Enjoying the Sault in Michigan

Sitting here is the living room at Sue's home on the bay of Lake Superior, we have been watching the huge ships passing by headed for the Sault locks to descend the 21 feet to Lake Huron. Some of these ships measure 1,000' in length with an amazing tonnage of cargo. Looking across the bay, we see the mountains in Canada with many windmills slowly turning along their tops to generate electricity for the Sault in Canada. The temperature is in the 50's here in contrast to the 90's I left in Charlotte. I hear that on occasion they have even had a few snow flakes on the 4th of July. This IS the North!

My trip went well taking a total of 19 hours driving. Fortunately I was able to get a good nights rest at our lake house in Indiana before heading out for the final 7 hours of travel. Keith and the children drove through the night to get here, but Karin and I held off to get some sleep at the lake and then drove the rest of the way during the daytime. We are enjoying being together as a family, 16 in all, but we are missing Lisa who was unable to make it. Hopefully we will be able to connect with her later in the summer.

I trust that all of you have a blessed 4th weekend with family and friends reflecting on the independence that we as a country have enjoyed these many years. Thanks so much for your prayers and encouragement during these months of adjustment.

Love,

Chuck