Midwest Region

Isle Royale

Located in Michigan on an island in Lake Superior Isle Royale National Park is accessible only by boat or seaplane. We traveled by ferry to this unspoiled forest with no roads. We felt alive with excitement to get a glimpse of this remote wilderness. The boat trip to the island was windy, wet and cold. It was 90 minutes of extreme fun with a foggy mist...
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Voyageurs

Voyageurs National Park is a water based park located in northern Minnesota. However, we arrived by automobile and were extremely anxious to hike the Echo Bay Trail. The bugs were intense and we had to move fast to escape the attack of the mosquitos. We had no bug spray. Therefore, during each step we took we would rub our legs, arms, neck and repeated the coordinated...
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Cuyahoga Valley

The American Indians named this place after the crooked river and in 2000 Cuyahoga Valley became a National Park. Nestled 30 miles east of Cleveland, we made it park of our Labor Day extended weekend destination....
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