Day 15 – Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, pt 2.

All good things must come to an end … or so the saying goes. After a terrific week with Tim and Tricia exploring Mackinaw Island and the greater Traverse City Area - we bid good bye to the Tennessee Schulz Clan as they headed home. Before hitting the road, Tim and Tricia treated us toContinue reading "Day 15 – Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, pt 2."

Day 14 – Traverse City KOA and Right Brain Brewing

Some days time spent in the campground with family is just what the doctor ordered. After a busy day in the sun and wind on South Manitou the day before - we all decided a more modest day with fewer activities would be nice. After a relaxing morning at the campground doing some catch upContinue reading "Day 14 – Traverse City KOA and Right Brain Brewing"

Day 13 – Exploring South Manitou Island in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Noel and I are big fans of the National Park System. While many people are familiar with the well known National Parks like Yellowstone or Everglades - there are other units of the NPS such as National Lakeshores and National Historical Parks that are also great places to visit. We took the opportunity to startContinue reading "Day 13 – Exploring South Manitou Island in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore"

Day 12 – Exploring the Food Scene in Traverse City, Michigan

How do you define an area of the country? We often characterize somewhere new by the food and drink that are part of the regional cuisine. Que the Mission Impossible theme …. Our job for this day is - if we choose to accept it - to sample a wide variety of food in theContinue reading "Day 12 – Exploring the Food Scene in Traverse City, Michigan"

Day 11 Mackinac City, Michigan to Traverse City, Michigan

Some travel days are exciting - some are pretty routine. This one was … routine. It was a short day. We left Mackinac City KOA and headed a bit south to the Traverse City KOA - a mere 125 miles or so. Before leaving Mackinac City behind us - Noel wanted to get a fewContinue reading "Day 11 Mackinac City, Michigan to Traverse City, Michigan"

Day 10 – Mackinac Island, Michigan

Some times is pays to be lucky. We visited Mackinac Island for the third time as a family - although it was 25 years between the second and third trip. We were joined this time by our son and daughter in law - Tim and Tricia - who are camping with us in Northern MichiganContinue reading "Day 10 – Mackinac Island, Michigan"

Day 9 – Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum and Tahquamenon Falls State Park

When Noel and I were at the University of North Dakota in the early 1990’s we had season tickets to the entertainment at the Chester Fritz Auditorium on the UND campus. We saw a lot of different musicians, entertainers and touring broadway shows. I remember seeing “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to theContinue reading "Day 9 – Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum and Tahquamenon Falls State Park"

Day 8 – Copper Harbor, Michigan to Paradise, Michigan

It was a journey through time - in more ways than one. As our travel day progressed - we stepped back in time into the early 1900’s at Keweenaw National Historical Park and learned about some of the challenges in the Upper Peninsula during the Great Depression. We also stepped back in time to 1995Continue reading "Day 8 – Copper Harbor, Michigan to Paradise, Michigan"

Day 6 – Duluth, Minnesota to Copper Harbor, Michigan

Today was a travel day. These start out in a normal way in the morning with breakfast and a hot shower. Then it is time to get everything ready for travel - this includes packing up the camp chairs, putting away the Starlink Receiver, setting up Auroras pen on the couch for travel, draining theContinue reading "Day 6 – Duluth, Minnesota to Copper Harbor, Michigan"