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About midway between Holland and Traverse City we stopped at the E-Z Mart in Brohman, Michigan more because we needed a break than because we needed fuel. What a lucky break. We found a store that offered more than the usual convenience store fare. We got several...
When we spotted a billboard yesterday about a new outdoor Wizard of Oz exhibit was opening on June 15th in Holland, we did some quick online research and planned our route, which in fact will includes Kansas next month, to take us through Holland, Michigan. The...
Between Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, just east of Galesburg, Michigan, Fort Custer State Park is a great base from which to explore southwestern Michigan. It's on land that was once a part of Fort Custer which was built during WWI, housed German POWs during WWII, and...
Not long ago we discovered Corn Flake Kings: The Kellogg Brothers on YouTube which piqued an interest in visiting the Battle Creek Sanitarium. Today we learned that the sanitarium building is now a federal government building. However we did get to tour the Dr....
It's our first day of Summer Ramble 2019! Leaving Sugarcreek we headed west out of Tuscarawas County and through Holmes County noting how little we actually got out and about during our two weeks in Amish Country. We planned to stop briefly in Hayesville, Ohio to see...
It's been a soggy two weeks at Winklepleck. Even as we pulled in on the Tuesday before üCamp19 we had to be careful as to where we parked near our assigned power pedestal. Then as the rain progressed we found ourselves camping in the middle of a lake. Even once we...
It was a good day, if a bit blustery and chilly, at üCamp. Truth be told it was actually so rainy that the evening presentations and showing of American Grafitti was cancelled. That gave us a guilt-free opportunity to go off campus with a cadre of good friends and...
Several of us early arrivals have volunteered to help the weekend arrivals. Dubbed the "seasoned veterans" by Allison, the üCamp coordinator, we greet them at the gate, guide them to their site, and in some cases assist with backing and setup. With rain forecast for...
When we T@Bbers gather at Winklepleck every year it's a festival of ideas exchanged. We're constantly learning from and inspiring one another and gigging each other to improve our campers. It's happening already with just a handful of campers here in the days leading...
The last two years we have been at Winklepleck to greet Amanda as she arrived prior to üCamp. This year the tables were turned and Amanda was waiting for us. She helped us locate the pedestal we will share with three other trailers and position ours with consideration...
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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On our first visit to Cahokia Mounds State Park near Collinsville, Illinois, across the river from St Louis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, we were so impressed with the importance of this site we chose to join the Cahokia Mounds Museum Society to support ongoing...
Today has been a comedy of errors. Our plan had been to visit Cahokia then head on to our campsite near Carlyle, Illinois. All that would have been about four hours of driving. But as we were preparing to leave Fisherman’s Corner COE Campground near Moline, Illinois...
Last night we enjoyed our stay at Dam East-McNair Campground, near Carlyle, Illinois remembering our 2016 stay at Dam West, on the other end of the dam. So today's journey was a trek across the Illinois from just east of the Mississippi River to just over the Ohio...