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Holland, MI - 2025

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We stayed in a really nice park near Holland MI. Ernie and I both had gotten colds so we laid low except for a visit to Windmill Island Garden. Although it is known for it's historic 'de Zwaan'  (the Swan, in English)   windmill, the tulips (150,000) are the main attraction in the spring ( from late April to mid May) . The gardens were still beautiful and colorful with 1000's of annuals and perennials throughout the 36 acres.  The mill was brought over from Vinkel, Noord Brabant, the Netherlands in 1964 and opened the following year.  While the mill is turning as often as possible, the millers are currently training to use the mill to grind grain into flour.   They are also able to mill other grains (corn, barley, etc.) on the small mechanical millstones. We toured the 5 floors where you can see the mills, tools and read about how the mill works and its history. Sights around the garden This beautiful tree is a Dawn Redwood Dutch Mailbox Wooden Shoe Wisdom Echo ...
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Berlin, WI - 2025

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The main event was my Dad's 1/2 birthday. My dad and I share a birthday in January and I haven't been able to spend any with him for many years. We thought we would throw him a birthday party while I was in WI. He was so glad to see everyone and I am grateful to all those that came, spent some time with him and had a piece of cake. The guys from his old neighborhood. They had a lot to talk about. 😁 This young lady, my dad has known her since she was born and there has always been a special bond 💖. Her parents have been very good friends with my mom and dad for as long as I can remember. She visits him often and I know he appreciates it. We stay at the city park along the Fox River while we are visiting. There were a pair of eagles that have a nest in the area and it was great to see them every day. 🦅  🦅 And, Echo and I loved to walk the trail along the river every chance we got.  Echo also loved to chase the squirrels back up the trees.
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Iron River, Upper Michigan - 2025

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I really enjoyed our time in the UP. I had quite a few opportunities to spend time with our grandchildren and it was cool watching Ellie show her animals at the fair. Henry                                                       Lucy                                                                 Maddie 2025 Iron County Fair Ellie showing her goat Leia Ellie showing her calf Zeus Ellie showing her bunny Pickles Ellie's craft projects Ellie traveled with us to Berlin for my Dad's Birthday party so we had time to do some more crafting.
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