Our Family's Adventures Around the Great Lakes.
Backpacking to Bowman Lake near Baldwin, MI – April 30 – May 1, 2016 For the 2016 edition of our annual spring backpacking trip we decided to do an easy overnight at Bowman Lake near Baldwin, Michigan. We pieced this … Continued
Winter camping on the Silver Creek Pathway – February 6-7, 2016 For this year’s winter camping trip we went back to the Silver Creek Pathway just north of Luther, Michigan. When we were here back in 2014 the snow was so … Continued
Camping at the Hayward KOA and Devils Lake State Park, WI – August 20 – 23, 2015 After leaving the North Shore of Minnesota we spent the last 3 days of our trip working our way down through Wisconsin. We … Continued
Camping at the Grand Marais RV Park and Campground – August 17 – 20, 2015 We took are time heading north after leaving our campsite in Gooseberry Falls. It was another warm and sunny afternoon on the North Shore when … Continued
Hiking the Temperance River Trail – August 17, 2015 We left our campsite at Gooseberry Falls right after breakfast and headed north up highway 61. After about a 45 minutes we pulled off at Temperance River State Park. The main … Continued
Visiting Gooseberry Falls, Split Rock Lighthouse and Tettegouche State Parks – August 13 – 16, 2015 We got an early start from our campsite in St Ignace, Michigan, but it was late afternoon by the time we made it to … Continued
Young State Park – Boyne City, MI – June 24 to 28, 2015 It was an easy 30 minute drive from Petoskey to Young State Park in Boyne City, Michigan. About Young State Park: Young State Park protects 560 acres … Continued
The Hill Nature Preserve – Boyne City, MI – June 27, 2015 While camping at Young State Park we took the short drive to the Hill Nature Preserve on the north edge of the Boyne City limits. The Hill is … Continued
Petoskey State Park – June 21 to 24, 2015 It was an easy hour drive from Barnes County Park to our next stop at Petoskey State Park. We stayed here in 2014, but our stay was cut short to just a … Continued