Mackinaw City and Mackinac Island

Mackinaw City and Mackinac Island

Regardless of the difference in spelling, I was made aware before our trip to Mackinac Island that Mackinaw and Mackinac are pronounced the same. We took a late morning Shepler’s Hydro-Ferry from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Island. It was a cool (temp sat at 57 most of...
Petoskey, Michigan  and the Upper Mitt

Petoskey, Michigan and the Upper Mitt

My friend Cindy has been summering in Petoskey for more than 20 years. Until I drove here I didn’t understand what made it so special. This place is beautiful, as are the surrounding towns of Harbor Springs and Charlevoix that I also visited. In fact, My personal...
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is located along Lake Michigan near Traverse City.  We stopped for a hike, a swim and a drive.  The dunes were lovely, the sand was hot, the swim was fabulous (just ask Fred since I didn’t take a picture) and my first view of...

Berrien Springs

After Springfield, we spent 2 days in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Our campground was situated right along the St. Joseph River. We didn’t do much – I rode my bike a bit and Fred got to swim in the river a couple of times. A good respite after a lot of driving...
Gateway Arch National Park – St Louis, MO

Gateway Arch National Park – St Louis, MO

I made a quick stop-off on the way from Independence, MO to Springfield, IL to see if I could get a parking spot down by the Arch and see it up close and personal.  Great news!  My Class B+ Rv is so versatile that I managed to squeeze it mostly into a curb-side...