• My Great Lake: Erie

    In my early post on the Great Lakes as the characters of the iconic 80s movie The Breakfast Club, I described my home lake, Lake Erie, as the black sheep of the lakes.  If an average American with some basic knowledge of the Great Lakes was asked about Lake Erie,…

  • A Decision: Going Social

    For 16 months I have been blogging about my interests, learnings, and experiences with the Great Lakes. Today I’m sharing about a recent decision made after much thought and deliberation. I have lived a life of the “joy of missing out” regarding social media (JOMO – this is actually a…

  • Presque Isle State Park, PA

    Summer is well underway in Ohio, and I have completed three of my six Great Lakes summer intentions. Over Memorial Day weekend, our family packed a picnic and took a day trip to Presque Isle State Park in Pennsylvania, under 90 minutes from Cleveland. Pennsylvania doesn’t generally appear on the…