Can't come near the quality of Gee's photos, but here is our little getaway from the every day rigors that life throws at us.
It's a relaxtion magnet in the thumb of MIchgan.
Parents bought the 2 lots in 1971. Built the cottage in 1979. Added a large 26x24 garge in 1986 along with a 10 foot wide mud room between garage and main cottage. 1995 added the sun room facing the bay and the dock with all the windows. We can see the bay perfectly from this room.
2009 my father passes away.ln September. Dec 23rd 2009, my uncle (fathers brother) calls me and says you better come see this. 250,000 gallons of water go through the house through a broken hot water pipe in the upstairs bathroom. Dad had a 12KW generac generator off of natural gas that automatcially keeps power to the house. So the hot water heater keeps pumping and the cathedrial (Spelling??) fall down due to humidy. 1 wall was left standting. The field stone wall that goes from the fireplace all the way to the cieling of the 2nd floor. There was a 8 foot wide skating rink that surrounded the cottage from the flood.
My uncle who was his insurance man and him insured for full replacement value on all of the cottage. So all modern appliances and ammenitites were put in the place of the old stuff. Even the exterior wood was replaced by vinyl siding. It sets on a crawl space, so the furnance and all duct work was replaced.
My father had the exterior shell built and finished off the interior himself along with help from fellow teachers. it was bitter sweet when we tore the old walls down and found the scorecards written on the dryall of the euchre games played between the men and women that helped build the interior of the cottage.
One thing of note, until 1998, the sea wall was used to dock the boats. That's how much water we have lost since then. My dad had pontoon boats from the early 70's through 1985 before going to V Hull fishing boats. I ran V hulled fishing boats until 2011 when I closed the loop and went back to what he started by bying a poontoon boat. He never got to see my pontoon boat and I like to think he is pround that I followed in his footsteps.by buying a boat with "logs". Obviously, bennington wasnt around back then and his choice was Harris Floteboat.
The cottage overlooks the bay. From this picture, we have about 30 yds to drive the boat, turn right, then about 60yds until we are in the channel that leads to Saginaw Bay. We jump on plane as we clear the last seawall and its about 1/2 mile before we are in 7 feet of water.
Sorry to be so long winded, but the values he taught me not only on boat seamanship and other skills, I can never repay him enough for all he has done for me.
Todd
It's a relaxtion magnet in the thumb of MIchgan.
Parents bought the 2 lots in 1971. Built the cottage in 1979. Added a large 26x24 garge in 1986 along with a 10 foot wide mud room between garage and main cottage. 1995 added the sun room facing the bay and the dock with all the windows. We can see the bay perfectly from this room.
2009 my father passes away.ln September. Dec 23rd 2009, my uncle (fathers brother) calls me and says you better come see this. 250,000 gallons of water go through the house through a broken hot water pipe in the upstairs bathroom. Dad had a 12KW generac generator off of natural gas that automatcially keeps power to the house. So the hot water heater keeps pumping and the cathedrial (Spelling??) fall down due to humidy. 1 wall was left standting. The field stone wall that goes from the fireplace all the way to the cieling of the 2nd floor. There was a 8 foot wide skating rink that surrounded the cottage from the flood.
My uncle who was his insurance man and him insured for full replacement value on all of the cottage. So all modern appliances and ammenitites were put in the place of the old stuff. Even the exterior wood was replaced by vinyl siding. It sets on a crawl space, so the furnance and all duct work was replaced.
My father had the exterior shell built and finished off the interior himself along with help from fellow teachers. it was bitter sweet when we tore the old walls down and found the scorecards written on the dryall of the euchre games played between the men and women that helped build the interior of the cottage.
One thing of note, until 1998, the sea wall was used to dock the boats. That's how much water we have lost since then. My dad had pontoon boats from the early 70's through 1985 before going to V Hull fishing boats. I ran V hulled fishing boats until 2011 when I closed the loop and went back to what he started by bying a poontoon boat. He never got to see my pontoon boat and I like to think he is pround that I followed in his footsteps.by buying a boat with "logs". Obviously, bennington wasnt around back then and his choice was Harris Floteboat.
The cottage overlooks the bay. From this picture, we have about 30 yds to drive the boat, turn right, then about 60yds until we are in the channel that leads to Saginaw Bay. We jump on plane as we clear the last seawall and its about 1/2 mile before we are in 7 feet of water.
Sorry to be so long winded, but the values he taught me not only on boat seamanship and other skills, I can never repay him enough for all he has done for me.
Todd
So for you to take time out of your day to read and respond to my my post, it means the world to me.
