Timeline of Trips

2009

Square Tower House, Chapin Mesa, Mesa Verde National Park
Mesa Verde National Park

Summer 2009 – Out West:

Kayaking in Louis J. Sima Great Lakes Marsh Preserve, New Buffalo
Kayaking in Louis J. Sima Great Lakes Marsh Preserve, New Buffalo, Michigan

Summer-Fall 2009: South Bend and Grand Rapids, plus New Buffalo and Saint Joseph (Michigan Riviera)

Museum of Science and Industry
Museum of Science and Industry

Fall 2009 & Spring 2010: Chicago


2010

Arch Rock, Mackinac Island State Park
Arch Rock, Mackinac Island State Park

Summer 2010:

Fish Town, Leland, Michigan
Fish Town on the right bank, in Leland, Michigan, port to the Manitou Islands of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Labor Day 2010: Sleeping Bear Dunes


2011

Château Frontenac, Quebec City
Old Quebec City

Summer 2011: Toronto, Quebec City, Lunenburg, and Fundy

Chapin House (Old City Hall)
Chapin House (Old City Hall)

Fall 2011: Niles, Michigan


2012

Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park

Spring Break 2012: Kentucky’s Cumberland Falls and Carter Cave, plus Cumberland Gap

Belle of Louisville
Belle of Louisville

Summer 2012: Falls of the Ohio State Park and Louisville

Mount Katahdin from Sandy Stream Pond, Baxter State Park
Mount Katahdin from Sandy Stream Pond, Baxter State Park, Maine

Summer 2012 – 1st Anniversary:


2013

Joshua Tree National Park
Joshua Tree National Park

February 2013: Joshua Tree

Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Spring 2013: Great Smoky Mountains

Badlands National Park
Badlands National Park

Summer 2013 – 2nd Anniversary:


2014

May 26, 2014 - Bangor City Hall, Bangor, Michigan
May 26, 2014 – Bangor City Hall, Bangor, Michigan

Spring 2014: Bangor, Michigan

Grand Prismatic Spring
Yellowstone National Park

Summer 2014 – 3rd Anniversary:

Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Summer 2014: Cuyahoga Valley and the Cleveland (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum)

Miners Castle, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Miners Castle, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Fall 2014: Pictured Rocks kayaking

Bridgeton Covered Bridge and Bridgeton Mill, Parke County, Indiana
Bridgeton Covered Bridge and Bridgeton Mill, Parke County, Indiana

Fall Recess 2014: Parke County Covered Bridges


2015

French Quarter, New Orleans
French Quarter, New Orleans

Spring Break 2015:

Cave Point County Park, Door County
Cave Point County Park, Door County

Summer 2015 – 4th Anniversary:

Old Courthouse, Saint Louis, Missouri
Old Courthouse, Gateway Arch National Park, Saint Louis, Missouri

Summer 2015: Gateway Arch

Landmark Center, Saint Paul
Landmark Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota

Fall 2015: Minneapolis-Saint Paul

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park

Fall Recess 2015:


2016

Maple Sugar Time
Maple Sugar Time at Chellberg Farm, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

Spring 2016: Indiana Dunes

George Washington's Mount Vernon
George Washington’s Mount Vernon

Spring Break 2016:

Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park

Summer 2016:

Fort Mackinac, Marquette Park, and Mackinac Island Harbor
Fort Mackinac, Marquette Park, and Mackinac Island Harbor, Mackinac Island State Park

Summer 2016 – 5th Anniversary: Mackinac


2017

Broadway, Nashville, Tennessee
Broadway, Nashville, Tennessee

Spring Break 2017:

Cool Springs
Cool Springs, Arizona

Summer 2017 – 6th Anniversary:


2018

Senior PGA Championship, Harbor Shores, Benton Harbor
Senior PGA Championship, Harbor Shores, Benton Harbor

Spring 2018: Benton Harbor (Michigan Riviera)

The Grand Seafood & Oyster Bar, old Grand Theater
The Grand Seafood & Oyster Bar, old Grand Theater, Grand Haven, Michigan

Summer 2018: Grand Haven (Michigan Riviera)

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan
Sleeping Bear Point and Glen Lake overlook from trail along Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan

Summer 2018 – 7th Anniversary: Traverse City and Sleeping Bear Dunes

National Blueberry Festival, Downtown South Haven
National Blueberry Festival, Downtown South Haven

Summer and Fall 2018: South Haven (Michigan Riviera)


2019

The Alamo
The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas

February 2019:

Fort Worth Water Gardens
Fort Worth Water Gardens

Summer 2019 – 8th Anniversary: Dallas-Fort Worth

St. Joseph County Courthouses, South Bend, Indiana

Fall 2019: South Bend (Saint Joseph County)


2020

Kitch-iti-kipi, Palms Book State Park, Michigan
Kitch-iti-kipi (“big cold water”), originally called the “Mirror of Heaven” by early Native Americans, is Michigan’s largest natural freshwater spring – part of Palms Book State Park
Fayette Historic State Park
Fayette Historic State Park

Summer 2020 – 9th Anniversary:


2021

Boot Hill Museum, Dodge City, Kansas
A gunfight reenactment at Boot Hill Museum, Dodge City, Kansas
Santa Fe Trail Shortgrass Prairie
Santa Fe Trail Shortgrass Prairie
Monument Rocks (Chalk Pyramids)
Monument Rocks (Chalk Pyramids), Kansas Badlands

Summer 2021 – 10th Anniversary – American Heartland:


Future

Marrakesh

MoroccoMarrakesh, Atlas Mountains, and Erg Chebbi camel trekking

Sensoji (Asakusa Kannon Temple) - a Buddhist temple (Photo: quickclick2015.wordpress.com)
Sensoji (Asakusa Kannon Temple) – a Buddhist temple (Photo: quickclick2015.wordpress.com)

JapanTokyo, Mount Fuji, and Kyoto

Machu Picchu

PeruMachu Picchu, Amazon Rainforest, and Lake Titicaca and the Uros Floating Islands

St. Mark’s Square, Venice

ItalyVenice, Rome, and Florence

Taj Mahal

India – Taj Mahal, Rajasthan, and Himalayas

Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge

Australia – Great Barrier Reef, Uluru, and Sydney

Mount Kilimanjaro

Tanzania – Mount Kilimanjaro, Serengeti National Park, and Zanzibar