The Longest Day...And Another Perfect Summer Escape ~ The Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island

"Do you always watch for the longest day of the year and then miss it?"

--F. Scott Fitzgerald in The Great Gatsby

Happy Friday! How are you going to spend the "longest day" tomorrow? It is such a pleasure to wake up to the sunshine at 6am and enjoy late dinners outside in the twilight. I am certainly not ready for the days to start getting shorter, so I intend to make the most of these long summer days!

I am very much in a summer mode right now, enjoying as much time outside as possible. I played hooky two afternoons this week and relaxed by the pool...the weather was glorious so how could I not?? Our son is home from California for a week - it will be such a pleasure having both boys home for the weekend! I hope there will be some rowdy water polo matches this weekend just like the days when they were growing up!

For today's perfect summer escape, let's head to the northern Michigan to a resort that seems to embody the spirit of summer...The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island...