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A Belated Visit (Lots of Visits, Really) to the Henry Ford near Detroit, MI

October 2, 2022 by kokotg Leave a Comment

kids in a Model T

travel dates: July, 2021 Flashback! November, 2019. It is Black Friday. I get the brilliant idea that maybe there are some good deals out there that we can use on our summer, 2020 trip to Michigan. I do some sleuthing and find a great sale on memberships to the Henry Ford museum in Dearborn, Michigan! […]

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A Day on Detroit’s Belle Isle

September 12, 2022 by kokotg Leave a Comment

belle isle conservatory

travel dates July, 2022 I talked about our time in Detroit on the RV Atlas podcast awhile back. Give it a listen here.  There’s something about islands. I just like them. (But not boats, as I’ve mentioned before. An unfortunate pairing). So when I learned about Detroit’s Belle Isle, a 982 acre public park with […]

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Wayne County Fairgrounds RV Park near Detroit, MI: Campground Review

September 2, 2022 by kokotg Leave a Comment

sunset at Wayne County Fairgrounds RV Park

travel dates: July, 2021 You can listen to me talking about Wayne County Fairgrounds and our trip to Detroit on the RV Atlas Podcast  There’s something about the challenge of finding good RV camping near big cities that appeals to me. Sometimes it’s pretty straightforward, and there’s a solid campground very close to the city (the Philadelphia South KOA). […]

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