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Sandhill Crane Freakout

A travel blog entry by superfun

Location change:
We are going to see the Sandhill Canes on Saturday Nov. 10 leaving GR at 2:30 p.m. They gather before migrating every fall. They are extremely impressive! Latest word is that there are 7,500 cranes staging right now. It is about a 90 minute drive. Bring your binoculars or camera, and dress warmly. There is parking and viewing close ...

We Met the Girls In Kalamazoo!

A travel blog entry by compils

... on the river as seen from the hills above the current downtown. The name was also given to the river that flows almost all the way across the state.

2012 Kiplinger's Personal Finance ranked Kalamazoo fourth of the Ten Best Cities for Cheapskates.[25]

Kalamazoo has four local breweries and brewpubs that produce a variety ...

Hit the Road

A travel blog entry by gailj

I am 1 finger typing, so this will be short.
Teri, Toni & I hit the road early Saturday morning ,headed for our 1st stop, Kalamazoo, Michigan. The drive through Wisconsin was beautiful, dispite the road construction. The leaves are changing and made for nice scenary.
We decided to take the 'longer' route to go around Chicago. Instead of driving on I94, we followed I-39. Definately a ...

I made it to Michigan!

A travel blog entry by jessicaleary

... summer, moving into autumn. My friends took me to a drive-in hot dog stand so I had an american hot dog for lunch with some lemonade - lemonade in America is not sprite, its actually real squeezed lemons so its not fizzy at all! Yum!
Tomorrow we are going shopping at the mall so I will be able to get lots of fun things.
There are heaps of chipmunks and raccoons around so I will try and get some photos of them.
Hope you are enjoying your ...

Next stop, Smith's

A travel blog entry by wh4lakes

We left Cadillac on a rainy cold (50's!!!!) morning, headed for our Florida/Michigan friends in Battle Creek. Fortunately, the sun was shining in Battle Creek and it warmed to the 70's (sweatshirt weather!)

Battle Creek is hosting the Hot Air Balloon World Championship this week, so the first night we hoped to catch the launch; unfortunately, due to winds and potential storms, it ...