May 29, 2020• by TravelLightLaura
Outside = Open (Learn to Travel Local) Muskegon and West Michigan
Travel, road trips, and vacation planning have all taken a detour from our usual route. As May pushes into June and almost three months of the COVID Stay Home/Stay Safe order in Michigan, the travel...
May 17, 2020• by ezmoments
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is an adventurers paradise. From world class biking to some of the most pristine lake shore trails, the UP does not disappoint. But where are the best of the spots...
Mar 27, 2020• by TravelLightLaura
It was Friday the 13th of March 2020. While I was looking at my notes, I discovered 13 more breweries to add to our total. Over the past few years, we’ve (my husband and I) been attempting to visit...
Jan 30, 2020• by TravelLightLaura
We still don’t like IPA’s but luckily craft beer in Michigan is an exotic forest of options so the Holmes & Watson quest continues. With Grand Rapids just 30 minutes away and a friend’s...
Sep 10, 2019• by TravelLightLaura
Is Michigan one of the Midwest’s premier mountain bike destinations? Yes, but only if you are willing to cross the bridge to the U.P. the much wilder peninsula. The U.P. is home to two IMBA...
Aug 14, 2019• by TravelLightLaura
7 Soggy Buns (Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness, Michigan)
We billed it as a “learning journey,” so the kids would be exposed to backcountry camping, the kind where you hike in your gear and poop in the woods. We chose Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness with...