Have you heard of Kelley’s Island? I hadn’t until my husband, Chuck, mentioned it last month. Honestly, I didn’t think there would be anything exciting to do on this tiny 4.4 square mile island in Lake Erie. Boy, was I wrong! Join us on our Kelley’s Island Caper! We found […]
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Did you know that there are abandoned turnpike tunnels in Pennsylvania? DaViking (my husband Chuck) has previously explored the Sideling Tunnel, but this was my first time climbing into the dark passage. Join us on our caper as we look behind the scenes of an abandoned railway which later became […]
Cannon Beach, Oregon is a magical place! My friend, Anita, has made a pilgrimage here annually. With a glimmer in her eye she has spoken of the solace found while sitting on a deck at The Ocean Lodge overlooking haystack rock. This year, she invited me to join her. Seeing […]
Why does a small, tired home stand proudly between high rises in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle? Why do people tie balloons to the fence? I had to learn the story of this home. Edith Macefield’s Perseverance Edith had purchased this 1,050 square foot, two bedroom home for her mother […]
Did you know that Surfmen carried out life-saving and recovery operations around the Great Lakes starting in 1870? These dedicated heroes risked their lives daily. DaViking and I stopped at two of the five Life-Saving Stations along this deadly Lake Superior shore: Crisp Point and Vermillion as well as Whitefish […]
The Skeleton Coast or "Graveyard of the Great Lakes" is a stretch of shore in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan stretching from Whitefish Point to Grand Marais. It includes Vermilion, Crisp Point Light Station, Mouth of the Two Hearted River Life Saving Station and Deer Park Life Saving Station. Over [...]
The sun was shining warmly on September 30, 2021. “What do you want to do for your birthday?” DaViking (Chuck) asked. “Yeah.” Noah, our nineteen year old, added. “I have taken the day off from work. What do you want to do?” I smiled. “Let’s go see the Sequoia trees […]
Yooperlites have recently been discovered, revealed and named by Erik Rintamaki! Check out the story behind Yooperlites!