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On the Beaten Path is Sometimes Worthwhile
If you research campgrounds at Glacier National Park, as I did before we camped there several summers ago, the Many Glacier Campground on the eastern side of the Park is usually described as “one of the most popular” campgrounds in the Park. For me, phrases like that are usually a red flashing warning sign to…
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Family Road Trips: Time Together that Breaks and Bonds
As parents before us always cautioned, “Time goes so fast, enjoy it before it’s gone.” Words of wisdom, and words we tried to heed in between those other moments when every parent feels that a little alone time would not be so bad? So it goes with the family road trip. My recent travel consisted…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Lost in the Details
The North Shore of Lake Superior is a place where one can easily get lost in the details. While its beauty is great when taking in the broader view, it is when one gets down on hands and knees, and really examines the shoreline up close, that the exquisite designs of nature are discovered. “Look…
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Travel Theme: Bridges
The lift bridge in Duluth, Minnesota is a unique feat of engineering that is best demonstrated as one stands to the side watching the center lift for the numerous lake freighters and ocean vessels that stop in the city. The port of Duluth is the farthest-inland freshwater seaport in North America. The Duluth Public Library has…
