Posts tagged Henry David Thoreau
Summertime in the City: Ideas & Inspiration for Your Day Trip to Detroit

One thing that is true of all big cities? You'll almost always discover something new each and every time you go back. Michigan's largest city, Detroit, is no exception. I've been to the Motor City numerous times — I even lived there for the final three months of 2016 — and still there are countless things I have yet to experience.

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Something Smells Fishy Here: A Stop in Leland's Fishtown

I wrote a post a couple months back about things to do in Northern Michigan this summer, which included such selections as taking a wine tour on Old Mission Peninsula and hitting up one of Michigan's various islands — like Mackinac or Beaver. I now see that an eighth item was glaringly omitted from that list.

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That Time I Climbed a Mountain Alone

On the crisp cusp of a mid-March morning, my vehicle’s headlights were pointed at Detroit’s Ambassador Bridge and the thought broadcasting through my brain was something along the lines of “Am I really doing this right now?”

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