Volcanoes and Wine
Mt. Etna at 6:37 AM on March 22, 2023

Volcanoes and Wine

Mt. Etna was located due west of our hotel. We knew it was there, but we'd not yet seen it. It was always hidden in the clouds. Finally, one morning as I walked out of the hotel to check out…

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Off to the Theater
Touring the Greek Theater in Taormina

Off to the Theater

We're heading to the theater today, a Greek one. Before that, however, we had to try our first Sicilian breakfast. I read that Sicilians, like other Italians, prefer to have a sweet rather than a savory breakfast. Our breakfasts were…

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National Lighthouse Day
Rock Island State Park WI

National Lighthouse Day

When I woke up this morning I thought it was Sunday, but actually, it's National Lighthouse Day! Yes, this event occurs every year on August 7. That's the day when many lighthouses will be open to the public. So, if…

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Sleeping Bear Dunes
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Sleeping Bear Dunes

From the Mackinac Bridge we headed south through the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Staying close to the Lake Michigan shore we eventually reached Empire, Michigan, near the entrance to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. One of only three National Lakeshores,…

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The Mighty Mac
The Mackinac Bridge

The Mighty Mac

St. Ignace, Michigan, sits on the north side of the Straits of Mackinac. On the south side of the Straits, across the Mackinac Bridge, is a town named Mackinaw City. I'm sure I'm not the first tourist to ponder pronunciation,…

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Pictured Rocks by Lake
Lovers Leap in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Pictured Rocks by Lake

As I'm sure you would expect, the shape of a National Lakeshore is long and narrow. Pictured Rocks extends 42 miles along the Lake Superior shoreline and covers 73,236 acres. Fifteen miles of this coastline consists of sandstone cliffs rising…

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Pictured Rocks by Land
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Pictured Rocks by Land

We went to Munising, Michigan, with plans to visit Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Like National Parks, National Lakeshores are managed by the National Park System (NPS). According to The National Parks Foundation, the NPS oversees 423 units that fall into…

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Heading South
A morning ride through the channel

Heading South

We did a little shopping at the Gitche Gumee Landing Giftshop and the Nonesuch Gallery (aka Brad's Guitars) and then we packed up and started heading south on US 45. We could have followed this highway from Ontonagon all the…

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