Although the summer is winding down, there are still some interesting activities going on in the Les Cheneaux community. The Les Cheneaux Arts Council will hold a reception at the Cedarville Inn Thursday, August 28, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. This will be the last chance to see this exhibit by local artists. Come meet the artists and vote for "best of show."

Art in the Park will take place in Cedarville Park on Hodeck Street Saturday, August 30. This will be an opportunity to meet the artists and to watch many of them doing their work.

The canoe raffle drawing will be at the Maritime Museum on Highway M-134 Sunday, August 31, at 3 p.m., and the quilt drawing will take place at the Historical Museum on Meridian Street at 4 p.m. Both museums will be hosting an open house at that time.

There will be an "Old Timers Softball Game" Sunday, August 31, at 1 p.m. at the Clark Township Ball Field at the Hessel Airport.

One of the nice things that happened last week was an old-fashioned tea given by the Historical Association for the summer volunteers. This is the second annual tea, and what an enjoyable occasion it was for everyone. Small tea sandwiches, cookies and small cakes, along with tea poured into china cups, were served. Guests were all given a straw hat. The tables were covered with white cloths and a centerpiece. Special guests were introduced by curator Cathy Hollowell and there was a reading by Nicole Yeager, an apprentice during the summer.

Annabelle and Doug Wells of Islington Point helped a hummingbird that couldn't fly; its wings were covered with a spider web. Mr. Wells holds the bird on his gloved hand. (Photograph courtesy of Doug Wells) Annabelle and Doug Wells on Islington Point had a unique experience with a hummingbird last week. As Doug walked into their woodshed, he encountered a little hummingbird that could not fly; its wings were covered with a spider web. Annabelle picked the bird up and gently cleaned off its wings with her fingers, and the bird flew off. The photograph shows the hummingbird sitting on Doug's gloved hand. Annabelle said that the web seemed sticky, but who ever though it would catch a hummingbird?

To continue with Bruce Patrick's story of last week:

"The Buttolphs made a nice walking trail all along the shore just inside the tree line of the whole point, out to Peck's Bay Point and all along the Peck's Bay shoreline. When Mr. Buttolph got back to his northwest land line, he ran a trail across to his cottage. He had men keep this trail in good shape at all times. He had a one-room cabin at the end of Peck's Bay Point. He had Frank Sherlund build a fireplace in this cabin. Occasionally, someone would go out to this cabin and sleep over night.

"This cabin may still be there, even though it was never properly taken care of. The original cottage on that point was log. My father built it when Mr. Buttolph first bought the property. It was torn down when the new owners, Don and Margaret Neal (now Pittman), bought part of this property. The stone fireplace that Frank Sherlund built still sits out in the front yard."

R. B. Smith was kind enough to rescue me after I locked the keys in my car last week.