Shae and I fell in love with the Finger Lakes region of New York while staying there for a couple of weeks. There's all kind of beautiful scenery, with Watkins Glen State Park being one of the highlights. Waterfalls galore, a gorge, all kinds of other natural beauty, stone … [Read more...] about 25 Photos From The Stunning Gorge Trail At Watkins Glen State Park
5 Days In Rochester, NY – Here’s What We Did
Our first stop in New York state was Rochester, a city that's halfway between Buffalo and Syracuse in upstate New York and just south of Lake Ontario. We stayed there five nights, sort of by default because we finished our time in Michigan at the end of July and had a few days … [Read more...] about 5 Days In Rochester, NY – Here’s What We Did
Visiting The Susan B Anthony Museum & House In Rochester, NY
With only five days in Rochester, NY and a couple of those being work days, we didn't have a ton of time to explore the city. One thing we wanted to make sure we visited though was the Susan B Anthony Museum & House. Susan B Anthony was a campaigner for women's rights and … [Read more...] about Visiting The Susan B Anthony Museum & House In Rochester, NY
Hotel Review: Hyatt Regency Rochester, NY
To kick off our time in New York state we decided to stay five nights in Rochester. Rochester hadn't been somewhere that had particularly been on our radar, but it was about halfway between Detroit, MI where we were coming from and Lodi, NY in the Finger Lakes region where we'd … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hyatt Regency Rochester, NY
Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Michigan
After spending a month in Minnesota, it was time to hit up the 36th state on our road trip - Michigan - where we stayed for about five weeks. Michigan had been one of the states I'd been most looking forward to visiting. It didn't end up blowing me away as much as I thought it … [Read more...] about Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Michigan
1.5 Weeks In Lansing & Detroit, MI: Here’s What We Did
After spending 10 days in Grand Rapids, we had a couple of shorter stays to round out our time in Michigan. We spent four nights in Lansing - Michigan's state capital - and then five nights in Detroit. The main reason for being in Lansing was to see Shae's aunt and the State … [Read more...] about 1.5 Weeks In Lansing & Detroit, MI: Here’s What We Did
10 Days In Grand Rapids, MI: Here’s What We Did
I remember seeing a photo of Grand Rapids, MI a few years ago and thinking that it looked like a cute city with a river running through it. I also knew it had a ton of breweries, so I was looking forward to our stay there. Unfortunately Grand Rapids turned out to be a bit of a … [Read more...] about 10 Days In Grand Rapids, MI: Here’s What We Did
Hotel Review: Homewood Suites Grand Rapids Downtown, MI
After staying 10 days in Traverse City for the National Cherry Festival, we had another 10 night stay a couple of hours south of there - Grand Rapids. When I was originally booking accommodation for Michigan this summer, I'd been going under the assumption that it would be … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Homewood Suites Grand Rapids Downtown, MI
10 Days In Traverse City: Here’s What We Did
Back in July we spent 10 days in Traverse City, MI. We'd picked that time of year as that's when the city hosts the National Cherry Festival - an 8 day extravaganza dedicated to all things cherry. I didn't know much else about Traverse City and ended up really enjoying our … [Read more...] about 10 Days In Traverse City: Here’s What We Did
An Arduous Climb At Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, MI
Shae and I have a 51 tab spreadsheet where we keep track of people's suggestions for what we should do in each state (+ Washington D.C.) on our 7 year, 50 state road trip. There are times where we get the same suggestion from multiple different people which is a good sign that … [Read more...] about An Arduous Climb At Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, MI