Ehlathini elingasenyakatho-ntshonalanga ye-Peninsula encane, echibi elide kunazo zonke eMichigan liyizibi elikhulu elimangalisayo lama-glace angu-18-male, lapho kuqala, libonakala lilingisa amanzi aseCaribbean. Amanzi alo eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka namanzi ahlanzekile aziwa ngokukhiqiza ukuhlukahluka kombala, okushintsha kusuka e-emerald eluhlaza kuze kube segolide elivuthayo kuze kube se-turquoise ejulile. "I-Torch Lake ayiyona umfundisi, kuyamangalisa," kusho uLynne Delling, ohlala isikhathi eside eTorch Lake ne-Realtor yendawo.
"Ingaqeda imizuzu emihlanu ibe namaza amakhulu, noma igqoke njengeglasi."
Ngenkathi inombala weCaribbean, i-Torch Lake ehlala njalo ihlala ku-45th Parallel futhi iyingxenye yohlu lwamachibi angu-14 ageleza e-Antrim County yaseMichigan. Sekuyisikhathi eside izinsuku zasehlotsheni, ukushona kwelanga okukhulu, kanye nemimoya evamile yaseNyakatho yaseMichigan eye yakhanga izizukulwane zemindeni emagqumeni ayo kusukela ngawo-1920. Bavela eChicago, eSt. Louis, eDetroit naseCincinnati, bebalekela ukushisa komuzi ngendawo yokuthula ekhulile, elalibuyiselwe emuva echibini.
Amadolobhana amaningana - i-Bellaire, i-Eastport, i-Alden, i-Clam River, ne-Torch Lake-azungeze ichibi eliphakathi kwamamitha amabili, ahlinzeke ngokuphila komuzi wase-sleepy, ephethe izindawo zokudlela, izitolo nezokungcebeleka. Izakhamuzi kanye nezivakashi zihlangana ndawonye eMoka ngekhofi kanye nama-pastries, ikhanda ku-Shorts Pub kuze kube mnandi wezinkathi zonyaka ezifana ne-Peaches kanye ne-Cream, futhi udle kumaziko ajwayelekile we-foodie afana ne-LuLu.
Futhi zingasondela izivini zemikhiqizo ephezulu ezayo naseTraverse City njengeBrys Estate.
Vula futhi Vala i-Torch Lake
I-Torch Lake idume ngesihlabathi sesiganga esingamakhilomitha amabili, indawo yokuhlangana lapho abagibeli bemikhumbi behamba khona ukuze badonsa futhi bahlalisane, futhi indawo enkulu yokubukela izibhamu ngomhlaka-4 kuJulayi. Labo abakhetha ukuhamba ngomkhumbi, baya e-Torch Lake Yacht ne-Country Club.
Eyasungulwa ngo-1928, iklabhu eyakhelwe emndenini inikeza izifundo zokuhamba ngomkhumbi kanye nesimiso sokugijima esisebenzayo samalungu ayo.
Labo abangenawo isikebhe bangaqasha konke kusuka emabhishi e-pontoon ukuya ezinqoleni zokuhamba ezikhungweni ze-jet kusuka kubathumeli bendawo. Okunye okuthandwa yizemidlalo engekho emotweni njenge-canoeing, i-windsurfing, ne-kayaking. Ukubhukuda emanzini asetshenziswe entwasahlobo, aphephe ama-80 degrees ezinyangeni zasehlobo, uyisikhathi esidlule esithandayo.
Ngokujulile kwamamitha angaba ngu-340, i-Torch Lake yiLwandle lwase-Michigan olujulile kakhulu. Okufanelekile ukudoba, ama-anglers azothola izinhlobonhlobo zezinhlanzi-emlonyeni womlomo, i-trout, pike ne-whitefish. Ngonyaka we-2009, enye ingane yabanjwa i-Musk Great Lakes Muskie, i-8-ounce i-Great Lakes Muskie, ibeka irekhodi elisha laseMichigan lale nhlobo yezinhlanzi.
Ngaphandle kwechibi, abagibeli begalofu banezifundo ezingu-26 eziseduze, kuhlanganise ne-course ye-Legend Arnold Palmer eyenzelwe yona kanye nabanye abathathu eShanty Creek. Abahamba ngezinyawo bangafinyelela emigwaqweni ehlukahlukene eGrass River Natural Area naseCoy Mountain.
Ukuphela kwehlobo kubhalwe uMkhosi weRubber Ducky we-Bellaire, umkhosi uhlanganisa nokudla, ubuciko, ubuciko, umdwebo, nomjaho weRubber-Ducky. NgoSeptemba lapho izihlahla ezinzima kakhulu ziqala ukukhombisa umbala wazo, idolobha liphethe uMkhosi Wokuvuna kanye neScarecrow Extravaganza.
Phakathi nezinsuku ezinokuthula zasebusika, izakhamizi zithatha emigwaqeni ye-cross-country skiing futhi zigubhe amaholidi ngeSipho Fair kanye neMilayezo yomkhosi wamaHholide.
Qinisekisa ukuthi wenza lezi zinto, futhi: uthatha izifundo zokuhamba, uhambe, uvakashele izivini, uqashe isikebhe, uphinde uthinte izixhumanisi.
Ukuthola Ikhaya KuLwandle Lwesibhakabhaka
Umlando nelanga lihlukanisa indawo yesehlakalo ye-Torch Lake. Emuva kuma-1920, imindeni ivela emadolobheni azungezile futhi yakha izindlu zokugembula eziqhingini ezinkulu ezingasempumalanga kwechibi. Ama-Lakes Amalangabi amantombazane anamuhla asakhiwe phakathi neminyaka yama-1990 lapho intuthuko ikhula ngokushesha ngasentshonalanga kwechibi.
"Amakamelo asemaphandleni asesempumalanga yizindawo zokukhiqiza," kusho uDelling, owaqala ukuhamba nomndeni wakhe e-Torch Lake ngo-1947. "Laba bahlali bahamba lapha nemindeni yabo ehlobo base bedlulisela amakhaya abo eminye amalungu omndeni. " Ukuhlala ohlangothini lwasempumalanga kuhambisana nama-perks, ikakhulukazi imimoya ekhona evela eLake Michigan, okusiza ukugcina izinyosi ziphelile.
"Abantu bathanda uhlangothi lwempumalanga ngama-sunsets alobalabala," kusho uDelling. Ohlangothini olusentshonalanga lweTorch Lake luya ekukhuphukeni kokuqala nge-pink sunrises. Ohlangothini lwasentshonalanga lubuye lube namanzi azinzile namabhishi anezinsika ezimbalwa.
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uhlangothi luni olukhethayo, bobabili banikeza amathuba ahlukahlukene okuhlala ekhaya. Ngasogwini olusempumalanga, ungathenga indlu yaseLimple Island yenkambiso ehlinzekwe ngamamitha angu-168 emgwaqeni wamanzi nge $ 1.2 million noma uhlala emphakathini ogcwele umbukiso wokubheka igalofu ngo-$ 229,000.
Ehlangothini olusentshonalanga kwechibi, ikhaya langamanje elakhiwe ngo-1998, elibekwe kumahektare angama-12 angama-929 amamitha asesigodini libiza izindleko zeRandi 1.9 million ngenkathi i-cottage ehlelekile yesikhwama esihlala echibini ingatholakala ngo-$ 525,000.