Category: Michigan

Us On A Horse Drawn Carriage Ride Through The Woods The UP, or upper part of Michigan, was getting cold real fast. The colder weather was coming in sooner and faster than previous years. So we decided to head back down into the main part of Michigan and continue our trek on the eastern side. Not knowing where or what we were in for, I just kinda picked a place that sounded interesting, was along our route and was under the 4 hours of driving time that we like to do. Alpena and The Thunder Bay area on the “Sunrise Side” of Michigan seemed to have it all. A place to park, nice scenery, museums and shops and lots of history. Unfortunately it seems as soon as we got there, the weather followed us and turned real cold, rainy and very windy.  We only got out to explore one day into Alpena and we chose to go to the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary This is a free museum that tells all about the marine area and the many many shipwrecks in and around the bay. This area is known worldwide for it’s shipwrecks. And because of the fresh water of the Great Lakes, the shipwrecks are perfectly preserved. If the weather holds out for you, their is a neat tour, from what I...

Brenda And A Freighter Passing By Once we left Mackinaw City, MI we drove an hour or so north of there to Sault Ste Marie, MI.  Located in “The UP”, or the upper part of Michigan for those of you who do not know the Michigan lingo. Sault Ste Marie is as far north as you can go in Michigan without crossing into Canada. Looking at the picture above, the land that you see on the other side of the river is Canada. Standing in our motorhome at night, I could look outside our window and see a streetlight change from green to red, in Canada. That’s how close we were. Not that being that close to Canada is that interesting, it’s not like I’m seeing Russia from my house or anything, but I thought it was pretty cool that I could see a street with the cars and the street light change, in a different country while sitting in my motorhome in another country. Speaking of sitting at the campground, we found this wonderful, city run campground that we’d definitely stay at again and we highly recommend.  The Aune-Osborn Campground is located right on the water, with some of the sites facing right on the water. Our Site At Aune-Osborn Campground Some Of The Water Sites At The Aune-Osborn Campground We were actually on site 63, which was...