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
Cottonwood Trail -Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore – September 2, 2013 The Cottonwood Trail located at stop #4 on the Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive is great place to get out of your car and see some of this spectacular scenery … Continued
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore – August 29 – September 2, 2013 We made it home from our week up in the Upper Peninsula on Sunday. On Monday the kids started school and it was back to work. Then by … Continued
The Aligator Hill Trail – Easy Loop – October 21, 2012 One of our favorite hikes from 2012 was the Alligator Hill Trail on our fall camping trip to Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore. After a weekend with on and off … Continued
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Fall Camping -October 19 – 21, 2012 When we discussed where to go for our fall camping trip this year the unanimous choice was the Platte River Campground in Sleeping Bear Dunes. We were just … Continued
Camping at Sleeping Bear Dunes – July 18 to 22, 2012 As you can see from all of the posts on our site that Sleeping Bear Dunes is one of the places in Michigan that we visit every year. This … Continued
The Empire Bluff Trail in Sleeping Bear Dune National Lakeshore. The trail to the top of the Empire Bluffs is probably the most popular short hike in lower Michigan. If are planning a visit to Sleeping Bear Dunes this 1.5 … Continued
Hiking The Dune Trail at Sleeping Bear Point – July 19, 2012 On our first morning camping in Sleeping Bear I tip toed out while everyone was still sleeping and went to hike the 2.8 mile Dune Trail at Sleeping … Continued
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore – August 25 to 28, 2011 For our last camping trip of the summer we went back up to Sleeping Bear Dunes with our friends and their two girls. This was our second time staying … Continued
Early Summer Camping Trip 2011 – June 19-26, 2011 For our June camping trip this year we first went to the Platte River Campgrounds in Sleeping Bear Dunes, then to Fisherman’s Island State Park in Charlevoix and lastly, Orchard Beach … Continued