I’ve done quite a lot of traveling throughout the state of Michigan. I grew up in the Mid-Michigan area (where I lived until about 1994), went to… Read more “A Couple Of “Characters” Created On My Michigan Travels…”
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REVISED MAY, 2021: How Dry They Are – Michigan State Parks With Alcohol Restrictions
The Michigan State Parks system turns 100 years old in 2019. This is part of an ongoing series of blogs about Michigan’s State Parks. This blog was… Read more “REVISED MAY, 2021: How Dry They Are – Michigan State Parks With Alcohol Restrictions”
(REVISED September 15, 2024) Michigan State Parks – A Photo Tour!
I have visited more than 70 of the 107 state parks in Michigan during the course of my lifetime. Enjoy this little “photo tour,” which includes at… Read more “(REVISED September 15, 2024) Michigan State Parks – A Photo Tour!”
Did Thomas Jefferson Have a Secret “Concubine Room?”
I’m being super lazy here, this isn’t an actual blog. But I thought some of my blog followers who dig U.S. history might want to be made… Read more “Did Thomas Jefferson Have a Secret “Concubine Room?””
Trivia Recap (Abbreviated) – Oct. 10, 2017 – Pompei Lounge (Staunton, VA)
In October, 2017, my husband and I took a road trip to Virginia, to visit an old friend who’d moved to the Norfolk/Newport News area. I did… Read more “Trivia Recap (Abbreviated) – Oct. 10, 2017 – Pompei Lounge (Staunton, VA)”
Forty-Three Years Ago Today, A Great Lake Took Down a Great Ship…
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…”
Lake Michigan – The “Marcia Brady” of the Great Lakes
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”
(UPDATED April 14, 2019) Lake Superior – The Best Great Lake Of Them All…
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…”
UPDATED – Lake Huron – The Jan Brady of the Great Lakes…
This is one of a series of photo blogs I’m doing about Michigan’s Great Lakes… Lake Michigan gets most of the attention when it comes to the… Read more “UPDATED – Lake Huron – The Jan Brady of the Great Lakes…”
That One Time We Stumbled Into A Halloween Party…And Didn’t Have Costumes, Decorations, or Candy (Oh My!)
My husband and I went on our annual fall vacation last weekend. This time, our plans were to stay in cabins at Harrisville State Park and Tawas… Read more “That One Time We Stumbled Into A Halloween Party…And Didn’t Have Costumes, Decorations, or Candy (Oh My!)”