Single digit temperatures, snow, and wind, all set against the backdrop of a raging pandemic, are not ideal vacation conditions. On the bright side, the conference is held annually at the DeVos Place Convention Center and Performance Hall, and while Betsy DeVos is Michigan's greatest embarrassment and I'd rather not give the family any of our money, the complex is a beautiful one and is attached to the Amway Grand Hotel, where we found ourselves lucky enough to get a room. That meant that not only did Calvin not have to leave the building for any of his activities, we were well entertained during the long days without having to leave it ourselves. We stayed in the historic part of the 1920s hotel, with its high, thick-beamed ceilings, and while much of it has of course been redone, it was done so tastefully and in keeping with the theme.
So on day two, while much of the hotel world was busy with conference things, we explored a mostly empty hotel and attached conference center without the risk of crowds or the chill of the Michigan winter.
