Recently, John and Jackie picked me up and took me out for breakfast at Delaneys Diner in Westerville. They invited Tom as well, but he didn’t want to get up as early as we were going. We had intended to eat at the Galena Diner, but when we got there, there was a handwritten sign …
From Places to Eat
Schmidts Sausage Haus in German Village
One of the new restaurants we tried in 2022 was Schmidts Sausage Haus in German Village. We enticed Marta and Deloe Mathatas to come down to Columbus to visit us by offering a meal at Schmidts followed by a visit to The Book Loft. Marta is a retired pastor as well as a long-term friend …
Lake Effect Bar and Grill in Copper Harbor
The only restaurant we tried in Copper Harbor was the Lake Effect Bar and Grill, but it was a good place to eat. We were hungry after walking around Fort Wilkins Historic State Park and then walking from one end to the other of Copper Harbor. If you look at TripAdvisor, Lake Effect Bar and …
Miners Pasty Kitchen in Munising
For our lunch break in Munising, we got pasties from Miners Pasty Kitchen in Munising. Pasties are a beloved regional food in Michigan and Wisconsin. British-American immigrants brought them over from mining communities in Great Britain and they were especially popular in the Upper Peninsula with its mines. Today they are mostly a draw for …
Antlers Family Dining in Sault Ste Marie
Antlers Family Dining is a one-of-a-kind restaurant in Sault Ste Marie. Before we travel to an area, I like to do my research. One of the things I check out is special restaurants listed on TripAdvisor. When I researched Sault Ste Marie, one restaurant that kept coming up was Antlers Family Dining. It also had …
Murdick’s Fudge: The Best Fudge in Mackinac
Murdick’s Fudge is the best fudge in Mackinac. I say this, not because I have taste-tested every fudge on Mackinac Island, but because of my story that follows. There are so many different fudge makers on Mackinac Island, and each, of course, claims to be the best. Ryba’s is the shop that started the tradition …
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 …
Boone Docks Restaurant in Glen Arbor, Michigan
Boone Docks Restaurant was our luncheon destination in the middle of our day at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The small town of Glen Arbor has a year-round population of 850 but it is a tourist magnet during the summer and into the fall. Glen Arbor and Glen Haven are both on Glen Lake and …
Dune Dogz at Ottawa Beach, Michigan
The day the tandem broke, our first day of riding in Holland, we rewarded ourselves for making it back by eating at Dune Dogz. Dune Dogz is a nice little fast-foodish place just next to the state park. Perfect for campers who don’t feel like fixing lunch or supper one night while they are camping. …
Waverly Stone Gastropub and Garen Huis Yarns
On the day we visited Windmill Island Gardens, Tom and I ate at Waverly Stone Gatropub and visited Garen Huis Yarns. Although Tom and I enjoyed Windmill Island Gardens very much, we were done there by noon. So we decided to ride the tandem to downtown Holland, Michigan, and check it out. We wanted to …