The area in Michigan with Lake Michigan on the west and Lake Huron on the east is called the Lower Peninsula. Heading north is the Mackinaw Bridge which crosses to the Upper Peninsula, referred to locally as “U.P.” and then Lake Superior. The bridge is five miles long (longer than Golden Gate) and was the […]
Mackinac is an island way up in the northwestern part of Lake Huron between the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of Michigan. With fewer than 500 residents, it is no surprise that we had never heard of it prior to planning this trip. But wait; they have over 50,000 people there during summer days and over […]
Lake Michigan is giant. In fact, it is the largest lake that is totally in the U.S. (The other Great Lakes are also in Canada.) It should come as no shock that Holland has Dutch history. (Hence the name, Holland). The 251-year-old windmill De Zwaan is the only real, working Dutch windmill in the […]
Did you know that Detroit is the only city in the U.S. where you go south to get into Canada? I did not. And, who knew that Ford Motor Company was Henry Ford’s third business. He filed for bankruptcy twice before. It is totally shocking to me to see how much building is going on […]
About a third of the way to Detroit (our next stop), on the edge of Lake Ontario, is Hamilton, ON (Canada). We just wanted to stop because we don’t like to travel too many hours on any day. Well, it turns out that Hamilton is the Waterfall Capital of the World. According to Smithsonian Magazine, […]
Niagara Falls is truly spectacular. We have seen fabulous waterfalls all over the world and, so far, nothing has come close except for Iguazu Falls in South America. It is twice as wide but has less total water flow. To do it right, we viewed the falls from the land, both at river’s edge and […]
We arrived in Cleveland today which means visiting the first of The Great Lakes – Lake Erie. It is the smallest by volume and the second smallest by surface area. However, our first stop was the incredible Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum. If I had to pick one word to describe it, that […]
About halfway between RV parks in Louisville and Columbus is Cincinnati. It seemed like a perfect spot for Sunday brunch. My research allowed me to find the perfect place. The problem was that it was jammed with the line extending out the door. So much for that plan. Then in Columbus we chose to spend […]
Our dinner out in Louisville was at Proof on Main a nice restaurant in a small hotel that also houses an art museum. The three dimensional art display was certainly different and interesting. Speaking of different, the urinal had a unique outlook. They love their bourbon here. Each restaurant we visited had more bourbon items than […]
Nothing says St. Louis like its Gateway Arch. It commemorates the Louisiana Purchase and the opening of the West to settlers following Lewis and Clark. Previously I just assumed that it was a big sculpture. It is both 630 tall and wide even though from all angels it seems taller than wide. It is gigantic. […]