North Dakota – Walleye Heaven with a Wonderous Landscape The latest Shea/Carr family adventure took us to North Dakota. What a trip! With a couple additions to our crew, our families spent 9 nights in the “Peace Garden State.” We hiked, fished, pontoon boated,...
Family, Friends, Fishing, and the 4th in the Adirondacks My family and I spent the 4th of July in the Adirondacks with my buddy Brian and his family. As per usual when our families get together, we had a blast. Planning things to do prior to the trip, getting...
Mississippi – Spring Weather, Southern Hospitality, and a Series of Surprises My wife and I just returned from a trip to Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee. Mississippi was the focus, as it was one of the few states left on my 50 before 50 mission. The...
Florida from a New Angle Florida ended my family’s travel famine. Finally, after about a year, we went on a family vacation. 2022 was a tough travel year for us – mainly because whatever put me in the hospital last summer, did so at a horrible time. That...
Striped Bass Fishing around Swapmscott, MA If you’ve read any of my travel blogs, you’re familiar with my mission to fish all 50 states before I turn 50. If this is your first encounter with my travel blogs, tap this link for the background of the 50 before 50...
Trip Report from Our Visit to Oklahoma I just returned from a little family vacation to Oklahoma. Although the thought of visiting the Sooner State wouldn’t even occur to most folks from the Great Lakes region, we gave it a shot and had a blast. We fished, we took...
