Stacie
Camping is a game of continuous improvement for us – we are always learning and adjusting! We love finding new ways to be comfortable, happy, and enjoy things that we love.Every camper has some luxury item they take on the trail. For us it is coffee! We make fresh ground French press coffee every morning…
Hammock camping is our go-to! We get a lot of questions about our hammock set up for camping. It is extremely comfortable, even with two people in it! Yes, we really both sleep in the same hammock for our long trips. While it’s not ultralight, splitting up the gear in our backpacks works for us.…
Product Review: Batiste Dry Shampoo On our recent trip to North Manitou Island for two weeks in our hammock, I tried out dry shampoo for the first time. With long thick hair, I was skeptical but hoped for the best!
Visiting Pilgrim Haven Last week, I visited Pilgrim Haven Natural Area near South Haven for a day hike. The Pilgrim Haven Natural Area is part of the Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy (SWMLC), having been set aside through a generous donation by a local philanthropist Suzanne Upjohn Parish. After decades of sitting idle, this special property…
Back in 2014, our annual Winter Hang camping trip to Ludington State Park was featured in the Ludington Daily News. Vince was interviewed and photographed as part of the feature story. In an earlier feature, in 2012, Vince’s hammock was featured in a photo at the end of the article.
Eric MacDonald with Arnold R. Alanen A History of Agricultural Landscapes on North Manitou Island, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, MI 429 pages, 2000 Purchase PDF
Rita Hadra Rusco Part memoir, part island history, the must-read account of life on the island. 170 pages, 1991 From the Leelanau Historical Society Purchase From Amazon Purchase
Robert H. Ruchhoft Histories and trailguides for the hiker and backpacker for these eastern Lake Michigan Islands which are part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and the Beaver Island Group 357 pages, 1991 Purchase
Thomas Kachadurian Photographs of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. 144 pages, 1998 Purchase
Marla J. McEnaney, William H. Tishler, Arnold R. Alanen An assessment of agricultural and cultural landscape resources in the proposed Port Oneida Rural Historic District at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan. 407 pages, 1995 Purchase PDF