Tag Archives: Lake Erie

Five Great Lakes in 24 hours: 18 hours, 900 miles, one adventure

Five lakes, 24 hours. Sounds crazy, right? I read about the five Great Lakes in 24 hours challenge on the Pure Michigan blog and immediately knew it was something I had to try. On July 20, my friends Jordan, Billy … Continue reading

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5 lessons learned about planning a trip

I won’t be posting any book reviews this week because all I can think about is the five Great Lakes in 24 hours trip I’m taking with a few friends (who you’ll meet in a later post!) this weekend. Now that … Continue reading

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Five lakes, 24 hours

On Saturday, I’m doing possibly the craziest thing I’ve ever done: Swimming in all five Great Lakes in 24 hours. (Edit: I’m taking this trip with a few other friends, of course. Taking it by myself would be downright insane.) When I … Continue reading

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Random picture Sunday: the cave edition.

I don’t know why, but I feel like this picture goes really well with this song, which I’ve been playing on repeat for an embarrassingly long time: Why? I don’t know. They’re not related at all. But the peace that … Continue reading

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Summer adventure #2: Spend all day at the beach.

What my headline really should say — “Spend all day at the beach, miss your lower back when you’re reapplying sunscreen, and regret it for the rest of the weekend.” But I’m getting ahead of myself. Here’s what happened. Normally, … Continue reading

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Summer adventure #1: Watch the sunrise

Sometimes, I think my family is a little insane. My cottage is on a peninsula that’s sandwiched between Lake Erie and Rondeau Bay, and as such, we get the best of both worlds: the sun rises over the lake and … Continue reading

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Okay, this can be done now.

Hey, snow. It’s been nice. But I’m ready for summer now. Who’s with me?

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Time to go home

Warning: this post contains a short family history and fair share of life-casting. I grew up in Farmington Hills, Michigan. I’ve lived in two houses in F-Hills, but it’s always been my home. Except not really. I live in the … Continue reading

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