• North Carolina | Nighttime Lake Paddle

  •   What a great paddle this was. I had started my busy season and was working my butt off, but I had the perfect lakeside camping spot. I literally was able to launch our kayaks from my camp site right into the lake! One of my very sweet brides Jessie bought us the Oru Kayak solar lights as a thank you gi [...]
  • Door County, Wisconsin | Cabin & Kayaking

  • You guys might be sick of me going on about how much we love Door County at this point, but alas, here is my last post for a little while. I frequently travel up to this lovely peninsula in Wisconsin to enjoy lake life at our family Cabin in Ellison Bay. The cabin is situated in a bluff overlooking Green Bay and we [...]
  • Melissa + Andrew | Door County, Wisconsin

  •   Door County Wisconsin is a very special place to the both of us. Its the place where we love to go in the summer to unwind, sample great wines at the vineyards, catch the sunset on our kayaks, and eat everything cherry flavored. Each time we pass through Egg Harbor, Fish Creek, Sister Bay, Ephraim, and Wa [...]
  • Michigan | Kayaking the Upper Peninsula

  •   As I’m sure you’ve noticed, I have really enjoyed my Oru kayak. I am in no way sponsored by them, but they work well with my lifestyle. They fold up to fit in a large backpack, which lets me not only store them easily in the back of the truck, but also allows me to hike short distances to put-ins that may [...]
  • Michigan | Hiking Sleeping Bear Dunes

  •     Every year, I try to spend as much time in Michigan as possible. Those summers on the lake are so nostalgic. I also love coming up in the winter, enjoying the beautiful snow, and cross country skiing. This year I was fortunate enough to have two weddings in Michigan, a wedding in Chicago, and a sess [...]