I don't remember who brought up the idea but somehow as we looked at a road map of Missouri, this iconic family destination was added to...

And I've only chronicled about a third of our journey! We've seen and done so many fun and exciting things that it's hard to find the...

After an enjoyable tour of Iowa, we continued our southward journey into the state of Missouri. Never having been to the Midwest, we were...

During the few days we spent in Iowa, we stayed at the Newton/Des Moines KOA in the centrally located, small town of Newton. NEWTON IOWA:...

We arrive in the Hawkeye State! When you cross the border from Minnesota into Iowa you pass into the heartland of America. And the...

One of the questions we are most frequently asked is how do we plan our travel route. No, we don't throw a dart against a wall map, no we...

I had never thought much about the state of Wisconsin. It's not in the news very often. It doesn't have a major tourist attraction like...

If you're too young to remember this late 1970's TV show, it was about the misadventures of two best friends Laverne DeFazio and Shirley...

After leaving the Hoosier State we decided to visit the last of the Great Lake states: Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Our first stop...

So I thought I'd use this down time during Lorraine's recovery from surgery (and the quarantine) to catch up on my travel journaling. I...

Well, it was probably only a matter of time.. After visiting 36 states and hiking hundreds of trails of various terrain and difficulty,...

This past Christmas, we left our RV in Pahrump, Nevada and flew back to Delaware to spend time with family and friends. [Many thanks to...

It's hard to believe but a little over 24 months ago, we pulled up stakes in Delaware and became asphalt adventurers. Us, two years ago:...

In my last blog post, I mentioned our visit to giant dunes of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.. While those mammoth dunes were...

Quick! ..Where is the tart-cherry capital of the United States? [Que the Jeopardy music] Well, stay tuned to find out the answer to this...

Okay, so it wasn't really that bad, but everybody had talked with such glowing reverence for the Upper Peninsula, otherwise known as the...

Like the lyrics to the popular song state: we spent our summertime in northern Michigan. This is the second of four blog posts...

If you read my last post, you might think the title of this blog refers to the roads we encountered in Michigan. While driving on those...

This is something my mother used to say to me as she was pulling the toy truck from my hands that I was probably using as a hammer to...

What comes to mind when you think of Cleveland? Go ahead, I'll wait.. [insert sounds of crickets chirping] ..Not much, right? Except for...