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
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Visiting Greenfield Village At The Henry Ford Museum In Dearborn, MI
When we knew we were going to Detroit, MI we decided to make sure we had time and energy to visit the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. Little did we know what that might really entail. Yes, people told us it was huge. But not only is the museum huge, there's a whole … [Read more...] about Visiting Greenfield Village At The Henry Ford Museum In Dearborn, MI
Visiting The Charles H. Wright Museum Of African American History In Detroit, MI
In the heart of the culture district in Detroit, Michigan is the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, also known as The Wright or The Wright Museum. Dr. Wright was a pillar of the community and after a visit to Denmark felt there needed to be a collection for … [Read more...] about Visiting The Charles H. Wright Museum Of African American History In Detroit, MI
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
A Night Out At The Friends Experience: The One in Detroit
"Welcome to the real world. It sucks. You're gonna love it." - Monica Geller In our life, Stephen and I can find a Friends quote for just about everything. We LOVE the TV show Friends. I can't even count how many times we've watched the series through, not to mention how often … [Read more...] about A Night Out At The Friends Experience: The One in Detroit
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
Breakfast With The Animals At John Ball Zoo In Grand Rapids, MI
One of the things I'd been looking forward to in Grand Rapids was going to the John Ball Zoo. I follow their social media team and enjoy their content. While they don't have as many wildlife influencers as other, larger, zoos like Cincinnati with Fiona, Fritz and Rico, they have … [Read more...] about Breakfast With The Animals At John Ball Zoo In Grand Rapids, 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