From the category archives:

Lakes

Camping Connection – National Park Alternatives

By Bill Steiden
America’s national parks are due for a celebration. The first, Yellowstone, was declared in 1872, and it was President Woodrow Wilson who established the National Park Service in 1916. But President Theodore Roosevelt, whose term in office…

Read Full Article >>

Windy City Weekend

Story and photos by Betsy Marvin
America’s “Second City,” blows the competition away, so given a chance for a long weekend in the coolest summer on record, I breezed on up there without thinking twice!
For lovers of architecture, art,…

Read Full Article >>

Wining and Dining Your Way Through NY’s Finger Lakes

By Hope S. Philbrick
Shhh. I’m going to let you in on a secret: Wines from New York’s Finger Lakes region are often more affordably priced than their European or Californian counterparts. If ‘affordable’ sounds like a euphemism for ‘sub-par,’…

Read Full Article >>

Racing, Soaring, Sipping and More In New York’s Finger Lakes District

By Hope S. Philbrick
Breathtaking views invite me to sit back and gaze, but New York’s Finger Lakes region offers a myriad of opportunities to experience the area in all sorts of hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves and get-dirty ways. So during a…

Read Full Article >>

Camping Connection – A New England Experience Where?

By Bill Steiden
A rocky-shored island with granite cliffs and gravelly beaches in a northern clime, surrounded by sailboat-studded blue waters; a summer resort set in a Victorian village, accessible by ferry and steeped in history.
Martha’s Vineyard, right?
Actually,…

Read Full Article >>

Camping Connection: Clean, Cool & Clear – Florida’s Answer to the Summer Heat

By Bill Steiden
Ever since the early European explorers set foot in Florida, people have been coming to its subtropical peninsula in search of treasure. The quest continues, though the goal now is not to find gold and jewels, but…

Read Full Article >>

Camping Connection: Waterfront for Less

By Chris Reinolds
These days everyone is watching their budget. So are the days of beachfront views and falling asleep to the sounds of gently lapping waves over? Not for campers.
The Florida Panhandle contains some of the most beautiful…

Read Full Article >>

Next Entries →