Roadtrip to Michigan
Yesterday, my wife and I drove 540 miles from Georgia to Hamilton, Ohio. We stayed in a hotel by the Miami River. My wife wasn't feeling well, so I walked to a pharmacy to get her some medication. On my way back to the hotel, I picked up tacos for dinner.
Today, we're driving another 380 miles to a coastal town on Lake Michigan. My sister and I are working together to clean a lighthouse that's now a museum.
Growing up near Lake Michigan, I know how important these old lighthouses are. Before GPS, they helped warn sea captains about dangerous shores. Logging and mining operations boosted shipping, and lighthouses played a key role in that history.
The towns on Michigan's west coast are great places to visit in summer and fall. We're near the end of spring now. In early spring, the snow melts and the ground gets muddy for a few weeks. The ice that shields the shore from big waves melts away. This leaves cold north winds and a chilly lake. This makes for cloudy days with changing weather. It's supposed to be pretty cold this week, with lows above freezing, so we'll need to dress in layers.
We plan to finish cleaning the lighthouse by mid-week, and then we'll sightsee our way back home.