The Journey Begins Here. “Pause for a moment, you wretched weakling, and take stock of yourself,” is a quote that’s written on a wall in my office. I wrote it with a permanent blue marker. It was January 01, 2019, about 1:30 in the morning. Of course, I had been thinking about the coming year. […]
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New Orleans – The Big Easy
By Cliff Locke To read about our New Orleans tour Click Here! It’s easy to find a good time in New Orleans! Most people think the best time to visit New Orleans is during Mardi Gras, well if you like dealing with large crowds, and I mean large, and not being able to find a parking […]
Lighthouses and Waterfalls, They’re All in Michigan!! (Part 3)
By Cliff Locke For Part 2, click here. The drive along M-28 is an awesome journey and stretches from one side of the Upper Peninsula to the other. I can see the remnants of old homesteads and towns that once were, but now they are just a bump in the road. I am heading to […]
Lighthouses and Waterfalls, They’re All in Michigan!! (Part 2)
By Cliff Locke For Part 1, click here. I woke early, knowing this would be the day I crossed the bridge into the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. What kind of adventure awaits me? I headed over the bridge, while iron ore freighters carrying the loads to Detroit floated under the bridge. I began to wonder what […]
Lighthouses and Waterfalls, They’re All in Michigan!! (Part 1)
By Cliff Locke The many things Michigan is known for include the automobile, loyal University of Michigan fans, snowy winters, and Yoopers. But did you know that Michigan is second only to California in how many lighthouses it has? Of the 119 lighthouses in Michigan, most are still in working condition. There are also nearly […]
Swedish Fika: The Art of Coffee, Sweets & Good Company
By Julianne Keskey I had the pleasure of visiting Sweden twice this past summer and in the months following my return, coffee has become an integral part of my life. Coffee gives you that extra motivation to pull yourself from the depths of your blankets that have been warmed by your body heat throughout the […]