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 …
From Places to Eat
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 …
Youngs Jersey Dairy in Yellow Springs, Ohio
When we finished walking around the New Boston Fair, Tom, John, and I decided to eat lunch at Youngs Jersey Dairy in Yellow Springs instead of at the New Boston Fair. Youngs Jersey Dairy is 14 miles from George Rogers Clark Park and we were interested in being in a dry place with 21st Century …
Bookending the Summer Season at Lakeside
Tom and I have enjoyed our summer and we are coming to the end of it. Appropriately enough, we are bookending the summer with visits to Lakeside, Ohio. Lakeside is a place with a lot of memories for us. It has always been a place that we have shared with my parents. Most years we …
Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen in Mansfield, Ohio
Mom and Dad recently took us to one of their new favorite restaurants, Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen in Mansfield. Tom and I had eaten there once before when we met our friend Deborah in Mansfield. But that was before I started writing my blog, so I decided Cheddar’s was good enough to mention here. Unlike the …
Huli Huli Tiki Lounge in Powell, Ohio
Huli Huli Tiki Lounge in Powell is a little taste of Hawaii in the middle of Ohio. I had noticed the Tiki Bar part when we would drive through Powell on our way to John and Jackie’s. On a recent visit, I asked if they had eaten there yet. They said they had, but would …
Silohs Restaurant in Marcy, Ohio
Last Wednesday Mom and Dad took us to lunch at Silohs Restaurant in Marcy, Ohio. They had been wanting to visit the Slate Run Farm because they have lots of memories of doing the same kinds of thing on the farm we were doing. Mom and Dad both grew up on farms in Ohio. Even …
Salt Creek Café and Creamery in Fredricksburg
For our break from warping on Wednesday, we ate lunch at the Salt Creek Café and Creamery in Fredericksburg, Ohio. My aunt and uncle read the blog regularly and they know we like to try new restaurants and especially try new ice cream places. When they knew we were coming to work again on the …