Back in the summer of 1956, my great grandfather Rodger Poirier and his young family moved from Detroit, Michigan to Toledo, Ohio. Wanting to escape city life and take his kids to a new place, Poirier searched until he found one; a small lake named Bear Lake in Hillsdale, Michigan. Five cottages lined the top of the property, with a vast grassy area expanding to the front alongside the lake. 61 years later, the tradition of Bear Lake lives on in the Poirier family and has expanded to aunts, uncles, and cousins. Growing up, I always looked forward to my week at the lake. Not only did I get to see my cousins that I only saw once a year, or get to be surrounded by my extended family, but I was immersed into a week without any technology. Most