Our final activity at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore was traveling the Pierce Stocking Drive. I picked up a brochure at the Visitors Center that has a description of each of the stops on the drive. The brochure labels Pierce Stocking Drive as “America’s Most Beautiful Scenic Drive.” I’m not sure I agree with that …
From October 2022
Glen Haven in Sleeping Bear Dunes
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore was established in 1970, which means that much of the land along the 35 miles of designated lakeshore was already privately owned. In order to preserve the land, the park service gradually bought up the private properties. One of these private properties was the town of Glen Haven on the …
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore was our primary destination on the shore of Lake Michigan. As you know, I’m all about collecting the national park stamps and I didn’t have any of the National Park site stamps in Michigan except for River Raisin. When we put together the trip, my priority was getting the stamps …
Orchard Beach State Park in Manistee, Michigan
On our travel day, Tom and I were meandering around on our way to Orchard Beach State Park in Manistee, Michigan. It is only 118 miles from Holland, and we weren’t supposed to check in until 3 p.m. so we had plenty of time to explore. After spending time in Montague we also wandered around …
Knit and Spin in Montague, Michigan
Another great reason to stop in Montague, Michigan, is to visit the Knit and Spin. Ever since my local yarn shop in Columbus closed, I stop at all the local yarn shops I can find. I don’t need that much yarn, but I try to find something to buy to support a local, in-person shop. …
World’s Largest Weathervane in Montague, Michigan
During our travels in Michigan, Tom and I stopped to see the “World’s Largest Weathervane.” We often joke that if you put enough qualifiers in front, everything is the largest, oldest, tallest something. We take those designations with a grain of salt. But “The World’s Largest Weathervane was on our way to our next campground, …
Sunset and Moonrise at Ottawa Beach
On a beautiful evening in September, Tom and I walked down to Ottawa Beach to see the sunset. The day had been clear and warm and the evening promised more of the same, with no clouds in the sky. I took my “good” camera (not my cell phone) hoping to get some really good pictures …