From the Mackinac Bridge we headed south through the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Staying close to the Lake Michigan shore we eventually reached Empire, Michigan, near the entrance to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. One of only three National Lakeshores,…
We did a little shopping at the Gitche Gumee Landing Giftshop and the Nonesuch Gallery (aka Brad's Guitars) and then we packed up and started heading south on US 45. We could have followed this highway from Ontonagon all the…
I have a new exhibit up at the Fluno Center, 601 University Avenue, Madison, WI. It will be up until the end of the year so please stop by if you're in town! Although he didn’t coin the phrase, Horace Greeley…
Before turning in, we could see a frenzy of snow flakes flitting through the lone light in the parking lot. The weatherman was right! By morning there was a foot or more of snow on the ground and on our…
The topic of conversation in the restaurant on Sunday morning was the weather, not the current sunny-blue-sky weather, but the forecast. A storm would be moving in Sunday night that could bring up to 13" of snow before moving out…
There aren't many places to stay on Washington Island in the winter. Fortunately, Findlay's Holiday Inn is open all year. Better yet, in the winter their restaurant is open for breakfast and dinner on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. So, we…
We had some really cold weather in early January. Nighttime lows were well below zero and daytime highs only reached single digits. So, what to do? Go north! Every summer my wife and I vacation with family and friends on…
When the calendar says February and the thermometer says 62 degrees F, there must be something wrong. Just an unusual weather pattern? Global warming? Who knows, but it's a Saturday and not much would be capable of keeping people indoors…
The continental divide -- we all learned about it in grade school. Precipitation falling to the east strives to reach the Atlantic Ocean; to the west, it wends its way to the Pacific. Yellowstone and Rocky Mountain National Parks also…