Have you heard of bike polo? Watching this sport is mesmerizing! The six contenders perform a unique bike-ballet with a scooped mallet, a plastic ball and hockey-style goals. Last August, the North American Competition took place in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The BEST part. . . our niece, Carol, competed with […]
Yearly Archives: 2025
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Anishinaabe history threads its way throughout Michigan, holding centuries of cultural richness. Honoring the sites from the Odawa (Ottawa), Ojibwe (Chippewa) and Potawatomi (Bode’wadmi) tribes brings a sense of serenity. Join us as we search for Sacred Rock along Lake Huron’s shoreline. We want to place our hand on history. […]
Have you ever gone through a haunted house? This Halloween (2025) author, Patricia Polacco, and volunteers will host SPOOK-tacular scares and give out a full-sized candy bars! “The Graves Family” will once again open “their” home. Who, exactly, are the mysterious Graves? How did this house become a Union City […]
Along Michigan’s scenic “M22,” near The Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes, stands Point Betsie Lighthouse. First lit in 1858, it is the oldest structure in Benzie County and still serves as a United States Coast Guard automated aid to navigation. Point Betsie’s history stretches over 167 years. Who were the “Wickies?” […]
Why is there a statue of Verlen Kruger alongside the Grand River in Portland, Michigan? Who was he? Why would there be a monument honoring him in the center of a bricked compass rose? Join us for an incredible story of a record-setting adventurer! Verlen Kruger set world records paddling […]
John Lennon is known for his song writing partnership alongside Paul McCartney in their rock quartet, The Beatles. Later, John and his second wife, Yoko Ono, recorded songs together. Two of Lennon’s well-known favorites are “Imagine” and “Give Peace a Chance.” These songs reached far into the political vista and […]
Michigan’s “Dinosaur Gardens” celebrates its 90th birthday! Twenty-seven life-sized dinosaur sculptures have stood proudly along a half-mile, fern-dressed, rocky path for nine decades. There’s an 18 hole miniature golf course with the greens shaped like dinosaurs. A mining sluice has been added, where one can uncover gems and fossils. For […]
New York City’s tiny, underground eatery, Wo Hop, has earned the prestigious, James Beard Foundation Award in 2022. Family owned since 1938, Wo Hop has hosted the cast of “Mrs. Mazel,” Presidents, as well as locals and travelers alike. Join us as we dig into the Asian-American fare in New […]
Annually, the St. Mary’s River guides over 80 million tons of ore, coal and limestone along the 74 mile route connecting Lake Huron to Lake Superior. A freighter completes this journey in nine hours, while it took us two days in our 16-foot zodiac. We traversed this ancient, indigenous trade […]
Were you aware that “Labor Day” had started with a strike at the Pullman Train Car Factory south of Chicago? There had been thirty deaths and scores of workers who were injured by our National Guard. Join us for a deeper look into the beginning of our country’s holiday, Labor […]