Category: Caseville
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Cornhole, Cakes, and Covid at Caseville: a Super-Spreader Story
After our Caseville beach days during the early part of the vacation, on July 29th it was Tournament Tuesday. This year, we had some holdover games and some new games, and, in a break with convention, we did not put the rules in sheet protectors. Fortunately, though, for the lovers of well-protected rules, the Crews…
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Rules, Relaxation, and Revelations at Caseville, Michigan
On July 26th, our Caseville vacation began. Unlike at our earlier vacation near Harbor Springs, where there had been some confusion about check in times, the proprietor of the Caseville cottages we were staying at, Mrs. Crews, left nothing to chance about the check-in time at her place. There was also no ambiguity about any…
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Fashionistas and Frickin’ Fun in Caseville, Michigan
On July 27th, we left the Traverse City area to head across Michigan to Caseville for the annual vacation with Laura’s mom’s side of the family. Before we left, we split up the group, with Mark leaving the Interlochen house early to go to his high school reunion, so I was taking his kids plus…
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Cabins, Canoes, and Go-Carts at Caseville, Michigan
The last phase of the summer odyssey was our Caseville trip for our annual vacation/family reunion, which has been a regular occurrence since 2015. On July 29th, we left the area near Tawas City in Michigan to head to Caseville, and, to get on the road as quickly as possible, we used Google to calculate…
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Caseville Competition and Camaraderie in Michigan
After the Outer Banks trip and a Covid-related delay, we headed to Michigan on July 27th to visit the Detroit area and Caseville. As we crossed from Ohio to Michigan, we found many signs that there had been changes in Michigan since our last visit. Michigan had gone full capitalism on recreational weed, a breakthrough…
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Lessons about Scheduling and Moderation in Caseville, Michigan
On July 30th, Laura, McKenna, and I left the Outer Banks beach house to head straight to Caseville, Michigan. Typically, we stop at home on our way, but this year we were bypassing Midlothian. Rather than going our normal way through northern Virginia, we took the more scenic West Virginia route. After spending a night…
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Mandates, Musicals, and More in Caseville, Michigan
We left the Outer Banks on a Friday, unpacked the car, repacked the car the next day, and then began the drive up to Michigan. This year, we were staying for about a week near Caseville. When we arrived, it was a bit chillier than we were used to in Virginia and North Carolina. There…
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Spectrums of Drunkenness and Spectrums of Fun in Caseville, Michigan
On Saturday, July 29th, we packed up at Canadian Lakes to move on to the annual vacation in Caseville for Laura’s mom’s side of the family. There we would meet up with Laura’s sister, Gayle, who McKenna and her cousins all agreed was the best aunt out of all of the possible aunts. In Caseville,…
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Learning How to Make Announcements of Life-Altering Events While Summering in Michigan
Maintaining the family’s solemn oath to spend no more than three nights in any one place during the month of July, we left for Michigan on July 23rd. The drive north was slowed only by the consequences of our massive coffee intake, and we made it to the Detroit area a little after 6pm. The…