Fish Town

Last week when we went to the Leelanau Peninsula, we took some time to explore.

Two whole wonderful afternoons. One afternoon was calm and serene, with puffy clouds alternating turns overlooking the scene with gray clouds and a mix of sunshine.

The place was so intriguing that we are going to make it a point to go back and look around and discover even more about the place. We hope to make our trip again in the fall for the colors on the trees, and again in the winter for the snow and ice and beautiful landscapes in glittering white and shorelines littered with sharp gigantic pieces of turquoise ice that are sure to be tossed all over.

Of course, you know anything that looks remotely old or "vintage" or antique automatically catches my eye. I know that most of my readers feel pretty much the same way. I knew you'd want to see with me this tiny little village of Leland or "Fishtown" , as it's called.

On the day we visited, the red flags were a flyin' and the waves crashing on the breakwall. The winds were very high: 40 mph or more and the clouds looked ominous.

In my book, it all made for some unmatched, wild beauty....
gorgeous enough to make your heart ache: just a little.

But then I picked up the camera and my heart felt all better.

I worked on getting some photos of the spray of the waves as they hurled themselves into the sharp rocks, and I had a few successes. I wasn't the only person aiming the camera at the little marina.

There were a bunch of us nuts with cameras. We were all running around looking for the best vantage point to get our shot. And strangely, we were all smiling.

The smell of smoked fish begged me to stay and explore for just a little while longer. Smoked fish is a childhood memory burned into my brain from all the Great Lakes lakeshore travels we made in the summers with the old station wagon, a musty old tent and a cooler full of cold cuts and cheese.

The old green boat there on the left outshined all the new ones, in my book. It has more character and beauty than the most expensive, loaded multi-tiered vessel that was anchored here.

Plus, it's just plain CUTE, don't you agree?

I allowed it to be included in the most photos possible and it cooperated nicely.

Doesn't this place look just loaded to the gills with all sorts of interesting stuff?

The little downtown was as cute as can be, quaint, with general stores, a gas station straight out of the 1940's and a bridge with flowers spilling over the railing.

The town's population that day was from states all over the country.
We saw plates from the north, south, east and west.

It wasn't just the wind and the high waves taking our breath away...

It was the step back in time we took, just for an hour or so.

Hope you enjoyed your look around with me!

Next I will share a Coast Guard rescue we watched happen just down the coast a bit.

Stay tuned!