ONLY CHOICE
Seul Choix Pointe Lighthouse, pronounced Sis-shwa, means "only choice". It was named by the French who found it was the only harbor of refuge in this part of Lake Michigan. I’ve already done a full blog post of the interior/tower… saw this lighthouse for the first time back in 2019, but this was my first time being back here since living in the Upper Peninsula. A special place! ✨
SUNFLOWER FIELDS
Sunflower season! 🌻 One of my favorite August rituals is to take a mini weeknight road-trip over to Rock, Michigan to visit the sunflower field at Fall Farms. So stunning. They only last a few weeks… so it’s similar to tulip season, lilacs in bloom or fall colors popping off, when you hear they’ve hit peak, you run! An easy road-trip, only about an hour from Marquette, it’s well worth the trip.
SNAPSHOTS FROM WHITEFISH POINT
A lovely evening in Paradise – I stayed at the Paradise Lakefront Lodge, walked over to dinner at The Inn, drank blackberry wine and ate wings, got their famous carrot cake to-go. Relaxed on the balcony with a view of Lake Superior, took a drive up to Whitefish Point to snap photos, windows down and music up on the way home, some of my favorite kind of moments. 😍
How in the helly do I not already have a blog post titled McCarty’s Cove? The cove that… I’ve spent the last five years crying and healing at, lol. This was the first stop I made after settling into my Airbnb the first night of moving to Marquette. Speaking of which, my five-year Yoopiversary is coming up… and I’m already sentimental over it. I’m already sentimental anyway, let alone adding on an anniversary of something that’s been one of the most life-changing moves I could have made. I found home. That’s for sure.