, old man winter has done. They'll prime their wells and open the windows. A good cleaning is always in order. A trip to the grocery store and the hardware for supplies. Bringing much needed revenue to the area.
That's the vacationers. The residents are another story.
Much like the bears who hibernate in winter, the residents of our small town hibernate in summer. They stay out of town as much as possible, especially over weekends. They shop very early to avoid the crowds or even travel to another town to shop.
Going "up north" here means crossing the bridge to the U.P. I have to wonder if the yoopers (someone from the upper peninsula of Michigan) feel the same way we do, when we go there in the summer or for snowmobiling in the winter.
Let the fun begin.
Until tomorrow,
Ken
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