After our hike with Laurie and Adam, we had to make tracks to get to Oakdale KOA before dark. Visiting with them was a priority, but September was winding down. Most campgrounds in Wisconsin close at the end of the September and some close right after Labor Day. Fortunately the Oakdale KOA was still open. …
From Places to Stay
Apostle Islands Area Campground
After visiting the National Lakeshore, Tom and I spent the afternoon and night at Apostle Islands Area Campground. Despite the name, the campground is not related to the National Lakeshore, except for the location in Bayfield, Wisconsin. Apostle Islands Area Campground is a large and quirky campground located at the south end of Bayfield. After …
Copper Harbor, Tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula
As soon as I saw Copper Harbor, Michigan, on a map, I wanted to go there. I love to follow a road to its furthest point and imagine living there. What must it be like to, literally, live at the end of the road? Copper Harbor is as far north as you can go in …
Baraga State Park in Baraga, Michigan
Most of the state parks in Michigan are absolutely stunning, wonderful places to stay. Baraga State Park is not one of them. In fact, Baraga State Park was the only thing on our Michigan trip that was a disappointment. We would eagerly return to any of the other state parks where we stayed. Baraga is …
Soo Locks Campground in Sault Ste. Marie
When our time at St. Ignace was up, we headed further north to Soo Locks Campground in Sault Ste. Marie. This was the shortest distance we traveled between campgrounds, so we took our time leaving the campground before heading north. Sault Ste. Marie was the largest town we would be visiting, so we all stopped …
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 …
Holland State Park, a Perfect Place to Stay
Tom and I picked the perfect place to stay when we picked Holland State Park. We stayed in state parks most of the time we were in Michigan and loved all of them. Michigan has 106 state parks and most of them involve water in one way or another. Holland State Park was the furthest …
Two Years in Our Little House
Two years ago on this date, August 12, 2020, Tom and I closed and got the keys to our little house on Treeline Drive. We are still loving the little house and learning to live with or fix its quirks. We don’t have any regrets about buying it. Our favorite thing about the house is …
Campground at Gifford Pinchot State Park
Tom and I parked the RV at the campground at Gifford Pinchot State Park while I was attending the overshot weaving class at Red Stone Glen. Previously Tom and I had stayed at Harrisburg East Campground. It was a good location, especially when we had our big RV. But they recently raised their rates so …
Clinton Knoxville North KOA
While Tom and I were exploring the National Park sites in eastern Tennessee, we stayed at the Clinton Knoxville KOA. KOAs are our go-to campsites. They aren’t the most spacious or scenic places we could stay. Instead, they are usually close to the interstate and thus convenient for what we call “park and play”. We …