You've got to admit, the picture above doesn't look very fall-ish. And it certainly doesn't look like it comes from anywhere in the midwest. But for those of us lucky enough to be born in Michigan, this scene is familiar. The photo was taken last week, a little outside of Glen Arbor, Michigan, right in the midst of the Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes. The dunes, located on the northwestern side of the lower peninsula, are an incredible natural resource. My daughter, Maureen, and I toured throughout this area last weekend on the Pierce Stocking Drive. Pierce Stocking is the name of a lumberman who worked in Michigan's woods and had a passion for sharing the beauty of the area with others. He planned this drive, saw it open in 1967, and operated it until his death in 1976. The view you see is of Lake Michigan, and is only one of the spectacular outlooks from the drive. The drive is open until Nov. 12 - get out and see it if you can! Here are directions. There is nothing like Michigan in the fall!
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