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  • 09 September 2025 – Tuesday We toured Boerner Botanical Gardens in Milwaukee before meeting a wonderful couple who gave us a tour of their dairy farm, complete with robotic milking machines. 0804 74,362 51°F Gary, IndianaLeave “Awesome Acres” Harvest Host It was a peaceful night and a convenient stop. We would definitely stay again if…

    From Botanical Gardens to Milking Robots
  • Jim Thompson and I had a good time attending the Neuse River Valley Model Railroad Club’s spring show . It was perfect for a cool rainy memorial day weekend in Raleigh NC. The biggest draw was a huge modular layout in HO Scale (1:87). Modules from several chapters of the “Sipping and Switching Society” were…

    NRV Model Railroad Show
  • L. Frank Baum spent summers near Holland where he wrote some of the Wizard of Oz stories.

    Finding Oz in Holland and More Lighthouses
  • Today we watch the SS Badger head out across Lake Michigan, discover a huge water powered battery, visit four Michigan lights, and watch the sunset in Holland. 07 September 2025 – Sunday Rose early to get photos of a sailboat and the Badger leaving Ludington Harbor. A wooden yacht heads out past the breakwater light.…

    Western Michigan Lights
  • Today we travel southwest across Michigan’s lower peninsula from Gaylord to Ludington on the shore of Lake Michigan. 06 September 2025 – Saturday 0935 73,911 48°F Leave Gaylord in the rain. 1023 73,946 49°F Kalkaska, MI Cherry Street Market where we stocked up on fruits, vegetables, and baked goods. Left at 1039 1150 74,015 55°F…

    Gaylord to Ludington Michigan