We arrived at Muskallonge Lake State Park early enough this afternoon to enjoy the last couple hours of the Eighth Annual Muskallonge Rock Show featuring Lake Superior agates. We browsed our way through several booths, talked with...
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Whitefish Point
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...
A Bit of Rain!
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...
Testing with our Toes
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...
Another Day in Paradise
The little community of Paradise is just north of the mouth of the Tahquamenon River and east of Tahquamenon Falls on MI-123. We go through Paradise to get to anywhere up here and is the location for any of the services in the area. One gas station, two mini grocery...
Tahquamenon River
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...
Hoeft State Park
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...
Tahq Falls
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...
Across the Big Mac
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...
At Home with Real Books
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...
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The Hidden London Tour
On the Hidden London Tour today we visited a number of curious places relating to the history of public transportation hidden in plain sight.
Burgh House Hampstead
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.
Wicked The Musical
Ever since its debut on Broadway the two of us have wanted to see “Wicked the Musical”. Today we realized that dream. In the Apollo Victoria Theater in London’s West End we were witness to the incredible prequel to The Wizard of Oz, the story of the Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.