Overview At less than 200 acres, the Tawas Point State Park is one of the smaller parks we’ve camped at in recent years. However, the reason for its small size is also what makes it worth the trip. The park sits on the Lake Huron side of Michigan, northwest of the tip of the thumb. The thin strip of land has the great lake on one side, Tawas Bay on the other, and looking off the end, you’re facing Saginaw…
The Perfect Campsite Let’s say you’ve cleared a weekend, or a week, or two. You’ve got the gear, the family is excited. Now it is up to you. You must find the perfect campsite to use those precious vacation days and build fond family memories. I’ll say right now, it probably doesn’t exist. The search for perfection is inherently setting yourself up for failure. That said, I’ve had many that come pretty darn close. Some of them were blind luck,…
The Long Drive Dilemma I’ve said it numerous times to my own kids: “If you want to travel to all of these fun places, we need to drive to get there. So, you need to get use to it.” Let’s face it though, almost no one honestly wants to be in the car for 14 hours in a day. That said, there is truth to the statement. To get cross country you’re talking about days on the road. There is…