6.28 Day 23 Too Many Coasts; Too Little Time

Just think - Michigan has many coastlines! Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, and Lake Ontario...
Our Michigan guests set up for us a gallery hop experience in the neighboring towns of Douglas and Sagatuck; two 'seaside' communities on Lake Michigan. The area was originally founded as "Singapore, Michigan" in the mid-1800's; the early settlers fully expecting it to become the next Chicago or St.Louis. The town boomed with the lumber industry; but when the trees were all gone it died quickly. The remaining settlers moved a bit away from the water on inlets from the big lake, which communities became Douglas and Sagatuck. Singapore, Michigan's most famous ghost town, lies on the shore beneath the dunes...
It was a cat day. One of the galleries had a large bronze cat called Fat Cat. A jewely store had a cat bed inside; when I inquired, the proprietor told me that Douglas was "out" and would be home later! S P O I L E D !! A southwestern gallery hosted a large cat tabby laying on the counter -- Butler! He had a clipped ear. I found out that he had been a feril cat caught in a trap - neuter - return sting; hence the clipped ear. Post-neuter, he hung out a lot in the family's garden. They fed him for over a year; and finally he went from ferile wild cat to household spoiled lap cat!
We drove out onto the forested dunes, bought some fresh strawberries, and went 'home' to Grand Rapids to pizza at Vitales...
Most of my colleagues were gone; just a few stragglers left tonight!