Michigan Maple Tree Tapping, a Must Do!

Get your hats and gloves on this weekend because it is Maple Sugaring time at Kensignton Metro Park! It is fascinating to learn how they extract maple sap from maple trees and turn it into syrup! It is a must see while you are in Michigan. We have attended the...

Summer Service Opportunity in Haiti

If you are making your summer traveling plans and want to do something that will change your families’ life forever, consider a humanitarian trip to Haiti with Zion’s Children of Haiti!  Zion’s Children of Haiti is an incredible non-profit that works...

2014 Ann Arbor Summer Day Camp Round Up

I know, I know…it doesn’t feel one bit like summer, but if we think about it and plan for it, maybe it will come? I know many parents sign their kids up for weekly summer camps, so I thought I would give you a little help as you finalize your summer plans....

Good Shops: Materials Unlimited: Ypsilanti, MI

If you are craving a day of antique shopping or interested in seeing a little of Detroit’s history close to home, check out Materials Unlimited on Michigan Ave. in Ypsilanti. It is a beautiful store full of antique treasures collected from demolition jobs and...

Pack Your Bags: Kalahari Resort, Sandusky, OH

If all this Michigan winter has you wishing you lived much further south, take a break from the ice and snow and give yourself a little taste of summer at the Kalahari Resort in Sandusky, Ohio. Just about 2 hours away from Ann Arbor, it is the perfect family get away!...

Good Eats: Pacific Rim, Ann Arbor

I am ashamed to say that it has taken me almost a full year to blog about my favorite Ann Arbor restaurant, Pacific Rim. I’m not sure what I have been waiting for, but it is high time I give it its due praise. Pacific Rim is a “unique Pan-Asian”...