writing101.net | msmcguire.com

Recently we spent a beautiful day down at Navy Pier. We started our day taking a ride on the giant ferris wheel–a first for all of us. This 150-foot wheel was modeled after the very first Ferris wheel, which was built for Chicago’s 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. It was a fun 7-minute ride where all [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]