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h ig h
s p o t
o f
th e
y o a r
fro m
th e
e a r lie r
y e a rs
o n
was our
t r i p
t o
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sum m erh o m e in
M ic h ig & rrr
I t
b e g a na s
a
o n e
ro o m
c a b in
l n
th e
w o o d s b u 1 lt
o n
a
w o o d e n flo o r
D a da n d M o th e r
h a d
b u ilt
fo r
o u r
la rg e
te n t.
W es p e n t
a
sum m ero r
tw o
c a m p in gi n
th is
te n t
b e s id e
F ls [b r
L a ]re
w h ic h
a djo in e d
th e
la rg e r,
G le n
L a k e ,
w fric trtlre e v e n tu a tly
m o v e d .r
te ,
I ' l yg ra n d m o th e r,
th e
o rth o p e d lc
p h y s ic ia n o
h a d
a
s m a ll
lo g
c a b in
s h e
s ta y e d
1 n
d u rin g
th e
sum m errig h t
n e x t
t o
th e
s p o t
w e
c h o s e
fo r
o u r
tin y
d o m lc lle
o n
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a n
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h o u s e l
a
tw o
s e a te r.
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s h a ll
n e v e r
fo r6 e trp o ri-n g
o v e r
th e
c o rs e t
s e c tio n
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seem edt o
h e lp
s a tis fy
a
c e rta ln
I l y
l i t t l e
b ro th e r
a n d
I
s p e n t
o u r
d a y s
w a d in g
a n d
c a tc h ln g
fro g s
'a n d
m in n o w s in
th e
c h a n n e l
b e tw e e n th e
tw o
la k e s n
G le n
a n d
F is h e r.
N a tio n a l
G e o g ra p h ic
ra n
a
p ic tu re
o f
G le n
L a k e
i n
th o s e
e a rly
y e a rs
p ro -
n o u n c in g
i t
th e
s e c o n d m o s t b e a u ti-d u l
la k e
i n
th e
w o rld
a n d
9 9 & 9 9 /tO O
p u re .
L a k e
L o u is e
h a d
th e
d is tin c tio n
o f
b e in g
firs t.
T h e
s e c o n d
o r
th ird
y e a r
w en o v e d
o u r
cam p to
G le n .
I t
was on
th in
p ro p e rty rw e
la te r
b u ilt
o u r
la rg e
s u m m e rh o m e ,a
p a la tia l
p la c e
o f
tw e lv e
ro o m s l
T h e re
w e re
tto ff& ? U g 5 fO n tw o
flu s h
to ile ts ,
fiv e
b e d ro o m s r& a la rg e
llv in g
ro o q
v rith
a
h u g e /fire p la c e r,,,iT h \u20ac re 'w a s
a ls o
a
d in in g
ro o m
w ith
a
fire p ls c b tta h 8 " le s t
I
fo rg e t,
l,la id fs
q u a rte p s rd ith
p riv a te
show era n d
to ile t'
B e s t
o f
a ll
w e w e re
o n
a
eandy beach.
L a te r
& i:t6 rn 1 "
c o u rt
w as
b u ilt
t o
b rin g
frie n d s
t o
o u r
h o u s e .
I t
to o k
u s
tv ro
fu ll
d a y s
b y
e u to m o b ile
fro m
o u r
h o m e in
I'la u m e e
C Ih io to
tra v e t
w hatw a s th e n a
fiv e
h u n d re d .m ite3 8 "$ 9 8 9 1 vU tn p g i$ id fli$ 8 fl
v ra s th e
h a lf-w a y
m a rk .
W ea lw a y s
s p e n t
o u r
firs t
n lg h t
th e re .
T h e
firs t
U re a rl4 o th e r
a n d
w e tv ro c h ild re n
tra v e le d
a l-o n e .
W e had
s e v e n
fla t
ti-re s
a n d
h a d
t o
c h a n g e th e m
o u rs e lv e s .
Our house
o n
G le n
b e g a n w ith
th e
te n t
flo o r
a n d
wae addedt o
u n til
i t s
fin a l
p ro p o rtio n s
v /e re re a c h e d *
W h ile
i t
w asl n
th e
fin a l
p ro c e s s
o f
a d d itio n
m yb ro th e r
a n d
I
lv e re
s h ip p e d
o ff
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o n
a
ta k e
c a lle d
T o rc h ,
g ls o
i n
l" iic h J .g & trr
W eu s e d
u p
th re e .,s u m m e rsfg g "f*p g rlro rv
t o
liv e
a n d
p la y
w lth
o th e r
k id s .
I
o f
c o u rs e
fe lt
d e s e rte d ^ /
f
w a n te d .
t o
s ta y
i n
fa m llla r,
w e ll
lo v e d
te m ito ry .
B u t
sum m ercam p begant o
b e
a
w e lc o m e p la c e
t o
b e
a fte r
th e
firs t
s u m m e r.
I
riro na n
H onor G irl
a lv a rd
th e
th ird
y e a r.
A lo n g
lv ith
th e
s ilh o u e tte s
I
d re w
fo r
th e
A rt
S e c tio n
O f
S t.
N i- c h o la sl" fa g a z in e it
w as s o m e th in g
I
s h a 1 l
n e v e r
fo rg e t.
T h e y ;
lv e rere p ro d u c e d , :a l;l
flv e
o f
th e m , re p le te
w j"th
s ilv e r
a n d
g o ld
b a d g e s
a n d
c a s h
a w a r$ fo r
fiv e
s u c c e s s iv e
m o n th s i
G ood ego
b u ild e r s
fo r
lo w
s e lf
e s te e m .
lla v in g
re a c h e d
a g e
1 6
I
w as o ffe re d
a
ju n io r
c o u n s e lo r s h lp
i n
c a m p lf
I t d
re tu rn
th e
fo u rth
y e a r'
I
re fu s e d '
I
w a s m o rein te re s te d
l n
b o y s
th a n
I
was in
e m u la tin g
th e
c le a n -c u t
A m e rlc a n
g irl.
I
p u t
m y
b u g le
aw aya n d
s ta y e d
a t
G Ie n L a k e
s u m m e rs ps a j- lin g
K r y ,S n ip e S a llb o a t
a n d
w in n in g r
o n e
E u m m e r,th e
c u p
a t
re g a tta
tlm e .
f
w a s e n a m o re do f
th e
y q u n gm an'6 e v e ra ]y e a r6
* y t$ 8 n f8 $ * t$ "U i# h tfi8 a t
w homr
n e v e rc o u ld
h a v e
w o n th e
ra c e .
H e ta u g h tm e to
s a il
m yb o a t.
,S u m m e rs
y g frefu n
l f
a t
tim e s
b o rin g .
T h e re w e reh o u s e p a rtie s
* v - r P
a n d
th e
f;i* e ft* e -
th a t
c a n e .
T h e re
w as
s a illn g .
T h e re
w as
s w lm m ln g
a n d
th e re
w e re
d a n c e sa t
th e
g o lf
c lu b
o n
F rid a y
n lg h ts
a n d
d rin k s
a t
th e
G re e nD ra g o n ,
a
s m a ll
n L g h t-c lu b
b u ilt
a n d
o p e ra te d
b y
G ene and
G le n n ,
tw o
ra d lo
s ta rs
o f
th e
th irtie s .
T h e re
was a
b a n q u e ta n d
th e
C h e ru y
(fu e e n ts
B a ll
i n
T ra v e rs e
C ity
e v e ry
J u ly
w h e n th e
b la c k
c h e rri-e s
w e re
i n
s e a s o n .
T h e re
i s
n o th i-n g
m ore
ta n ta liz ln g
th a nt r e
ju ic y
s w e e tn e s so f
th e s e
d a rk
gem s.
A n d
s o
th e s e
v /e re th e
s u m m e rso n ly
d re a n ie do f
b y
som e
a n d
s a v o re d
b y
th o s e
p r iv ile g e d
e n o u g ht o
e x p e rie n c e
th e m .
I
h a v e
to ld
m y s e lf,
a t
tim e s , th a t
I
p re fe r
th e
s lm p lic lty
o f
th e
q u ie t
tim e s l
tim e s
re la x e d
"n g "*li:n e d
a n d
c o n d u c iv e
t o
th e
c re a tlv e
p ro c e s s .
B u t
I
s till
lo v e
th e p e a u tifu l
m u s ic
th a t
th e
s p ir it
in v ite s
l n
t o
f i l t
m ew ith
lig h t
a n d
jo y ,
T h e
e n e rg y
i s
h e a lin g
a n d
m y body
lo s e s
its e lf
i n
tim e le s s n e s s .
S p irlt
flo w s
th ro u g h
m ea n d
th e
fe e lin g
th e t
c a n n o t
b e
a d e q u a te ly
d e s c rib e d .It
i s
lik e
fly in g
t o
m u s lc .
T h e re
i s
n e ith e r
tim e
n o r
B p a c e r
I
a m w h e re
f
w anta n d
n e e d
t o
b e .
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