Paper Work - Photo

Acme, Mich. - 07/16/2005 - Sharon Corpe, office and planning coordinator for Acme Township sits behind reams of paper work The Village development project has created for the township.

Retirement Garden - Photo

Suttons Bay, Mich. - 07/15/2005 - Jim Beaton removes a row of Bibb lettuce to process for one of his customers. The business, TLC Tomatoes, started out as a small retirement venture and has grown to the point of producing 35,000 heads of Bibb lettuce, and 35,000 pounds of tomatoes a year in addition to other hydroponic products.

Cooling Off! - Photo

Kids take advantage of the water to cool off in the Open Space, as firefighters from the Traverse City Fire Department pour water on the grass to revive it.

Traverse City, Mich. - 07/14/2005 - Pat Reed from Traverse City, Mich., does a slide on the water in the Open Space of downtown Traverse City, Mich., as he tries to cool off.

Evening Rainbow - Photo

Traverse City, Mich. - 07/12/2005 - After a brief rain shower dampened Traverse City, Tuesday, the sky turned red as a rainbow formed over Front Street in downtown Traverse City.

Candy Please! - Photo

Eastport, Mich. -07/12/2005 - Tatiana Ivanac, 5, from Farmington Hills, Mich., gives a shy look as she asks her mother if she can have a piece of candy at Brownwood Country Store near Eastport, Mich on the north end of Torch Lake. The Brownwood Country Store also offers an old-fashioned country store, candy kitchen, jam and jelly kitchen, unique gift shops and farm animals to pet.

Quiet Afternoon - Photo

Traverse City, Mich. - 07/11/2005 - Rick Nowland tries to spend a quite afternoon reading his magazine at Clinch Park but his dog Bloom, 12, had a different idea. Bloom, an Australian shepherd mix, only has three legs but still enjoys playing Frisbee with Nowland.

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