Our Family's Adventures Around the Great Lakes.
Hiking to the Treat / Tweddle Farm in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore – August 31, 2014 The hike to see the old Treat Farm can probably not be called one of the secrets of Sleeping Bear Dunes anymore, although … Continued
Petoskey State Park – August 22 – 23, 2014 After a week in the Upper Peninsula we planned to spend the final weekend of our vacation at Petoskey State Park. After a cool, cloudy and damp week the skies finally … Continued
Marquette Michigan – August 17 to 22, 2014 It was an easy 1 hour 45 minute drive north from Fayette State Park to Marquette and the Tourist Park Campground. We settled into our campsite just in time for lunch. … Continued
Laughing Whitefish Falls Scenic Site – August 20, 2014 It was our second rainy day in a row while we were camping at the Tourist Park in Marquette. We already used up our rainy day activity list the day before. … Continued
Fayette State Park – August 15-17, 2014 It was about a 3.5 hour drive from Hartwick Pines State Park to our next stop at Fayette State Park where we planned to spend 2 nights. We arrived at our campsite by … Continued
The Overlook Trail at Fayette State Park – August 16, 2014 The main attraction of Fayette State Park is the Historic Fayette Townsite and the remains of the iron smelting operation. However, there are also about 4 miles of hiking … Continued
Hartwick Pines Sate Park – August 14 – 15, 2014 This year on our way to camping up in the U.P. we decided to make a one night stop at Hartwick Pines State Park. We left after work Thursday night … Continued
Hart-Montague Trail – Family Bike Tour – August 2 & 3, 2014 One of the trips that has been on our list to try for a while is a family bike camping trip. This summer our youngest is 3 and … Continued
Traverse City State Park – June 25 to 29, 2014 We arrived at Traverse City State Park around noon after an easy hour drive from Leelanau State Park. Driving into Traverse City the first thing that you notice is how … Continued
Visiting Leelanau State Park near Northport, Michigan – June 23 – 25, 2014 After leaving the Betsie River Campsite we had a nice 1 hour and 45 minute drive north on M-22 up to Leelanau State Park. The rain stopped, … Continued