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Musings on the slower pace of lake life and Finnish culture at a small log cabin resort in a remote corner of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

 
 
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Kesäkuu
Kesäkuu

Like so many things, apple blossoms are fleeting.

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seasons, summer, discoveryChristine ManninenJune 8, 2025seasons, summer
Finnish breakfast
Finnish breakfast

Cloudberries, lingonberries, bilberries, crowberries…Finns love their wild berries!

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cooking, food, FinnishChristine ManninenMay 18, 2025food, finnish
Tracy's tree
Tracy's tree

Forever this beautiful pine will be “Tracy’s tree,” keeping a watchful eye on my cabins and grounds, just as he did.

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trees, peopleChristine ManninenMay 4, 2025flora, trees, people
A buoy in rough waters
A buoy in rough waters

We need to protect things that are important and critical, not only to our personal wellbeing but for the greater good of our nation. Science and the bright minds that pursue it are among those things.

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lake, environmentChristine ManninenMarch 3, 2025great lakes, lake superior, science
Flowers and stars
Flowers and stars

On these days, in the depths of winter and change, I like to be reminded of the connectedness of our world.

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life lessons, loveChristine ManninenJanuary 26, 2025flowers, stars, life advice
By the numbers: 2024 cabin season
By the numbers: 2024 cabin season

Enjoy these fun stats from our 2024 cabin season.

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general, cabins, resort lifeChristine ManninenJanuary 22, 2025cabins
Tossut
Tossut

Slippers, or tossut in Finnish, are the perfect way to cozy up and make anyplace feel like home.

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Finnish, simple livingChristine ManninenJanuary 5, 2025finnish, clothing
Tammikuu
Tammikuu

Rather than making resolutions, many people today choose a word or mantra for the year. A North Star. What is yours?

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seasons, discoveryChristine ManninenJanuary 1, 2025seasons, new year
From Finland with love
From Finland with love

From the food to the people to the land, Finland felt like home to me.

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holiday, Finnish, discoveryChristine ManninenDecember 29, 2024finnish
Seitsemän (No. 7) video tour
Seitsemän (No. 7) video tour

Seitsemän sleeps four and is an economical option for those traveling on a budget or with small children. Includes a video tour.

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Finnish, history, cabinsChristine ManninenDecember 8, 2024cabins, finnish, history
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Meet Christine

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author of
yoopercabingrl blog


I am pleased to share my experiences and thoughts here about life in the homeland. I like noticing the small things around me that bring joy to my days. I hope you enjoy my musings on the slower pace of lake life at a small log cabin resort in a remote corner of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

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This website is dedicated in memory of George Henry Manninen (1929-2020). George inherited the cabins from his father and went on to operate them with his wife Ruth for more than 50 years.

The cabins wouldn’t be all they are today without George. His love for this place is forever with us — in the cabins, in the air, in the trees.

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