Unless you’re from Michigan, chances are you haven’t heard of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. It was the first national lakeshore, declared in 1966, and is located on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (or the UP as locals calls it). The peninsula is bounded by Lakes Superior and…
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Quintessential summer means trips to Michigan! There’s something magical about the sandy shoreline and small towns which come to life with flowers, festivals, music and boating during the summer months. One of my favorite getaways? Spending summer in Traverse City. Can you hear that Kid…
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Come January, I start booking our favorite campsites for summer. Seem a little early? It’s not, trust me. These are popular campsites near Chicago to book now! Some are in the burbs, while others are farther afield. To me, camping is a quintessential summer activity,…
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Michigan’s shoreline, along Lake Michigan, is lined with sand dunes. Some small, some gargantuan, but all lovely. When I moved to Chicago from Florida, one of my first camping trips was to Warren Dunes State Park in Sawyer, Michigan. I had never seen anything like…
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I look forward to weekend getaways as much as multi-week international trips, and have had the Saugatuck area on my radar for some time. Just about 2.5 hours from Chicago, it’s perfect for a quick escape. We planned our weekend around Holland’s Tulip Time Festival,…