If any old readers are still out there, I've started a new blog called Avid Runners . It's a running blog for anyone who loves ru...

A view from the Sleeping Bear Dunes When I started this blog a little more than four years ago, I was living in Virginia and yearning to...

Downtown Market Despite being born and raised in the Detroit area, I somehow never visited Grand Rapids before. I didn't have anythi...

A good book plus a lake equals Michigan summer Summertime in Michigan should include relaxing with a good book on the beach, in the back...

A view of Grand Traverse Bay from the Shores My family and I spent Memorial Day weekend in Traverse City because I had the crazy idea to...