JUNE 3:
We left Michigan for Holstein, Ontario, Canada to visit a woman that we met while we were living in Mexico.

JUNE 4:
The next morning whle sitting at the kitchen table here was a knock at the door. It was another man that we had also met in Mexico. We were invited to go to his farm where we were taken on a tour of the 100 acres by his brother that they have in an eight wheeled vehicle called an Arcos. We ate hamburger cooked over a campfire and enjoyed sharing memories of Mexico.

JUNE 5:
The woman that we are staying with has a boyfriend with a job that I had never seen before. Clipping cows hoofs. So he called, told us where the farm was where he was working that day. He has a portable machine that he puts the cows in. then tips them over on their side so he can work on their hoofs. A large amount of his work, he told us, was correcting problems that these animals have. In this picture you see here, this cow had toes removed because od disease and she couldn't walk. After this man made a wooden piece for her hoof, then glued it in place, we saw this cow when he released her, walk again. So this farmer now has a cow that can funtion again.

UPDATE, June 13....While driving around the area where this man works, he spotted a bull in a field that couldn't walk. He stopped in to talk to the owner of this animal to see if they would let him take a look at the bull because he believed that he could help him to walk again. It was agreed that Wednesday, June 13th at 4:00pm he would work on this 2,500 lb. animal. He put him in this same machine that you see pictured. The bull had an infection that was causing him pain. The man spent 2 hours grinding the hoofs so they wouldn't squeeze the infection, treating the infection, wrapping the animals foot and when he released the bull, he is walking again. The farmer and a partner had paid $25,000 for this animal and because the bull was useless, he had only fathered about 6 calves, they were going to send him to slauter the next Tuesday.

JUNE 13: Ron, Bruce,the man that we are visiting, and I left Holstein at 8:00am. We traveled northeast to Nottawasaga Bay to the quite villages of Thornbury and Meaford to look around and to go to the shore. Then on to the bigger city of Owens Sound. We turned back north along the coast of Georgian Bay, through Big Bay and then east. The next stop was Wiarton where we saw a statue of Wiarton Willie, the albino ground hog that is famous for predicting the weather in Canada. Then to Oliphant on Lake Huron. Bruce and I got our bikes out and rode to Saubie Falls State Park where we met Ron. After looking at the falls we rode to Saubie Beach where Ron was waiting for us. We rode along the beach to the city of Southhampton. After going to the park we loaded the bikes and headed back to Holstein. Arriving there at 8:00pm.

JUNE 14: Ron, Mary,(the woman that we are staying with) her boyfriend, and I went to Waterloo. On the way we stopped to buy some summer sauage at a Menonite farm. They also sell the Purple Martin houses that you see here. Then we went to a large market that has many vendors selling fruits, vegetables, clothes,jewerly, livestock and etc.

JUNE 17 and 18: We traveled north up the Bruce Peninula to Tobermory. Then we boarded the Chi-Cheemaun auto ferry for a 2 hr. trip to Manitoulin Island. We headed west, camping for the night at Provdence Bay Park. The attraction here is the boardwalk and the longest sandy beach on the island.

NOTE: We were at this island the middle of June. The kids weren't out of school, some of the stores weren't open yet and a lot of the boats were still in dry dock. The Janet Head Campground had very few campers. The owner of the campground told us that in July and August the campground would be full.

JUNE 19: After walking to the town of Providence Bay along the boardwalk we stopped where all the locals hang out for tea, coffee and muffins. We then traveled north to Gore Bay. There are more farms and livestock on the island than we expected there to be. Our first look at this village was coming up over a hill and when you look down you see this beautiful sight of the town and the bay. We also had a look from a hilltop....spectacular view. We camped here for 2 nights at Janet Head Campground, the nicest campground I can ever remember. While we were here we met a couple from Holland traveling across Canada from British Columbia to Toronto, Ontario.

JUNE 20: On this day we took a day trip to Kagawong on Mudge Bay. This village is very small but very pretty. This is another town that you don't see until you come up over a hill and then you get a breath-taking view of the town and the water. The attractions here that we saw were Needles Restaurant, The Chocolate Factory, Mandy's Snack Shack and Bridal Veil Falls.

JUNE 22: Our next stop was Blind River at a campground, next day to Saute Ste. Marie and over the border back into Michigan. From there down I-75 across the Mackinaw Bridge until we came to the exit to Cross Village which is on the shore of Lake Michigan. In this village we stopped at Legg's Inn...a must see if you ever get here. Across the street from the Inn there is an old building that is being remodeled into an unusual furniture store. The furniture is hand-crafted out of old tree limbs and stumps that has been cleaned, sand-blasted and finished. From here we continued on M-119 called The Tunnel of Trees to Harbor Springs. In this village there are some very beautiful, big homes on the street that runs right along the Lake Michigan.

June 23 - July 5: We spent these days in the AuGres, Tawas area of Michigan. For those people that have never been to this area, it is a very nice. Tawas has a nice shopping district, nice beach, swimming, and marina.