After our spring of going to distant places, the idea of traveling 2 hours to spend the weekend on the Lake Michigan shore didn't seem like much. Georgia found the Yelton Manor B&B in South Haven. http://www.yeltonmanor.com/ . We really enjoyed being pampered by Robert and Elaine who have turned these 2 houses into a flower lover's dream, a book lover's treasure, and an adventure just to poke around the house looking at the nooks and crannies found there. The only "downer" of the weekend was the 
rain that came now and then. Here is Georgia taking pictures of the flowers in the rain.
rain that came now and then. Here is Georgia taking pictures of the flowers in the rain.Saturday, after driving around the shoreline town of South Haven, we decided to go to Douglas for a late lunch, etc. We had tried to eat at the Everyday People Cafe http://everydaypeoplecafe.com/ a couple of years ago, but they close while they change decor between lunch and dinner. This time with a little planning, we hit it right. Really good and somewhat different food. There were some 
shops there that Georgia was interested in and I stumbled onto a vintage baseball game. The Douglas Dutchers Baseball Club was playing a game across the street from the cafe. I was really taken with just how different it was. http://www.preserveamerica.gov/3-18-04PAcommunity-
douglasMI.html http://mattgritter.blogspot.com/2007/05/1860s-baseball.htmlbaseball.html You can see my comment on this second blog. Here are a couple of pictures I took. We got back in time to watch another lakeshore sunset, then went for dinner at Tello Italian Bistro in South Haven. http://www.tellostrattoria.com/ That took me past my bedtime. The food was really good and Georgia said her pizza was just like she got in Italy. Well, they do claim to be authentic. I forgot, on the way back to South Haven we stopped at the Blue Star Cafe, which is a little 50's place (real, not retro) where we ate a few years ago and got ice cream. http://www.mrbreakfast.com/r_display.asp?restid=5479
shops there that Georgia was interested in and I stumbled onto a vintage baseball game. The Douglas Dutchers Baseball Club was playing a game across the street from the cafe. I was really taken with just how different it was. http://www.preserveamerica.gov/3-18-04PAcommunity-
douglasMI.html http://mattgritter.blogspot.com/2007/05/1860s-baseball.htmlbaseball.html You can see my comment on this second blog. Here are a couple of pictures I took. We got back in time to watch another lakeshore sunset, then went for dinner at Tello Italian Bistro in South Haven. http://www.tellostrattoria.com/ That took me past my bedtime. The food was really good and Georgia said her pizza was just like she got in Italy. Well, they do claim to be authentic. I forgot, on the way back to South Haven we stopped at the Blue Star Cafe, which is a little 50's place (real, not retro) where we ate a few years ago and got ice cream. http://www.mrbreakfast.com/r_display.asp?restid=5479 Sunday morning after breakfast, we packed up, collected our start of "sundrop primrose" from Elaine and headed for downtown South Haven. We turned to corner and Georgia spotted the Seaglass Store http://www.seaglasscottage.com/index.htm Georgia said she had been looking for seaglass in Florida, Oregon and California,yet here it is in Michigan. I asked about seaglass in Lake Michigan and the lady said there is and she showed us several items a local artisan make from glass collected on the shore of Lake Michigan. Anyway, a pretty cool place with lots of lakeshore type decor. After poking around in some other shops, we headed on to Saugatuck for the Mermaid Bar and Grill, where we had eaten on the last trip here... .and remembered just 
how good it was. http://mermaidofsaugatuck.com/ And it was, again. It seemed a little pricy (Or "spendy" if you're from Oregon.), but we had the rest of our meals for dinner tonite and there is still some left. (Bring your cooler for leftovers). By that time, we had about all we wanted, so didn't even wander Saugatuck (we had been there before). Drove the short trip "home" with the sun at our back. Got to talk with the folks from Briarcliff as we pulled into East Lansing. Today was "another day at work" with 4 more to go before we head home.
how good it was. http://mermaidofsaugatuck.com/ And it was, again. It seemed a little pricy (Or "spendy" if you're from Oregon.), but we had the rest of our meals for dinner tonite and there is still some left. (Bring your cooler for leftovers). By that time, we had about all we wanted, so didn't even wander Saugatuck (we had been there before). Drove the short trip "home" with the sun at our back. Got to talk with the folks from Briarcliff as we pulled into East Lansing. Today was "another day at work" with 4 more to go before we head home.
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Aidan and I would love to have been at the vintage baseball game with you. Aidan is quite nostalgic for times before his. He even chose "60s Kid" (60skid) as his email name. He would have loved the old game.
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