Last year, my wife and I celebrated Christmas by visiting one of Michigan’s most Christmasy towns, Frankenmuth. We saw a brochure for this town and had to see it for ourselves. Of course, I added other stops since it was a lengthy drive for a…
We had done a trip to Seneca Falls on a long weekend. This trip can be easily converted to a three-day journey to this area in New York during any time of the week or the year. I have created a map and an itinerary…
I love mini-stops. These are places where I put into our itinerary when we are travelling. Generally, it is a quick stop to look at something, snap a picture, and away we go to the next destination. But sometimes, a mini-stop turns into something bigger.…
I call a location like this a mini-stop. A mini-stop is something that is a quick stop, take a picture and off we go to the next spot. But unlike so many mini-stops, this one left me more confused than anything. It is a giant…
This is what I call a Mini-Stop: a place to stop, snap a pic and off you go on towards your next destination. Here is where I took a picture of my wife when we stopped on our way to Alaska. Unlike many other mini-stops…
We woke to a surprisingly beautiful morning at Fushimi Lake. This has to have been one of the best campsites we have stayed at, all because of the fantastic view and our private beach. I booked this site in February and am so glad I…
The world was in the throws of COVID and its myriad of restrictions and whatnot when we last were in Thunder Bay. Then, it was clear that things were no longer being maintained, even stuff just abandoned. On this day, the second on our journey…
Earl is a 9 ton, all steel bison that is on the side of the road. It is hard to miss when driving in the Earlton area. I had decided to pull over for this mini-stop and a quick picture. I really appreciate that there…
We finally got to do this. Years of delays. Then figuring out how to get the time off. Planning. More planning. And then there was the money aspect. Once all of these were set, we drove to Alaska. It has always been a dream of…
Yorkville had its twice-a-year Fleur Des Ville exhibit. This is quickly becoming a tradition to see these floral displays throughout the community. I had decided to take my mother to see these exquisite arrangements. One of the stops was Gardiner Museum. This was a perfect…
