Hooked up the trailer and pulled the sailing kayak out of Lake Manuka to start the trip home. Of course, we didn’t jump on a freeway, but wandered south along the shore of Lake Michigan. Manistee was our first stop where we could see the cast iron thirty-nine foot tall North Pierhead lighthouse built in…

The day started cool and calm. Up before Beth, I walked over to the beach and found a parade of boats headed south on a very flat Lake Michigan. It was quite a contrast from the waves over the weekend. The beach was quiet but there was some evidence of prior winds like this uprooted…

Sunrise at Sleeping Bear Dunes revealed a cloudy sky after a quiet night in the campground. Our plan for the day was to follow the shoreline and see what we could between here and Charlevoix. The first stop was Leland where the river of the same name was rushing through the historic Fishtown district. An…

After five days with Beth’s family we were off on new adventures, this time heading to the west coast of Michigan. We filled propane at a Tractor Supply Store and stopped at Traverse City State Park to dump our tanks. We hadn’t been here before, so asked the ranger at the entrance where the waste…