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What to do on a day trip to Mackinac Island

July 14, 2024Posted inTravel
A view from Fort Mackinac overlooking the harbor and the town on Mackinac Island. The yellow umbrellas is the cafe at the fort that has great views overlooking the town.…
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While most people who visit Mackinac Island are familiar with the impressive fort located there, there are actually two historic forts located in the Mackinac Straights. On the mainland in Mackinaw City, with the entrance located just under the Mackinac Bridge is full sized reproduction of Fort Michilimackinac. I was expecting a tourist trap fort, but found an absolutely excellent reproduction 1700s fort built on the foundations of the original ruins burned by the British during the Revolutionary War.

Fort Michilimackinac in Mackinaw City Offers Mix of Living History and Archeology

June 12, 2024Posted inHistorical Site, Michigan
The entrance into the reconstructed 1700s Fort Michilimackinac in Mackinaw City, Michigan. While most people who visit Mackinac Island are familiar with the impressive fort located there, there are actually…
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Lava tubes snow canyon Utah

What to see at Snow Canyon State Park in Utah

March 13, 2023Posted inGeology, St. George, Utah, Travel, Utah, Utah State Parks
Lava tubes snow canyon Utah Snow Canyon State Park is located about 11 miles northwest of St. George, Utah. When we visited this park this is where we opted to…
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Roadside Fossil Collecting in Central Arizona

Roadside Fossil Collecting in Central Arizona

March 9, 2023Posted inArizona, Fossil collecting, Travel
Our daughter Vivian chipping at the loose rocks of the exposed hillside at the Naco Paleo Site east of Payson, Arizona, looking for 300 million year old brachiopods and other…
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Exploring Fossilized Dinosaur Footprints in Southwest Utah

Exploring Fossilized Dinosaur Footprints in Southwest Utah

March 9, 2023Posted inGeology, St. George, Utah, Travel, Utah
One of our daughters walking in the footsteps of dinosaurs at the the Dino Cliffs site, located near Washington, Utah. The area around what is today St. George, Utah was…
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The Ghost Town of Silver Reef Utah

The Ghost Town of Silver Reef Utah

March 9, 2023Posted inGeology, Ghost towns, Historical Site, St. George, Utah, Travel, Utah
The welcome sign to the Sliver Reef mining ghost town north of St. George, Utah. Several buildings and mining structures are still there, and ruins of many other buildings can…
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Shades State Park mini waterfall

Shades of Death – Shades State Park

December 26, 2022Posted inCamping, Geology, Indiana, Indiana State Parks, Travel
Shades State Park Hiking Shades State Park in located in Waveland, Indiana about 15 or so miles East of Turkey Run State Park. From the 1880s till around 1947 the…
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Tabernacle Nauvoo IL

Blast into the Past in Beautiful Nauvoo Illinois

October 8, 2022Posted inCamping, Historical Site, Illinois, Illinois State Park, Travel, Winery
Tabernacle Nauvoo IL Nauvoo Illinois is located between bluffs and the might Mississippi river, roughly 4 and half hours from Chicago or about 270 miles(ish). It's well known for its…
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Devil’s Lake Wisconsin is the Midwest’s Trip Into the Mountains

Devil’s Lake Wisconsin is the Midwest’s Trip Into the Mountains

August 16, 2022Posted inBeach, Camping, Food, Kayaking, Travel, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Parks
The Devil's Doorway rock formation is the most popular hike at Devil's Lake State Park in central Wisconsin. Is towers 700 feet above the lake and the valley floor. The…
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Turkey Run State Park Offers Great Hiking in the Heart of Indiana’s Covered Bridge Country

Turkey Run State Park Offers Great Hiking in the Heart of Indiana’s Covered Bridge Country

August 14, 2022Posted inGeology, Indiana, Indiana State Parks, Travel
A view from the bottom of the Turkey Run gorge looking up to the old highway bridge just behind the Turkey Run lodge. If you like hiking among cool rock…
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