Hiking the Sunken Gardens Trail at Moraine State Park, Pennsylvania

Visiting my brother and his family over the Labor Day Weekend, my parents rented a camper for the drive to Butler County, northern Pennsylvania.  They…

Old Stone House, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

Over the weekend, we passed the Old Stone House in Slippery Rock several times that we made plans to stop by the house on our…

Butler, Pennsylvania: Downtown Walk

We had just finished lunch at Reclamation Brewery and decided walk off our meal by exploring downtown Butler, Pennsylvania.  The children were more excited to…

Reclamation Brewing Co., Butler, Pennsylvania

During a weekend visit to Butler, our family stopped by Reclamation Brewing Co. for lunch.  It was a place that my brother had visited often…

RV Camping in Butler, Pennsylvania

Anytime spent with my nieces and nephews is the best time, so when I went up to Butler to meet them for the weekend, we…

Featured Ohio Winery: Barrel Run Crossing Winery & Vineyard

It was a beautiful spring day and I had set out for Barrel Run Crossing Winery & Vineyard to sample wine on the Canal Country…

Award Winning Wines at Henke Winery and Restaurant, Cincinnati

Spending the day in downtown Cincinnati, I made a quick visit to my old neighborhood on the west side of the city.   Entering Henke Winery…

Buccia Vineyard Winery Bed and Breakfast, Conneaut, Ohio

It was harvest time for grapes in Ohio, and with so many vineyards, I planned to spend a weekend exploring some of the more established…

The Engineering Marvel of the Soo Locks

I decided to take a long weekend and travel up to Michigan to the region of the Upper Peninsula. By the time I had completed…

A Tour of San Juan’s Castillo de San Felipe del Morro

San Juan’s Castillo de San Felipe del Morro is the iconic representation of a city rich with history and architecture.  The fort, also known as…