Abby Sunshine

Wow- if you are looking for a breathtaking view, check out Palisade Head along the North Shore of Lake Superior. We were nonchalantly recommended this spot by a local information booth volunteer. Let me sum it up by saying that I’m glad we left Abby in the car when we first explored the location.

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Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie
by Peter and Connie Roop
pictures by Peter E. Hanson
I couldn’t help but recommend this story after having recently visited a lighthouse with my own Abby. Though their names aren’t spelled the same, there are things these two “Abbys” have in common. They are brave and they are smart! Take a journey [...]

Split Rock Lighthouse stands upon a cliff on the North Shore of Lake Superior. Completed in 1910, the lighthouse is celebrating its 100th birthday this summer. My how technology has changed since those times when ships depended on the beam of light and the sound of a fog horn to help them navigate.

Abby Sunshine sees [...]

Surely you didn’t think we’d be at the largest freshwater lake in the world (by surface area) with Abby Sunshine and NOT play a bit of fetch. Perhaps you are familiar with the fact that Lake Superior is very chilly. Maybe that would deter some dogs. Yes, it would.

It does not, however, intimidate Abby. I [...]

What kind of a vacation is dog friendly? Camping! That is for certain. Abby is living it up in the wilderness of the North Shore of Lake Superior. Well mannered dogs are welcomed warmly and get to enjoy living in paradise.

Remembering basic rules of etiquette make life better and make it possible for dogs to [...]

Who goes there, yonder? It looks like people and a canine, but hard to tell. . .

Oh, I see some people, but is Abby near? We must look closely.

There she is! Abby Sunshine is exploring by the shores of a slough. Her nose is down and her tail is up.

Now what does she see? Is [...]

There’s nothing that a little water won’t cure on a hot summer day. . . Todd is spraying Abby with the hose. Abby’s tail is wagging. As you will notice, she moves toward this water, not away from it!

There is a stop in the water flow. Abby walks toward Todd, wondering why it stopped? She’s [...]

Happy Independence Day!
Abby would much rather have a quiet day with this big, red ball than listen to fireworks. She doesn’t even want to fetch when she hears the pop of a firecracker. . .

There once was a fluffy red dog,

Who panted right after her jog,

She turned to her right,

That red ball is “tight!”

Now a  [...]

The Little Turtle
by Vachel Lindsay
There was a little turtle.
He lived in a box.
He swam in a puddle.
He climbed on the rocks.
He snapped at a mosquito.
He snapped at a flea.
He snapped at a minnow.
And he snapped at me.
He caught the mosquito.
He caught the flea.
He caught the minnow.
But he didn’t catch me.
What would Abby Sunshine think about [...]

We don’t always have a camera handy when the time is right. Sometimes we must create a picture with our words. Here is what happened.
Abby Sunshine accompanied us on a pontoon adventure!
What fun! A pontoon is a great way to cruise on a lake, wind in the hair, yet not so fast that a good [...]