Join us as we investigate a murder. Ok, I know dinner theater doesn’t qualify as an ‘adventure,’ but for my birthday, I wanted to get a taste of solving a case. For years I’ve watched crime shows with interest. Chuck willingly modifies many things for me! On this October night, […]
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“Hey, let’s go for lunch in Ada. Shopping, too!” Chuck’s eyebrows danced knowing how I like to eat and shop. “We can take Loki! It will be a trial excursion for our trip down the Mississippi.” Loki is our new freighter canoe. “We can put him in at the fair […]
Following our helicopter flight over The Straits of Mackinac, we settled into seats at one of our favorite watering holes, The Key Hole Bar and Grill. Energy buzzed as the line of customers grew outside. Aaron hustled out from behind the bar to take our drink orders. He was everywhere […]
This unmarked site, Devil’s Washtub, makes for an exciting find along the Lake Superior shoreline near the tip of the Keweenaw peninsula. Brendan, our hotel concierge, along with Will told us about this unique blowhole rock formation. It’s located along M26 near Mohawk, Michigan. Two miles west of Copper Harbor. […]
Fort Wilkins, already one hundred years old in1939, had been crumbling at the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula. This fort was brought back to life with Donald W. Dow leading the team. The captivating story of Donald W. Dow and the restoration of Fort Wilkins gave me a better insight […]
DaViking, my husband, Chuck, and I found this spot two years ago. This brass ring embedded on 8th Avenue in Manitowoc, Wisconsin caused us curiosity. What happened here? Join me as I attend Sputnikfest! (September 10, 2022) This annual festival celebrates the first space craft to reenter Earth’s atmosphere, well […]
DaViking, (Chuck) my husband, casually mentioned, “How about a helicopter ride over The Straits of Mackinac?” “Wait? What?” I was thrilled to get a chance to see these landmarks from a new perspective! Take Off! After a quick debriefing, Andrew, the pilot, invited us to the helicopter. Chuck took the […]
I sat captivated by these ten, two-toed tiny creatures who would soon grow to be six to nine feet tall within a short span of three-four years. Hearing that the clutch of ostrich eggs had hatched at Alto’s zoo, Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park, I was drawn like a magnet […]
Were you aware of the Blue Spotted Salamander’s migration? I had no idea about the upper peninsula peril they had endured until I was listening to Morning Edition on National Public Radio. One Northern Michigan University student, Eli Bieri, had made an incredible impact on this amphibian’s survival. I was […]
Did you know that 90% of the silk market was housed in Belding, Michigan? “Belding Brothers and Company” silk mills had started operating in the late 1800’s and by 1920 the Belding business processed over one million pounds of raw silk each year. Honestly, I have lived just south of […]