Today was the day we had originally planned to go to Columbus, and with Cedar Point scheduled for tomorrow, we ended up having a bit of a free day, which is pretty rare on this trip.…
Our long drive yesterday was SO worth it! We were up early at 7 a.m. to start the 2.5 hour drive to Dubin, Ohio (just outside Columbus) to visit Rob’s aunt Beth, cousin Chandler, and her daughter Liddie (and dog Arnie).…
We had another long day of driving to get from Traverse City to Sandusky, Ohio. We opted to push hard today to be able to spend more time with Rob’s aunt and cousin tomorrow.…
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore was our destination today. We started with a 3-mile hike through the forest and sand dunes, ending at a beautiful spot on Lake Michigan.…
Timber Ridge is a pretty cool campground with lots of activities that the boys are really enjoying. The morning started off with them biking on the trails and checking out the pickleball and manmade lake.…
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.…