Meet Janeen, Lakehouse Outfitters Lake Life Apparel Cover Girl . . . and Lake Life Correspondent!

This blog post is a story about how one act of kindness on social media has developed into a new found friendship and an ongoing photo shoot showcasing the beauty of the mitten state, also known as the great state of Michigan all while donning Lakehouse Outfitters lake wear.

In early July, we found this post on our facebook page.

Love my new "Live Love Lake" shirt from Lakehouse Outfitters! We live on one of Northern Michigan's beautiful inland lakes, I get lots of compliments when I wear this shirt!! Thanks for the cool design!!  Janeen

To say this simple post "made our day" would be an understatement.  

A few weeks later, another friend who's also a customer commented " wasn't that the best photo of your customer from Michigan?  You should ask her to send you more photos wearing your tee shirts."

And so we did.

A simple offer - If we send you a few garments every now and then, would you mind taking photos when the opportunity is right and allowing us use them in our new lake apparel campaign?

Lake Life Apparel.  

Designed and Worn by Women Who Live At The Lake.

The answer was YES!  Therefore. . . 

Meet Janeen, Lakehouse Outfitters Lake Life Apparel Cover Girl . . . and Lake Life Correspondent!

Janeen and her husband and 2 year old live full time on Crawford Lake in Kalkaska, Michigan one of Michigan's beautiful inland lakes.

BTW - their 2 year old is a chocolate lab named Bo

They love lake living because of all the natural beauty that surrounds them every day! The sunsets & sunrises on the lake are breathtaking! They have a pair of Bald Eagles that nest on their lake that they enjoy watching and have watched them raise two eaglets.  

Janeen talks about what a thrill it is to see them first as a baby in the nest and then soaring over their lake, fishing with their Mom and Dad. Janeen enjoys photography and has taken some amazing photos of the eagles.

"Living on the lake has made us slow down and enjoy every minute of the day!Whether it's Spring, Summer Winter or Fall, we love lake living in Northern Michigan!"

In early August Janeen was On Lake Time along the beaches of Lake Michigan and promises to share her photos from Grand Traverse Bay on the Tall Ship Manitou.  Stay with us and read more about Janeen's Adventures On Lake Time!

Happy Weekend,

Cindy

On the way to the lake

Most of us have experienced the stress that leaves our bodies as soon as we pile in the car, buckle up and are on the road to the lake house.  It's an amazing feeling.  For the next hour or two (if you're lucky) your sub conscience is preparing your mind and body to be On Lake Time.

The closer you get to the lake house the more roadside treasures you start to see.

This past week we were delighted by stands selling fresh fruit and veggies along with the mega-fireworks vendors who surely sold out of product as the fireworks show from across the lake was spectacular!   

Here are a few of our favorite snaps from this past week while we were On Lake Time.

This nice man was set up roadside selling out of his pick up truck.  

We found these beauties at the local farmers market.  

Pretty hard to beat a perfectly ripe peach unless it's a sliced ripe peach on top of homemade vanilla ice cream  Just sayin'

Fresh garden grown tomatoes grown locally which made the best pico served with corn chips made from corn tortillas.  WARNING:  you may never again buy store packaged tortilla chips

(pico and corn tortilla how to in our next blog post - coming soon)

This photo is a little blurry because it was taken from the car as we passed by.  

A return visit with cash in hand was put on our July 3rd To Do List.

Hope you made some new memories at the lake this past weekend and found a few roadside treasures along the way.

Cindy

30 Lakes in 30 Blogs...continued. Live. Love. Lake.

This is Duke.  Duke was the 550th "like" on our facebook page which earned him a prize for his 

Mommy and Daddy, Sean and Tonya.  A new box frame for the family photo wall!

In this long overdue 30 Lakes in 30 Blog posts, we share with you the magic of Fields Pond, Maine.

Where Sean and Tonya tied the knot with Duke on the dock! Fields Pond: A small, 85 acre pond with a 192 -acre sanctuary with trails winding through fields, wetland, forest and lakeshore.

Looks spectacular!!

Best "get away" ever!

More beautiful photos from Sean and Tonya's wedding by visiting Mariko Brown Photography

A beautiful Fields Pond Sunset shared by Tonya

It's apparent Fields Pond is a favorite of the bird watchers.  Check out the 

Maine Audubon website here to learn more about the magic of Fields Pond, Maine.

And thanks Duke, Tonya and Sean for sharing your lovely photos.

30 Lakes in 30 Days - Day Five

Lake Sharing. . . 

Day Five in our facebook series of lake sharing.

Today we circle around to Texas and take a look see at Lake Nacagdoches 

as shared by Kay Nichols Rodgers.

Kay writes:  Perfect ending to the day @Lake Nacagdoches.  And by the looks of this photo who could argue?

Located on Loco Bayou, 10 miles west of Nacogdoches, Texas (some say is the oldest city in Texas) this 2,200 acre lake offers a great place to catch largemouth bass, crappie and sunfish.  And the area offers many amenities for those looking for a charming weekend get-away.

Antiques and Shopping

Concerts and Festivals

Historical Landmarks

Local Tours

Outdoor Recreation including several parks for Disc Golf!

Shopping the quaint downtown

Nacagdoches hosts the Annual Blueberry Festival on the second

Saturday in June; the festival in 2014 will mark the 25th year of this event.

A plantation style home on the lake

Not a bad view from the porch

Random Tidbit:  Don Henley was raised in the area and attended Stephen F Austin State University a couple of years prior to moving to California where he became a member of Linda Ronstadt's backup band before eventually forming The Eagles.

Who knew?  

30 Lakes in 30 Days - Day Three

Lake Sharing. . . 

Day Three of our facebook lake sharing series is compliments of Shelli Jorkos who shared two photos from July 4th at Marble Lake.

Marble Lake, Quincy, Michigan

Marble Lake is 17 miles long and approximately 780 acres (over 3,500 acres in the entire chain).  One of the lakes in the Marble Chain of Lakes.

waiting for the fireworks, July 4th

boats on the lake, July 4th

Wanting to know more about this charming lake community we snooped online and found Cottonwood Resort - a family owned (for over 40 years) Campground  with nearly 100 campsites and five cottages, beautiful sandy beach for swimming and a store that features hand-dipped ice cream!  

And from the photos posted on their site - it would appear these folks know how to relax and have fun!  

 List of local resources

Is that a "shot-ski" we see

Yes, it would appear  to be just that.  A 4-person shot ski

All photos in this section were pulled from the Luau Album

See anyone you know?  

Everyone's so happy

Almost everyone. . .

This photo deserves a snappy caption

See ya tomorrow!  

PS - keep sharing your photos with us on our facebook page so we can continue to share with 

the WORLD!

Marble Lake, MI