Interlochen State Park

Another of our favorite camping destinations here in Michigan is Interlochen State Park, located just 15 miles southwest of Traverse City, and within easy striking distance of Sleeping Bear Dunes. As you can probably tell, our home state certainly has … Continued

Cool Riddles

Feel smart? Prepare your brain for our cool riddles and see if you can out smart them! If you can’t guess the answer ask around and see if others can help you out! Have fun! Riddle 1: You use a knife … Continued

Cool Riddles

Feel smart? Prepare your brain for our cool riddles and see if you can out smart them! If you can’t guess the answer ask around and see if others can help you out! Have fun! Riddle 1: You use a knife … Continued

A Well-Stocked First-Aid Kit

Joe is a seasoned camper who likes to spend his time in the outdoors doing what he loves–birdwatching, hiking in the woods, and reading by the campfire. Owen is a new-ish camper who some would call “extreme.” He spends his … Continued

Homemade Tin Can Bread

If you love warm, homemade bread, and you also love recycling, then you’ll be a fan of these delicious homemade tin can bread recipes. Using up-cycled tin coffee cans or bean cans as your bake ware, you can make heavenly … Continued

A Well-Stocked First-Aid Kit

Joe is a seasoned camper who likes to spend his time in the outdoors doing what he loves–birdwatching, hiking in the woods, and reading by the campfire. Owen is a new-ish camper who some would call “extreme.” He spends his … Continued

Fun Riddles

Who doesn’t love riddles? A great way to gather around as a family on a rainy day to rack your brain on what the answers could be and have fun! Number One You feed me I survive. You water me … Continued

Log Cabin Fire

With so many ways to build a campfire, how do you choose? There is much debate about which fire method is better, but it really depends on what works best for you. Here we will explore the log cabin campfire method. Where to … Continued

Metal Detecting

The very first metal detector was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1881, however he didn’t call it a metal detector. It was an electromagnetic device that he called “The Induction Balance.” Unfortunately it was very crude and hard to … Continued

Geocaching

Call it a modern day game of hide and seek. Geocaching is an outdoor treasure-hunting game using GPS-enabled devices. Participants navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and then attempt to find the geocache (container) hidden at that location. GPS, or Global … Continued