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| Green Lake, Interlochen, Michigan, USA |
Before we left for Scotland, we stayed at the family cottage
in Interlochen, located on the beautiful shore of Green Lake in the northern
part Michigan’s lower peninsula. My
family has been coming to this gorgeous part of the world all my life. My grandfather purchased the cottage, a few
acres of woods, and 40’ of waterfront some years before I was born. As a child, my brother and I spent whole summers
up by the lake with my mother, while my father would join us on the weekends
and for a couple of vacation weeks here and there.
Needless to say, Interlochen holds a very
special place in my heart (as well as that of my brother). In spite of living all my formative years in
Brighton, in a house that my parents still live in today, I identify my home as
the cottage much more firmly than I do other places in the world.
Therefore, it should come as no surprise that I rejoice over
the love my wife and children find for this same place. There is a divine sense of nostalgia that
occurs when you watch your children revel in the same places, things, and
activities you yourself enjoyed years prior.
Everything changes yet the world remains remarkably the same.
There is a certain value in vacationing or retreating to the
same place year after year, even month after month – though I personally
struggle with this lack of exploration.
While the kids did get to spend two weeks with Rachell in Interlochen
this year, because of our epic adventure in Scotland this month, they are
spending much less time in Northern Michigan than they normally would this
summer. Both Bryce and Denali say they
miss Interlochen in the midst of their enthusiasm and joy for the experiences we
are currently having here in the UK.
What types of vacations and holidays do you take
with your families? Do you go to the
same place season after season? Do you strive
for the new each time? What is helpful
for children – when and why? Just some
thoughts about where we are and where we are going…
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