• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Adventure Mom

An Adventure, Travel and Lifestyle blog designed to encourage you to try something new.

  • Home
  • About & Contact
    • Affiliate Disclosure
    • Privacy Policy
  • Travel
    • Fall Travel
    • Art
    • Family Adventures
    • Holiday Travel
    • Tours you can take
    • On A Date Adventures
    • Food Adventures
      • Food/Drink Tours
      • Recipes
      • Restaurants
      • Fitness Fun
  • Bucketlist
    • Winter Activites
    • Outdoor Adventure
    • Adventures with Water
    • Amusement/ Theme Parks
    • Extreme Adventures
    • Adventures with Animals
      • Animal Encounters
  • Adventures of the Heart
    • Inspirational People & Places
  • Cincinnati//Northern Kentucky Area
  • Featured
  • Popular Posts
  • Health

Pure Michigan

A Beautiful State Park in Michigan That You Need to Visit

June 9, 2020 By Nedra McDaniel 2 Comments

A Beautiful State Park in Michigan That You Need to Visit

There is a lot to discover during a visit to Ludington State Park. This state park is a popular destination for tourists and locals alike.

So what makes Ludington State Park so great?

…

Read More

Filed Under: Adventures, Adventures With Friends, Family Adventures, Featured, Outdoor Adventure, Travel Tagged With: beach, lighthouse, Ludington State Park, Michigan, Pure Michigan

What it’s like to try the Luge when you are not an Olympic Athlete

January 1, 2020 By Nedra McDaniel 9 Comments

I love when plans work out for a spontaneous adventure. My friend was already coming to town, so I just offered her the “choose your own adventure” option for her visit. 

Try the luge, cross-country skiing or attend an ice sculpture festival.  I was sooo excited that she wanted to try the luge too. 

…

Read More

Filed Under: Adventures With Friends, Extreme Adventures, Family Adventures, Featured, Fitness Fun, Outdoor Adventure, Snowcation, Travel, Uncategorized, Winter Activites Tagged With: adventure, Adventure mom, discount, luge, luge track, Michigan, Muskegon, muskegon sports complex, Muskegon State Park, Muskegon winter complex, Pure Michigan, Winter Olympic sports you can try, Winter Olympics

Your Guide to a Snowcation at Shanty Creek Resorts

December 30, 2019 By Nedra McDaniel 4 Comments

Your Guide to a Snowcation at Shanty Creek ResortsThis Northern Michigan resort has everything you need for a great snowcation. You’ll find lots of family-friendly fun for skiers and non-skiers. 

…

Read More

Filed Under: Adventures, Adventures With Friends, Extreme Adventures, Family Adventures, Featured, Holiday Travel, Outdoor Adventure, Snowcation, Travel, Winter Activites Tagged With: dog sledding, Michigan, mittens, northern michigan, Pure Michigan, Schuss Mountain, Shanty Creek, ski, Skibra, snowboard, tubing

5 Adventures to Try at Crystal Mountain

January 3, 2018 By Nedra McDaniel 2 Comments

5 Adventures to Try at Crystal Mountain

Traverse City, Michigan is a very popular destination in the summer for its beautiful water, weather, and a love of all things cherry themed or flavored, as the Cherry Capital of the World…..but you don’t have to wait until summer to experience adventure in Northern Michigan! I discovered why Crystal Mountain is a such a popular “snowcation” destination for winter fun too.

…

Read More

Filed Under: Travel, Adventures, Adventures With Friends, Extreme Adventures, Family Adventures, Featured, Fitness Fun, On A Date Adventures, Outdoor Adventure, Winter Activites Tagged With: art, Crystal Mountain Resort, fat tire biking, Iron fish Distillery, Michigan, Pure Michigan, ski, ski school, snow, snowshoe, spa, traverse city

Why snowshoeing is not my favorite but it’s good for me

January 19, 2016 By Nedra McDaniel 6 Comments

Why snowshoeing is not my favorite but it's good for me

This winter has been unseasonably warm so attempting to try snowshoeing has been hit and miss all season. I’ve been able to try snowshoeing a few times this winter when we have gotten snow.

Our family’s first time trying was at local Winterfest event.  We tried the types of snowshoes resembled wooden tennis rackets like you see pictures of  Eskimos using.

…

Read More

Filed Under: Adventures With Friends, Family Adventures, Fitness Fun, On A Date Adventures, Outdoor Adventure, Solo Adventures, Winter Activites Tagged With: Adventure mom, fun on a date, fun with family, hiking trail, Holland, Michigan, Muskegon winter complex, Pure Michigan, snowshoe, snowshoe tips, snowshoeing

A Visit to See the Icy Grand Haven Pier

January 29, 2015 By Nedra McDaniel 2 Comments

Every time we visit family in West Michigan we try to make time to stop by the pier at Grand Haven. Lake Michigan is always beautiful regardless of the weather or the season.

…

Read More

Filed Under: Travel, Adventures with Water, Outdoor Adventure, Winter Activites Tagged With: #puremichigan, grand haven, Grand Haven Pier, Grand haven State Park, ice on pier, icy, Michigan, Pure Michigan, South Haven, South Haven Pier

A Beach visit in Grand Haven, Michigan

June 28, 2014 By Nedra McDaniel 2 Comments

Grand Haven, Michigan cover.jpg

We visit Grand Haven beach almost every time we visit family in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Grand Haven beach is only about 30 minutes from Grand Rapids and offers a great mix of beach, boardwalk, and restaurants.

Grand Haven State Park has a HUGE beach area and also has camping sites next to the beach. They  fill up quickly during the summer months because of their awesome location.

…

Read More

Filed Under: Adventures With Friends, Adventures with Water, Family Adventures, Restaurants Tagged With: Dairy Treat, grand haven, Grand haven State Park, Michigan, pier, Pronto Pups, Pure Michigan, world famous musical fountains

Christmas and Holiday Traditions Around The World ~ Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park

December 6, 2013 By Nedra McDaniel 1 Comment

meijer gardens

During a recent trip to Grand Rapids, Michigan, I visited Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. 

Several people had told me that it was a beautiful place to visit around the holidays. A visit to the Frederik Meijer Gardens is also a tradition that a lot of families look forward to each year.

…

Read More

Filed Under: Adventures With Friends, Art, Family Adventures, Holiday Travel, Museums/Galleries, On A Date Adventures Tagged With: art, Frederick Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, grand rapids, Holiday Traditions Around the World, Michigan, Pure Michigan, travel

Favorite Finds at Art Prize in Grand Rapids

October 1, 2013 By Nedra McDaniel 1 Comment

favorite finds at art prize

I enjoyed another great year of incredible art at Art Prize in Grand Rapids, Michigan this year.

…

Read More

Filed Under: Adventures With Friends, Art, Events, Family Adventures, On A Date Adventures, Solo Adventures Tagged With: Amway Grand Plaza, art, art prize, artist, Devos convention center, experience gr, experience grand rapids, GRAM, grand rapids, grand rapids art museum, grand rapids public museum, J.W. Marriott, Michigan, michigan travel, Pure Michigan, spoken word record, the harris building, travel

Why I LOVE Art Prize

September 10, 2012 By Nedra McDaniel 2 Comments

298188_2222309631089_9856780_n

Art prize was my favorite event that I attended while living in Grand Rapids, Michigan and is an event that I feel everyone should check out at least once. It’s the world’s largest art competition, and it completely takes over the city.

…

Read More

Filed Under: Adventures With Friends, Art, Events, Family Adventures, On A Date Adventures, Solo Adventures, Special Event/ Exhibits Tagged With: 20 liters, art, art prize, art prize 2012, grand rapids, Grkids.com, kids art prize tour, Michigan, Pure Michigan, rubik cube, the manasseh project

Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Search

Meet Nedra

myNKY
myNKY
myNKY

[footer_backtotop]

Copyright © 2023 · Proudly Hosted By Mom Webs Hosting · Log in