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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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A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum

Posted on June 28, 2024January 10, 2025by sarah

our last notable excursion whilst on the keweenaw peninsula was a visit to the AE seaman mineral museum. we had read good things about it, but we hesitant to drag the kids to a rock museum. but, since the weather was pretty blah, it seemed like the perfect activity. it was a great opportunity to […]

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local waterfalls and an epic toy store.

Posted on June 26, 2024January 10, 2025by sarah

full disclosure. at this point in our trip, we were struggling a bit. the upper peninsula wasn’t as epic as we thought it would be. everyone was sort of over it. but. we had some cool things scheduled that couldn’t be moved, so there was nothing to do but stick it out. derek did a […]

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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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even more UP to the keweenaw peninsula

Posted on June 23, 2024January 10, 2025by sarah

the upper peninsula has it’s own whole other peninsula shooting off of it, called the keweenaw peninsula, and that’s where we were headed to next. on our way, of COURSE we stopped at yet another fabric shop. i may have already mentioned it, but we happened to be in michigan during their first ever “shop […]

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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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lazy kayaking the au train.

Posted on June 20, 2024January 10, 2025by sarah

we spent our first week on the upper peninsula in a little cabin on the au train lake. during that week, on every excursion to and from our cabin, we drove over two bridges that crossed the au train river, which lazily winds from au train lake to lake superior. on one particularly beautiful and […]

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pictured rocks, the hiking views.

Posted on June 19, 2024January 8, 2025by sarah

as you probably know, if you’ve followed our little family story until now, whenever we go on a long vacation, derek is always sure to work in a day or two for me to go on a bigger, longer adventure, usually a hike. sometimes anna comes with me. sometimes not. on this occasion, she somewhat […]

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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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