Michigan Travel Blogs

I woke up early and we didn't have to drive to Detroit until 11:30am. I tried to go back to sleep, but couldn't do it. I think it was because I was thinking about flying back home later that day. Also I wanted to be tired during the flight so I'd be able to sleep in the plane and the flight wouldn'…

You asked for it, so here they are!  Several photos from my wedding.  I hope you enjoy them!

There are so many things that made Rothbury the most spectacular festival I have ever attended, and rather than spew out gobbelygook with no direction, I will do things in a semi ordered format just so you can appreciate the absolute awesomeness that Rothbury was. In no particular order, aside fro…

It was my last day in the States - at least this time. We left the farm around 10am in order to arrive not to late to Detroit. My flight was at 5:30pm, so we had plenty of time, although we had to drive about 4hrs,  but we wanted to be there early. Also Eric had to drive back home and I didn't…

A few months ago I had seen that my Seattle Mariners were playing a day game up in Detroit on May 22 so a buddy and I bought some tickets and made some plans. The morning of May 22, we flew out on a Northwest Airbus 320 from Indy to Detroit without any problems.   We took the city bus do…

    Thrusting with more torque than usual, I raced to clear the island before the power boaters hit their own throttles. Not all were equipped with radar like the  Apres Ski  and probably none would be watching for a hard-to-see kayak on the open waters. I had paddled fre…

   Fall colors line country roads and reflect in the Escanaba River. The red and orange leaves of oaks and maples - and golden yellows of white birch - enliven green forests of pine and cedar. Curtains of faded white smoke from neighbor's furnace fires drift out of colorful woods into b…

   I got my hangar plowed out, repaired a broken water line, and fired up the '76 Volkswagen La Bamba. Two electric heaters took the bitter chill out of the place but the air still felt warmer on the hand inside the refrigerator than in the kitchen; an odd sensation. Whenever it warms u…

  Paddling the kayak over to Kipling Bar last week, I was treated to a somewhat rare sight on Little Bay de Noc - a Great Lakes ore boat at the Gladstone coal dock.  The Maumee was an older, fairly small ship but looked gigantic on the narrow waters seven miles into the bay from Escanaba…

I knew this would be a quick visit, but I made it a memorable visit for the girls.  Our oldest was going into the states for her second time since she was 2 yrs old and when we got onto the bridge, which connects S.S.M., Ontario to S.S.M., Michigan, so for her this was an experience ... the bo…

"We need not to be let alone. We need to be really bothered once in a while. How long is it since you were really bothered? About something important, about something real?"  from Fahrenheit 451-Ray BradburyI first entered the cool marbled entrance of the Detroit Institute of Arts in 1992 as…

I slept in till 10am and quickly had the breakfast the Motel provides ... simple but filling ... today we had to return because the girls have to return to school for Tuesday ... I quickly took in the last 15minutes to check my comments and smiles before shutting down my laptop ...&n…

8 hours away from New York, Grand Rapids has become my home. Whether I am relaxing in the nature preserve, or out at Reeds Lake, Grand Rapids has offered me plenty to do and to see. I love going downtown and coffee shop hopping. Grand Rapids is such a welcoming place.

My home town.

 After the race, we went back to Grand Rapids where we visited the historic district. Here there were some very nice houses, but I would say the one I liked best was the one designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. I have always admired his work, and this house is no exception. You can see that is open…