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!”
Category: Michigan Weather
What Happens When You Let Gale-Force Winds From Lake Michigan Give Your Hair a “Blowout?”
Just got back from our annual fall “Up North” adventure about a half hour ago, so I’m just now making a vain attempt to catch up with… Read more “What Happens When You Let Gale-Force Winds From Lake Michigan Give Your Hair a “Blowout?””
Five Lakes, Four Days – Getting a Jump on Labor Day Weekend 2020!
My husband and I decided to get a jump on Labor Day weekend and essentially do our four-day weekend early – ahead of the holiday traffic madness!… Read more “Five Lakes, Four Days – Getting a Jump on Labor Day Weekend 2020!”
Recap of My 2020 Michigan Camping Trips
So far, I’ve done more tent camping during this calendar year than I’ve done in years past. It’s been a great way to “escape” while a pandemic… Read more “Recap of My 2020 Michigan Camping Trips”
Scenes From Our “Country Road Trip” (Lenawee County, MI)
It was a drizzly/rainy day on Saturday, so we decided to take a little “country road trip.” Our destination was Lake Hudson Recreation Area near the Ohio… Read more “Scenes From Our “Country Road Trip” (Lenawee County, MI)”
One Night MI Camping Trip, Here We Come!
We’ll be heading out on what will be our second one night camping trip of the summer tomorrow morning. Our destination is a town near the tip… Read more “One Night MI Camping Trip, Here We Come!”
Some Pandemic Bar Stories/ Scenes…
Since weather has been so oppressively hot as of late, and shows no sign of stopping, my husband and I have become virtual “vampires” in that if… Read more “Some Pandemic Bar Stories/ Scenes…”
The Joys of One-Night Camping Trips
It’s one thing when you can “get away from it all” by taking several days off for a camping trip or vacation. Though – to be honest… Read more “The Joys of One-Night Camping Trips”
Anatomy of Planning a “Spur of the Moment” Camping Trip…
Wednesday, my employer called me back into work, and I’ll start working again next week. Seriously…while I was buying a new gazetteer at a local outdoor store… Read more “Anatomy of Planning a “Spur of the Moment” Camping Trip…”
Upper Manistee Camping Trip 2020
“You can’t get to anything pretty unless you’re taking a dirt road to get there,” I said to my husband as we trudged very carefully – and… Read more “Upper Manistee Camping Trip 2020”