Traverse City Ultimate Vacations

Tim and I decided that a lovely road trip to northern Michigan would be a terrific way to spend July 4th weekend. We stopped along the way to see my mother brother and his family in Crown Pointe IN. My brother has two boys Jake 7 and Ryan 5. We ...

If we could afford a house in Traverse City we would buy one in a second. Not that I would want to live there year round but to escape those brutal Texas summers would be nice. It has almost everything we love beaches beautiful sunsets a music ...

My last trip to Traverse City over Memorial Day weekend was amazing as usual. If you haven't already seen my profile Traverse City Michigan is one of my absolute favorite places in the world. There is so much to do The last time I was there I took my golden ...

Eric Max and I are RVing our way around first to Houghton Lake then Platt River campground on Lk. MI sleeping bear dunes and now Munising in the UP. After 18 years in MI I'm glad to see so many beautiful places Tomorrow we head west to S. Dak and ...

This July 4th was somewhat quiet as the weeks activities have been exhausting We spent a leisurely day at the pool and then a cookout on the patio. Of course the weather was perfect all day and we enjoyed the relaxation. Go to Source »

I had a spectacular time in Michigan. There I said it. I started off on a positive note. So forgive me now if I sound a little negative about the state itself. Honestly after spending a few days there I came quickly to the conclusion that ...

We have been waiting for the weather to clear so that we could venture north to Charlevoix Petosky and Mackinac Island area. It has been raining here for over a week and today was THE day to venture out into the sunshineCharlevoix is a picturesque little village along ...

The Cherry Festival is the largest festival of the summer in the Traverse City area. Everything in the world you can think of that can be made of cherries will be found here. We tried a little salmon with cherry sauce and merlot wine. ...

Michigan is well known for it's wonderful wine and this region has many great wineries. We visited a few and did a little wine tasting. Of course we purchased a few bottles and some wine glasses just to prove we had been there. The Leelanau area ...

It was a surprise birthday party for Bill Kennedy. He is 66 today Also it is the two month wedding anniversary of Bill and Frances and they said it wouldn't last He was really surprised and he said he had never had a ...