Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a nice holiday season. I was able to spend a few weeks in Michigan and I’m so grateful for getting that time with my family. I had driven the 18+ hours up to Michigan from Texas. Anyone with a dog understands why I drove instead of flying. It […]
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You may have started following this blog for the Minnesota State Park content. My boyfriend and I were on a mission to visit every state park in Minnesota and in three years we made it to over half. I think that’s pretty impressive for two people with full-time jobs and considering the ground is covered […]
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The city of La Crosse sits along the Mississippi River on the state line between Wisconsin and Minnesota and is surrounded by wooded bluffs. It’s worth a stop if you’re driving the Great River Road. I was surprised by how much there was to do and see. You could ride the ferry, attend Oktoberfest, visit […]
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Well guys, I’m officially a Texan! As I left Minnesota for the last time, I took a detour to Baraboo, Wisconsin for a weekend of camping with my friends at Devil’s Lake State Park. Devil’s Lake State Park is Wisconsin’s most popular state park (about 3 million visitors per year according to their website) so […]
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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is a 35-mile long stretch of beaches, forest, giant sand dunes and two islands located on the northwest coast of Michigan’s lower peninsula. As a Michigan-native, I grew up learning about the Ashininaabek lore surrounding Sleeping Bear Dunes and the story always made me really sad. There are a few […]
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Kitch-iti-kipi is Michigan’s largest freshwater spring. It’s located just north of Manistique and a short detour off of Highway 2. It’s within a state park so there is a small entrance fee. According to UpTravel.com “Here more than 10,000 gallons of vibrant, aqua-colored water erupt each minute from the fissures in the limestone base 40-feet […]
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Welcome back to another episode of Casey’s Weekend Warrior Camping Trips! My boyfriend Glenn and I are still on our mission to visit every state park in Minnesota and last weekend we headed west to three of the least visited parks in the state. It was a semi-successful weekend, definitely not as big of a […]
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It’s mid-April and winter is still hanging on in Minnesota. We decided to ignore the fact that it was 28 degrees outside and kickoff our 2022 Minnesota hiking season anyway. Located a little over an hour south of Minneapolis are two state parks, Rice Lake State Park in Owatonna and Sakatah Lake State Park in […]
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This past March, my boyfriend Glenn and I spent a month working remote from Bay St Louis, Mississippi. To be completely honest, we chose it solely because this is where we found a dog-friendly Airbnb available for the entire month. We didn’t know much about the area but after spending 4 months in South Carolina […]
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It’s our third week working remote from Bay St Louis, Mississippi. I’ll keep the intro short, you all know the drill. Here’s what we got up to in week 3! Pulled apart my first crawfish. Louisiana and Mississippi are known for their crawfish. We’ve seen them on the menu at most restaurants and they even […]
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