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Michigan City Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Michigan City, United States
Awning Deployment while in motion, not recommended
This is a top pick! We are following the Michigan Lake tour, which takes us up Lake Michigan and down Lake Huron in a circle around Michigan. We reached the Mackinaw Bridge and decided to drive over it as part of the tour http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackinaw_Bridge on ...
Vacation on the Lake
This is a top pick! ... We spent about 5 days here cruising around on their different boats, playing lake-side wiffle ball and checking out Michigan's vineyards. One of the local restaurant had a famous Bloody Mary called a 'Chubby'. Basically it's your ...
Back to Reality
... everyone. The plan was for me to arrive in Chicago at 2 PM Sunday afternoon. That would be perfect because I would get to Michigan City during Sunday dinner at my Grandma's and could surprise my whole family at once. I was really excited about the idea ...
Passage à Traverse City...
... pour une nuit dans un camping avec toilettes sèches et non éclairées (gloups) après un repas de glaces parce qu'il faut bien se faire plaisir de temps en ...
Mackinaw Island
We finally made it to Mackinaw Island. Kelly and I have wanted to visit there ever since her sister, Robin, told us about it a few years ago. Robin and her Mom have been going there for a Republican convention for several years. We got up this ...
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas Everyone! It is so good to be back online and even better to be HOME! I have SO much to fill you in on because as you know I haven't been on the internet it 2 weeks.... I will write again and update you on the end of the trip tonight ...
BIG Mac Bicycle Tour
This is going to be short... I promise.... Just pictures..Internet service very spotty.... Enjoy the ...
Hanging out with Friends
(Jana) I can't believe it’s been almost 17 years since I’ve seen Kristen. We had such a great time with them these past few days. They have a beautiful home in West Bend, Wisconsin which is 30-40 minutes north of ...
May 24-26 Traverse City
... get into Canada than it was to get into the US, the lines were very long. I loved coming over the bridge into the states. It my first look at any of the great lakes and I was shocked at how blue the water was. In the US, I ...
Drive to Mackinaw
... it got to be a little tough keeping the RV between the lines. It took us about 3 hours to drive around the lake, down to Mackinaw city. As soon as we got set up in our spot the sky opened up with a major thunderstorm and hail. After the storm passed we ...
Ready, Set, GO
Well, it is time! I am a couple hours away from heading to the airport and I can't even believe it! I am sending this entry now, just to make sure it works properly. Just like this one, each time I update this blog, you will get an email alert. Also, if ...
All Good Things Must Come to an End...
Hi everyone! I hope you are all enjoying the new year. I'm sorry it has taken me this long to get everything together, but organizing all my pictures has taken a ton of time. It's really hard for me to believe that this is the last blog I will be ...
Skiing in the UP!
... ; Having no idea what the "UP" was, I just said ok. Turns out UP stands for Upper Peninsula, a part of the State of Michigan that borders Canada, which oddly isn't connected to the rest of the state. It was about a 7 hour drive to get up ...
Another Great Lake
We crossed the Mackinac Bridge this morning and had just a short drive to Tawas City, on the shores of Lake Huron. The campsite isn't great, but it's fine for an overnight stop. The day started with a storm, and we've had rain off and on all day, ...
It Was the Night Before Residency
... be moving only 10 mph on a late Saturday afternoon? It took a bit of time to get through that area. But it's Michigan - and we only really have two seasons. Construction season and winter... As I drew close to Cadillac, I could see ...
Our boat is sinking!!!
... some smoked salmon, havarti and I got one of those huge dill pickles for a mini picnic. Then we drove on to Traverse City. Known for their cherries, we found a store that sold everything cherry and had samples of it all. We strolled the streets full of ...
Hello from Traverse City
... Florida State in the fall (boo, hiss). As for me, after the weekend I will be back on the road traveling through the Michigan Upper Peninsula on my way to Glacier National Park in Montana and then up to Alaska for most of July. Prior to my arrival in ...
Nuke 'em, Cheeky Monkey!
Just couldn't resist the temptation to snap a photo of Cheeky Monkey here in Michigan ...
Howlin' Diablos at the Loading Dock
... the dread Friday night off on the road when I went to see my boys the Howlin' Diablos play a biker party at a bar on Michigan Avenue in Detroit last Saturday night. In the course of things Showtime Johnny Evans mentioned that the Howlin' D's would be at ...
Wal-Mart pit stop
... Anyway, the border crossing at Sarnia is easy peasy, despite the long line up. On and on I drive through Michigan, and I stop to fill up gas in Imlay City, right next to a giant Super Wal-Mart *queue triumphant trumpet blast* I can't resist the Ben ...
Back in Michigan
Ok I made it back to Michigan. I left Valdez on July 22 and arrived in Traverse City on July 31. It was a long long long drive. For the most part the drive went without a hitch. The roads and traffic were good. However, I did drive on the worst road of my ...
Just not ready
Well I thought we were ready to go but NOT. lol We will be leaving a week from today. Just to much stuff to do for being gone as long as we will be. Had to work on the TFC so much that stuff around the house dint get done. When we ...
After visiting gas stations all across the ...
After visiting gas stations all across the United States I realized that American motorists have it better than Canadian ones. Now everybody knows that gas is way cheaper south of the border but the best thing about US gas stations is that their nozzles ...
The Canadian Border
We are having coffee and breakfast in Marine City before we take the ferry over Saint Clair river into Canada. They smoke in the breakfast places here. I get smoking in bars, but at breakfast? Do people really want ash in their eggs?! ...
riding in the rain
Bay city baby! We made it. The first 30 miles it was overcast which was nice cuz I got a lil burnt yesterday. Then after Midland we hit the farmland and it started raining. The rain wasn't too bad but the wind was pretty strong. I threw on some ...
Lame Sauce
Traverse city is kinda weak sauce. Last night we had pretty good food, heard some pretty good music, and.... well.... We leave tonight. ...
when exhaustion peaks, we drinks!
We are driving up the north Eastern coast of lake Michigan on our way to Macinaw city where we'll catch the ferry to Macinac island. We left our bikes at our tomorrow night hotel and dad picked us up there. My body sent me a telepathic thankyou ...
A truly "Great Adventure" comes to an end
... rail system and our destination of the airport. There we repack to get under the 50 pound limit and then realize that Traverse City is also a great town with a small and intimate airport. The lines and check in was beyond what we remembered. This will be ...