Robert Cross

Traverse Tall Ship Co. plans three-day and six-day Great Lakes excursions on the sailing schooner Manitou, June 15 through Oct. 3, leaving from the Northport marina. On June 14, tall...

I had booked a guided tour requiring the only sort of vehicle allowed in Yellowstone National Park during winter-something with skis on it-and I had very little idea what that...

''Anyone caught NOT THINKING SNOW will be sent home,'' threatened the hand-lettered sign in Llama Louie`s office at the Teton Village ski resort. Llama Louie deals in snowmobile trips and...

Theories about Cajun and Creole cooking proliferate like mosquitoes in a swamp. Both cuisines overlap quite a bit and rely heavily on the seafood, game, spices, herbs and vegetation of...

We had some hard times here during the Depression and now again, what with the oil industry doing so poorly,'' said Cathy Michel, a Cajun woman who lives in Morgan...

Guides are important in Acadia. The swamps and bayous wind around and the lakes look identical. Strangers tend to lose their bearings soon after the first bend. Seasoned, licensed guides...

Deep in Cajun country, most lodging is standard-issue motel, and in places where anglers rest their heads, a sign at the front desk might caution, ''No Live Crawfish in the...

On Saturday morning in the prairie towns outside Lafayette, hard workers turn into determined party-goers right after breakfast. The fun begins around 9 a.m., when accordion players, fiddlers, singers and...

As often as not, the best sounds to be heard on the Michigan drive come from wind through the window and the rustle of leaves, but on occasion, you might...

Lodgings are plentiful all along this drive. Most of the major hotel and motel chains are in and around Traverse City, Petoskey, Mackinaw City and Cheboygan, along with locally owned...