Fall

What the Heck are Pasties?

  When you drive in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, occasionally you will pass a place with “pasties” in the name. Unless, you’ve been to UP before,...

Bike Touring Upstate New York – Finger Lakes

  Yet another great bike tour in my bag was a week-long ride in the Finger Lakes area of Upstate New York. The area is...

Upstate New York Destinations – Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion

The Finger Lakes regions is known for its natural scenery and its vineyards. However, when you get tired of looking at waterfalls, or sampling...

Michigan Destinations – Fishtown – A Historic Fishing Village

When you see pictures of Fishtown in Leland, Michigan, you think you are on a 19th-century movie set. Fishtown is real, though. It is...

Tour of Downtown Detroit

Detroit, unfortunately, is still at the top of most dangerous cities in the U.S. I just looked up an article from Wall Street Journal...

Backpacking North Manitou Island- A Unique Outdoor Experience

North Manitou Island is a very unique place! Located only few hours’ drive from Detroit and Chicago, is almost completely devoid and isolated from...

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