D-Day 80th Anniversary celebrations, more England and Wales and more anniversaries
Read moreBack to Wisconsin and back to the shores of Lake Superior The Mall of America doesn’t open until 10am so there was no chance of any last minute shopping spree ! Instead we packed up and started our tour north again, with our destination today back in the north of […]
“Explore Minnesota” Welcome to state 41 – Minnesota. And plenty more of that Great River along the way ! A little about Minnesota – It became the 32nd state of the Union on 11 May 1858. The Hormel Company of Austin marketed the first canned ham in 1926 and Hormel […]
“America’s Dairyland” Wisconsin, state number 40 on our list ! And into the heart of the state we go …. A bit of a lazy start as we had to be packed and ready for our 11am flight to Houghton. Sunrise is after 7am and it started quite cloudy this […]
Getting away from it all in a very unique location ! The last two days we have been at Isle Royale National Park with a complete “digital blackout” – so we have a bit to fill in ! We left Munising and the Pictured Rocks Lakeshore and headed west further […]
Onward and upward in Michigan and another of the Great Lakes … We packed our bags and sent them off on horse and cart to the dock and after a casual breakfast in Main St walked down to catch our 9.30am ferry back to St Ignace and our car. When […]
