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Sharon in Ohio
7/14/2002
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Keith you just brought back a pleasant memory "Christmas Cove". Used to walk that beach in the 60's. It was always desolate back then. Loved going there. Here I go again. The last time it was squirrels. I guess it's my age..the mind tends to wander from the task at hand. Back to the picture. A piece of Michigan cherry pie would certainly taste good right now. Lovely picture.
Editor's Note: Sometimes I wonder what the "Leland Report" is all about. Certainly it's about memories at times,yours and mine. It's about whatever at times. It will be interesting what will be on the report a year from now. Whatever?
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Alice G./Northport
7/14/2002
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What good eyes you have! I drove down Scott road last evening and did not see those cherries. Most all of the trees are sadly bare.
Christmas cove is the greatest place, especially if you have memories of fun times there acumulating over the years. I live on the Bay, but we still like to head over to Christmas Cove with a picnic, sun screen and a beach ball.
Your photo of the dunes was fabulous!
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Patty in Northport
7/14/2002
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It's always 74 in Leland and today it was in the mid-80's in NP. We Woolseys' had a re-dedication ceremony at Woolsey International airport today.It was 7-14-35 that it was 1st dedicated. We shared a lot of family history, photos' & news articles, plus the Nat't Geo. Mag. that carried Clinton Woolseys ill-fated trip to S. America.Lot's of interest in our small sod runway airport& lot's of interest to keep it just as it is.A couple from Kalamazoo stopped by to see the terminal and joined us saying it was soneat to see and hear about the airport. They too believe in the small sod runway airports. Nearly a thing of the past. But so charming.Isn't this weather perfect MI. weather???Aren't we lucky to live here??
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Bruce
7/15/2002
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I, too, have wonderful memories of Christmas Cove in the 60s when it was uninhabited and windswept and had the biggest waves (I thought then) on the face of the earth. I used to beg my parents to take me there for picnicing and swimming. My father almost bought a stretch of beach there for next to nothing, but backed out because there was no electricity available and no hope for getting it anytime soon. That's a real estate blunder he carried to his grave, one of many involving Leelanau County.
Editor's Note: Real estate blunder stories are many. I bought a 85'x125' waterway lot in Port Charlotte FL in 1957 for $2295 and just sold it 2 weeks ago. I won't say what it sold for, but that same $2295 invested in Lake Leeanau or Lake Michigan waterfront would have sold for a few million. Our lives are filled with "missed opportunities"
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Taya
7/15/2002
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Just wanted to thank everyone for a wonderful and moving tribute to my Uncle David this past weekend.
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Susan Pandorf
7/15/2002
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You ask the question, "What is the Leland Report?"
It is most of all a community of love. It is people from far-flung corners of the world who share a common bond, whether it be cherished memories of past joys, hopes for the discovery of future treasures that await on the beautiful Leelanau peninsula, loving and tender tributes to all our forefathers like Dave Workum,or simply the love of a good (bad?) pun. I have always known that wherever I and my family might roam, Leland will always be home to us. Now I know why.
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David Cordes
7/15/2002
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Okay, I have to ask - what is a "fudgie?" I guess you'd call me a third generation Lelander, my Grandfather was born in the yellow house that is now the Huntington Bank. Never heard him talk about fudgies, nor did my father know what they were - please fill me in! Thanks!
Editor's Note: "Fudgies" are those wonderful visitors who buy fudge when they come to town. Original "Fudgies" as far as I know started out on Mackinac Island, or where ever fudge was sold in a resort community. "Perma Fudgies" are those same visitors who after consuming the fudge decided that this was a great place to live and stayed.
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Jim in Denver
7/15/2002
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Your No Trespassing sign reminds me of a sign I saw this weekend near Estes Park, "No Trespassing, Without Permission". I'm still working on that one! Send us some of you 74 degree Leland weather!
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Tim O
7/15/2002
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(Leland Report 7-14-2002)David C., if you look in the Leland Report Archive dated 5-21-2002 you'll get a very brief un-official chronology of the "fudgie".
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Judy (Gallup) Armstrong
7/15/2002
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My grandmother made the most wonderful melt-in your mouth cherry pie with lattice work on top-it was so rich and tender that if you looked at it hard it fell into pieces-I used to eat it for breakfast or else her mouth-watering cherry preserves with enormous cherries!!! You bring back such memories!
Tom lindquist had a job at the cherry canning factory, I remember and between that and practicing pitching a baseball into a blanket hanging on the clothesline he had a full summer but still had time to waterski on his bare feet! Oh, those were the days. Could we bring them back, please?
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Kristen from St. Louis
7/15/2002
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Listening to all of these fun memories makes me smile! I can't wait to check my e-mail every day to hear all of them. You guys are the greatest, and I absolutely love the leland report! It is like a sunny spot in my day. I can't wait to see everyone on thursday! And a special Hi to Jim and Carla Sedgwick- The greatest grandparents ever!! Can't wait to see you! :)
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Laura in Northport
7/16/2002
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Funny about the "Keep Out" signs in Northport. My hubby, who grew up in Northport, told me more than once that there is "no private property in Northport." Of course, he was remembering back to his teenage years when he and his buddies would traipse all over the northern tip of the peninsula and hang out on Cat Head or Magic Carpet. He has grown a bit more law abiding. He was cautious when we decided to drive back in Magic Carpet Woods the other day. I think it made him sad to see all the for sale signs and no houses. Even if he can't enjoy that haven anymore, it would be nice if someone was.
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