What We Did in Wisconsin
Making our way south from Michigan’s U.P. we drove down the western lakeshore of Lake Michigan into Wisconsin first stop:Continue Reading
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The Northern Lights in northern Michigan
For a long time, I’ve wanted to see two things: the Northern Lights and the UP (Upper Peninsula) of Michigan.Continue Reading
Looping Around Lake Champlain in Vermont and New York
The area which is currently known as the Lake Champlain (or simply Champlain) Valley was once an ocean. Through aContinue Reading
Exploring Mount Desert Island, Maine
Mount Desert Island (pronounced as dessert but known locally as just “the island” or MDI) Maine which contains most ofContinue Reading
Living Like a Colonial in Concord Massachusetts
Taking time to be a tourist in your hometown is rare. For all the obvious reasons I guess: work, family,Continue Reading
Up the Coast in Down East Maine
Our first stop in Maine was near Bar Harbor. We stayed in a fabulous Airbnb in Hancock where we wouldContinue Reading
Meandering in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
As a kid, my family used to occasionally vacation in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. I think it mustContinue Reading
The Gorgeous Green Mountain State (Vermont)
I lived in northern Vermont, in the Burlington area, for nearly twenty years. I arrived on the campus of theContinue Reading
Visiting with the Roosevelts and Vanderbilts in Hyde Park, New York
As we neared the end of our time in upstate New York (for this time around anyway), we detoured south,Continue Reading
Five Days in the Finger Lakes (New York)
Ok, right up front I’ll say this post covers both the Finger Lakes region and area to the west andContinue Reading
The Traveling Ridleys 