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They are the largest waterfalls entirely in the United States east of the Mississippi River. (Niagara is larger but is shared with Canada.) Tahquamenon Falls, actually two sets of falls, are also notable for the color of the water spilling over the falls, tannins from...
In the Spring of 1976 we were captivated by Gordon Lightfoot's ballad, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. The FM station that we listened to in the morning played it just about the same time every day and we would pause to listen to him sing the story of the fate of...
There must be something magnetic about this place. There's so many pretty places and interesting things to do in Michigan but as soon as we started to near Mackinaw we felt a pull to the Tahquamenon River. We're staying in Tahquamenon Falls State Park in the...
We awakened to a beautiful day and celebrated with a walk out to the beach before packing it up and moving on. We left Hoeft without definite plans, just knowing that we wanted to continue our Michigan rambles. Something just drew us north. Up US-23 then north on I-75...
We wandered into Rogers City to explore a bit and to see if we could find a place with free wifi. We got some delicious mochas at The Painted Lady and got so engaged in conversation that we hardly took advantage of the wifi opportunity. We also found a couple of...
We're staying next to the Huron shore in Hoeft State Park with a bit of fairly new forest growth between us and the lake. It's on land deeded to the state of Michigan in 1922 by the logging baron Paul H Hoeft. As we were preparing breakfast we were surprised by a...
It's been a delightful day at home. Other than a brief foray into Oscoda this morning, we've hung out at the T@B. We discovered the library here at the campground and we each snagged a hard copy book for some light leisurely reading. The day is winding down, we've...
The Lake Huron shore here at P.H.Hoeft State Park looks remarkably like the Gulf shore in Pinellas did years ago. But when we engage other senses, there are significant differences. First is the absence of the saltwater smell, and then there's the distinct...
It's Labor Day Weekend and a busy campground time all around the country but perhaps especially so in Michigan where according to state law the school year cannot commence until after the first Monday in September. Reservations for state parks apparently filled up six...
After yesterday's walk along the shore of of Big Portage Lake and our overnight stay in the Waterloo State Recreation Area we added the Michigan mitten sticker to our map. This holiday weekend we are staying outside of Oscoda MI near the western shore of Lake Huron....
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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It’s been a fabulous day hopefully foreshadowing good things to come as we settle into making the village of Hampstead our home for four weeks!
It’s a first for us, a transatlantic sea voyage and our first trip to England! Although we’ve cruised quite a few times, this is different. Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 is an ocean liner rather than a cruise ship.
It’s here! It’s finally here! After a breakfast from the 9th Ave Gourmet Deli at the corner and some great coffee from Arvaci next door then making sure we were packed and ready, we summoned an Uber ride and enjoyed chatting with our driver. Now here we are at the...