by Melanie McManus | Oct 24, 2015 | Exploring and Experiencing, Stories, United States, Washington DC
Read This Article On The Star Tribune Looking for some place to travel during America’s off-season? Then consider Washington, D.C. While D.C. is one of America’s most popular tourist destinations, the vast majority of leisure travelers stop in between mid-March...
by adventuretoward | Aug 14, 2015 | Adventuring, Canada, New Brunswick, Stories
This article on Machias Seal Island was published in Islands magazine. It won a prestigious Lowell Thomas Gold Award for Best Short Travel Article in 2016. I’m a traitor, I realize ruefully, as the Day’s Catch muscles through choppy waters. And caught up in...
by adventuretoward | Jul 26, 2015 | Canada, Exploring and Experiencing, Newfoundland, Stories
Read This Article On The Star Tribune I’d never really pondered icebergs before. Yes, I knew a sea full of hulking bergs caused the Titanic to go down. But since I never encounter those icy chunks in my daily life, I rarely thought about them. This is, until a...
by adventuretoward | Mar 6, 2015 | Michigan, Snowshoeing/Skiing, Stories, United States
Read This Article On The Star Tribune Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is mighty impressive in summer. But the park that sprawls along Lake Superior’s southern shore dazzles in the winter. I’ve been to this famous...
by adventuretoward | Jan 24, 2015 | Arizona, Hiking, Stories, United States
More than 5 million people visit the Grand Canyon every year. When I was in the area, I elected to explore Havasu Canyon instead. Havasu Canyon is an idyllic spot famed for its waterfalls and incredible blue-green waters. It sits a hair outside of Grand Canyon...
