“I’ve lived here all my life and never seen that before.”

Those were the words spoken to me as I walked along the Boardman Lake on a cold March day.

Subaru on the lake

It’s been a cold one, but apparently having a car on the Boardman is unusual. Having only lived here two-ish years, I hadn’t see it, either.

But the thing about Traverse City is that Subaru’s are everything, even on lakes.  You can’t make a trip anywhere without being stuck behind a Subaru Outback at one point along the roads. People love their station wagons here in the north.  If you are stuck behind a slow-moving vehicle, there is a good chance it’s an Outback. I think there is some kind of governor on the engine that prevents them from going above the speed limit. Some model have them so they can’t even reach the limit.

You may have heard of the legend of the ravens at the Tower of London – if the ravens ever leave, London will fall. We have a similar legend, that if all the Subaru Outbacks leave Traverse City will collapse.