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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 from Fishtown in Leland, Michigan, you think you are on the 19th century movie set. Fishtown is real though. It...

Weekend Bike Touring in Michigan – Grand Rapids – Holland – Muskegon Loop

This is another Michigan weekend bike touring post... Looking at trails around Grand Rapids, I was able to route a 3-day bike touring loop....

Native American Geographic Names in Great Lakes Region

  This post explores a little different topic. It’s about Great Lakes destinations. But not about attractions that you can find there, but rather about...

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...

What You Need For Bike Touring

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