Tour de Loop Scoop

I'm here. Anybody home?

This is a first for me. Navigating up the Saginaw River from Saginaw Bay.

A Dow chemical plant?

One of the busiest recreational waterways yet!

Saginaw Bay Yacht Club.

Could this be a sugar beet processing plant?

The Forrest Sherman class destroyer USS EDSON (DD-946) which was decommissioned in 1988 is open for tours.

The western side of historic downtown Bay City sits across from Liberty Harbor Marina where we are staying. The condos across the way are quite impressive offering a waterfront view on the backside while the front on the condo faces downtown.

Broader look of the downtown area on the western side.

We pulled into Liberty Harbor Marina in Bay City, MI for a week long stay. This worked out perfectly for us for we were 3 months into our trip and Bill had to fly back to Tampa to visit his properties to fulfill his commitment to the owners.

What a combo. My incredible and inspiring mother and my equally amazing daughter.

My mom broke her hip 6 weeks ago and is getting along fabulously with the minor help of a cane.

My mom is ultra talented. This woman can do anything she sets her mind to do. She made these churches.

And these.

And these. She is fast. She guided me in creating a template and then building a church from scratch. What fun!

Here's mom and dad. How lucky I am to still have them with me. They are my inspiration. Every positive asset I possess derives from my upbringing.

I purchased these in Deltaville, VA for the person who personifies the verbiage. My brother-in-law, Jim.

Heading out of Saginaw Bay towards Lake Huron we were surrounded by these hexagon figures. Maybe the waterway was trying to tell us who is polluting the waters by drawing out the molecular structure of the offending chemicals.

One week and 6 lbs. heavier (moi) we were on the run again. Good-bye everyone!

See you at Christmas!

Another beautiful day traveling on the water. Our next stop is Port Austin which sits at the tip of the thumb - Saginaw Bay.

Entering the harbor there are condos on the left with their own docks.

Looking back at the Port Austin Harbor Marina. Michigan has done an excellent job of "creating a marine highway along the 3,000 miles of Great Lakes shoreline. The Waterways Commission's goal is to locate harbors so that no boater will ever be more than 15 shoreline miles from safety. Currently there are over 83 harbors of refuge."

Looking over at the docks.

Park and beach area is on the other side of the marina.

Walked out on the breakwater walls where people hike, bike and fish.

We are taking advantage of everything the harbors have to offer such as walking the breakwater walls.

Showing a better view of the entrance into the harbor from Saginaw Bay.

It's nighty, night time for the gal.

Take a few moments and sit with us while we watch the sun set.........

See you in the morning sunshine.

Where the funding is derived from for the public rec sites.

Wonderful tribute to our veterans.

The helmet, gun and boots which are integral to a soldier's life is a powerful and moving piece. So many sons and now daughters we have lost in the name of liberty. So many broken hearts.

In honor of our MIAs.

Special poem.

This is a representation of a Purple Heart using flowers. Beautiful.

Looking down from the park to the bay.

Fish bike rack. How apropos!

The harbor is the hub of the town and within walking distance of restaurants, beaches and specialty shops.

Love the brick color and texture.

Above the hardware store is a gift shop. The owner and her husband own the building. She runs the hardware store and he the gift shop. I lie! It's vice versa.

1884 old bank buildingis listed as a National Historic Site. Once again look how the green painted wood doors and windows along with the green awnings makes this building standout and get noticed.

Enlarge the article to read a funny story regarding a moonshine raid during prohibition.

The last Indian in Huron County -107 yr old Indian Dave. He looks great! Oh the stories he must have shared over the years.

Brrr.....we rented bikes to see if we could find the natural stone arch but couldn't get close enough to it without trespassing.

1st floor bar area.

Upstairs dining.

So many doors on second floors. Let's hope this one has steps once you step outside.

Steep steps. The building is said to be haunted by a friendly a woman and a young son. While using the restrooms downstairs I heard footsteps above me. One was fast as that of a young child. Once back upstairs I looked around to see if I could find any kids. There were none, hmm.

We enjoyed our first dining experience there and decided to spend our anniversary dinner there the next evening. Our taste buds enjoyed our second meal with them as well.

This is our first bottle of wine with a screw top that we liked.

Has an Irish heritage.

United Protestant Church was originally a Baptist church when it was built in 1884. Once again I had the Irish luck of running into someone who had the keys to let me in. The woman told me the summer is their busy season for the town and we can understand why.