Jen's Wedding Shower

Today Jen and Mike's family and friends gathered at the Wayne Tree Manor for the wedding shower. Ima Trimble, Jen's mom, and Lisa, her sister-in-law, were the hostesses, and it was a lovely event. Special guest was Ava, Jen's brand new niece. All the guests got to make bead bracelets as mementos, and there were games for prizes, including the nice centerpieces. Not to mention that yummy cake!

Map to Wayne Tree Manor

If you are coming to the shower and need directions, here is a link to Wayne Tree Manor on Google Maps.

Fall color in October

So you can visualize the fall colors you will see on the wedding weekend: this picture was taken on the road driving up north last year on the same weekend as the one Jen and Mike are getting married. Early October is a beautiful time at Black Lake. Last year, on this same weekend, it was 80 degrees, and the following weekend it was sunny and in the 50s.

Directions to the wedding

Directions to the wedding:

Find your way to 75 north, in the best way from your area.

Take I-75 north to Exit 310 (at Indian River, about 25 miles north of Gaylord)

Turn right on M-68, go 8 miles to Walker.

Turn left on Walker, go less than a mile to M-33 (Note: Walker is a little shortcut from M-68 to M-33 - if you miss it, just ahead there is a sharp left onto M-33)

Turn left on M-33, go 9 miles to Mann Rd.

Turn right on Mann, go 5 miles to Black River Rd. (AKA F05 or Gaynor)

Turn left on Black River Rd./Gaynor, go 2 miles to Twin Lakes Rd. (Landmark: The Dirty Duck Saloon)

Turn right on Twin Lakes, go 3 miles to Doriva Beach

Turn right on Doriva Beach, go 1.5 miles to Starview Drive (just after Northshore Drive)

Turn right on Starview and follow the signs to parking and the wedding.

Slideshow of Jen and Mike from 2008