Tag Archives: Michigan

The Road Trip That Made Me

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Pat

Sometimes I sit and wonder when I became addicted to road trips and all of the memories they create. Growing up, we frequently vacationed in northern Minnesota and drove some 800 miles each way from Indianapolis to our destination, which … Continue reading →

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July 7, 2013: Day 3 – US 12 Heritage Trail, Michigan

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Jennifer

Above is the trip map tracked using my Trimble Outdoors Navigator iPhone app. Click the link above for a bigger map.   Our final day, we left our hotel in Indiana and went back up into Michigan to complete our … Continue reading →

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July 6, 2013: Day 2 – US 12 Heritage Trail, Michigan

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Jennifer

Above is the trip map tracked using my Trimble Outdoors Navigator iPhone app. Click the link above for a bigger map. We started out the day by heading into Mt. Clemens for breakfast at Louie’s Ham & Corned Beef with … Continue reading →

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September 1-3, 2012: Lake Michigan Loop Redux

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Jennifer

Prelude We haven’t been on a road trip or camped in a while and with our 10th wedding anniversary coming up, decided to take a trip over Labor Day weekend. Only two snafus: we needed to watch our 18-month old … Continue reading →

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September 2011: Impromptu Lake Michigan coast road trip

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Jennifer

Pat and I decided on a last minute overnight road trip. Not being able to decide where to go, I fired up Google maps on the iPhone and sized the map to fit an area within 5 or so hours’ … Continue reading →

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June 2007: Up in the U.P.

Posted on June 25, 2007 by Jennifer

Going into the weekend of June 22-24, 2007, I anticipated nothing more than a 4 hour drive over to Illinois to enter our ’65 Corvair in the 4th Cruisin’ Route 66 to Litchfield on  Car Festival, as we’ve done since … Continue reading →

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September 2005: Lake Michigan Loop

Posted on September 12, 2005 by Jennifer

We started out of Indy Saturday morning, following the old alignment of US 52 (Lafayette Road) out of town, hooking up with current 52 north of Lebanon, then merging onto US 41 west of Fowler, IN. We took 41 through … Continue reading →

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