Life, Travel

2023 Year in Review

It’s that time again. Let’s take a look back at some of my travel highlights from 2023. January: Lake Mineral Wells State Park, Texas February: Tulum, Mexico March: NYC April: Fort Worth, Texas May: Cruising the Mediterranean June: Enchanted Rock and Fredricksburg, TX July: Hot Springs, Arkansas August: Michigan and Chicago September: Portugal October: Saying […]

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Dog Friendly, Travel

Saugatuck Dunes State Park | Michigan

Michigan has incredible beaches. I’d argue that they’re better than most ocean beaches and you don’t have to deal with salty water and sharks. I’m a born and raised Michigander so the Great Lakes and sandy beaches are just normal to me. But my boyfriend is from Pennsylvania and apparently people from other states don’t […]

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Travel

Top 10 Places to Visit in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

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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Dog Friendly, Travel

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore | Michigan

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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Dog Friendly, Travel

Kitch-iti-Kipi | Michigan’s Big Spring

Kitch-iti-kipi is Michigan’s largest freshwater spring. It’s located just north of Manistique and a short detour off of Highway 2. It’s within a state park so there is a small entrance fee. According to UpTravel.com “Here more than 10,000 gallons of vibrant, aqua-colored water erupt each minute from the fissures in the limestone base 40-feet […]

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Dog Friendly, Travel

Hiking and Beers in Marquette, Michigan

After four days of camping (check out the posts on the Apostle Island and Porcupine Mountains if you missed them) we decided to break up our 10-day road trip with a stop in Marquette, Michigan. We passed through Marquette last year to pick up some sleeping pads for camping (which we still use to this […]

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Life, Tags, Travel

My Year in Photos 2020

Like so many others, a large chunk of my year looked like the above photo. On the couch with the pets, watching every show ever filmed. But somehow I was also able to have some amazing experiences outside of my 1-bedroom apartment. Let’s take a trip down memory lane with a photo roundup of some […]

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