Category Archives: Michigan

Back to Michigan, 2018 – The Fun Part

Posted on August 23, 2018 by

We like to return to Michigan for the summer. Our first stop after leaving the Chicago area was one our favorite stops, Woodchip Campground in Byron Center, just south of Grand Rapids. Woodchip is like an oasis in the city. … Continue reading →

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Spending Times with Family and Friends and the RV/MH Hall of Fame

Posted on October 27, 2017 by

After we returned from Germany we were ready to head towards North Carolina for our Camp Host assignment at the Falls Lake State Recreation Area near Raleigh. First, we traveled to our “go to” RV park in the Grand Rapids … Continue reading →

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A Michigan Summer, Part Two – August 2017

Posted on August 29, 2017 by

After our trip to Mackinac Island, we returned to the family cottage on Rifle Lake. While Dave and Elisabeth enjoyed the day with the twins, Pat and I drove to Detroit Wayne County Airport to pick up our other granddaughter, … Continue reading →

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A Michigan Summer, Part One – June/July 2017

Posted on August 16, 2017 by

As I mentioned in an earlier post we have now camped in all of the fifty states. We are often asked what is our favorite place. We don’t have a favorite place, but I think we would both consider Michigan … Continue reading →

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Tampa and Home for Christmas, 2016

Posted on January 7, 2017 by

Tampa has a lot of good things going for it as a place to stay in December. It’s warmer than North Carolina (which we left the end of October). Our niece, Robin, and her two kids live here. The RV … Continue reading →

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Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, September 2016

Posted on September 25, 2016 by

This was out third trip to Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park but it was different from our past trips.  This time we were meeting Pat’s brother and sister and their families.  Where normally we would be out on the hiking … Continue reading →

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Family Reunion and Heading South – September 2015

Posted on October 23, 2015 by

Summer is our prime time for seeing family and friends from Michigan. Pat’s brother, Geri, had been talking about having a Smith Family Reunion for quite awhile and decided this was the year to do it. He was building a … Continue reading →

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