Michigan

Trivia!  Mackinac Island was designated as the SECOND National Park in the US, after Yellowstone.  National Park status lasted from 1875 until 1895, when the state of Michigan voted to take it back as a [...]

Pronounced MackiNAW, Mackinac Island is only 8 square miles, and a step back in time.   No cars are allowed on the island, only horses, carriages and bicycles.  The clip clop of horse hooves is definitely [...]

Michigan boasts the world's longest freshwater coastline. As they say here, four out of five Great Lakes prefer Michigan.

We landed in Traverse City, smack in the middle of their National Cherry Festival. Music, art and did we mention cherries? Tasting, cook-offs, pie eating, parades and marching bands. The best of summer [...]