October 4, 2011 Last week, I started a series of articles about a trip my son and I took up north last weekend. Today, we continue with a stop at Castle Rock in St. Ignace.
This rock, at least five stories up, provides an incredible view of the Straits of Mackinac. Castle Rock is also home to Paul Bunyan and his blue ox, Babe.
Check out photos from atop the rock after the jump.
September 29, 2011 Before my son and I left for our venture to Northern Michigan, my dad told me about a place he took me to when I was a child called Mystery Spot in St. Ignace. I have no recollection of this mysterious location, so Ben and I decided to check it out.
I know a lot about illusions, magic, smoke and mirrors, so I was convinced it would be a sham. However, I'm still wondering what we saw and how it was possible.
September 28, 2011 A few weeks ago, my son, Ben, and I had planned a trip to visit with my grandmother. She moved in with my aunt and uncle just outside of Washington D.C. about ten years ago, making it much more difficult to spend time with her.
Just days before our departure, our plans fell through and the trip was off. My son and I had both been really looking forward to a road trip with each other. A last minute change of plans landed us in Mackinaw Village.
The Twin Towers were enormous buildings and the attacks of 9/11 were of such magnitude that people were able to see the skyline change from neighboring states and camera-equipped satellites were even able to capture the aftermath from space.
August 19, 2011 We've been out this week during Back to the Bricks for the rolling cruises and the million dollar motorway party at Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy. There have been some really cool cars to look at so we wanted to highlight a few of our favorite ones. Hopefully you've had a chance to take advantage of this great event.
August 2, 2011 President Obama's address, live from the White House Rose Garden.
How many times have you wrestled with one of those unwieldy packing tape rollers when boxing things up to move or to put in storage? Unless you maneuver it just right, the tape won’t stay straight and winds up twisting over itself into a useless, tangled ball of frustration.
Artists Sven Jonke, Cristoph Katzler and Nikola Radeljkovic have taken this sticky situation and turned it into a work of art, creating the massive, interactive packing tape installation Numen/For Use.
June 20, 2011 We've all heard the commercials promoting Michigan's tourism industry. Tim Allen, a true Michigander, provides a beautiful description of places all over Michigan. Until today, I didn't know there was a Pure Michigan ad for Flint/Genesee County!
June 13, 2011 With nearly 7,000 piercings, you'd think the only thing Elaine Davidson could attract is a refrigerator magnet.
But you'd be wrong.
June 12, 2011 Psychologists know how people think, but you have to wonder what psychologist Satoshi Kanazawa was thinking when he wrote an article on why African-American are unattractive.
Kanazawa has been fired from 'Psychology Today' after his controversial piece on the subject ran on its website last month. Kanazawa's work caused a lot of anger, with some 75,000 people complaining to the magazine.
June 5, 2011 You can't beat the real thing, but you can take credit for inventing it.
A man in the small Spanish town of Ayelo is taking credit for Coca-Cola, claiming his family is responsible for creating the world's most popular soft drink.
June 4, 2011 It's hard to forget the balloon boy hoax that infiltrated our TVs and web browsers back in October 2009.
Now, the Heene family is resurfacing yet again, this time to sell the infamous giant balloon - the one they say their 6-year-old was inside after it launched - for a whopping $1 million.
