Lake Superior – aka Gichigami (Ojibwe) or Gitche Gumee (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) – is the greatest of the Great Lakes and the largest freshwater lake in the world (by surface area) – 31,700 square miles. It’s also the coldest and the deepest. It contains 10 percent of the world’s fresh water.  It contains more water than all of the other...

Lake Gogebic is the largest natural inland lake in the U. P. It’s 18 miles long and 3  miles wide. It straddles both Gogebic and Ontonagon counties so has two time zones. It includes Gogebic County Park, Ontonagon County Park, and Lake Gogebic State Park, along with private homes, resorts and restaurants. Surrounding the lake are the million-acre Ottawa National...

In the summertime, when it’s hot and humid and you’re about to melt, you come to the Ellen E. Linson Splash Park and in the winter, you go next door to the Herbert Wells Ice Rink. The splash complex is divided into different areas, starting with a regular pool for lap swimming, practice, and fun. Then, there’s a climbing wall,...

This resort, just 15km/9.3mi along the coast from Toulon and replete with palm trees which flourish in the very mild climate, has attracted visitors from northern Europe since late Victorian times. Protected by the Massif des Maures and bordered by the Mediterranean it boasts 300 days sunshine per year. Extensive safe beaches 20km/12.4mi long are one of the reasons for...