St. Ignace, MI

We normally try to avoid toll roads, since it costs more with the fifth wheel; but crossing the Mackinaw Bridge, which cost us $8, was the only way to get to the Upper Peninsula. (Well, we could’ve gone an extra 12 hours around the other side of Lake Michigan, but Read more…

Bay City, MI

This stop was mostly just to break up the drive between Detroit and the Upper Peninsula. We stayed four nights at the Bay City State Recreation Area, where there wasn’t a lot to do, which was nice! I think I reserved the hardest site at this campground to back into, Read more…

Middlebury, IN

We stayed four nights at Elkhart Co. / Middlebury KOA Holiday while we visited Elkhart, IN, the RV Capital of the World, and Amish Country. We spent several hours at the RV/MH Hall of Fame, looking at their impressive collection of old RVs. It was fun to see some of Read more…

Indianapolis, IN

We stayed at Lake Haven Retreat for four nights. The campground wasn’t anything special and there was construction and congestion between the campground and the interstate, which was kind of a pain, but it served its purpose. We went to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum on our first full day Read more…

St. Peters, MO

Our week-long stay at 370 Lakeshore RV Park in St. Peters, MO (near Lindenwood University in St. Charles) was all about celebrating Marissa!!! On the evening after we arrived, we met her in St. Louis for a late dinner at Grace Meat + 3 after she got done working at Read more…

Metropolis, IL

We only stayed at Fort Massac State Park one night, to break up the drive to St. Charles, MO. We didn’t actually explore the park at all, but after disconnecting the truck from the fifth wheel, we went out to search for Superman! It’s kind of funny how this small Read more…