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10/12/2024

The reflection off my SUV of the ceiling lights in the Porte Cochere at the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa.

09/13/2024

I have driven past Guntzviller's Spirit of the Woods Museum in Elk Rapids literally thousands of times in my life. Why I've never stopped there is beyond me. I went there yesterday for the first time. My mind is officially blown. If you've never been, you owe it to yourself. The cover charge is on the honor system. A true treasure for the area for young and old alike. If you have grandkids, this is an excellent focal point for an outing. Amazing.

07/05/2024

Although I go to TVC a few hundred times per year, it still shocks me how much it has grown. Here are the outbound direct flights for tomorrow, July 6, 2024. 16 cities! And Allegiant doesn't even fly to FL tomorrow. Amazing!

06/24/2024

Many of you know that I have filed ZERO insurance claims in my 15 years as a limousine company, and even though I sound like an underwriter's dream customer, I have spent 2+ years buying insurance out of the "high-risk pool," the MAIPF, because no insurer was willing to sell insurance to me on the competitive market. All the underwriters who had competed for my business previously had left the State of Michigan due to the legal climate here.

The passenger-for-hire companies in Michigan are advocating for legislative changes that will improve the insurance landscape for all passenger transportation services—impacting everything from shuttle operations to non-emergency transport. These changes aim to create a fairer environment and invite more competition, potentially lowering the costs you pay for transportation.

Please consider supporting us by contacting your local State Representative or Senator to express your support for House Bills 5307-5308 and Senate Bills 904-905. Your voice can make a real difference in shaping policies that benefit us all.

For more information on this issue, please feel free to reach out
to me directly or read about these bills here:

House bills:
https://fastdemocracy.com/bill-search/mi/2023-2024/bills/MIB00024147/
https://fastdemocracy.com/bill-search/mi/2023-2024/bills/MIB00024142/

Senate bills:
https://fastdemocracy.com/bill-search/mi/2023-2024/bills/MIB00025006/
https://fastdemocracy.com/bill-search/mi/2023-2024/bills/MIB00025003/

Insurance: no-fault; personal protection insurance benefits for individuals in a motor vehicle operated in the business of transporting passengers; modify. Amends sec. 3114 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.3114). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0904'24

01/11/2024

Second trip of the day. M37 going south between Lighthouse Rehabilitation and M113. It was so slippery I did NOT hit my brakes but instead used what little traction there was to turn out of his way. Apparently, he braked in response to the car in front of him but in doing so, lost control of his vehicle and came into my lane. I was able to dodge the head-on collision but unable to dodge him entirely. Weirdly enough, no sheet metal was dented. He broke off my running board at the hinges and his mirror left a line of white paint down the side of my SUV from the rear door to past the fuel door.

My gratitude that no ambulance was needed outweighed all the other feelings combined.

12/29/2023

I get to drive in an amazing beautiful area.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=902990648493968&id=100063491232658&mibextid=Nif5oz

The Siepker Christmas tree on Big Glen, despite any winter weather is beautiful! An update on the Sleeping Bear Bay Supper Club series that’s quickly approaching, brief menu descriptions have been added to each Facebook event page and each Tock reservation page. Links in bio.

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12/28/2023

I've thought of changing my name, especially since it has been a couple years since I've owned a stretch limo. Does "Limo" send the wrong message?

Perceptions of the vehicles have changed over the decades because of several factors, including the preference by some wealthy for 'quiet luxury'

11/01/2023

I am heartbroken. Godspeed Peter!

Peter Mimnaugh was killed tragically in a car accident on Friday, 10/27/2023. Pete was a loving husban… Daniel Mimnaugh needs your support for Peter Mimnaugh

08/19/2023

I've picked up hundreds if not thousands of passengers from TVC and have never seen this before: passengers trapped behind the security gate. And this, after their planned midnight arrival finally landed at 3:15 A.M.

07/22/2023

What to do when your vehicle breaks going into a weekend, you know you will have to fix it yourself, you watch a bunch of youtube videos to see if it is even something you can do yourself, and you want to use OEM parts but not pay OEM prices? We are so fortunate to have GENES AUTO PARTS and East Bay Auto Parts in our city. They are both easy to work with, fairly priced, & convenient!!! I really appreciate them this week.

06/24/2023

A beautiful evening waiting for my passengers at the overlook on M22 just north of Arcadia.

06/21/2023

I unintentionally set a record of sorts for myself yesterday: I crossed the 45th parallel three times on three different highways on the same day. Sometime after midnight., I passed the 45th sign on US131 on my way back from taking someone from the late flight up to Boyne Falls. I passed the 45th sign on M22 on my way to pick up someone from Leland to go out on the early flight, and about 4:30 p.m. I passed the 45th parallel sign on US31 taking someone from TVC up to Charlevoix.

06/21/2023

WELCOME TO TRAVERSE CITY, SUN COUNTRY!!!

06/12/2023

Between my headlights and my camera, this isn't very bright but ... on the early morning of 6/9 near Boyne City, I had a "pace deer" for a bit.

05/25/2023

TVC today, multiple choice question:
The white pile in the corner is:
A. The last snow left over from winter
B. Discarded fur from a passenger shearing their poodle outside the airport
C. Tree pollen

05/09/2023

Walk or run on May 20 ... help raise money for the Wings of Mercy. Thanks to AV Flight and TVC for sponsoring this!

The TVC5K - Run The Runway is on Saturday May 20, 2023.

04/28/2023

Here's a great article on the declining popularity of the stretch limousine. So glad I sold mine in 2019. I did NOT enjoy owning one other than booking a fair amount of trips in it. Every stretch limo started their life as a cut-in-half car creating the exact long-term problems you would expect: A/C and electrical. When I mentioned to a group of other limo owners that I had to replace my alternator pretty much every 12-months, the first operator who spoke asked me how I got them to last that long! I literally carried a spare alternator and the tools to replace it in my trunk at all times.

Once a symbol of affluence, the stretch limo has largely fallen out of favor as the rise of Uber and Lyft, the Great Recession and new regulations hastened a shift to chauffeured vans and S.U.V.s.

04/25/2023

How many people drive past this historical place and never give it a second glance? Doesn't a Sunday homemade chicken dinner sound good?

https://www.nps.gov/slbe/planyourvisit/kentuckuinn.htm

12/30/2022

I have pulled into TVC 5000 times (a low estimate) since 2007. This is the first time I've seen this.

07/30/2022

CONGRATS to Chateau Chantal Winery Hotel for being voted #1 and the Inn at Black Star Farms voted #2 best winery hotels in America!!! We are certainly blessed to have great businesses here.
https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-winery-hotel/

The winners for Best Winery Hotel are in! Click to see the winners for Best Winery Hotel , chosen by the readers of 10Best and USA TODAY.

07/07/2022

They're out there.

04/27/2022

If you are planning on a wine tour this year, from 05/09 to 07/21, check this out: Center Road will be down to one lane. I've been thinking about becoming a "Leelanau County only" tour provider anyway and this about makes that official at least for the time period shown.

https://mdotjboss.state.mi.us/MiDrive/map?constZone=true&lat=44.8779&lon=-85.5153&zoom=15&id=209262&categoryCd=4

Mi Drive is a construction and traffic information website that allows users to view traffic cameras, speeds, locate incidents, and construction.

03/02/2022

Our downtown is beautiful, even at 5a.m. in winter.

02/04/2022

Unpacked a box from the old office today and this was apparently in the lost and found at that time. Alison ... are you out there?

07/14/2021

It's always difficult to answer "How early should we get to the airport? "