Downtown Petoskey, Michigan is one of the most utterly charming places I’ve visited. Lots of shoppers flock here for the fine stores and shops filled with gifts and clothing. We best enjoyed the breathtaking sunsets but I also liked the architecture and the details in so many of the storefronts.

This ghost mural clues in the curious visitor to the fact the upstairs of this building was home to the Normal Business College. Seeing things like this always makes me wonder about the people who taught and studied there. Where were they from and what ever happened to them?

What did they learn here and how did they apply that knowledge to bettering themselves and the world around them? Do their grandchildren’s children still live in Petoskey or did they travel west to live or go abroad on grand adventures?

Clearly, I will never know but these types of questions keep me entertained for hours.