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Big Bay de Noc: The Shimmering Waters of Michigan

Big Bay de Noc: The Shimmering Waters of Michigan

On the Southern shores of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, along the coastline of Lake Michigan, a small body of water known as Big Bay de Noc became my closest, largest, and wettest neighbor.  This body of water forms along a small peninsula about 40 to 50 miles east of Escanaba along the Upper Peninsula and eventually empties out into the massive body that is Lake...

Escanaba: Gateway to the Upper Peninsula

Escanaba: Gateway to the Upper Peninsula

It was 1:35 pm in the afternoon when I touched down at the small Delta County Airport.  I was greeted with nothing more than an obscure terminal with one line for baggage check and an even smaller baggage claim.  The land from about a mile up in the air was an enormous lake, hundreds of thousands of trees, and only a handful of roads.  I had made it to the Upper...

Ferrara’s: Little Italy’s Best Dessert!

Ferrara’s: Little Italy’s Best Dessert!

Many eateries in New York City have come and gone over the years.  Luckily, though, some have stood the test of time and have become staples of the Big Apple.  One place in particular sits in a cozy corner of Little Italy at the corner of Grand Street and Mulberry Street.  A place chock full of hot coffee, cool desserts, and full tummies!  For more than 120 years...

The Lobster Roll: Lunch in Napeague

The Lobster Roll: Lunch in Napeague

When you open a restaurant just a stone’s throw from not one, but two bodies of water, odds are, you are gonna have access to some of the freshest seafood around!  And when you are also located off a remote highway in, arguably, the most scenic part of Long Island, it’s gonna be a memorable place, indeed!  For foodgoers and vacationers alike, that place...