Day: May 29, 2020

My heart lies here in Gulliver, Michigan
here on the great inland sea
I leave it now and again to travel to Manistique
and do my shopping and engage in my social activities 
It too is on this remarkable Lake Michigan 
 
I read once that Manistique was spelled wrong
when officials were recording documents and
the misspelled word became the official spelling 
I cannot remember how it was intended
to be spelled and perhaps it doesn’t matter
as most don’t know or care 
 
We have many streets there in Manistique and
some are common named streets and some are names
that belong in the tongue twister category: 
Cero, Arbutus, Steuben, Nahma, Boling, schnurer,
Chavala, Poupour, Barque Point, Wawaushnosh,
Chvala, and Catagarus and many more. 
 
They are just names and people get used to them and
can navigate around and find them. 
I think they should be changed,
that is all street names, every few years or so. 
A good mix up would keep people alert, focused and determined. 
 
Streets could be named after people in the community;
people who own shops, teachers, medical people,
paper mill folks or those who have contributed
through the volunteer systems or ministers. 
Don’t you think that would be a good idea? 
 
I don’t mean to be brazen, but wouldn’t
a Stanski Street be nice.  It has a nice ring to it;
kind of a poetic sound, reminding one of
their favorite song bird.  Anyway, whatever
the street names, the town is a lovely place
with plenty of good hearted people and
I am happy to know some of them and be with them.
 
Stanski
May 29, 2020 ^