


Thursday we headed north again, back to the Upper Peninsula to Saulte Ste. Marie to spend a rainy day in Michigan visiting the Soo Locks. Dating back to the 1800s and now run by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Soo Locks connect Lakes Superior and Huron. Using a series of gates and…

Wednesday was spent exploring Mackinac Island (we learned it is pronounced “aw” no matter how it is spelled). A historic car free island in Lake Huron, accessible by ferry, provided us with another perfect Michigan day. We started with a 30 minute ferry ride to the island and grabbed lunch on the water after a…

Today was a travel day, and we headed 4 hours north on Rt 75. Along the way, we made a quick stop through Frankenmuth, MI, to stop at Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland. Bronner’s is the largest Christmas store in the country, and spans almost 2 football fields. An overwhelming walkthrough for sure, but who can beat…

Our first stop was a 2 night stay just outside of Detroit, Michigan. Our main point for this stop was the Ford Museum and factory tour. Night one after a long travel day from Western New York found us setting up camp at the Wayne County Fairgrounds and heading out for some Detroit Style Pizza…

5 years ago yesterday (6.20.21), we started off on our first adventure in our Home on Wheels and headed out on a 6 week trip covering a good chunk of national parks and monuments across Ohio, South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah and Arizona. We have since hit 40 of the lower 48 states, 30 of the…

Preface:Hello readers! My name is Brandon (formerly known here as “The First”). I figure that since I’ve finally graduated from high school, I can actually introduce myself here by my real name. I also figured that since I’m the administrator of the website here (minus the URL, I wish to claim zero involvement there), I…

Thursday we headed north again, back to the Upper Peninsula to Saulte Ste. Marie to spend a rainy day in Michigan visiting the Soo Locks. Dating back to the 1800s and now run by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Soo Locks connect Lakes Superior and Huron. Using a series of gates and…

Wednesday was spent exploring Mackinac Island (we learned it is pronounced “aw” no matter how it is spelled). A historic car free island in Lake Huron, accessible by ferry, provided us with another perfect Michigan day. We started with a 30 minute ferry ride to the island and grabbed lunch on the water after a…

Today was a travel day, and we headed 4 hours north on Rt 75. Along the way, we made a quick stop through Frankenmuth, MI, to stop at Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland. Bronner’s is the largest Christmas store in the country, and spans almost 2 football fields. An overwhelming walkthrough for sure, but who can beat…
