Updates from the Road

For our last stop in Michigan, we headed up to Sault Ste. Marie to see the Soo Locks. These locks are located on the US Canadian border in the St. Mary’s River and connect Lake Superior with Lake Huron. A few interesting facts about the locks When planning a trip to the Soo, there are…

From Gaylord we headed north across the Mackinaw Bridge to the Upper Peninsula. We stayed in a campground right across the road from Lake Michigan.  It made for some beautiful views. We headed over to Mackinac Island on one of the Shepler’s Ferries.  Cole enjoyed the ride, but couldn’t understand why he wasn’t allowed to…

After the beautiful views at Sleeping Bear Dunes, we headed up to Gaylord to play some golf and do some more exploring. We stayed at the Gaylord KOA and had a great campsite surrounded by lots of tall trees. We played golf on the Signature Course at the Tree Tops Resort, a beautiful resort with…

After Ohio, we headed to Indiana to check out the Indiana Dunes National Park. This park is another one that covers diverse areas and terrains. Our first stop was the Lake Michigan beach at Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk. Once we arrived at the area, we were greeted by some massive dunes and beautiful sneak peeks…

After Niagara Falls, we began our trek west. Our first stop was south of Cleveland. Here we checked out the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Cuyahoga Valley National Park is a 33,000-acre park that borders Cleveland to the north and Akron to the south. The park protects 20 miles of the Cuyahoga River, which flows north…

We had a great time in the Niagara Falls area. The first day we were there, we went over to see the falls during the day. As a kid, I remember going to Niagara Falls, but there were several things that I didn’t remember. First off, I didn’t remember that there are more than one…

Our first stop in New York was at a campground on Lake Champlain. It was a scenic ride getting there from Vermont. We stayed at a beautiful private campground that was essentially the homestead of the owner. For this location, I had to call to make the reservation. No online booking. When we checked in,…

After Bar Harbor, we spent the night in New Hampshire, then it was off to Vermont. The weather was rainy most of the time we were there, so we had to get creative (and a little wet) to find things to do. With a little bit of research, we found several interesting places to go….

After Cape Cod, we headed north to Bar Harbor. Cole was excited to get there. Here he is making sure that Ed got enough fuel in Dash for us to get there. Once he was sure that we had enough fuel, Cole told us to wake him when we got there. In Bar Harbor, we…

In Cape Cod, we had a chance to stay out on the ‘hook’. Our campground was right in the middle of the Cape Cod National Seashore Park area, so we had a great time exploring here. At the ranger station for the Cape Cod National Seashore Park, Cole received his official Bark Ranger bandana. I…