Tahquamenon Falls State Park in the Upper Peninsula is one of the most beautiful state parks in Michigan. Unlike most of the other state parks, Tahquamenon Falls is not located on the shore of a Great Lake. This makes it more like the state parks we have in Ohio. We visited the park on our …
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St Ignace Historic Walking Tour
While we were visiting all the Mackinac stuff, we stayed at Straits State Park in St Ignace, Michigan. Because of the proximity of the park to the town, we spent two days doing the Historic Walking Tour of St Ignace. The town of St Ignace only has 2,500 year-round residents, but the population swells in …
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Mackinac Island is one of those places that I’ve always heard a lot about but never visited until this trip. Whenever people talk about it, they wax poetic about its beauty, the lack of cars, the horse-drawn carriages, the Grand Hotel. After one day on the island, I can say that it is all that …
Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse in Mackinaw City
Buying a membership into the Mackinac Association of Friends gave us admission into the six historic Mackinac parks. Colonial Michilimackinac was the first we visited. While we were at Colonial Michilimackinac, we realized that Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park was closed. It would not reopen until 2023. This was disappointing because we were planning on …
Big Sable Point Lighthouse and Ludington, Michigan
The day after visiting Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, we headed south to Big Sable Point Lighthouse in Ludington, Michigan. It was supposed to rain in the afternoon, so Tom, Sandy, and I headed out first thing in the morning to take the hike the Big Sable Point Lighthouse. The only way to get to …
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, …
Ottawa Beach, Walking from Holland State Park
During our Michigan trip, Tom and I were never far from one of the great lakes. When we stayed at Holland State Park, we could walk to Ottawa Beach, on Lake Michigan. The town butts up against Holland but is in a another socio-economic category. The houses, as most houses on lakefronts these days, are …
Wilds Adventure with Mom and Dad
We recently had a Wilds adventure with Mom and Dad. When we got back to Ohio in April, we talked to Mom and Dad about some adventure days we could do together this summer. Dad’s mobility is limiting some of our activities, so we are especially mindful of things where he doesn’t have to walk …
Char-Mar Ridge Cathedral in Westerville
One of my greatest blessings is taking my morning walk in Char-Mar Ridge Cathedral. I know it is usually called Char-Mar Ridge Park, but there are some mornings it just looks like a cathedral. It is so beautiful and I worship and praise God as I walk. I listen to some Christian music on my …
Bath Nature Preserve near Akron, Ohio
Toward the middle of May, Tom and I had to go to Akron for the day. We had several hours free in the afternoon so we decided to visit Bath Nature Preserve. We had never been there before and it looked like it had some good walking trails. Also, it had the advantage of being …