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OCTOBER 18, 2005
An Autumn Day on a Michigan Lake
Up early enough that the moon was still hanging over the lake, full or close to it, with a little mist coming off the water. No wind at all — the far shore…
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JULY 10, 2005·Lake Michigan
Mid-July Sailing Day on Lake Michigan
Out on Lake Michigan for a full day of sailing, and mid-July is apparently when you want to be here — sailors call June through July the best window on this…
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JULY 2, 2005·Millennium Park
A Summer Day at Millennium Park Chicago
Chicago for the weekend, and the main event was Millennium Park — 24.5 acres off Michigan Avenue between Randolph and Monroe, only open since last year, so…
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MAY 28, 2005·Mackinac Island
Crossing the Mackinac Bridge Up North
First day of a few days up north, and the crossing itself was the event: five miles of the Mackinac Bridge, stuck behind an RV with wood paneling most of the…
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APRIL 10, 2005
Grandma's Birthday on Easter Weekend
Easter weekend fell on Grandma's birthday this year, so it turned into a two-part day. The morning half was everyone in their church clothes out on the lawn…
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MARCH 27, 2005·Grand Rapids, Michigan
Easter Sunday at Home 2005
Easter Sunday at home in Grand Rapids, with the eggs dyed the night before at the counter — newspaper spread everywhere, the little wire dipper, the usual…
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MARCH 12, 2005
A Winter Walk Through the Sculpture Park at Meijer Gardens
Frederik Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, the morning after a heavy snowfall, and we had the whole sculpture park close to ourselves. The bronze kids outside…
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FEBRUARY 16, 2005·Central Park
A Winter Day Walking The Gates in Central Park
Came to New York for the two weeks the Gates exist — Christo and Jeanne-Claude's project, up February 12 through the 27th and then gone. 7,503 saffron gates…
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SEPTEMBER 12, 2004·Soldier Field
Chicago Day Trip, Boat to Soldier Field
Day trip into Chicago, split down the middle: the lake in the morning, the Bears in the afternoon. We motored out of the harbor early, easing past rows of…
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JULY 17, 2004
Ballgame and Fireworks at Comerica Park
Tigers and Yankees at Comerica Park, and we got to our seats while the grounds crew was still working the infield and players jogged through warmups in the…
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