Petosky; a great Marina & town/ August 29/30/31

Thursday, August 29, we woke to a beautiful morning but they have 2 nasty type bugs here. Both come out @ night. One is winged & black & the other is a fragile type mosquito looking thing that doesn't bite but leaves little green marks all over the white fiberglass that is hard to get off. This last month we haven't been bothered by bugs much except for a few mosquitoes @ dusk.

That's calm!!

Lake Michigan is like glass this morning, we left Beaver Island @ 7:30 & the sun was rising above the trees. After we were a couple of miles into our journey, the fog descended upon us. Luckily it didn't last long. It was another great bridge day. Lake Michigan's water is blue with many shades. Sure wish Lake Erie looked like this. 

We arrived @ Petosky Municipal Marina a little after lunch. The docks are fixed so they are a little high but they are well maintained & there is plenty of water & weeds. Facilities are very nice. After we were settled, we put our dinghies down & since it was so calm, we took advantage & rode across Little Traverse Bay to Harbor Springs. Walked around the shops & Marina. We bought a rug for the entrance to the salon. 

Friday, August 30: The next day, we rose early & hit the Farmers Market here in town. The best one we've been to. Lots of fresh produce stands. Tomatoes & sweet corn finally. We also bought fresh basil, (it was really pretty), peaches & Doug ended up buying 3 pies. First he bought 2 little ones; Michigan cherry & apple pecan, then we found a full sized one made with fresh peaches, couldn't pass that up. It started to rain & blow so we ducked into a cute restaurant: Julienne Tomato, for breakfast. It rained on & off so today was a lazy day. We did accomplish a bit more shopping; some more dry pants for me, a cool birch basket @ the Basket store (if you are looking for a unique basket, try that place). Some drink glasses @ the Hardware store. The four of us, dined @ Palette's Bistro with a nice view of the lake & bay. Excellent meals. 

Saturday, August 31 we woke late to a beautiful day. First item on the agenda was to see if Garry's aluminum bottom 9.5 dinghy would fit on our bridge. With Garry's help we got it up there & it will fit. We plan on buying a new one & we thought we were going to have to get a smaller one. We then got on our bikes & rode on the beautiful bike trail to Bay Harbor. We walked through the Inn. Doug & I had been there once with Turner, it's a fabulous place. We then walked over to the Marina & stopped @ the sidewalk sales along the way. We saw the house our friend, Paul had built on the peninsula & we ate lunch outside @ Knot Just a Bar. The bike path is paved & goes all the way to Charlevoix, I know because Doug made me bike the 34 miles round trip a few years ago when we stayed at the Inn.

Doug's Bloody Mary & lunch

Another example of the clear pretty water

  We didn't bike that far today. We enjoyed the views of Lake Michigan & the bay from the path. 

When we returned to Petosky, we did a little more shopping, they have a super hardware store & just checked out the area more. This has to be one of our favorite ports & towns. There is a nice park all around the Marina & a great pier where the local kids jump off & swim. The downtown is thriving too. It's great to see.