Great Lakes lore – hebspeaks

Did I Stumble Into a Pictured Rocks Whodunit in 2006? Reflecting Upon Deaths at Pictured Rocks (MI)

It seems the third person in 15 years has lost their life at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula – Dominic Rotondi, 21, of Lincoln… Read more “Did I Stumble Into a Pictured Rocks Whodunit in 2006? Reflecting Upon Deaths at Pictured Rocks (MI)”

My husband and I got back from a three-night camping trip in mid Michigan last night. In a loaner vehicle (more about that in a bit, it’s… Read more “Rifle River (MI) Camping Trip July, 2021 Recap – Reunions, Dog Bites and Car Trouble – Oh My!”

If you allow a “seasoned” camper to blather on long enough about their various adventures, sooner or later the phrase “camper courtesy” will come up. It can… Read more “Latest Cabin Adventure – Orchard Beach State Park (Manistee, MI) – A View So Wonderful Everybody Wants Some! And Your Picnic Table, Too!”

The best thing that ever happened to me while in Michigan’s “Downriver” area was winning $2,500 at a trivia tournament in 2017. Other than that? I’ve received… Read more “I Was Only Trying To See The Worst of the Great Lakes – And Nearly Got Lost “Downriver…””

It’s fairly easy to just “pass through” the city of Marquette, MI if you’re say…traveling to your brother’s house in Houghton, MI (the two cities are just… Read more “Going To Marquette? Be Sure To Stop And Look Around A Bit – And Maybe Have A Beer Or Two!”

Editor’s note: I have visited 63 of the 107 state parks in Michigan over the course of my lifetime. I’m about to take you on a little… Read more “(REVISED Feb. 6, 2019) Michigan State Parks – A Photo Tour!”

As some of my most die-hard blog followers already know, one of my favorite vacation pastimes is freighter watching. I can’t explain why it’s so exciting to… Read more “Forty-Three Years Ago Today, A Great Lake Took Down a Great Ship…”

This is just for fun! I am not in any way, shape or form an expert in craft beer, though I have tasted a lot of different… Read more “Michigan Beer/Halloween Candy Pairings”

This is one of a series of photo blogs I’ve done about Michigan’s Great Lakes. If you like white sand beaches, sleepy little towns with overpriced wares… Read more “Lake Michigan – The “Marcia Brady” of the Great Lakes”

This is one of a series of photo blogs I’m doing about Michigan’s Great Lakes… Update, here’s a recent story about the awesomeness of Lake Superior: I’ve lived… Read more “(UPDATED April 14, 2019) Lake Superior – The Best Great Lake Of Them All…”