May 5, 2014 - The snow had its spring melt only a few days prior to my arrival on the island.

On my bucket list was a visit to The Grand Hotel where the movie "Somewhere in Time" was filmed. My sister and I had a wonderful buffet at the hotel and we decided to walk the grounds instead of the paved road back to town. The area was still had its winter look, reddish dirt, small pebbles and very little green except for the native trees.

As we...