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Osceola County in Michigan has been added to the sidebar of Barn Quilt Trails

The Shores of Lake Michigan

About 30 miles due East of Green Bay, Wisconsin, on the shore of Lake Michigan is Kewaunee. The Kewaunee Area Chamber of Commerce (http://www.kewaunee.org/), is hosting the web page for the Kewaunee Area Barn Quilts. Beautiful pictures, of beautiful Barns and Barn Quilts, I could not help but notice that there is snow in more than half of the pictures.

On the far side of Lake Michigan, you can find Traverse City, Michigan, on what is known as the Mission Peninsula. It is there that you will find a new Barn Quilt Trail. A few years ago, retired school teacher Evelyn Johnson wrote a book about the Barns Of Old Mission Peninsula And Their Stories, and she is now spearheading a Quilt Trail project on the Peninsula. There was a story in yesterday's Traverse City's Record-Eagle. (click here for story), and they have pictures too (click here for pictures)...

... also see: http://iamsamiam.wordpress.com/2009/07/17/quilt-barns/

You may need to leave now if you want to make the meeting...

In the sidebar there is listed an Alcona County, Michigan (Mi). I have updated their web-link and would like to commend President: Cindi Van Hurk, and Vice President: Bill Thompson, and Secretary: Bonnie Wichtner–Zoia, and Treasurer: Denise Hartz for stitching together the Alcona County Quilt Trail. It appears as if they now have completed five quilt blocks, and posted some nice pictures on their web-site. There is a Barn Quilt Committee meeting at 6:45 (one hour from now), at the Holly Hock Quilt Shop in Harrisville... and the public is invited.

(trivia: over 60% of Alcona County is water)