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embracing tacky tourism

July 7th, 2010
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After spending two peaceful weeks in the U.P., where at times we had beaches, trails, and the road all to ourselves, we went into a bit of culture shock as we made our way to the tacky tourist spot of the Mackinac area. On our way to the Mackinac area we stopped at the Seney [...]

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a week in the hiawatha national forest

July 6th, 2010
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It’s tough keeping up with the travel posts when you’re traveling, so this is about a week old, but before the experiences drift too far from my recent recollection, I thought I would capture a few of them now. We spent last week in and around the Hiawatha National Forest near  Driving east to the [...]

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holiday on the keweenaw

June 27th, 2010
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Well, we can’t believe our first week of vacation is over already. We were all a bit sad yesterday to leave Whitecaps Cottage and our views of Lake Superior, but we had a good week there–chillaxin’ (a word Mike adopted recently) and exploring the area. I simply love the water, and being so close to [...]

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