Tag: lakes
Two nights in Killarney, ON–Big Trip #5
We visited Killarney as part of Big Trip #5 in September 2026. From Manitoulin Island, it was a three-hour drive to Killarney, and we’d have to repeat a lot of it in two days when we turned west toward Lake Superior. There was a minute when I wondered if it had been a mistake to…
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Two nights on Manitoulin Island, ON–Big Trip #5
We visited Manitoulin as part of Big Trip #5 in September 2026. Manitoulin Island is the world’s largest freshwater island, and it’s home to Treasure Island, the world’s largest island in a lake on an island in a lake. (Treasure Island is also called Mindemoya Island, and mindemoya means “old lady’s bottom.”) Manitoulin is surrounded…
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Two nights in Tobermory, ON–Big Trip #5
We visited Tobermory as part of Big Trip #5 in September 2026. Tobermory is the tiny town on the northern tip of Bruce Peninsula, jutting out into Lake Huron and partitioning out Georgian Bay, often called the sixth Great Lake, to the east. Tobermory’s main tourism draw, in addition to water-based activities, is the adjacent…
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Three nights in Watkins Glen, NY–Big Trip #5
We visited Watkins Glen as part of Big Trip #5 in August 2026. So we didn’t love Ithaca. Brainstorming other nearby options that would give us similar access to gorges and state parks as we had in Ithaca, but based in a quirkier and more charming town, we landed on Watkins Glen, a half hour…
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One night in Ithaca, NY–Big Trip #5
We visited Ithaca as part of Big Trip #5 in August 2026. I’ve been intrigued by Ithaca since I was a kid and saw “Ithaca is Gorges” on a bumper sticker at home in Virginia. I don’t know if it was the thought of dramatic nature or the wordplay that appealed to me more, but…
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Trip planning: Late summer loop through Ontario – Big Trip #5
UPDATE FROM THE ROAD: HERE’S WHERE WE’VE BEEN SO FAR! ******* Uncle Jim, you will be disappointed… we finally chose between our two very competitive late summer itinerary rivals, and the winner is ONTARIO! We are super excited! The Ontario portion is focused on the provincial parks lining the northern shore of Lake Superior. We…
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One night in Morganton, NC—Thanksgiving Mountains loop
We visited Morganton as part of our Thanksgiving Mountains loop in November 2025. After leaving my sister’s in Burlington, NC, we drove two hours west to Morganton. Morganton had been on our radar since our second Black Mountain visit in May 2024, when the chef at Pure and Proper recommended we visit Fonta Flora Brewery.…
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Two nights in Lake Toxaway, NC–May Carolinas loop
We visited Lake Toxaway in May 2025 as part of our May Carolinas loop. Lake Toxaway is an hour due north of Clemson, between Highlands and Brevard in southwestern North Carolina. Our primary reason for visiting was to hike in Panthertown Valley, called by someone the “Yosemite of the East.” While we didn’t necessarily see…
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Two nights in Clemson, SC–May Carolinas loop
We visited Clemson in May 2025 as part of our May Carolinas loop. Our original trip plan called for a couple more coastal stops, Hilton Head and Tybee Island, before swinging inland to Aiken and then up into the mountains at Clemson. But returning to our Charleston campground, a place we’d loved with Bugsy, was…
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One night in Boulder City, NV–Tucson for Christmas trip
We visited Boulder City in December 2023 as part of our Tucson for Christmas trip. Boulder City might have been the biggest pleasant surprise of our Tucson for Christmas trip! We went there specifically to see the Hoover Dam and were delighted to find such a cute town. Also delightful: our campsite, with a spectacular view of…
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