This is part of a series called Galápagos Islands and Macchu Picchu 2022 After COVID delays in 2020 and 2021, we finally left on our trip to Ecuador and Peru, notably to visit the Galapagos Islands and Machu Picchu. Given that we were already wintering in Puerto Vallarta, we flew to our first stop in…
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This is part of a series called Upper Midwest Tour 2021 After Mackinac, it was time to start the last leg of our trip — heading south along Lake Michigan to visit 2 national lakeshores and parks and visit with some friends. The terrain took a decided turn from the rocky shorelines we had experienced…
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This is part of a series called Upper Midwest Tour 2021 For years I’ve heard people rave about Mackinac Island — the history, the hotels, the restaurants — and no cars! Part of the reason for this trip was to visit there, which we did for 4 days. Getting to Mackinac is by passenger-only ferry. …
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This is part of a series called Upper Midwest Tour 2021 From Bond Falls, we drove to Munising, MI, the home of Pictured Rocks National Seashore. We were interested in comparing the stories of Munising and nearby Grand Marais (yeah, a second one!) and Pictured Rocks with Bayfield and the Apostle Islands. They both had…
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This is part of a series called Upper Midwest Tour 2021 After our short stint in Wisconsin, it was time to head to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, locally known as the UP. In fact, people up here call themselves “Yoopers,” (think UPers). I get that kind of thing; after all the University of Washington…
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This is part of a series called Upper Midwest Tour 2021 After spending a very enjoyable time in Minnesota, it was time to head east to explore the southern side of Lake Superior. This brought us to Bayfield, WI, the gateway to the Apostle Islands National Seashore. Bayfield is actually Wisconsin’s smallest city, with a…
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This is part of a series called Upper Midwest Tour 2021 As I mentioned in an earlier post, this was one of the stops we were looking forward to. Isle Royale is the least-visited park in the Lower 48 states. It is also the site of the predator-prey, wolf-moose study that now has been going…
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This is part of a series called Upper Midwest Tour 2021 We visited the north shore of MN, from Duluth to the Canadian border twice during our stay — before and after our trip to Isle Royale. The route for this trip was along the scenic highway 61 — essentially a road that was more…
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This is part of a series called Upper Midwest Tour 2021 Hi Duluth, we’re back! Since the wait and COVID requirements convinced us that going to our planned stop in Thunder Bay, Ontario after Voyageurs National Park was not a good idea, we decided to come back and spend a few more days exploring Duluth. …
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It’s about the water; it’s always been about the water.” That quote from one of the park rangers at Voyageurs National Park stuck with me because it was the simple truth — the waterways between Northern Minnesota and Canada has been the lifeline since prehistoric times. It was the primary means for hunting and fishing…
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