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Detroit, Michigan
27 July 2020 Downtown Detroit Underground Railroad Memorial looking over the Detroit River at Canada, Motown Studios and Museum, and Joe Lewis Memorial
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Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village
26 July 2020 The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan is one of the great collections of Americana. It has several components, the main being the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, Greenfield Village and the Ford River Rouge Factory. The … Continue reading
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Lansing and Ann Arbor, Michigan
25 and 26 July 2020 Continuing south through Michigan we visited the capital city of Lansing and based our next three nights in Ann Arbor, about 45 minutes west of Detroit. East Lansing, home of the Michigan State Spartans, and … Continue reading
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Mackinac Island, Michigan
23 and 24 July 2020 Mackinac Island is located near the Straits of Mackinac, the dividing line between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, on the Lake Huron side. Mackinac (pronounced Mackinaw) Island was America’s second national park after Yellowstone, however … Continue reading
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Tahquamenon Falls State Park, Michigan
22 July 2020 Upper Falls Travelling across the UP from Pictured Rocks to Sault Ste. Marie, we stopped at Tahquamenon Falls State Park, a heavily visited spot about 10 miles west of Paradise, well the small town of Paradise, Michigan … Continue reading
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Pictured Rocks National Shoreline, Michigan
20 and 21 July 2020 Continuing our tour of the UP, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, we drove east to Munising and Pictured Rocks National Shoreline. We spent two days hiking in Pictured Rocks and took a lake shore cruise. We considered … Continue reading
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Porcupine Mountain State Park, Michigan
19 July 2020 Lake of the Clouds From our base in Houghton, we drove west to Porcupine Mountain State Park which turned out to be one of the trip’s best days so far. The mountains, also known as the Porkies, … Continue reading
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Copper Harbor Scenic Drive, Michigan
18 July 2020 Copper Harbor Lighthouse Houghton is the largest town in this part of Michigan and where we chose to base up for the next few days. It is midway between Copper Harbor and Porcupine Mountain State Park. Today … Continue reading
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Columbus, Ohio
11 and 12 July 2020 Ever since we moved back to the States from our year in Australia, we’ve been looking forward to our return. Last year we planned a 5 week trip down under for June and July of … Continue reading
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