Tag: Michigan
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Travels With Minnie: Bugs Galore
We’ve heard stories about summer bugs in certain parts of the country…now we know. What an introduction we had at Tawas Point State Park along Michigan’s east coast. The campsites were large and lush, the showers were clean and modern and the nature walk was a birdwatcher’s dream. If only we could have enjoyed it…
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Travels With Minnie: Mackinac Island-A Life Without Cars
Charming Mackinac Island sits in Lake Huron, just off the east coast of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Established in 1895, it’s Michigan’s first state park and offers something for everyone…except car enthusiasts. The automobile ban began in 1898 and remains in effect today. Visitors see the park on foot, bike, horse or in one of the…
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Traveling With Minnie: A Superior Day
We arrived in Ishpeming, Michigan yesterday for a two-night stay on the U.P. That’s short for Upper Peninsula and the folks who live here proudly refer to themselves as Yoopers. Those unlucky enough to live in the lower part of the state below the Mackinac Bridge are, in good fun, referred to as trolls. Why?…
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