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FREE June 2009 got rocks? l This Old Camper ~ Exterior Renovations l History Corner ~ Preserving Michigan Lighthouses Plus Recipes, Puzzles & Camper Information 2 l The Northern Camper SHAY STATION COFFEE & WINE BAR New Wine Bar! Discover our new Wine Bar offering the finest of Michi- gan and regional vineyards! By the glass, bottle or retail to-go selections, come in and discover our new appe- tizer menu (two new pages!)) and compliment it with your favorite glass of wine or, how about dessert and wine? Perfect! Sample our selections at our weekly Wine Flights every Tuesday from 6-8pm starting June 9th. Try before you buy! Our new Wine Bar opens at 11 am. We also have a great selection of domestic and imported Come visit our 1920s soda fountain for an old beer to go along with that specialty Pizza we’ll whip up fashioned ice cream soda. Enjoy our full menu of for you! special beverages from creamy fruit smoothies to double chocolate mochas. Our Fajita Chicken May Hours: Mon: 7 AM-6 PM–Tues–Thurs: 7 am–10 PM, Wrap & Spicy Bacon Turkey Salad can’t be beat. Fri: 7 AM–11 PM, Sat: 8AM–11 PM Our menu features specialty Pizzas, Paninis served on Ciabatta Bread, Wraps, Traditional “See you Sandwiches, Salads and a variety of Fresh Soups daily. Shay Station will surprise & delight at the Shay!” you with an exciting menu, warm personal 231-775-6150 service & unique gifts. 106 South Mitchell St, Cadillac Ask About Our Boxed Lunches! www.shaystation.com Located in Downtown Lake City Have a Nice Day! WhiteTail Realty BC Pizza ................................................ 13 Serving Wexford & Missaukee Counties Bob Evans .............................................. 16 Brinks Art & Frame Shop ....................... 20 Cadillac Family Pharmacy ..................... 15 Falling in Love Cadillac Farmer’s Market ......................... 7 with Northern Michigan? Cadillac/Wexford Transit Authority ....... 18 Come see us for cabins, cottages Carl T. Johnson Hunting & Fishing Center ....23 & recreational properties! Coffee Cup ............................................ 22 Foster’s Supermarket ............................... 8 Hometown Cafe ...................................... 9 Jerry’s Pharmacy ................................... 13 Korner Gem ............................................ 7 Northland Trailers ................................. 18 Reed City ................................................ 3 We provide superior customer care whether you are buying or selling real estate. Stop in and see us in “Downtown” Lake City or call us ReMax – Alderden Team ....................... 20 TODAY to sell or purchase your next property!!! WhiteTail Realty is Shay Station ............................................ 2 where you come to get results. Stoney Creek Golf Course ..................... 19 231-839-8142 • Toll free: 1-877-212-1405 Tasty Treat (Lake City & McBain) ..... 7 & 9 www.LakeCityMiRealEstate.com JTown Pump Saloon................................ 16 101 S. Main St., Lake City, MI WhiteTail Realty ...................................... 2 The Northern Camper l 3 ✎ Editor’s Pencil What Goes Around e have this very cool photograph of Sapphire WLake taken from our deck. It hangs in the family room over our dog’s favorite chair. When I can get the dog out of the chair or at least make him share, the view from the chair is the same as that taken in the photograph. So the dog and I are sharing the chair and I’m looking at the lake and the dock and back to the photograph. The difference—the water in the photo is about three feet below the dock. As I look outside today, a strong wave would push water right Rambadt Memorial Park ~ through the dock planks. Lake levels are high again so much more than a campground. so the age old saying must be true—what goes Warm nights, sweet and hot music, free concerts at around comes around. the pavilion every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. Let’s hope the bustling days of people enjoying The park is now open with its gazebos, perennials Northern Michigan—be it the beloved tourists for and the Old Rugged Cross Museum just up the hill. weekend visits or the generations of families who From the park, a short hike east across the Little where raised here—all find ways to see the good Mac Bridge along the Hersey River is a jewel of a come back around. Be it camping, boating, or sim- community at the junction of the White Pine and ply looking—the beauty surrounds us in this place Pere Marquette Trails. we call up north. “Cruise the Crossroads” with us. Visit our historic Our goal is to keep The Northern Camper filled with train depot – home to the Chamber, DDA and trail the good news going around. Check out our “got staging area, adjacent to our beautiful downtown rocks?” feature that begins this month. Learn more with restaurants and unique shopping. about the beloved Petoskey Stone and elusive Leland Hiking, biking, great gold panning and fishing. Blue which are sure to keep you combing beaches and surrounding woods for hours. (I find Petoskey And don’t miss the Great American Crossroads Stones when I walk the dogs in the woods around festival in August (13-16). Sapphire Lake . they’re out there!) Bring the family. We’re all about family! Gerry Bandelow from “This Old Camper” has great For a schedule of events and park and camping tips on exterior restoration that make even his wife information, visit: proud of their camper parked in the front driveway. Our “History Corner” features preserving Michi- gan lighthouses and spotlights the Grand Traverse Lighthouse. Could you do any of this without food? Of course we know you’ll patronize the local grocers and restaurants and try some of the “Cookin’ Camper’s” recipes in your Dutch oven. Thanks again to our sponsors for allowing us to publish the good news and to our readers who enjoy reading it. Now see if you can get the dog to share his chair, sit down and enjoy The Northern Camper. We have the whole summer in front of us to keep the good news going and coming around! l James Dissette & Kathy Salvatore 4 l The Northern Camper WELCOME TO Volume 5, Issue 2 l June 2009 The Northern Camper is distributed May though September for Wexford, Missaukee, northern Osceola and western Roscommon counties. eatures The Northern Camper is published by Niche Communications in Lake City, F Michigan. Entire contents copyright ? 2009 by Niche Communications. All got rocks ...................... 5 Camper’s Knot .............. 16 rights reserved. Reproduction or use Author Kevin Gauthier shares his Constrictor’s Knot of content in any manner is strictly passion for rock collecting and prohibited. The Northern Camper is a registered trademark and its use is photos of Leland Blue stones. Campground Directory ....19 prohibited. Niche Communications reserves the right to refuse Campgrounds in Wexford, advertising not deemed acceptable Camper’s Gadget 9 Missaukee, Northern Osceola & by the publishers Jim Dissette and Power Dome EX Portable Western Roscommon Counties Kathy Salvatore. Emergency Power About The Cover Crossword .................... 21 Thirty four colors of cut and polished Sudoku ........................... 9 Leland Blue including a necklace with copper designed by Brenda Stricker. Festivities ..................... 24 The top shows recent uncovered The Cookin’ Camper .... 10 pieces buried since 1870. At the bottom are raw iron ore, iron, and Dutch Oven Recipes and More beach washed pieces of Leland Blue. This Old Camper .......... 12 Advertising Information (231) 394-1549 Exterior Renovations (443) 480-5830 Book Review ................ 13 The Bone Collector, by Jeffery Deaver 8370 W. Jennings Rd. History Corner ............. 14 Lake City, MI 49651 Preserving Michigan Lighthouses ©2009 www.northerncamper.com The Northern Camper l 5 got rocks? Leland Blue, Turquoise of the North by Kevin Gauthier As a boy I would float it was years later when I realized store and surprise or stump me on a surfboard in the north how right I was. with a new one. end of Lake Leelanau looking My collecting rocks started with The blue ones . Leland through a diving mask in about Michigan stones and today, I still Blue is the by-product material 1 ½ feet of water. Any deeper wa- enjoy the variety of stones found from the smelting of iron ore ter, my arms were too short in Leland during the to reach the bottom so I 1870’s. In the mid 1800’s, couldn’t retrieve any rocks. a discovery of iron ore in I learned my big toes could Marquette, Michigan led push off the lake bottom to the rise of many small and propel me along the town smelters. The impu- shoreline. Lying sideways rities of quartz in the iron on my styrofoam surfboard, ore during the smelting I could put my container process turned into glass. of rocks next to me on Dolomite was used as a the board. This method flux to lower the melting worked great, especially on point. The molten steel calm days. However, after would sink to the bottom being swamped by passing of the smelter and the motor boats several times, I remains of the dolomite learned to time the dis- and quartz were removed tance of the engine noise from the top creating the to how soon I should look Leland Blue stone. up from the water and hold Most smelters produced onto my cup of rocks so the a variety of colored by- waves didn’t wash them off products, mostly gray and my board. black. However, the Le- From the beach where my Leland Blue attached to the iron that was produced land smelter produced a parents anchored their boat in 1870 along with raw iron ore (shiny gray) and rich deep blue color like (Fudgie Beach), I would stripped dolomite found during excavating. the water surrounding run most of the mile and the harbor. Some of this a half into Leland to buy slag ended up in Lake ice cream. Then I would sneak on Michigan beaches.