Old Memories and New Discoveries
Heading up to the beginning of US-2, featuring Bellaire, Charlevoix, Petoskey, and Mackinaw City, Michigan. We also visited the The Headlands International Dark Sky…
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VanTrek 2020, A New Adventure
The Joyces are at it again. We're beginning another circle tour of the American west, this time more inland than our first trip. We're also experimenting with using…
Bittersweet
Tomorrow is the day . . . the day I have been anticipating yet dreading. Tomorrow morning I will wake up just as I always do, get dressed, make coffee, spend time in the…
On the Road Again
We are back on the road! Well, for a bit anyway. Most of you probably know that Mom Joyce passed away peacefully on September 19. We were glad to have her with us for…
Up, Down, and Around
Traveling through Chicago to get to the East coast of Wisconsin is not a whole lot of fun. But once through, the trip was delightful and filled with new adventures. We…
A Thumb or a Finger?
It all depends on your perspective. Recently, while we were doing the Lake Michigan Circle Tour, we decided to go up “whatever it is,” to see what we could see. It’s the…
Kicks on Route 66
From Chicago, IL to Santa Monica, CA, the Mother Road (the name many refer to when they talk of Route 66) meanders though lazy towns and memories of the past. And for…
Robbed but not Ruined
In our travels, we have found that the vast majority of the people we have met, including police officers, are pleasant, polite, interesting and helpful. For example…
Christmas Letter 2014
The Joyces have landed! Well, temporarily at least. After 21 months away from our house, we are now spending some time at home, which feels good. It seems very luxurious…
Colored Leaves, Part 2
Leaving Vermont we headed a little north and then west across New York and Canada to Michigan. Heading south out of Michigan we continued to see many areas where fall…
Colored Leaves, Part 1
(No, our van didn’t look back and turn into a pillar of stones. This is just one of the interesting things we encountered on our “van trek” into Vermont). It has always…
Mazza Museum of Children’s Book Illustrators
On our way back to Michigan from the Creation Museum in Kentucky, we stopped at Mazza Museum in Findlay, Ohio. This unusual museum is on the campus of the University of…
The Wright Brothers were Right
Dayton is a town with many attractions, although it’s also a town whose history has often been forgotten. As we traveled through Dayton, Ohio we saw many places where…
Creation Museum in Kentucky
Answers in Genesis’ Creation Museum near Florence, Kentucky, is probably the most unusual museum that we have ever visited. Topnotch exhibits (Disney World quality)…
Mackinac Bridge
The Mackinac Bridge is currently the fifth longest suspension bridge in the world. It is also the longest suspension bridge in the western hemisphere. The bridge…