We Have a Winner!

A few days ago, I posted a Michigan-related trivia contest – with the hope that I would be able to award a fellow traveler with a free signed copy of the third edition of Moon Michigan – just in time for the fun-filled winter season.

Here are the questions I posed:

1) What is the name of the park pictured on the front cover of the new edition?
2) What’s the difference between a fudgie and a pasty?
3) What are the two most common nicknames for the world’s third longest suspension bridge?

Well, I’m delighted to report that we have a winner. One Katie A. – a resident of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula – was the first person to email me with the correct answers:

1) Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore more >>

Tools of the Trade

Believe me, I know I’m lucky. I’ve been traveling across this amazing country since I was a little girl. Over the years, my mother and I took numerous road trips from our home in New Orleans – to places like San Antonio, the Rocky Mountains, Disneyworld, Monticello, the National Mall, and Niagara Falls. For each trip, Mom would plan far in advance, relying on her AAA membership to secure discounted hotel rates and figuring out our routes with complimentary AAA maps and tour books. Since I was underage, her main job was to drive while mine was to navigate our way through unfamiliar towns and cities. In fact, she affectionately called me her “Little Navigator.” more >>