While other birds joyously drop down to hands filled with special treats, select a morsel and flit back up into the trees to enjoy their snacks, the blue jays stalk park guests, skulking up in higher tree branches, then drop lower to scout out the situation, as they wait for an opportuni...
Lansing Michigan is home to Michigan’s historical capital building. Find shopping,performing arts, theaters, festivals,antique shops, breweries, bars and restaurants. Just a few minutes East explore the beautiful Michigan State University (MSU) campus. ...
Let’s start at the beginning of Julie Buttigieg’s journey in horticulture. She attended Michigan State University where she studied floriculture. From there she landed a job at Weber Brothers Greenhouses, where she worked until it closed when I-696 was built. Originally from Dearborn, her mom...
While camping at Petoskey State Park, we rode this trail several times into Petoskey. It gave us convenient access to the town. We also took it north toward Harbor Spring, but our youngest rider got too tired on that ride so we didn't make it quite into town. Yes, there are stretche...
Located in the eastern part of Pictured Rocks State Park (Burt Township, MI 49839). These falls are over 75-feet on a fractured series of sandstone formations, which makes this one of the must see falls anywhere in Michigan. Miners Falls ...
I grew up hunting and fishing in the great state of Michigan. But as Claire and I have moved around the country during the past eight years, I rarely uncased a gun or fishing rod. So I was excited when a good friend invited me to join their deer camp on Beaver Island!
I’m sure you could crop regular photos to appear more panoramic but I used to have a cheap camera that did this. It was so expensive to develop the photos I stopped using it & sold it at a yard sale. Not to mention the practicality of this size picture. The finished size, without...
When navigating Michigan highways and bi-ways, it's easy to go into 'AUTO PILOT' and forget to take in the rich scenery our state offers. No matter the season, there's always an ice or snow-blanketed tree, rain-soaked field, or equally beautiful vista to take in. ...
Near Tucson, Arizona is Saguaro National Park, where visitors can find the largest cacti in the country. The average Saguarocan live 150 years. The blossoms are Arizona's state flower. Sequoia National Park, California Kelly vanDellen // Shutterstock ...
Roch Tybushewsky - “The Rock” - became a hermit after he accidently killed a student. He was teaching classes in Alpena when this accident happened (details unknown). Feeling terribly guilty and hurt, he traveled across the state to the Leelanau Peninsula, where he settled at Suttons Bay...