Summer visitors to Charlevoix encounter at least two things about the area: first, that this part of Michigan is a haven for boat lovers and especially cruisers on the Great Lakes; and, second, that the city of Charlevoix is the home of Earl Young’s so-called ‘mushroom houses.’ The first observation regarding boats and the appealingly […]| Toward Beauty
Exterior view of Earl Young’s Weathervane Inn As a young man from the rural north of Michigan, Earl Young aspired to produce ‘natural houses’ in the spirit of Frank Lloyd Wright, his inspiration an…| Toward Beauty
Michael Pollan’s writer’s hut, intentionally situated by a boulder on the brow of a hill Recently, I observed my middle son moving a black plastic pond module around in a small space in his New Orl…| Toward Beauty