Near White Cloud, Michigan in Newaygo County there had once been the largest desert east of the Mississippi, The Big Prairie Desert. What? I had no idea! My husband, Chuck, always finds curious history. Starting in 1865 until the 1930’s this 2,000 acre area had been an enormous sandy expanse. […]
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“When you go owling you have to be brave.” This quote has strummed through my mind since I had read the children’s book, Owl Moon, by Jane Yolen in the early 1990’s. As a result, I have dedicated a fair part of my family’s lives to night time and early […]
While in Chicago last September we had posted a few photos to Facebook. Chuck instantly received a message from Joel, his long-time friend who resides in the windy city. “Hey, we’re celebrating Oktoberfest tonight. Come on over! There’ll be food, fellowship and music.” Joel is the lead pastor at St. […]
What? There are still speakeasies in Chicago? Come along with Chuck and I as we find The Drifter, a secret bar located behind a shelf in the basement of The Green Door Tavern. The Drifter had materialized one hundred years ago, sometime around 1920. The records are sketchy on the […]
The Fire Following a wet spring in 1908, the summer in eastern side of northern Michigan’s lower peninsula had been dry. On October 15th rampant winds caused a random spark to start a tragic fire. The blaze had started in Millersburg and grew quickly. The flames burnt northward for 31 […]
“Hey, let’s go for lunch in Ada. Shopping, too!” Chuck’s eyebrows danced knowing how I like to eat and shop. “We can take Loki! It will be a trial excursion for our trip down the Mississippi.” Loki is our new freighter canoe. “We can put him in at the fair […]
The Copper Harbor Lighthouse is located at the tip of the Keweenaw peninsula of Michigan. However with the road being closed, there’s only one way to arrive there, by boat. Join DaViking and I as we attempt to get to this obscure destination. The Copper Harbor State Marina Boat Launch […]
Following our helicopter flight over The Straits of Mackinac, we settled into seats at one of our favorite watering holes, The Key Hole Bar and Grill. Energy buzzed as the line of customers grew outside. Aaron hustled out from behind the bar to take our drink orders. He was everywhere […]
Fort Wilkins, already one hundred years old in1939, had been crumbling at the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula. This fort was brought back to life with Donald W. Dow leading the team. The captivating story of Donald W. Dow and the restoration of Fort Wilkins gave me a better insight […]
DaViking, my husband, Chuck, and I found this spot two years ago. This brass ring embedded on 8th Avenue in Manitowoc, Wisconsin caused us curiosity. What happened here? Join me as I attend Sputnikfest! (September 10, 2022) This annual festival celebrates the first space craft to reenter Earth’s atmosphere, well […]