Cannon Beach, Oregon is a magical place! My friend, Anita, has made a pilgrimage here annually. With a glimmer in her eye she has spoken of the solace found while sitting on a deck at The Ocean Lodge overlooking haystack rock. This year, she invited me to join her. Seeing […]
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Did you know that Surfmen carried out life-saving and recovery operations around the Great Lakes starting in 1870? These dedicated heroes risked their lives daily. DaViking and I stopped at two of the five Life-Saving Stations along this deadly Lake Superior shore: Crisp Point and Vermillion as well as Whitefish […]
Did you know that there are structures and spaces beneath the streets of Seattle? I hadn’t known this and was curious to learn more. Anita, my longtime friend, and I toured these mysterious underground places. Join us as we creep through the dark tunnels beneath the streets of Seattle. Eowyn, […]
Bernida, built in 1921 won the first Bayview Mackinac Race, then went missing for decades. She was found in a warehouse, restored and in 2012 won the Bayview Mackinac race again! Join us for her 100th birthday celebration!
Traveling by our zodiac, Thor, Da Viking and I headed to Lime Island for a caper. There are only footpaths on this two and half mile long island in the St. Mary’s Seaway. It lies along the shipping lane connecting Lake Huron to Lake Superior. The 980 acre island holds […]
Da Viking (Chuck) and I have visited abandoned lighthouses on other excursions. On this day we were headed to a restored light on St. Helena Island in Lake Michigan. It had been in poor shape until Scout Troop 4 from Ann Arbor started restoration in 1986. Little did we know […]
When we came upon this quaint breakfast stop on Washington Island, we never imagined the powerful impressions that would fill our souls as well as our stomachs. We had just camped at Willow Pond Farm on the Door Peninsula where the owners, Craig and Cindy, suggested we stop at The […]
We embark on an expedition vehicle build for a 2021 Jeep Gladiator. You could call it an "overland build" or an "expedition build". We will follow the entire build from interior to all the additions and modifications. We don't expect to modify the stock build much as this vehicle is [...]
The clank of metal rods chimed a greeting as we walked into the steamy air of the glass making studio at “Glassworks and Printing” in New Orleans. The roaring furnaces spewed out immense heat. We were about to learn the secrets of blowing glass! Seeing the Halloween foot hanging out […]
The Badger’s motto is “BIG SHIP! MORE FUN!” We made memories on our voyage across Lake Michigan from Ludington to Manitowoc and then on our return trip several days later. The Badger Car Ferry is the last coal-fired passenger steamship in operation in the United States. My first trip aboard […]