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apostle islands.

Posted on June 30, 2024January 13, 2025by sarah

our final big fat epic amazing adventure of our summer 2024 mostly michigan road trip was a boat tour of the apostle islands, which technically belong to wisconsin. we woke up extra early to get a spot at the front of the line, so we could have a good seat on the tour. well. we […]

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less exciting random U.P. adventures…

Posted on June 29, 2024January 13, 2025by sarah

this is the post where i group together some of the less epic things we did while at the keweenaw peninsula. and our travel day. we were trying hard to fill the days but also not make everyone crazy. its a delicate balance for sure. on our second day in the area, i was able […]

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copper peninsula coastal tour

Posted on June 25, 2024January 10, 2025by sarah

with everyone well rested, and the weather fully cooperating, it was a good day to take a drive along the coast of the copper peninsula, stopping for any and all landmarks, epic views, and cool or weird (or both) spots. first up. a roadside waterfall. then. the jam lady. this is filed under cool and […]

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the porkies and me.

Posted on June 24, 2024January 10, 2025by sarah

on these long summer road trips, derek usually has to work a few days here and there. on one such day, a beautiful one at that, we determined that it would be a good day for me to embark on a solo adventure, leaving him to work, and the kids to have a lazy day […]

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a day in marquette

Posted on June 21, 2024January 10, 2025by sarah

we capped off our first week’s stay in the upper peninsula with a day in the college town of marquette. technically, we had already been there, thanks to a rainy first day in town that saw us hit up the movies and do a little shopping. but, on this day, we had a few outdoor […]

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hiking and exploring the U.P.

Posted on June 18, 2024January 8, 2025by sarah

after our sea kayaking adventure, we took the posse inland, for a bit of hiking, waterfall peeping, and general tourism. i think we were still technically on national park service land, but it was all mixed in with little towns and such. and if i’m remembering this day correctly, there were some closures that prevented […]

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pictured rocks national lakeshore

Posted on June 17, 2024January 8, 2025by sarah

our first big really super epic (expensive) adventure on this trip was a sea kayaking tour of pictured rocks national lakeshore. on the day it was scheduled, the weather wasn’t looking so hot and we weren’t even sure it would take place. but the crew was optimistic, so we loaded up into the ferry to […]

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up to the u.p.

Posted on June 16, 2024January 6, 2025by sarah

for those unfamiliar with the geography of michigan, most of it is the big mitten shaped bit, north of indiana, tucked between three great lakes. that’s where all of our first few michigan excursions took place. but. the main destination of our trip was the upper peninsula, commonly known as the U.P., and that is […]

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sleeping bear. rafting. lighthouses. beaches.

Posted on June 14, 2024January 5, 2025by sarah

our second day in the general vicinity of sleeping bear dunes national lakeshore started with some time on the water. initially we had planned a trip with one outfitter, but when we arrived, it turned out they were closed. thankfully, we found another spot, and while derek handled booking the trip and the shuttle bus […]

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sleeping bear dunes national lakeshore

Posted on June 13, 2024January 5, 2025by sarah

our inaugural big michigan excursion took us to sleeping bear dunes national lakeshore. we started at the visitor center, collecting all of the ranger data, stickers, and merch, but sadly not junior ranger books because it appears those days are over. then we set out on a days worth of various adventures. our first hike […]

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