adventures of a midwesterner.
hike #1 of 52 A hike a week for a year. The 52 Hike Challenge. A challenge designed to get you outside. A challenge that encourages physical fitness, mental clarity, exploration and connection to others and nature. I don’t sit still long and I enjoy a good challenge. I also love planning a good adventure, […]
Happy New Year! Every New Years day at 1 PM the people of Sheboygan, Wisconsin and surrounding areas voluntarily run, jump and plunge into the ice cold body of water that hugs our shores. Since the year 1970 Lake Michigan has drawn people of all kinds of crazy to take the leap into the frigid […]
The new Visit Sheboygan visitor center is open and ready for business! Sheboygan is known as both the “Spirit on The Lake” and “Malibu of the Midwest” for a reason. Our little Midwest coastal community has a lot to offer and we’re famous too! Sheboygan has even been name dropped on the big screen. In […]
Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall. F. Scott Fitzgerald Hygge (hoo-gah) is the Danish word for a quality coziness that creates a feeling of comfort and well being. Hygge can be achieved alone or with family and friends. It can be the feeling you get when you cozy up […]
“You should sit in nature 20 minutes a day…unless you are busy. Then you should sit for an hour.” zen saying The key to this is to create or find that oases every where you go. When you are in the Sheboygan area a great place to visit to get a taste of nature is […]
Sheboygan’s Top Coffee Shops If you are anything like me coffee is a must first thing in the morning. I am a bit spoiled and don’t apologize when I say that most mornings my husband brings me my coffee in bed. Now there are a few times in which this is unacceptable. Those are the […]