[mofromcheboygankalamazoo]

of course another thing i found to do!

* Go visit the Cheboygan Historical Society Museum that i was a tour guide at for three summers during the Log Cabin Day Cheboygan County Historical Society

[gold dust]

Originally Posted by mofromcheboygankalamazoo

wow, i am very happy i can do that! I have honestly been looking forward to this trip for months! we are actually driving from philly-funny enough driving 14.5 hours is cheaper than flying! so even driving up 75 is going to be a lot of fun to show him stuff along the way!!!

* mmmm just thought of real beef jerky! or better yet! venison jerky!

Have a safe trip!!!!

[MICoastieMom]

mofromcheboygankalamazoo- sad the economy is so bad here, I was just thinking that the state should hire you to promote Michigan tourism. Your enthusiasm is so infectious that now I want to go on vacation up north too!

[MichiganMovesSouth]

I agree with MICoastieMom!

I'm really not sure if I want to move now!!! Thanks for pointing out all the great things about this state when all I hear on the news in SE MI is bad, bad, and worse. Keep it up, please!!!

[MICoastieMom]

mofromcheboygankalamazoo-

Was asking DH where his passes for the museum are in case you want to stop in Dearborn, he did me one better. The Academy is looking for teachers to begin in the fall term. I went to website, cut off date for resume is May 31. I know that's short notice, but one of the best jobs I ever had, I got my resume in 30 minutes before the deadline, so who knows? I don't have any idea what they pay or what benefits are.

The Henry Ford: America's Greatest History Attraction
Henry Ford Academy

[mofromcheboygankalamazoo]

MIcoastiemom Thank you! I worked a summer at a MI state park as an Explorer guide and a summer at the front desk of a mackinaw hotel-i LOVED interacting with tourists and really talking up things to do!!! I honestly would truly love working for the state promoting it! Oh! I will def. let you know if we can fit in henry ford into our trip-and that school looks great! I am elementary certified though and it is a high school-looks very very cool though!!

MichiganMovesSouth- People don't realize how great things are that surround them-i lived outside DC to teach for two years and i did as much as i could there as a tourist-even though i was a local-many locals don't know half the stuff there!....I really love finding wonderful things about michigan!!!

* I love michigan wild berries-I think i will be there too early in the season-but if you have someone with you who can identify berries-we have wonderful wild blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries!!!! DNR - Bears, Birds, and Berries


and thank you gold dust

[mofromcheboygankalamazoo]

I thought of something else!

* I am looking forward to drinking Vernors, Squirt and Faygo!!! Would you believe that i have the HARDEST time out here finding squirt-can be so refreshing sometimes!

* If I'm lucky my mom will have frozen some morels she has found so I can still have some morels-I do miss mushroom hunting!!!!

[Michigansnowflake]

frozen Morels???? Everyone I know dries them We had a good crop this year, I got tons dried to save for the Winter Yummy!

[mofromcheboygankalamazoo]

Originally Posted by Michigansnowflake

frozen Morels???? Everyone I know dries them We had a good crop this year, I got tons dried to save for the Winter Yummy!

maybe she dries them- i do have a memory of some being frozen....but all i know is fresh is best and i always miss out now that i am away!!

[MICoastieMom]

One thing you did not mention in conjunction with bonfires is roating hotdogs and eating s'mores. I think Dearborn Brand are the best Michigan-made hot dog, and hands down, Campfire marshmallows the absolute best commercial marshmallow. Have you ever made gourmet s'mores? Try using cinnamon grahams with the chocolate bar and marshmallow for a Mexican flavor, or substitute mint flavored chocolate- tastes just like a grasshopper (when I can't find mint chocolate, I use an actually mint leaf from my garden).

Now you definitely need to stop in SE Michign. I want to go on this vacation, too! LOL You are going to have so much fun. I hope you will share some of the highlights with us.