Category Archives: Michigan

We drove to Detroit on Saturday morning, passing the world’s largest tire on the way. We met friends in the parking lot of the Henry Ford Museum right at noon — at the exact minute we told them we’d get … Continue reading →

Our route home on Sunday took us within three blocks of this lighthouse. It was too early in the morning for tours, but we got out and wandered around for 10 minutes or so. The lighthouse was built in 1868 … Continue reading →

On my drive back to Grand Marais from the Log Slide, I stopped to see Sable Falls and hike a short trail onto the Grand Sable Dunes. This proved to be a mistake. The falls were less spectacular than many … Continue reading →

When I did my pre-vacation homework, I saw that the National Park Service gives tours of the Au Sable Light Station during July and August. But the same ranger who told me I couldn’t get to Au Sable Point from … Continue reading →

So it was like this. Before we left home on this vacation, I did some homework and saw that there was a lighthouse — Au Sable Light Station — within Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. There is no road to the … Continue reading →