This video is of my backpacking trip in September to Isle Royale National Park in Michigan which is a remote island only fifteen miles from the north coast of Lake Superior. This travel log is a collection of about 300…
Read moreNov 3 2023
This video is of my backpacking trip in September to Isle Royale National Park in Michigan which is a remote island only fifteen miles from the north coast of Lake Superior. This travel log is a collection of about 300…
Read moreOct 10 2023
This photo from the East Branch of the Fox River State Forest Campground was selected as the overall winner of Michigan Nature Association's 2023 Annual Photo Contest. If you aren't familiar with the Michigan Nature Association, you should check them…
Read moreApr 20 2023
When I first saw the email from our neighborhood that there was a proposal to build a 1,700-acre utility-scale solar plant in our rural township, I immediately had mixed feelings. I support green power and fighting global warming, but this…
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For the second half of our July UP expedition with my son Bryce and his friend Matt, we explored the Garden Peninsula on the north shore of Lake Michigan. It is said that the Garden Peninsula got its name…
Read moreJul 13 2022
In early July, we headed to Michigan's western Upper Peninsula to The Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. My son Bryce had missed our last expedition into this area, so we planned this trip to visit The Porkies and invited his…
Read moreJun 10 2021
With more than 59,000 acres, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park is Michigan’s largest state park. Having “wilderness” in the park’s title is appropriate because about 75% of the park has been officially designated as a primitive area. Containing 35,000 acres…
Read moreJun 8 2021
This video of Michigan's Upper Peninsula Hiking Hogback Mountain is a short film of one of my favorite hikes in Michigan's Upper Peninsula is Hogback Mountain. The trailhead we like to use is across the street from the Michigan DNR's…
Read moreJun 6 2021
Tahquamenon Falls State Park is Michigan's second largest state park with more than 48,000 acres of wild lands. The centerpiece of this park is the Tahquamenon River and its Upper and Lower falls. The Upper Falls is actually the second…
Read moreMay 31 2021
When camping at Interlochen State Park, you are entering a piece of Michigan History. The park was established during the Conservation Movement that occurred from 1890 to 1920 during which the nature writings of Henry David Thoreau, John Muir and…
Read moreMay 11 2021
This Straits of Mackinac camping video with music by Aspen Jacobsen was shoot during summer, spring and fall camping trips. We camped at Straits State Park, St Ignace KOA, Mackinaw City KOA and Mackinaw Mill Creek campgrounds. In this video,…
Read moreApr 30 2021
I have a hard time deciding which I liked more about our weekend camping trip to Warren Dunes State Park Michigan. The spectacular spring woodland wildflower display that was all around us as we hiked and camped in this state…
Read moreApr 25 2021
Michigan Spring Weather, Birds and Flowers shares the recent transition of winter to spring and features Aspen's song "Thank You" from the album 'Love Each Other Right.'
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Spring officially starts in Michigan between March 19th and the 21st,…
Read moreApr 11 2021
Traverse City State Park in Michigan offers a campground with a natural setting and the convenience of being on the outskirts of a vibrant town. While you are camping here under the pines and enjoying the beach, you are also…
Read moreApr 2 2021
This video was filmed at Proud Lake Recreation Area in Oakland County Michigan.
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The snow is gone in Southern Michigan, and I am not sure why but I seem drawn to the water's edge. The air around me is…
Read moreFeb 12 2021
Come visit Interlochen State Park in winter virtually with us.
Interlochen is Michigan's first state park and was acquired in 1917 to preserve a 200 acre virgin white pine forest between Duck Lake and Green Lake. This is why I…
Read moreJan 29 2021
Birding in winter can be a fun way to pass the colder months of the year. The leaves have dropped, so it is easier to see the birds and many species have headed south to warmer climates making it easier…
Read moreDec 25 2020
Merry Christmas! This Americana Christmas song video was shot over the last week, with the final footage of the snow captured this morning. We were super excited to awaken to a fresh Christmas snow! The video's sound track is Aspen's…
Read moreOct 23 2020
The third weekend of October we headed to the tip of Michigan's Thumb to Port Crescent State Park on Lake Huron for some fall camping, hiking and filming for a new camping video with music by Aspen.
The park is…
Read moreOct 5 2020
This camping video with music by Aspen is of our Northern Michigan autumn trip which started with a trip to the Manistee River High Banks Roll Away while we camped at Interlochen State Park. Then we made our way north…
Read moreAug 24 2020
This 4K camping music video explores the Keweenaw Peninsula which extends northeast from Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Copper Harbor Michigan is the community furthest north on the Keweenaw. "Where the road ends and adventure begins," is how their local tourist group…
Read moreAug 23 2020
At Fort Wilkins State Park, we take you on a tour of the historic Fort Wilkins in Copper Harbor Michigan. The fort was garrisoned from 1844 until the troops were needed for the Mexican-American War in 1847. When the troops…
Read moreAug 17 2020
This camping music video is of a trip my son Bryce and I took to Marquette Michigan Camping in Upper Peninsula for some camping, hiking and waterfalling in August. We started in Marquette Michigan which is not only Michigan's largest…
Read moreJul 11 2020
When you listen to this song and watch this 4k Lake Michigan folk pop music camping video, you'll find Aspen's insight and compassion are well beyond her years as a teen singer-songwriter. "Ride These Waves" is from Aspen’s debut album…
Read moreJun 22 2020
I have been exploring Pictured Rocks for more than 30 years. Recently, we made a four day trip there that hit all my favorite places in the National Lakeshore.
Day one; we visited waterfalls outside the lakeshore because it was…
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Paradise Michigan is a place dear to my heart. Over the years, I've spent a lot of time here as a staff member, then board member of the Whitefish Point Bird Observatory. The Point acts as a funnel and collects…
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