The holiday season is upon us once again and that means the stress of finding the perfect gifts is also here. What do we do? Buy the same things we have in the past? Do we go to the same old stores and purchase the same products everyone else is fighting for? I have a …
Whitefish Point is located north of Paradise, Michigan in the Upper Peninsula. It is still known as the most dangerous shipping lane of the Great Lakes. Why Is Whitefish Point So Dangerous? In a nutshell, it’s due to dangerous storms that can occur quickly and hidden shoals near the shoreline creating risks for passing ships. …
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It’s spooky season and you know what that means, right? Yep! The Coddiwomplist is here to bring you our annual visit to a Michigan ghost town! So, where are we going this year? Follow me to the watery remnants of Emerson, Michigan In The Beginning… It seems I begin the history of most Michigan towns …
Fiborn Karst Preserve is a ghost town located between St. Ignace and Newberry in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. To qualify as a ghost town, the area must have at one point been a thriving community. So, the question is, was a limestone quarry an actual community and was it thriving? Let’s find out… Fiborn Karst’s Beginning …
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I had the pleasure of visiting the Slayton Arboretum recently and I was very happy and surprised with what I found there! Let me share my visit with you and, hopefully, you’ll want to go on your own adventure… The Facts First Slayton Arboretum is a 14 acre park located next to the Hillsdale College …
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The Kelsey Museum of Archaeology is a small museum in size but it offers visitors over 100,000 artifacts to view and enjoy. I recently paid a visit here and it is one that I will be returning to again. Let me tell you what I found there… How It Started The museum is named after …
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The Hudson Mills Metropark is one of 13 Metroparks included in the Huron-Clinton Metropark System. The Metroparks are located in Washtenaw, Oakland, Wayne, Livingston and Macomb counties. For this visit, I went to the Hudson Mills Metropark only. What are Metroparks? First and foremost, the Metroparks are a gathering of natural areas primarily located along …
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What Is The MacCready Nature Reserve The MacCready Nature Reserve is a dog and family friendly, 408 acre park that offers several trails for it’s visitors to walk, hike or run. Varying in length and rated from moderate and fairly flat to difficult and very hilly. The reserve also includes marshes and ponds along some …
Jackson will once again be host to Bright Walls for the third-ish and final year in September 2022. What Is Bright Walls Jackson Young Professionals is a volunteer organization that is working “to make Jackson a great place to live, work and play.” In 2018, they brought us the first installment of what was intended …
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Tahquamenon’s Upper Falls epitomizes the beauty of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and draws over a half a million visitors every year! Tahquamenon Falls is located within the Tahquamenon Falls State Park and is actually two separate falls – Upper and Lower. This blog post is part one of three and will be about the Upper Falls …
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