Sep 7, 2025 -A Tribute to America’s Great Midwestern Cities

Can you guess the location? By a long shot, the best experience Vivian and I have had is traveling the U.S and Canada in an RV. While national parks and monuments are the forces that shape our travel itineraries each year, the opportunity to visit some of the country’s great cities is never overlooked. We … Continue reading Sep 7, 2025 -A Tribute to America’s Great Midwestern Cities →

Aug 13 – Up North and Under the Bridge

‘Up North’ is a common term used in Michigan to describe a region of the state. I incorrectly used it in reference to Michigan’s upper peninsula in a blog I wrote three years ago. To be clear, the Upper Peninsula holds a unique identity within the state of Michigan and is colloquially known as “the … Continue reading Aug 13 – Up North and Under the Bridge →

Aug 5, 2025 – Say Ya to Da UP, eh!

https://videopress.com/v/wDo7flke?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Our lakefront campsite on Lake Michigan. A) Aune Osborne Cpgd in Sault Ste Marie, B) Tahquamenon Rivermouth Cpgd (state park), C) Lake Michigan Cpgd, D) Township Park on Drummond Island, E) Straits State Park in St Ignace. I grew up in northern Michigan, about 30 miles south of the Mackinac Bridge. To the north … Continue reading Aug 5, 2025 – Say Ya to Da UP, eh! →

Aug 3, 2025 – Winding Down in Canada

Since 2018, Vivian and I take the RV on the road for 5-7 months at a time. Each trip begins with a fast pace that leads up to anticipated places for which we designed our entire travel itinerary. One year it was 10 national parks out west, another Banff and Jasper National Parks in the … Continue reading Aug 3, 2025 – Winding Down in Canada →

Aug 17, 2024 – Familiar (or Family) Territory

A) Shipshewana South Campground, INB) Marken Glen Campground, Kalamazoo MIC) Friends Jim & Denise, Columbiaville, MI D) Happy Acres Campground, Angola, INE) White River Campground, Cicero, IN I’ve never been to Uranus, until now. Vivian and I have stayed at a county campground north of Indianapolis many times as it is conveniently located near our … Continue reading Aug 17, 2024 – Familiar (or Family) Territory →

Looking Back – Top Ten Hidden Gems

The United States is full of hidden gems and you will not find them unless you take a road trip. I will go further and say that road tripping with a home on wheels is even better; it affords you the time to explore unbeaten paths, to seek out those hidden gems that are mostly … Continue reading Looking Back – Top Ten Hidden Gems →

Sep 7, 2022 – The Third Coast

After 10 days near one of the world’s largest cement plant and limestone quarry on Lake Huron, going west to the Lake Michigan side was like traveling to another world. Parked on Lake Leelanau on Leelanau Peninsula between Grand Traverse Bay and Lake Michigan, we were surrounded by a hilly patchwork of orchards and vineyards … Continue reading Sep 7, 2022 – The Third Coast →

Aug 28, 2022 – The Other Side of Michigan

Imagine traveling the United States in an RV going places you’ve always wanted to see. Think about those places for a minute – do they include Wamego, Kansas or Natchitoches, Louisiana? What about Alpena, Michigan? None of these on your list? Too bad because your travel itinerary may be lacking in a genuine American tour. … Continue reading Aug 28, 2022 – The Other Side of Michigan →

Aug 7, 2022 – Up North

“Up North - the magical land of cabins, fishing, beer, flannel shirts, and no cell phone service”. Anonymous When Vivian and I are in the north country, we relish in its thick canopied isolation. Hiking among the tall trees somewhere near Lake Superior, we stopped to inspect a tree we could not identify. Just then, … Continue reading Aug 7, 2022 – Up North →

Aug 25, 2021 – Full of Grace

Caused by a sharp stone of all things. Safely along side the road, we had all we needed to change a flat, but could not remove the lug nuts! Since then, we invested in a breaker bar. After two days at the campground, we hitched up and drove the RV to Gaylord's Discount Tires where … Continue reading Aug 25, 2021 – Full of Grace →