Robert Adams
The Manitou Restaurant
IT’S BEEN SOME TIME since my last visit to The Manitou, and I have no idea why I waited so long to enjoy their excellent fare. I so...
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Robert Adams
- Sep 13
- 2 min
Ears of Corn
AS SUMMER GLIDES THROUGH SEPTEMBER I’ve been reminded of the incredible bounty of food that can be found in our region. My most recent...
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Robert Adams
- Aug 24
- 1 min
Frankfort Lighthouses
IF YOU ARE READING THIS POST I’m confident it is because you found me through m22lakeshoretrail.com or m22lifestyle.com. Thank you. I...
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Robert Adams
- Aug 8
- 2 min
Peach Crisp
DRIVING ALONG M-22 IN MID-AUGUST allows many opportunities for discovering small roadside produce stands. Their homemade signs announce...
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Robert Adams
- Jul 23
- 2 min
The Magic of Lists
AUGUST IS FAST UPON US. Many chores remain in limbo. My laundry dryer vent hose that detached in the winter is still not connected, and...
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Robert Adams
- Jul 13
- 2 min
Bob's Favorite Potato Salad
LET’S BE HONEST AND OPEN. Everyone’s favorite potato salad recipe originated from either their mother, their grandmother, or maybe a...
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Robert Adams
- Jun 12
- 1 min
Keeping One's Perspective
THESE LAST SIX MONTHS have delivered sobering news in the form of rising prices all around me for everyday goods and services. Groceries...
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Robert Adams
- Jun 6
- 2 min
Fischer's Happy Hour Tavern
I VENTURED TO NORTHPORT along M-22 in late May with my partner, Nancy in tow. We thoroughly enjoyed a beautiful spring outing. An early...
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Robert Adams
- May 27
- 1 min
Welcome Dos Arboles
I HAVE BEEN WATCHING a new restaurant in Frankfort take shape with eager anticipation. I’ve motored by it for most of 2021 and 2022...
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Robert Adams
- May 17
- 2 min
Asparagus in Empire
ASPARAGUS ARE SPROUTING in northern Michigan. This annual occurrence is welcomed by me and just about everyone else I know. From mid-May,...
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Robert Adams
- May 13
- 1 min
May Flowers
HERE IT IS THE MIDDLE of May. The long winter is behind us. Traverse City recorded the highest temperature ever of 96 F beating a...
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Robert Adams
- Apr 1
- 1 min
Stormcloud Brewing Company
STORMCLOUD BREWING COMPANY established in 2013 has become a celebrated attraction in downtown Frankfort. Tourists and locals alike...
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Robert Adams
- Mar 24
- 2 min
Agritourism Along M-22
MANY INDIVIDUALS I SPEAK WITH kick around a term that describes a movement that has swept through northern Michigan. The word is...
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Robert Adams
- Mar 3
- 1 min
A March Moment
I’M UPSTAIRS IN MY LOFT pecking away on my HP laptop. The morning light is just now revealing itself and I am becoming aware that it is...
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Robert Adams
- Feb 22
- 1 min
North Country Grill & Pub
NANCY AND I DROVE TO SUTTONS BAY over the weekend not realizing the Village was having their late-winter Yeti festival. Not to fret as...
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Robert Adams
- Feb 17
- 1 min
M-22 Lakeshore Trail
MY GIRLFRIEND AND I HAVE MADE A PACT. We have agreed to support each other in exploring our region to satisfy our curiosity in simply...
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Robert Adams
- Dec 30, 2021
- 2 min
Delicious Apples
RED DELICIOUS APPLES AREN’T PARTICULARLY TASTY. At least that was the conclusion my youngest son and I had in the late 1990s when we...
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Robert Adams
- Dec 8, 2021
- 2 min
My Epiphany
I HAD AN EPIPHANY IN EARLY DECEMBER. It came to me after I saw the strong winds jostle leaves and seed heads here and there on a...
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Robert Adams
- Nov 12, 2021
- 3 min
Tigger
IT’S BEEN TWO YEARS since I put my cat Tigger down for good. It was a final act of our togetherness. He was ready. I was not. Tigger...
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Robert Adams
- Oct 22, 2021
- 2 min
Welcome Meyer Lemon
ANOTHER SEASON COMES TO A CLOSE. My cherry tomatoes hung in there until late October. During the month I planted spring bulbs, moved a...
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