tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post4596398681681026778..comments2024-03-28T16:31:23.093-07:00Comments on Books in Northport: What's Happening on Lake Leelanau Today?P. J. Grathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-34260885283257082502013-05-23T14:16:26.786-07:002013-05-23T14:16:26.786-07:00Hi PJ,
My name is Jane and I'm with Dwellable....Hi PJ,<br />My name is Jane and I'm with Dwellable.<br />I was looking for blogs about Lake Leelanau to share on our site and I came across your post...If you're open to it, shoot me an email at jane(at)dwellable(dot)com.<br />Hope to hear from you soon!<br />Jane<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-74122705447211670822011-01-22T05:54:37.240-08:002011-01-22T05:54:37.240-08:00Sounds good... (too cold and snowy to make the tri...Sounds good... (too cold and snowy to make the trip now, methinks.)Kathyhttp://upwoods.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-28798801033154623722011-01-21T16:21:51.586-08:002011-01-21T16:21:51.586-08:00Kathy, that is an excellent idea! Yes, I'll be...Kathy, that is an excellent idea! Yes, I'll be sure to let you know when we'll be that far north. Not for a few months, sadly. :( But then! :)P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-9801006494540526052011-01-21T16:05:58.949-08:002011-01-21T16:05:58.949-08:00You be sure you let me know when you come by! May...You be sure you let me know when you come by! Maybe I'll go to Lindell's with you. :)Kathyhttp://upwoods.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-76569391359241718812011-01-21T16:03:51.321-08:002011-01-21T16:03:51.321-08:00Oh, Kathy, I am so, so happy to hear that Lindell&...Oh, Kathy, I am so, so happy to hear that Lindell's is still (or again) open! You've got David and me so excited about visiting there again that we're ready to go as soon as black fly season arrives! Is that excitement, or what? The next time you're there, please tell the people how eager we are to get there again, from the Leelanau to the Keewanaw. <br /><br />I can just see you and your friend, two 12-year-old girls, making a brilliantly silly mess in your booth and laughing your heads off until you were CAUGHT! I remember those days, too.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-43678075457501833122011-01-21T15:54:39.711-08:002011-01-21T15:54:39.711-08:00Here I am! Oh please--always email me if I don...Here I am! Oh please--always email me if I don't get back to read comments. Thank you! I am always asking people questions on my blog and 75% of the people never come back to answer them.<br /><br />OK, here's the Lindell scoop. (pun intended.) It has re-opened under new ownership! Still furnished. A friend and I went there this fall for lunch. It was quite enjoyable.<br /><br />I have a memory of Diana's in Port Huron from age 12 which is not so enjoyable. My girlfriend and I got the bright idea to mix our leftover soda with mustard, ketchup and other condiments. The older waitress came by--furious--and told us we needed to drink it if we wanted to leave. (I can't remember if we took a sip...but we skeddadled out of their faster than you can imagine. lol!)Kathyhttp://upwoods.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-43626002846472280372011-01-21T15:38:28.973-08:002011-01-21T15:38:28.973-08:00Still hoping to hear more from Kathy about LIndell...Still hoping to hear more from Kathy about LIndell's, I sent her an e-mail. Is it open? Closed? Empty? Still furnished? For sale? What????P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-10198496910004990612011-01-21T06:15:47.473-08:002011-01-21T06:15:47.473-08:00Yes, yes, yes, Lindell’s—that’s it! Thank you, Da...Yes, yes, yes, Lindell’s—that’s it! Thank you, Dawn! And I was remembering the woodwork wrong: of course it was golden oak. I was mixing the place up with a similar one in Port Huron. Now my question is, what's the current story on Lindell's?<br /><br />Diana's in Port Huron closed a few years back, and very recently I was told that the entire interior had been bought and moved to Nashville, Tennessee. "So you can still go to Diana's," my informant told me. "You just have to go to Nashville." <br /><br />One of the great things about the U.P. is that so many architectural treasures remain. Bad economic times (lumbering finished, mines closed) had a positive side, in that beautiful old buildings were not torn down. There's another I remember and want to visit, a meat market on the northeast corner of an intersection in a very small crossroads town. I'd know it instantly.<br /><br />But what's the scoop on Lindell's???P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-17038737911870060242011-01-20T18:14:17.888-08:002011-01-20T18:14:17.888-08:00oooohhh I've been to that ice cream spot...wit...oooohhh I've been to that ice cream spot...with the beautiful woodwork...completely forgot about it...what was it called...was it Lindell's? ( I googled Lake Linden Ice Cream Shop)<br /><br />http://lindellchocolateshoppe.net/history.htmlDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824027366993286152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-48396233623300062252011-01-20T16:10:50.075-08:002011-01-20T16:10:50.075-08:00Lake Linden! What a coincidence! We were speaking ...Lake Linden! What a coincidence! We were speaking of it only last night, telling friends about the wonderful place we'd stopped for ice cream. But is it true that place has closed? You know the one I mean--a little Victorian ice cream parlor with beautiful dark woodwork and antique jukeboxes in every booth. What was its name, and what happened to it?P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-58553593793629040982011-01-20T15:55:41.855-08:002011-01-20T15:55:41.855-08:00I was going to post ice fishing photos, too...but ...I was going to post ice fishing photos, too...but the shacks seem too far away out in the bay. Loved looking at these pictures. thank you! (I am in a library in Lake Linden in the Keweenaw Peninsula right now while Barry is taking pics at a basketball game.)Kathyhttp://upwoods.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-38370918220606790142011-01-20T09:40:13.091-08:002011-01-20T09:40:13.091-08:00Have you seen pictures of the fancy ones they have...Have you seen pictures of the fancy ones they have in Minnesota? Cooking and sleeping facilities and all? You gotta know they're confident the ice is thick and will last a good, long time!P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-59620304458326604472011-01-20T09:02:17.840-08:002011-01-20T09:02:17.840-08:00One Jordan River Arts Council show featured, among...One Jordan River Arts Council show featured, among other things, an ice shanty. Step in, let the flap fall behind you, and watch the video. Mesmerizing. Not for everyone, but definitely a fine thing to try.Gerryhttp://torchlakeviews.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-13390680563981098842011-01-20T06:35:08.127-08:002011-01-20T06:35:08.127-08:00I've never ice fished and never been in an ice...I've never ice fished and never been in an ice fishing shanty, but the simplicity of these little sheds out on the ice appeals to me. It looks so peaceful and so timeless.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-51223379339259949302011-01-19T19:16:06.723-08:002011-01-19T19:16:06.723-08:00Sigh. So lovely, at any time of year.
Funny, I ...Sigh. So lovely, at any time of year. <br /><br />Funny, I was thinking about posting about ice fishing...might still...if I can get a photo of one of them. I think they're crazy...but whom am I to judge the beauty of sitting on a bucket on the ice in the winter staring at a hole.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824027366993286152noreply@blogger.com