A City for All Seasons: San Francisco
Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer One of my favorite cities in the world is San Francisco. In any season, it is a great place to...
Looking Forward to a Year of Exploration
Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer Let me save you the effort of looking back at my travel resolutions for last year. In short, it...
Grand Rapids Dresses up for the Holidays
Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer Grand Rapids offers a twinkling magical face during the holiday season. Walking downtown, bundled...
Bourbon and Beyond
Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer Most people associate Louisville, Kentucky with horseracing and a smooth brown liquor called...
Albion offers something for everyone
Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer The small towns of Michigan need all of us to find reasons to visit and help their local economies...
Southwest Detroit celebrates Día de los Muertos
Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer While most of us are very familiar with the goblins and ghouls of Halloween, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1-2...
Capitol City Rocks to the Rhythm of the Blues
Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer Many people equate the city of Lansing with government and the state capitol dome dominating a...
Zinfully Yours at California’s Russian River and Dry Creek
Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer Napa Valley has been in the news this week, as an earthquake shook up local residents and visitors...
Coldwater offers something for everyone
Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer Looking for the next great latte, we noticed the billboards along I-69 announcing the opening of...
Michigan bursts into song for summer
Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer Visitors usually associate the town of Marshall with a wonderful meal at Schuler’s and some...
Drink local
Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer Of all of the indulgences I enjoy, one of my favorites is wine tasting. And who would have thought...
A wonderful lakeshore weekend in St. Joe
Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer No one I know ever says, “Let’s spend a weekend in St Joseph.” It’s called St. Joe. And it’s one...
Magical temple tour in Agrigento
Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer Bumping over dusty roads for more than two hours in a van that seemed to lack any springs or air...







