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People from Michigan are very familiar with the slogan, “Pure Michigan.” Not only is it slathered on billboards and marketing materials, but it is what we Michiganders say to each other when the stars align, the weather is great, sunsets inspirational and we can enjoy the many...
by Peggy DePersia, Guest Blogger “East side, west side, all around the town”……………”Stop, hey, what’s that sound, everybody look what’s going down”. Song lyrics have a way of revisiting new eras, often unpredictably. As my husband, Jerry, and I drove around the streets of the city in which...
Quinoa and Other Peruvian Delectables by Kate Dernocoeur, guest blogger I recently had the good fortune to walk for six days 42 miles across the Peruvian landscape from the village of Mollepata, over 15,350-foot Salkantay Pass, and down to the train that carried our group into Aguas Calientes...
by Judy Bereza, Guest Blogger A trip to Chicago for those of us who live in Grand Rapids almost always involves the usual suspects – shopping on Michigan Avenue, Theatre, Dining with a capital”D”.and maybe a museum or two, especially if accompanied by children. However, venture a bit farther...
Austin, the city that tops “best places to live” consistently is the 4th most congested city in the country. Whew. Every 25 years the populations doubles. Why is it so popular? Quality of life. Great weather. Lots of Green Space. And at its core, it’s a Creative City. And that’s...
Let’s think about Austin. I’m thinking about Austin and the terrific three day experience I had there with the AustinExchange group from Grand Rapids in February. It’s hanging in my mind. Why? Austin is hip and cool, everyone wants to live there. Why? The music. The culture of...
In February, I had the wonderful opportunity of going with a group of Grand Rapidians to visit Austin, Texas with the goal of learning about the city and exchanging ideas with its leaders. Perfect timing. It was cold and miserable in Grand Rapids while biking weather in Austin. But the...
by Linda Laughter, Guest Blogger Last week Linda wrote about the Forgotten Coast. This week she ventures into more populated territory. In our escape as snowbirds, we thought we would try going south along the Gulf Coast of Florida. We ended up in Indian Rocks Beach, just...
by Linda Laughter, Guest Blogger We never thought we would become snow birds, but after the last winter in Michigan we decided to go south and ride it out. Our friends told us about this authentic taste of Florida’s Gulf, Cape San Blas. It is a 17 mile peninsula on the Gulf Coast on...
by Mike Margulus, Guest Blogger twomarguli.com I’ve always thought you could split the world population into two parts: those who really dislike New York City and those who rave about it. (This perspective, naturally, ignores those people who have no opinion of the place, and admittedly...