The Howe Family

The North Channel

Our trip to the North Channel August 24-30th, was amazing. I don't know how else to describe it... beautiful scenery, great family time, and lots of relaxation. Enjoy some beautiful pics.

The Benjamin Islands

Bridge at Little Current

Lighthouse at Strawberry Island

Entering Baie Fine

Hike to Topaz Lake

Cliff jumping and swimming at Topaz Lake

Large Mouth Bass fishing at Baie Fine

Sadly, we dropped off Christine and Todd in Little Current, as they had to head back to TC. Mike and I as well as my parents headed to Killarney next. Here is the whitefish stop :) Yummy!

Killarney Mountain Lodge

We saw a black BEAR!!

Mike caught a 28 inch Pike in Collins Inlet, and between my parents and Mike and I, we cought 17 pike and 1 perch that day (but this is the only one we kept to eat). Who knew pike was good to eat??

Our last day was a bit stormy...

But it was the only time it rained, so we made the best of it. We headed back to Little Current, and went to the Anchor Inn to play pool for our last night. With all the rain and wind that night, we were glad to be in port.

Thank you Mom and Dad. We love you and hope to be able to join you on your annual trip sometime!! It was a trip of a lifetime!

First Anniversary, Mackinac Island

The morning of our anniversary, we woke up at the cottage. It was a brisk, but beautiful morning...

The ferry ride to Mackinac Island...

The small rocky area you see in the trees is the overlook near Stone Cliff where we were engaged...

The Grand Hotel

When we arrived at the Grand Hotel, we were surprised to find out that they noticed it was our anniversary, and we were lucky enough to stay in the Betty Ford Suite!!!

Here is the beautiful carpet, made in France...

View of beautiful homes, and the bridge from our balcony...

The main lobby

We enjoyed our favorite bloody marys at the Pink Pony!

Dressed up for drinks on the porch....

The Cupula

Finished off by a great dinner at the Iroquois...

...and back to the Pink Pony to finish off the night with some great live music!

What a year we have had, I love you Mike! Thanks for an amazing weekend to celebrate all we have to remember, and all we have to look forward to!

Cedarville 2009

The long awaited trip to Cedarville finally arrived. For years, our friends have been going up to the UP for a long weekend, and we were finally able to join them.

When we arrived in Cedarville, we headed to the Islander for dinner and drinks by boat.

Fun at the Islander....

We headed to Government Island the next day for some boat and beach time.

Later that day, we headed back to the Annelin's, and began the much awaited Beer Olympics!

We rounded off a great weekend with a birthday celebration for Katie and Jeff...grilled a great dinner and had a bonfire. The next day everyone headed home, with great memories and in eager anticipation of next year....

Mud Hens

Every year, Mike and I join the Internal Medicine Department for a Toledo MudHen's baseball game. Here is a pic of Mike and Muddy, the mascot!!

Vescolani Wedding

August 8th, Megan and Clay tied the knot. Megan's family is good friends of the Howe's, and it was so much fun to be there for their big day. It was a beautiful day in St. Joe, the reception was lovely, and had a beautiful view of Lake Michigan.