In this photo our tour guide is explaining how an old-time piano works. It is hard to understand how all that paper keeps from getting tangled up!
Lunch was at Friske Orchards, a third generation family farming venture. Sadly, they said they lost the cherry crop this year, but they had plenty of items for sale. Lois, Pat, and Jody were doing some shopping before getting back on the bus.
Then we were off to Charlevoix where we had a guided tour of the famous "Mushroom Houses" designed by renowned local architect, Earl Young. Unbelievable what he could do with a pile of rocks! The tour of the rest of the town was interesting too. Lake Michigan and Lake Charlevoix were very scenic.
We had the entire hotel to ourselves at the Bay Inn of Petoskey for the evening. Dinner was at Stafford's Bay View Inn, and it was wonderful! Stafford's is located in a Methodist Chautauqua community founded in 1875. Two individuals in our group happened to be celebrating birthdays on Sept. 12, Rusti Grogan, and Glennon Schlitt. They were surprised by two beautiful birthday cakes--which we all got to enjoy.
Happy Birthday Rusti & Glennon! What better way to celebrate?
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