Day 56
Departure No travel today
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Cumulative 1236.7
NOTE: For a larger view of each picture, click on the picture, then click again for an even larger view!
We took advantage of the time in Charlevoix and went walking to see some of the sights. The "Mushroom Houses" are a must see. These homes were designed and built by Elliot Young, a local of Charlevoix.
Young, at 5-feet-4, loved the cozy cottages in the rural areas of Great Britain. From the 1920s-1970s, he transferred these images to Charlevoix and built, without plans, many homes and several commercial buildings, including the Weathervane Terrace Hotel. The Ice Age boulders of the Great Lakes region were his favorite building material. They became his signature, along with the wavy, overhanging shingled roofs he used. These give the smaller homes a mushroom-like shape.
Young, at 5-feet-4, loved the cozy cottages in the rural areas of Great Britain. From the 1920s-1970s, he transferred these images to Charlevoix and built, without plans, many homes and several commercial buildings, including the Weathervane Terrace Hotel. The Ice Age boulders of the Great Lakes region were his favorite building material. They became his signature, along with the wavy, overhanging shingled roofs he used. These give the smaller homes a mushroom-like shape.
This is the smallest mushroom house in Charlevoix. On the left is a front view and a side view on the right.
This particular house had an interesting chimney "icing".
We discovered a store that has everything cherry, the Cherry Republic. Bob's favorite was dark chocolate covered cherries, but not the kind with a liquid center. These are whole cherries covered in dark chocolate! My favorite was cherry malted milk balls. They were soft, not hard like the traditional malted milk balls! They even had cherry treats for dogs. Tucker and Willow got to try a sample!
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