'Cede and I have been busy getting ready for winter. It doesn't seem like November without a dusting of snow. Today we found dandelions in the yard. We put up the storm windows anyway!

We have been very busy this fall. We married off two sons and continued to have a steady flow of customers. We sent the last canoe down river on November 3. Jack & his son, Dan, have been canoeing with us for many years and even though we had put equipment away, we couldn't tell them no on the beautiful day they were here.



Staffer Allie was Grayling's Football Homecoming Queen.

Here she is with her best friend, Katie.


While we were gone to wedding #2, Tracey came out of retirement to help Jim hold down the fort. Our "nurses & spouses" group was here for their annual week-end. We hear that it snowed in the afternoon. We were sorry we weren't here, first of all we missed a fun group of guests and secondly, we are kind of ready for snow.







Late in October, a group of knitting ladies took over the house (including some locals and one of our regulars, Kay).



Our most recent guests were a church group from Detroit. Christine and the ladies have been staying with us for about ten years and we always look forward to their visit.

Dave Forbush dropped off brochures for X-C skiing this week. There is a new trail at Forbush and we are just waiting for snow!

Mark, 'Cede, & I will be heading for Dallas in the next week or two to deliver Christmas trees. We will try to keep you updated on our adventures.