Lisa
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Deja vu in Bay City and Port Huron
We stopped for a long walk and lunch at the river walk in Bay City. I knew it would be a nice place as we have pictures from coming here during the Niagara Falls trip a year ago. We almost glimpsed some sunlight while here. We spent the night in the Cracker Barrel parking lot…
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A Magnificent Mushroom in Oscoda/Tawas KOA
We had a rainy day of travel to Oscoda, MI. The nice thing that Michigan does on these two-lane state highways is put in roadside parks and scenic turnouts that are maintained by their DOT. It provides pretty places to stop and stretch or make lunch. There was a nice paved bike trail that connected…
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Tasty pasties and a lighthouse
We had a misty morning, and were grateful that we had chosen yesterday to walk the road around Mackinac Island. We set off on the St. Ignace boardwalk to see the Wawatam Lighthouse and the downtown shops. There are 80+ sunken ships out in the straits and a memorial to sailors and ships lost in…
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Pictures let you travel back:)
Cell phone cameras have clearly gotten better over the past 8 years! I just had to include the above shots of Mom and Dad and Tony and me in our fancy clothes. I love this shot of my parents:)
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A Walk Around Mackinac Island Perimeter
The paved road (M-185) around the island for biking and hiking is 8.2 miles long. With side paths and steps up to views, we ended with a 10-mile walk. We used a blog at flowerchick .com to track our progress. Here is our journey starting at Mile Marker 0. Mile Marker 1 was on the…
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A Day Trip to Mackinac Island
Our campsite, Tiki RV Park, is about one mile from the ferry terminal in St. Ignace. We were going to walk there, but the Shepler’s shuttle bus happened to be in the campground as we were leaving. Because we rode the shuttle, we each got a $2 discount on our tickets for the day. We…
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St. Ignace, Michigan
While driving through the U.P., we saw a restaurant called U.P. Chuck. You have to have a sense of humor here, especially in the winter! We stopped to stretch our legs at Wagner Falls which has a very short walk from the road. We then stopped at Castle Rock before finding our campsite at Tiki…
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Candid Shots – hammocks, rock stacking, hot tub, bags and more
We really enjoyed our time in northern Wisconsin along Lake Superior. The Airbnb was in a secluded, beautiful setting with trees all around and fun things to entertain us outside. There was a game room in the garage and we all loved the hot tub, hammock and fire pit off the back deck. The main…
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Ishpeming, Michigan
We left Wisconsin for the Upper Peninsula, which is a pretty drive. We spent the night at the Country Village RV park and walked to downtown Ishpeming for an evening stroll. The mining museum looks interesting, but it won’t open until Tuesday. We took pictures of the grounds and walked around the town. There are…
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Ghost Plants and a Walk in the Woods to a Waterfall
Ryan found us a beautiful place to hike, and Tony and I realized we had hiked here two years ago. Bonnie and Sammie set the pace, and the rest of us definitely lagged behind. The weather was perfect and there were plants and fungi to enjoy. Stasia is really good at finding these treasures, and…