What I like about Michigan in the summertime is how everything 'wakes' up. I love the sounds of birds chirping when I'm waking up in the morning. I love the smell of fresh cut grass after a summer rain. Everything is so green and alive!

I couldn't agree more. Though I cannot say it is my favorite season, I am definitely enjoying the awakening of summer!

I love the shot of your feet in the surf. I miss the lake!

ah, lake michigan...i need a fix!

I love Michigan. I love the trees in the fall, the Lakes at any time of year -- Spring, Summer, or Wintry-frozen -- the people, the food (pasties), and the down-home Michigan charm. From deer-watching in the northern forests, to kayaking down the Au Sable, to the Iosco Falls, to the Picture Rocks, to Mackinac Island, to the engineering marvel that is the Mackinac Bridge, to the quaintness of Frankenmuth, to the Capitol in Lansing -- I love it!

It really is a stunning State.

Mom - you should get your butt to Lake Michigan! You have time!

Ben - you put this far more eloquently than I did. :)