Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan – September 2018
There are refrigerator magnets and t-shirts everywhere on Michigan's Upper Peninsula that say "Great Lakes - Unsalted & Shark-Free" that make me chuckle. This was my first time seeing Lake Superior. I had "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" going through my head the...
Green Bay, Wisconsin – September 2018
I rarely pay attention to football, but I have a soft spot in my heart for the Packers because it is the only NFL team owned by its fans. There is more to Green Bay than what is in these photos, but the sense of civic pride and identity with Packers is so omnipresent...
Stillwater, Minnesota – September 2019
The Minnesota family of one of my California friends, Dylan, just enveloped me and made this stay magical. I’d never met any of them, but they welcomed me with hugs and an itinerary full of fun!! First, they took me to their Gilligan-esque paradise, and they squired...