Our Family's Adventures Around the Great Lakes.
Hiking in Grand Mere State Park and Dinner in St Joseph, MI – October 21, 2017 It was likely going to be the last nice warm weather of the 2017 season. The forecast for Saturday was for partly cloudy skies … Continued
Staying in the Bear Den Rustic Cabin in Yankee Springs Recreation Area – April 7-9, 2017 We were thinking about getting out the camper for the second weekend of spring break. However, when I started looking at the State Park … Continued
Camping at Mears State Park and Hiking in the Silver Lake Sand Dunes – July 22-24, 2016 About a week prior to this trip we realized that we had an open weekend for camping. We checked the Michigan State Park … Continued
Ludington State Park – July 5, 2015 It was the Tuesday after the Forth of July and we had a floating summer holiday- a day off! After all the Independence Day weekend festivities we were ready to get away, even … Continued
Young State Park – Boyne City, MI – June 24 to 28, 2015 It was an easy 30 minute drive from Petoskey to Young State Park in Boyne City, Michigan. About Young State Park: Young State Park protects 560 acres … Continued
Petoskey State Park – June 21 to 24, 2015 It was an easy hour drive from Barnes County Park to our next stop at Petoskey State Park. We stayed here in 2014, but our stay was cut short to just a … Continued
Memorial Day Weekend at Charles Mears State Park in Pentwater, Michigan. –May 22 – 25, 2015 About Mears State Park: Charles Mears State Park is a small 50 acre unit in Pentwater, Michigan. The main attraction is the almost 2,000 … 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
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