Nicole and Adam August 6 2011

Whistling Straits Golf Course located on the shores of Lake Michigan near Kohler, Wisconsin is an absolutely stunning and unforgettable location for a summer wedding and reception.  The breezeway between the luxurious clubhouse and the rustic Irish Barn is covered with a pergola and looks out over the golf course and Lake Michigan.  And this is the exact spot [...]

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What I Like About Winter

I’ll be the first to admit that this Winter has been pretty brutal here in the Midwest.  Winter seems to get longer, colder and snowier as I get older and Robin & I look forward to becoming Florida “snowbirds” just as soon as we are able to do so. The one thing we will then miss are the fun days we [...]

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Blizzard Escape

On this, the night of the great blizzard of 2011 I thought it would be nice to enjoy a flashback of our trip to Florida last Christmas.  I’m feeling warmer already! Here are a few photos I’ll share before I go back outside to shovel snow drifts!   Calusa Lakes Country Club

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Travel Review-Chicago

For our wedding anniversary Robin and I decided to take a 3 day vacation to Chicago.  We also made the decision to leave the car at home and let Amtrak do the driving.  Neither of us had ever traveled by train so we were looking forward to the new experience. Booking Amtrak is easy.  Their [...]

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Day Trip to Fulton’s Dutch Days Festival

On the first weekend in May the city of Fulton Illinois stages its annual Dutch Days Festival in honor of the city’s Dutch Heritage.  This year, 2009, was the 35th anniversary of the festival.  Since Fulton is my hometown and my ancestors are from the Netherlands I enjoy attending the festival whenever my schedule permits. [...]

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Great Day Trips – The Milwaukee Art Museum

Once the weather warms up here’s a great idea for a day trip that is only a few hours from the Quad Cities.  We visited the Milwaukee Art Museum a couple years ago and really enjoyed it. The museum is located on Lincoln Memorial Drive at Michigan Street on the shores of Lake Michigan in [...]

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Thinking About Summer

After another morning of shoveling snow I decided to warm up by looking at some old photographs of warmer times.  I ran across some photos of our bicycle trip to the Sugar River Trail in Wisconsin back in the summer of 2003.  It was one of the hottest days of the year.  Plenty of humidity [...]

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Travel and Tourism Program Completed

From September 2008 until mid December I had the privilege of studying with 8 other enthusiastic students in the Blackhawk College Travel, Tourism and Hospitality program.  Classes were held 4 hours per day Monday through Thursday for 14 weeks.  Although I had some previous specialty travel training from various vendors in the industry, this program [...]

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Our Winter Vacation

Robin and I were able to take a break from the brutal Midwest winter in December. The busy wedding season was due to end and the opportunity to take a weekend off presented itself. Our Aunt Mary and Uncle Clyde, who winter in the Sarasota area, had always wanted us to come and visit, and [...]

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