The city of La Crosse sits along the Mississippi River on the state line between Wisconsin and Minnesota and is surrounded by wooded bluffs. It’s worth a stop if you’re driving the Great River Road. I was surprised by how much there was to do and see. You could ride the ferry, attend Oktoberfest, visit […]
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I was extremely fortunate to tag along with Glenn on a work trip to Casa de Campo Resort & Villas in the Dominican Republic. This resort was more luxurious than anything I would normally stay at on my own dime. Not only was our villa incredible (bidet, need I say more), there were also three […]
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Hi friends! It’s been a while since I’ve shared my adventures and now that I’m just about settled into my new home here in Texas I think it’s time for an update! On top of recent travels to Miami, Michigan and the Dominican Republic, Glenn and I have started to explore the Dallas area. Here’s […]
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Well guys, I’m officially a Texan! As I left Minnesota for the last time, I took a detour to Baraboo, Wisconsin for a weekend of camping with my friends at Devil’s Lake State Park. Devil’s Lake State Park is Wisconsin’s most popular state park (about 3 million visitors per year according to their website) so […]
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I can still remember my excitement as I wrote a blog post back in 2013 announcing that I was moving to Chicago. When I moved to Minnesota in 2019, you all were there every step of the way. Well, as you can see from the title of this post… I’m moving to Texas! Those closest […]
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I recently took my first trip to Alaska. My boyfriend and I flew into Anchorage and spent 7 days exploring from Denali to the Kenai Peninsula. You can get all of the details about our time up near Denali National Park here and our adventures on the Kenai Peninsula here. This post is going to […]
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I love the U.P. I might go as far as to say that it’s my favorite place in America. Since moving to Minnesota, I started taking the northern route over Lake Michigan to drive back home to my parents’ house in the heart of the Lower Peninsula. It’s given me a ton of opportunities to […]
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Welcome to the second half of our 4th of July week in Alaska. If you haven’t read part one and you’re interest in Denali National Park, click here to read that post. We spent the first four days exploring Denali National Park and Talkeetna and now we head south to the Kenai Peninsula. Homer Homer […]
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Every year over the 4th of July, my boyfriend and I take a roadtrip. This year we kicked it up a notch and took our first trip to Alaska. I’m still counting it as a roadtrip because we hit the road as soon as we landed in Anchorage. Alaska really lives up to its nickname […]
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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is a 35-mile long stretch of beaches, forest, giant sand dunes and two islands located on the northwest coast of Michigan’s lower peninsula. As a Michigan-native, I grew up learning about the Ashininaabek lore surrounding Sleeping Bear Dunes and the story always made me really sad. There are a few […]
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