Our Family's Adventures Around the Great Lakes.
Petoskey State Park Portage Trail – June 23, 2015 While camping a Petoskey State Park we woke up to a cool and breezy morning. After breakfast we put on our sweatshirts and walked from our campsite to the trailhead for … Continued
Thorne Swift Nature Preserve – June 22, 2015 While camping at Petoskey State Park we decided to spend a day driving north on M-119 through famous Tunnel of Trees. Our first stop was about 4 miles north of Harbor Springs at … Continued
Barnes County Park – June 18-21, 2015 For our June 2015 camping trip we decided to visit the northwest tip of the mitten. Our first stop was at Barnes Country Park on the east side of Grand Traverse Bay about … Continued
Antrim Creek Natural Area – June 20, 2015 On our second morning camping at Barnes County Park we drove 5 miles north to visit Antrim Creek Natural Area. Antrim Creek Natural Area is a 156 acre preserve that is owned … Continued
The Grass River Natural Area – June 19, 2015 On our first morning camping at Barnes County Park we took a drive over to the Grass River Natural Area. It is an easy 30 minute drive, if your GPS doesn’t take … Continued
Memorial Day Weekend at Charles Mears State Park in Pentwater, Michigan. –May 22 – 25, 2015 About Mears State Park: Charles Mears State Park is a small 50 acre unit in Pentwater, Michigan. The main attraction is the almost 2,000 … Continued
Spending 2 nights at the Island House Hotel on Mackinac Island – May 8-10, 2015 Mackinac Island…it is hard to know where to begin…If you grew up in Michigan, you probably have fond memories of stepping off the ferry boat and … Continued
Backpacking in Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness Area by way of Ludington State Park – May 2 & 3, 2015 For our 2015 spring backpacking trip we headed up to Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness near Ludington, Michigan. Instead of using the Nordhouse Dunes … Continued
Michigan Winter Camping on the Pine Valleys Pathway near Baldwin, Michigan – Jan 31 – Feb 1,2015 For our winter camping trip this year we went back to the Pine Valleys Pathway just north of Baldwin, Michigan. We were here … Continued
Santa Train Coopersville and Marne Railway – December 13, 2014 The Coopersville and Marne Railway Company has been doing excursions and theme train rides since 1990. The volunteer crew takes passengers in 3 historic commuter coaches from the ticket depot in … Continued