Adventures including a visit to, drive thru and/or stay in Michigan
For now, anyway We’ve loved our 5+ week visit to Michigan…from Detroit, between Lakes Huron & Erie; west to Muskegon, on Lake Michigan; to the Straits of Mackinac, between Lakes Michigan and Huron; to the Upper Peninsula and the shores of Lake Superior; culminating with a week on Isle Royale, Read more…
And the Vagaries of Lake Superior Weather When the gales of November came early! Really! Many visitors over the weekend did not arrive or leave per their original plans! We did, but barely. We departed Copper Harbor, Keweenaw Peninsula on the Isle Royale Queen IV last Tuesday, 8:00 am, for Read more…
On the Keweenaw Peninsula… …which was a center of copper mining for well over 100 years. The Pittsburgh and Boston Mining Company began mining near Copper Harbor in 1844. From 1850 to 1881, Michigan produced more than three-quarters of the country’s copper, and in 1869, the state produced over 95%. Calumet Read more…
On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee According to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, at least 200 shipwrecks lie along Lake Superior’s Shipwreck Coast, a treacherous 80-Mile stretch of shoreline with no safe harbor, between Munising (where we camped) and Whitefish Point (where we visited the Shipwreck Museum). It is known as Read more…
and the Cherry Capitol of the World We camped in Empire, Michigan (6 nights), primarily to visit Sleeping Bear Dunes, and maybe take a quick trip into Traverse City on our last day. We learned, once here, that Traverse City, Michigan is known as the “Cherry Capital of the World”. Its Read more…
From Lumber Town to Industrial Center Our first stop on Lake Michigan, we camped on a small lake, about 3/4 mile to walk around the whole thing. It’s about equi-distant from Whitehall to the northwest and downtown Muskegon to the southwest. Muskegon is on the south side of Lake Muskegon, Read more…
Camping on a lake in Ypsilanti First camping with Lizzy in Michigan (State #39), with more Michigan visits coming up in August! We picked Ypsilanti, as it was between Lansing and Dearborn & Detroit, the 3 places we visited. And there was Truck Maintenance in the Motor City area, finally Read more…
Lizzy Adventure Albums at: August 23-September 25, 2018 September 25-October 22, 2018 Overview After Mark sold his house on the Jersey Shore we lived in Lizzy, for 2 months. Most of that time was our first Cross Country Trip with Lizzy, taking her to her new home base. Drove through Read more…
Road Trip Album at: August 4-19, 2012 Overview Our first Cross-Country Trip in the Prius was a summer run west from Mark’s house on the Jersey Shore, to Gail’s in Puget Sound. We started out heading west through Pennsylvania, Ohio, and SW Michigan, visiting family. Then it was on to Read more…