Butterflies are Blooming at Frederik Meijer Gardens
“Happiness is like a butterfly, the more you chase it, the more it will evade you, but if you notice the other things around you, it will gently come and sit on your shoulder.” ―…
Choose Joy: Find the Light During the Dark Days of December
“Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.” – Henri Nouwen Choose joy. It sounds so simple, especially during the holidays. But the dark days…
Michigan Snowmobile Trip Takes Us to Mackinac Bridge
“If you choose not to find joy in the snow, you will have less joy in your life but still the same amount of snow.” – Anonymous Our Michigan snowmobile adventures have taken us to…
Mackinac Island on a Budget: 10 Tips to Save Money (part 2)
“There’s a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they’re absolutely free. Don’t miss so many of them.” – Jo Watson A trip to Mackinac Island doesn’t have to break the bank, especially if…
Mackinac Island on a Budget: 10 Tips to Save Money
“You don’t have to be rich to travel well.” — Eugene Fodor After arriving on Mackinac Island on Labor Day and checking into our hotel, we decided to have a customary welcome drink — a rum…
Crossing Mackinac Island Ice Bridge Adventure to Remember
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch…
Snowmobiling Returns This Hoosier Sled Chick to Her Roots
“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s…
