They Keep a Light On ....

As we begin our day-long drive to Big Bay Point Lighthouse B&B (located northwest of Marquette, Michigan, USA), a sliver of the late-rising moon shares the eastern sky with the dawning day.   We merge onto I-75 where the traffic lanes begin to show signs of wintry conditions.  The winter weather has the Mackinac Bridge traffic reducing speed but at least they haven’t closed the bridge and we cross into Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.  Under good travel conditions, we still have about four more hours of driving.  I hope the weather cooperates and we get to the Lighthouse before dark…

The Ice Princess Cometh - December 2013 Ice Storm

Just before Christmas (December 22, 2013), Michigan is hit by a devastating ice storm.  It causes more than 660,000 power outages state wide…including our subdivision   Shortly after we wake up on Sunday morning, our electricity flickers off and on a couple of times and then everything goes dark....