The jumping-off point Our week-long stop in Syracuse was used to prep for our impending stay in Canada and get a glimpse of the glacially-formed Finger Lakes, the Erie Canal, and upstate New York. We also successfully jumped in to Lake Ontario and can now claim we’ve been in all five of the Great...
Beautiful but occasionally toxic The first thing we did after getting settled in Cleveland was go to a park right along Lake Erie that had fantastic views and a beach. The lake looked incredibly refreshing, especially now that we were in the middle of summer, and we couldn’t wait to jump in and have...
May 28-29, 2022 Our two days in Detroit were pleasant and eventful. On Saturday, we attended a Detroit Tigers baseball game, after which we walked around downtown and slowly meandered toward the Detroit River where we gazed across the border at the Canadian Caesars Palace in Windsor. Right on the shore of the Detroit...
May 21, 2022 Our day in Marquette was splendid and the Lake Superior area was as beautiful as everyone says it is. We started off the day walking all the way out to the Presque Isle Breakwater Lighthouse which required us to climb over a quarter mile of giant boulders that made up the...
Beautiful, cold, hot, and refreshing It’s impossible to ignore the amazingly teal-blue waters of Lake Michigan while in Chicago. Almost every activity or event we went to was either at the lake, had a view of the lake, or was affected by the lake. The weather we experienced each time we ventured to the...
