Rob went for a run and the rest of us did a little wandering in the campground before heading out to our next stop, Traverse City, a leisurely drive at less than three hours.…
Today was a big day: up early in Sault Ste. Marie to do the one-hour drive to St. Ignace to catch the ferry to Mackinac Island.…
Kelly collects the national park tokens at each of our stops. Getting this one (Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore) was more of an adventure than most.…
We couldn’t resist one cheesy joke—after all, we’re in Christmas, Michigan, where even the street names are holiday-themed.
Today was a slow start, with the kids in bed until 9:30.…
We hit the jackpot getting to celebrate the 4th of July in Munising, Michigan. This small town really punched above its weight with the festivities, yet still had that small town charm.…
Today was another very long drive day, and as it’d turn out, quite a warm one. Fortunately, it was also a holiday for Rob, so the driving could be split between us.…
Last night, a friendly neighbor shared that there’s a website with the opening schedule for the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge.…
Last night we added a small fan in each boy’s bed to help them stay cooler and hopefully sleep better. They both said they indeed slept better, and they’ve continued to sleep past 8 a.m.…
Another lesson learned. It was a three-hour drive day and the roads (mostly MN State Highway 200) were SO bumpy. Turns out we should have looked at the map closer, because just 15 minutes out of the way US-2, which would have likely been much smoother.…
Luckily the thunderstorms ended up going south of us, so we only had a little rain overnight.
Taking advantage of another weekend day, we decided to break out the inflatable kayaks!…