It was a corny and spammy kind of day. (I will explain later.) We were up bright and early for our drive from Rochester, Minnesota to Mitchell, South Dakota, passing more cornfields than I have ever seen in my life! Wind farms punctuated the flat prairies, as we drove along red roads. I could not […]
Kathy Baker
DAY THREE: ROADTRIPPING USA
We ended our last night in Appleton at an empty little cigar bar, except for me and my cigar-smoking hubby, so I had a little flavored cigar and was pleasantly surprised by the choice Christian selected to accompany my Grand Marnier. Bill had a nice Perdomo, paired with Johnny Walker Blue, which he had never […]
DAY TWO: ROADTRIPPING USA
We had a great meal at the Blue Moon Cafe in Ludington last night and woke to a glowing orange orb (thanks, sadly, to California and Oregon fire smoke). The S.S. Badger pulled out of port with a crowd, but we had a tiny little stateroom where we could escape with two berths and a […]
DAY ONE: ROADTRIPPING USA
Our 2011 Traverse, loaded down with our worldly goods for a month, pulled out of Maqua this morning with 190,500 miles on the odometer. Decked out with new tires, a tune-up, and topped off with gas under $2.00/gallon, we were ready to roll. Saying goodbye each summer is not easy, but each season our packing […]
Nature/Camp Envy
Summer is almost over. I can tell by the ferns browning, the cooler nights, and even some trees beginning to change. The recent storms dropped some of the dead trees on the trail and surrounding woods. All able hands with chainsaws quickly removed the trees that fell on our road that leaves the camp, but […]
Camp Envy–Celebrating the 4th and Family
There is no place more special than the 4th of July on a lake, but ours was double the special this year with the addition of a new family member. Our firstborn son Kyle, wife Liz, and foster son arrived on the 26th of June. As they picked up their luggage and hopped in the […]