I saw Santa Claus at the beach
yesterday.
Okay, maybe it wasn’t the REAL Santa
Claus, but there was this big round guy with long white hair and a
flowing white beard just laying in the sun, and I thought to myself,
“Well, THAT’S not something you see every day”. Then as I was
walking home from said beach, I came across a family of tourists,
standing on the Lower Harbor bike path, looking in at the city of
Marquette. What did I hear the mom of the family say?
“THAT’S not something you see every
day”.
Right then and there, I knew I had
today’s blog topic. So here’s your assignment for this weekend--
Go out and be a tourist in your own
town.
I mean, sure, you can probably see
Santa Claus on any number of beaches around the country (although he
probably WAS in Marquette so he could swing by Christmas for a few
supplies on his way back to the North Pole). But like I written in
here about many times in the past, do you realize what we have here?
We have beauty. We have natural wonders. We have history. And you
don’t have to spend several thousand dollars in gas money to see
them.
That’s your assignment for this
weekend. Become a tourist in your own town, be it Marquette, or
Ishpeming, or Houghton, or wherever. Look at your town through the
eyes of someone who’s never been here. Don’t act like the
typical local, someone who drives past Lake Superior or strolls past
the Savings Bank Building and just ignores it? We see it every day,
so it’s not that big of a deal for us.
But you know what? It IS a big deal.
We live by the largest lake on the planet, surrounded by history and
by natural beauty. And it’s not just here in Marquette; there are
MANY places in the U.P. where water, history, and beauty come
together unlike anywhere else in this country.
So therein lies your assignment for
this weekend. Take an hour or two, head to the most beautiful spot
in your city, and look at it like you’re experiencing it for the
first time. Marvel at the natural beauty of your hometown, explore
the history of your local buildings or complexes, and rediscover why
you enjoy living in the community you choose to call home.
Trust me. You won’t be disappointed.
And who knows. . .you may even see Santa Claus in the process!
Have a great weekend,
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