Farm near Paris, Michigan
So long as the sun shines and the fields are green we shall need to go to nature for our inspiration and our respite; and our need is the greater with every increasing complexity of our lives.
Liberty Hyde Bailey, America’s Father of Modern Horticulture
Great Lakes Gazette 
I love, love, love barns! My son has promised that some day he’ll take me on a barn tour and I can take as many pictures as I want! Love the quote, too!
By: Cindy Lou on July 18, 2010
at 10:50 am
What is it about barns, anyway?
A couple of years ago on Pasty.com I saw a picture of the most beautiful barn on the Portage someone had posted…thought I’d be able to find the photo again and could not. It was white with a stone foundation, and seemed huge.
By: kathusitalo on July 19, 2010
at 7:09 am
Maybe this is it, Messner’s Barn. It’s on Portage, lots of windows painted white, and a stone base. It’s big and beauty. Here’s a link:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2110/193/94/532163607/n532163607_1232551
By: kathleen on August 4, 2010
at 3:17 pm
Thanks, Kathleen. Your description of the barn fits, but I’m unable to connect with the image.
By: kathusitalo on August 4, 2010
at 10:38 pm
Here’s another attempt to link to a picture of Messner’s Barn. http://gallery.pasty.com/displayimage.php?album=2489&pos=9
By: kathleen on August 8, 2010
at 12:10 am
That’s it!
I remembered it being more white; must have been the roofs.
A note on the following photo says someone turned it into a home—-my thoughts exactly.
Glad it’s being used.
Thanks Kathleen!
http://gallery.pasty.com/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pos=32
By: kathusitalo on August 8, 2010
at 9:04 am
I’m going to be up there next week and will check this out. It would be a huger than huge home. A Super-McMansion! I’ll report back on my findings….
By: kathleen on August 8, 2010
at 10:13 pm