The Baseball Hall of Fame is a nostalgic trip into the past! It brought back so many memories of my favorite ball players that, honestly, I hadn't thought of in years! It took me back to a much more innocent time in my life when I was playing
Watkins Glen State Park hosts a wonderful slot canyon dropping over 700 feet through a rugged, narrow chasm and over countless falls to reach the town of Watkins Glen below. To say it's picturesque is an understatement of immense proportions! Growing up in northeast Pennsylvania, I had heard
What a magnificent find this was! Many thanks to whomever recommended we stay at this beautiful park! Letchworth SP is located in NW New York state south of Rochester and straddles the Genesee River valley. In this area, the river has carved a beautiful canyon giving the park the nickname
In short, a very pretty valley but a confusing national park layout! Cuyahoga is a very wooded valley with some falls, cliffs, abandoned canals and a scenic railroad running through it! It does have some decent hiking trails along the cliffs though. For more details and photos see our post
This town has been listed as a must visit small town in several venues and I've seen it listed as a must-see Christmas town! There's a very heavy German influence in the town that makes it feel very European. As we drove up from the south
The Maritime Heritage center is a very nice little museum dedicated to remembering the lost men and ships in the area. It has a lot of recovered artifacts from various wrecks that you can see and a partially recreated ship you can walk through. It does a great job of
We visited MI Dog, a summer sled dog center run by an Iditarod Musher named Laura Neese located a few miles north of Newberry, MI. The tour takes about an hour and a half and starts with cuddling some of her puppies which helps socialize them and lowers your blood
Have you ever seen Root Beer colored falls before?? You can here! Tahquamenon Falls State Park boasts two Root Beer colored falls - The Upper falls and the Lower falls about 3-4 miles apart. The water gets its dark tinge from tannin leaching in from the surrounding forest. These are
Lake Superior strikes again! We went to Munising, MI, to take a cruise along the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore which we had heard so much about. The weather was threatening to rain before sunset so we decided to take the 4 pm cruise and we're glad we did.
As a lot of people know, Mackinac Island doesn't allow vehicles, only horse drawn carriages and bicycles. They are trying to keep the vibe of the 1800's alive and slow life down. They are very successful at that! And you better love fudge! See more about
You think you've seen big sand dunes? You haven't seen anything until you visit Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore! These things are monsters! Follow the link below to see the full story of our visit and some amazing pictures ... and don't go down the
This national park protects the amazing dunes along the south Lake Michigan coast. It's mostly sandy beaches with giant sand dune backgrounds. For folks in the area, it's a great place to enjoy the sand and sun though it does take a bit of stamina to