Our Family's Adventures Around the Great Lakes.
Rosy Mound Natural Area – Grand Haven, Michigan – July 7, 2012 Rosy Mound Natural Area is a 164 acre park managed by the Ottawa County Parks Division. This park is hidden gem just a few miles South of Grand Haven … Continued
Biking the Musketawa Trail from Raveanna to Conklin, Michigan – June 30, 2012 The Musketawa is a 25 mile paved path that follow an old railroad corridor from Muskegon to Marne. I was looking for a nice section to take … Continued
Camping at Young State Park in Boyne City, Michigan. – May 25 to 28, 2012 This year for the long Memorial Day weekend we drove a little further North than we normally do up to Young State Park in Boyne … Continued
Muskegon State Park – Spring camping in the Channel Campgrounds – May 4 to 6, 2012 For our first camping trip of 2012 we decided to do a short weekend stay at Muskegon State Park. We had not been to … Continued
Go Karting at Michiana Raceway Park in North Liberty, Indiana – April 20, 2012 This trip is a little different than you typically find on this site and it is a little long for a day trip, but we had a … Continued
Ludington State Park – February 11 & 12, 2012 This was our first visit to Ludington State Park in the winter. We decided to try spending a night in one of the mini camper cabins for something different. As we … Continued
Michigan winter camping along the Pine Valleys Pathway. – January 21 & 22, 2012 We got an early start, meeting at 7 am, for the drive up to the Pine Valleys Pathway trailhead on 7 mile road just north of … Continued
Kayak Camping at Basset Island in West Grand Traverse Bay – September 24 & 25, 2011 Most of the drive up to Traverse City on Saturday morning was dry and sunny. Unfortunately by the time we arrived at Bowers Harbor … Continued
Mackinac Island – September 2 – 5, 2011 Visiting Mackinac Island over Labor Day weekend for a late anniversary trip. Leaving Mackinaw City on the Arnold Line Ferry. The view of the Round Island Light from the ferry. The ride … 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