Finally got around to updating our travel map. 2024’s adventures added many pins, but only two new states. Looking ahead, I’m very excited to add 6+ new states next year!

As we are leaving Alpena, we get to experience the immediate onset of fog that was mentioned several times as one of the reasons that mariners have a difficult time navigating the waters of Thunder Bay. This fog seemingly came out of nowhere and continued for a few miles. It was hauntingly beautiful, but provided a first-hand insight into why there are so many shipwrecks in this area.

The Alpena Shipwreck Tour was really neat! We went to two different shipwrecks in Thunder Bay on the tour. The captain said that sometimes you get to see three, but the water was a bit cloudy, so it took a bit of time to maneuver the glass bottom boat to get us right on top of the wrecks. We had so much fun that we forgot to take photos of the wrecks through the bottom of the boat!

While in Alpena we rode a portion of the Alpena Bi-Path Trail on our e-bikes. The trail is approximately 14 miles with art and parks along the trail. We enjoyed a beautiful afternoon with our friends and took many stops to look at artwork and explore by foot along the way. One of our stops was at Island Park where we got off and walked around the island.

Thank you to all our Veterans. Today we honor your sacrifices which allow us to live so freely.

One of the things we always look for on the road (and it can be hit or miss, for sure!) is good Mexican food. Mango’s Tequila Bar in Alpena did not disappoint! The food was delicious and the atmosphere was fun and inviting.

For our last post on the Alpena Mural Trail we feature some of the artwork shown at the marina. These are painted by multiple artists and on both front and back of a panel series. The series depict many styles and variety of tones. We really love seeing this much artwork wherever we go!

Enjoy the second batch of mural artwork from our stay in Alpena, Michigan!

This incredible artwork is painted by multiple artists, including @ag_pnt , @erickarbeling , @the_third_ge , @blueheron.studio

Please go show some love to these very talented artists by following their pages.

The mural trail in Alpena has some really interesting art. There are so many that we can’t fit them all into one post (and it took us multiple days to find them all, even using the app)!