Tag: Midwest
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Windmill Island Gardens: Discovering Dutch Heritage in Holland {Michigan}
Windmill Island Gardens offers a glimpse into Dutch culture in Holland, Michigan. Explore the historic De Zwaan windmill, colorful gardens, canals, and village traditions.
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Visiting Indiana Dunes National Park {Indiana}
From towering sand dunes and peaceful beaches to forests and wetlands, Indiana Dunes National Park offers one of the Midwest’s most surprising outdoor destinations. Here’s everything you need to know before you visit.
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Buffalo National River: Finding Family, Adventure & Legacy {Arkansas}
Explore Buffalo National River in Arkansas through a peaceful family adventure. Discover canoeing, hiking, dark skies, towering bluffs, and why America’s first national river is worth visiting.
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Moments & Misadventures : Take Me Back to the Black Hills
I drove through the Black Hills of South Dakota ready to soak up a beautiful day in this new to me part of the country. One day didn’t seem like nearly enough time, but one day is all I had and I was determined to make the most of it. Even though it was mid…
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A Weekend in Lexington {Kentucky}
The weather this last week has been perfectly warm and sunny which seemed a good sign for a trip north to Lexington, Kentucky. We had big plans involving bike riding down the Bluegrass Parkway and maybe even a little horseback riding since Lexington is famous for its horses. But as we pulled into the city…
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Walking the Rail Trail- Mammoth Cave National Park {Kentucky}
This last weekend took us back up to Kentucky where we decided to spend a day enjoying Mammoth Cave National Park. But instead of venturing down into the caves as we have before, we remained above ground and walked along the old rail trail. Mammoth Cave is the world’s longest cave system making up 420…
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Exploring Land Between The Lakes {Kentucky & Tennessee}
We made a quick trip up to Kentucky to enjoy a day at Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area. This park is a long strip of land, straddling the border of Kentucky and Tennessee, that sits between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley. The two lakes are not large and often get mistaken for more…
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Crowley’s Ridge State Park {Arkansas}
After spending one day at Silver Dollar City, the next day we were on the road again back to home. On the way back, we decided to take a different way home so we could go through Arkansas. I have never been to Arkansas before, and truthfully I have actually given very little thought to…
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Summertime at Silver Dollar City {Missouri}
Brad and I often laugh at how much time we spend on the road going to some place or another. We have a very different idea from a lot of people about how many hours or how many miles we are willing to be on the road to get somewhere. And this last weekend was…
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Wall Drugstore {South Dakota}
I was driving south from Rapid City towards Badlands National Park and I kept passing signs for Wall Drug. After the first few I thought I would kept count of how many signs I passed, but quickly gave up when I realized that there were many miles to go and lots of space for lots…