Sunday, September 21, 2014
SIGHTSEEING PLACE TO GO SEE, DO AND EAT OUTSIDE OF DETROIT, MI
Enjoying spending time with our son. We learned that Tim Horton coffee doughnut shops far out weigh our http://www.thehenryford.org/village/index.aspx
Dunkin Doughnuts in NJ. Diners here are called Coney Islands and their main attraction is --guess the Hot dog, although they have standard diner fare. I enjoyed a Chicken gyro with fries the night we went. Spent the day at Greenfield Village in Dearborn. Really cool museum...being as wealthy as he was, Henry Ford actually purchased entire historic buildings had them dismantled and put back together in the village. Very interesting place . Plan on spending an entire day here and you still will not see it all. It cost $50 for the two of us to get in for the day. Then if you want to take a carriage ride, old fashion working steam locomotive train ride or a ride in a model T it was an extra $5 per person . They also have an old fashion carousel for the kids. Saw many home school families the day we were there.
MICHIGAN WE ARE ON OUR WAY....STERLING STATE PARKK MONROE, MI
MY HEART IS IN MICHIGAN.... We're on our way
My heart is in Michigan basically because so is my son. Graduated from Rutgers University this past May 2014 with a Degree in Mechanical Engineering, he was hired by Ford Motors in Dearborn MI and 2 weeks after graduation packed up and moved on to a new job and location. Hated to see him go but happy he has this awesome opportunity.
This gave Mike and I a good reason/excuse to expand our CMU ADVENTURE travels off the east coast and headed west. This is my first time in the middle of the country. Our first stop was Kooser state Park in Pa. --http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/kooser/ I would like to tell you more about this park but we really only did an overnight and by the time we checked in was too late to really explore trails or surrounding area. Very nice what we saw. Camper sites only have a handful that are full hook up and seem to be fairly close together and small although the pull through feature was nice. Very close to the road and a quarry so not very quiet. If you don't have a problem falling asleep to ongoing traffic travelling by you will be fine...personally that doesn't bother me in the least. When I'm tired , I'm tired and I fall asleep especially if I am out in the woods. We basically chose this camp ground as a 1/2 way point / stop on the way to Michigan. 5 hrs ea. day with a total of 10 hours from NJ to MI. It was nice not to have to get the BBQ grill dirty they had a nice fire pit with a grill section. We weren't sure where we would get wood because we checked in after 5 pm , the office was closed but a park ranger greeted us and stopped by our site and helped us get some wood for the eve.
This gave Mike and I a good reason/excuse to expand our CMU ADVENTURE travels off the east coast and headed west. This is my first time in the middle of the country. Our first stop was Kooser state Park in Pa. --http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/kooser/ I would like to tell you more about this park but we really only did an overnight and by the time we checked in was too late to really explore trails or surrounding area. Very nice what we saw. Camper sites only have a handful that are full hook up and seem to be fairly close together and small although the pull through feature was nice. Very close to the road and a quarry so not very quiet. If you don't have a problem falling asleep to ongoing traffic travelling by you will be fine...personally that doesn't bother me in the least. When I'm tired , I'm tired and I fall asleep especially if I am out in the woods. We basically chose this camp ground as a 1/2 way point / stop on the way to Michigan. 5 hrs ea. day with a total of 10 hours from NJ to MI. It was nice not to have to get the BBQ grill dirty they had a nice fire pit with a grill section. We weren't sure where we would get wood because we checked in after 5 pm , the office was closed but a park ranger greeted us and stopped by our site and helped us get some wood for the eve.
SPRING GULCH CAMPGROUND NEW HOLLAND PA REVISITED
Went to one of our favorite camp grounds this summer-Spring Gulch in New Holland Pa. Had a wonderful time. Took a tour of President James Bucchanan's home Wheatland-http://www.padutchcountry.com/members/James_Buchanan_s_Wheatland.asp. Had a nice tour by costumed interpretors. If you want to tour the home and the museum you have to pay separately to do so.
Found a self guided tour of the covered bridges of Lancaster Co. and took a nice drive through to hunt for bridges...one bridge we even found some Amish children playing and I caught a photo of a horse and buggy as it came through the bridge. http://www.pacoveredbridges.com/lancaster-county/
During our time out searching for bridges we ended up at the Lapp Family Farm in New Holland Pa not far from where the camp ground is. This is a fully functioning and working dairy farm. We stopped and had fresh made ice cream and took home some eggs and farmers cheese which was really delicious --http://www.yelp.com/biz/lapp-valley-farms-new-Holland
The high light of the trip for me was shopping at the CKC Convention ( Creative Keepsakes Convention) which was held at the Downtown Lancaster Convention Center---http://www.lancasterconventioncenter.com/. This event is awesome for anyone who loves scrapbooking and card making. Great place to take classes, attend a cropping event ( where a room full of people play with paper, scissors and glue and invent fun paper crafts, or you can just shop , shop, shop for unique paper craft items that you can't find locally. Vendors come from all over the country to sell and participate this 1X a year event. http://www.ckscrapbookevents.com/CKScrapbookConventions/CKCLancaster.aspx
We ate the first night in Lancaster at the Yoder Buffet--http://yoderscountrymarket.com/restaurant.php It was really delicious , good food, plenty of it and very inexpensive. The great thing for me is that the market which is a full service food market is right next door so next year when we go I will not be packing food in the trailer, we will go out to eat the first night then food shop for the week at the market. They had everything! Baking supplies, premade foods and your standard grocery fare.
Fun night out at the Sight and Sound theater seeing Moses, where bible stories come to life. My husband had an end seat and the actors on horses and with camels and other live animals come down right through the audience. Love their productions always fun seeing the bible being acted out http://www.sight-sound.com/WebSite/home.do
Had a wonderful time once again at Spring Gulch and look forward to going there again next year...Fall is an awesome time to go so much to see and do I highly recommend a fall visit to Lancaster Co Pa http://www.padutchcountry.com/activities/fairs_festivals_lancaster_county.asp
Found a self guided tour of the covered bridges of Lancaster Co. and took a nice drive through to hunt for bridges...one bridge we even found some Amish children playing and I caught a photo of a horse and buggy as it came through the bridge. http://www.pacoveredbridges.com/lancaster-county/
During our time out searching for bridges we ended up at the Lapp Family Farm in New Holland Pa not far from where the camp ground is. This is a fully functioning and working dairy farm. We stopped and had fresh made ice cream and took home some eggs and farmers cheese which was really delicious --http://www.yelp.com/biz/lapp-valley-farms-new-Holland
The high light of the trip for me was shopping at the CKC Convention ( Creative Keepsakes Convention) which was held at the Downtown Lancaster Convention Center---http://www.lancasterconventioncenter.com/. This event is awesome for anyone who loves scrapbooking and card making. Great place to take classes, attend a cropping event ( where a room full of people play with paper, scissors and glue and invent fun paper crafts, or you can just shop , shop, shop for unique paper craft items that you can't find locally. Vendors come from all over the country to sell and participate this 1X a year event. http://www.ckscrapbookevents.com/CKScrapbookConventions/CKCLancaster.aspx
We ate the first night in Lancaster at the Yoder Buffet--http://yoderscountrymarket.com/restaurant.php It was really delicious , good food, plenty of it and very inexpensive. The great thing for me is that the market which is a full service food market is right next door so next year when we go I will not be packing food in the trailer, we will go out to eat the first night then food shop for the week at the market. They had everything! Baking supplies, premade foods and your standard grocery fare.
Fun night out at the Sight and Sound theater seeing Moses, where bible stories come to life. My husband had an end seat and the actors on horses and with camels and other live animals come down right through the audience. Love their productions always fun seeing the bible being acted out http://www.sight-sound.com/WebSite/home.do
Had a wonderful time once again at Spring Gulch and look forward to going there again next year...Fall is an awesome time to go so much to see and do I highly recommend a fall visit to Lancaster Co Pa http://www.padutchcountry.com/activities/fairs_festivals_lancaster_county.asp
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