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In Michigan State Parks the Campground Hosts often offer the opportunity to gather with other campers. This morning we met Dave & Sarah and their dogs, Finn & York at the Coffee gathering. This evening it was a campfire and S'Mores. As the sun lit up the sky...
See Park Video See History Video (Delayed Start) The town of Calumet, originally named Red Jacket, sprang up around the Calumet and Hecla copper mines. Today we explored the area a bit. In an attempt to locate the Visitors Center we got into an amazing...
We landed here at McLain State Park on the western side of the Keweenaw Peninsula early yesterday afternoon and chose Site 76 just across from the lake. Even before we were set up and registered we were giving tours to a couple of neighbors, Bob & Bob, who gave us...
According to local legend, when Horace Greeley penned those now famous words, he was encouraging young men to migrate from the eastern cities to the Keweenaw copper mines. It is interesting to note that Greeley was among the eastern investors that financed these mines...
We spent the night just across US-41 from the southern tip of Lake Superior's Keweenaw Bay at Baraga State Park. At night we could see the lights of the little town of L'Anse twinkle across the bay and in the morning the reflection of the rising sun dances on the...
We didn't learn from our first visit here. Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. It's not a place to visit while towing a trailer. Next time we'll linger longer in Grand Marais or set it up in Musinging and explore sans T@B. That way we'll be able to find parking in...
Teenie Weenies Lived Here Teenie Weenies lived here. Well, actually it was William Donahey and his wife Mary Dickerson Dohaney who lived in this Pickle Barrel House for ten summers beginning in 1926 on the shore of nearby Lake Sable. William was the creator of the...
From our visit in 2012 we fondly remember Grand Marais as the location of the first gas station west of Muskallonge and a restaurant where we grabbed a meal before hurrying off to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. This time we lingered a little. Now we can...
We are traveling CR-407 from Muskallonge to Grand Marais. Shall we say it's not a smooth road? We're doing more shaking and rattling than rolling at our 15 mpg pace. We drove this route in September 2012 but our recollections of that experience focus on a...
Incredible Blue Skies! What gorgeous weather! We have spent the whole day here at Muskallonge Lake State Park. In fact we didn't even unhitch the T@B when we arrived yesterday. We've been enjoying deliciously warm temperatures, crisp winds, and clear sapphire skies....
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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A half-day bus tour from London to Stonehenge gave us enough of an opportunity to gaze in awe at this ancient sacred monument, learn a little more about its history and construction and make us want to return for perhaps a more intimate experience.
On the Hidden London Tour today we visited a number of curious places relating to the history of public transportation hidden in plain sight.
Off the beaten path is Hampstead is the more than three hundred year old Burgh House with a fascinating history. It’s now a community center, local museum, gallery, concert venue, event space, and more open to the public four days a week. We popped over for a bite to eat and to peruse the galleries to learn a little more about Hampstead history.