Category Archives: Boats

A little Monet

Posted on March 5, 2018 by

Enjoyed a visit to the Frederic Church and Claude Monet special exhibit at the Detroit Institute Of Arts. I really liked the Church works- a nice blend of field studies and finished monumental paintings from his travels in the Mid … Continue reading →

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20 Minutes at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum

Posted on February 26, 2018 by

Funday Sunday in the city on the straits.Here’s 20 minutes worth in the maritime museum located on Belle Isle State Park, Detroit, Michigan. Open photo gallery. Timing is everything.

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Down from 612

Posted on August 6, 2017 by

Paid a visit to the Cabin recently and squeezed in a canoe trip. Took a time-lapse video of part of the trip. Photo gallery linked below. Manistee magic.

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DIA Day

Posted on May 7, 2017 by

Enjoyed a day trip to the Detroit Institute Of Arts in beautiful midtown Detroit. Always bring a bug-out bag.

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Before the fall

Posted on February 9, 2017 by

A Throw-Back-Thursday gallery of photos from a car camping trip around Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that I took in August 2001. I started at the Cabin with my Valley Canoe Products Skerray kayak strapped to the top of the Ford Taurus … Continue reading →

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