Our Family's Adventures Around the Great Lakes.
Wilderness State Park – July 18-21, 2013 Just as we finished packing up camp in Grand Marais it started to rain. The light rain continued for our entire drive back over the bridge. Instead of setting up camp in the … Continued
Camping at Woodland Park in Grand Marais, MI – July 14-17, 2013. We arrived at Woodland Park Campground in Grand Marais around noon and made a couple loops around the campground to find a site. All of the sites here … Continued
Tahquamenon Falls State Park – July 12-14, 2013 This summer we planned two different trips up to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Our first trip was in the eastern UP and Straits area with stops at Straits State Park, Tahquamenon Falls, Grand … Continued
Day Trip: Biking the Fred Meijer Berry Junction Trail – June 30, 2013 The forecast was for a cool and sunny Sunday afternoon. It really was not beach weather so we loaded up all of the bikes in the truck … Continued
Camping at Warren Dunes State Park – May 24 to 27, 2013 This year for Memorial Day weekend we decided to try something a little different. Instead of heading somewhere north we went south almost to the Michigan border to … Continued
Day Hike at the Warren Dunes – May 26, 2013 One way to try and escape the crowds in busy Warren Dunes State Park is by hiking the north trails through the Great Warren Dunes Natural Area. To get to the … Continued
Backpacking the Jordan River Pathway – May 4 & 5, 2013 The Jordan River Pathway is one of the top overnight backpacking trips in lower Michigan. This trail has a little of everything from scenic overlooks, wooded valleys and the … Continued
The Homestead Trail – April 14, 2013 It has been one of the those years in Michigan where the weather can’t agree with the calendar that it is spring. After a week of clouds and rain with temperatures in the low … Continued
Dune Hiking at Silver Lake State Park – March 29, 2013 I had Friday off from work for the Easter weekend and it was the start of spring break for the kids. It was a nice sunny day so we … Continued
Ice Skating at Rosa Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids, MI – March 2, 2013 The ice skating at Rosa Parks Circle has to be the best deal for a winter family activity in all of West Michigan. It costs … Continued