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National Parks - Rocky Mountain National Park

National Parks – Travel Thursday

Today is the 100th anniversary of the US National Park System. I thought I’d combine a Travel Thursday &  a Throwback Thursday with pictures from some of our trips to National Parks. Shenandoah National Park We visited Shenandoah National Park this spring. I’ve already covered it in our Travel Thursday Virginia Road Trip post from June.. […]

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Mill Pond Park - Dragon Playground

Mill Pond Park – Tuesday Playground Profile

Mill Pond Park is located west of Saline. Other than the Saline Celtic Festival, this was the first time we have visited Mill Pond Park. My daughter and I both left wondering why we had never visited before and with a plan to return in the future.

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Montibeller Park - Balance Beam

Montibeller Park – Playground Profile

Pittsfield Township’s Montibeller Park has two structures offering lots of play options with rock walls, tunnels, balance beams, and more. Plus there are nature trails and sports fields.

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Matthaei Botanical Garden - Children's Garden - Sign

Matthaei Botanical Gardens – Wednesday Activity Review

This review of Matthaei Botanical Gardens is part of our Summer Series: Wednesday Activity Reviews. While visiting this weekend, my mother-in law suggested visiting the Matthaei Botanical Gardens. My daughter had just been on a Girl Scout field trip which she loved. She loved her field trip and couldn’t wait to show us everything that

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Wasem Fruit Farm Orchard View

Fun Day at Wasem Fruit Farm

Yesterday afternoon I asked my daughter if she wanted to go apple picking or to a corn maze this weekend. She really wanted to go apple picking. Since the orchards tend to get crowded by mid-morning and afternoon, we knew we wanted to go first thing in the morning. We debated going today (Saturday) or tomorrow (Sunday).

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Toledo Zoo Africa

A Visit to the Toledo Zoo & the New Aquarium

This morning my daughter and I joined her friend and his mom at the Toledo Zoo for a last summer excursion. Despite the heat, it was a perfect day at the zoo. It wasn’t too crowded since Ohio schools have already gone back to school. Our kids (4th graders) were definitely a lot bigger than many of the

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Outdoor Adventure Center Plane

DNR’s Outdoor Adventure Center in Detroit is Now Open

This morning I came across this information about the DNR’s Outdoor Adventure Center that opened last week in Detroit. I’m sharing the pre-opening press release below. If anyone visits I’d love to hear what you thought. DNR’s Outdoor Adventure Center set for July 20 public opening Special programming and hours mark launch of Detroit site that

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Adventure Park in West Bloomfield

Tree Runner Adventure Park – “The Best Day of My Whole Life”

When I first heard about Tree Runner Adventure Park opening in West Bloomfield last summer I was intrigued. I thought it sounded great, but didn’t know how my daughter would feel about it. This year, her Girl Scout troop decided to use their cookie money to plan a trip there to go zip lining. My

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