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See Park Video If you were following the ecology movement in the '70's closely, you would know the name Gaylord Nelson. His experiences canoeing on the Namekagon and St Croix Rivers here led him to a career as Wisconsin governor and US Senator seeking protection for...
When we left Land O Lakes and Northwoods Tire we decided to head west to explore a bit of northern Wisconsin and then some of the Mississippi River. We also needed to find a overnight spot with laundry facilities. We ended up at the KOA north of Hayward WI. The...
A few days ago we noticed that the tires on the T@B were showing considerable wear. We looked on Yelp for a tire store somewhere along our proposed route. Northwoods Tire just south of Land O Lakes WI had a couple of five star reviews. We called them on Monday and...
The shore of Lake Superior has been our neighbor for these past two weeks. From Whitefish Bay to the Porcupine Mountains we've explored and hiked, learned about local history, enjoyed some delicious local foods, seen incredible night skies, found it easy to meet our...
As we prepare to take our leave of the U.P., it's necessary that we make sure we partake of a quintessentially U.P. delicacy, the Pastie. This delicious complete meal in one neat pastry package pays tribute to the highly skilled hard rock miners from Cornwall England...
There are many cool things to do in Porcupine Mountain State Wilderness Park but the road to many of them is closed today. Nonetheless we were able to check out the visitors center for an overview and a bit of history. This place might have been a national park but...
It seemed time to move on. We've enjoyed our stay at McLain State Park and have only begun to explore the treasures of the Keweenaw so we're looking forward to our next opportunity to visit here. Now we are staying at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in the...
We Recently we replaced our electric drip coffeemaker with a stovetop percolator. It made sense in that the one pot could replace both the tea kettle and the bulky drip machine and we wouldn't need shore power in order to make ourselves a pot of coffee. Then we...
One of the aspects of life on the road is that you must periodically replenish your food stores. No different than from life in a house. But their is a difference. Every grocery is arranged differently and may or may not carry the product or brand you want. And you...
This has been a glorious day! We were up before dawn for a quick breakfast and a drive up US-41 to Fort Wilkins State Park to participate in their 9th Annual Geocaching Event. We had to learn a new technique in order to find the nine temporary caches inside the park....
Planning a trip? Dreaming of travel? Perhaps some of our adventures could inspire yours! Over the last several years we’ve had the distinct pleasure of many cross country journeys traveling though the Lower 48 in tents and our various teardrop campers as well as an amazing Alaska adventure that did not involve a camper.
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Singapore is an city-state located on an island at the tip of the Malay Peninsula in Southeast Asia that during its sixty years of independence has carefully and thoughtfully created an ultra modern city that honors its past as it looks to the future. One aspect has been promoting a Garden City to in part to improve livability, public health. Our first visit to this spectacular city concentrated on the incredible gardens here.
Knowing very little of the deep history of Vietnam, we chose to spend our one day in the country immersing ourselves in their 18th Century imperial history including a sumptuous nine-course lunch in the ancestral home of a princess.
With three curated experiences, a Hidden Hong Kong Tour, a Chinese Cultural Extravaganza stage production, and a Grand Tour of Hong Kong we got a intriguing introduction to the history, culture, and landscape of this dynamic city where East meets West.