Who has left a permanent impression on your life? Well, Feodor Protar had made a lasting impact on the islanders who have called Beaver Island their home. His log cabin has been made into a museum and stone walls stand guard over his gravesite. A century after his passing, Feodor […]
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Join DaViking (my husband, Chuck) and I as we search for the 33 markers commemorating an ancient trail from Cadillac to Traverse City, The Old Indian Trail. Evidence found along the 55 mile trek has been dated to 700 B.C.E. This passage had been used by the Hopewells and then [...]
Tulip Time! I had received a text from my husband, Chuck, “4:15 Dinner at Boatwerks?” Boatwerks is a restaurant in Holland, Michigan. He had been volunteering on the 1810 replica ship, Friends Good Will, in Holland for Tulip Time. “YES!” I replied. The Michigan Maritime Museum had sailed their wooden […]
My first sight of the Woolsey Airport had been four years ago on a Restless Viking YouTube video. (See “Related Links”) I knew this unique stone structure must have a story. In May 2023, My husband, Chuck, “DaViking” and I made a stop as we drove around the “pinky peninsula” […]
Did you know that Ludington, Michigan hosts the largest New Year’s Eve celebration in western Michigan? It was an astounding event put on by the quaint lakeshore city of 7,700 people! Join DaViking (Chuck) and myself as we celebrate the start of 2023 as well as our 27th anniversary (December […]
My husband, Chuck (DaViking), and I went for a September evening stroll in downtown Grand Rapids. A stunning white horse, pulling a carriage, crossed our path. The horse started to whinny. Was she announcing to us? “I am a pristine Percheron about to cross the blue bridge! Look out!” I […]
“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 […]
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 […]
This unmarked site, Devil’s Washtub, makes for an exciting find along the Lake Superior shoreline near the tip of the Keweenaw peninsula. Brendan, our hotel concierge, along with Will told us about this unique blowhole rock formation. It’s located along M26 near Mohawk, Michigan. Two miles west of Copper Harbor. […]
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 […]