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Family Time at Sleeping Bear Dunes

Posted by Intelligent Travel on April 26, 2013
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A trail leading to the water at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (Photograph by Jimflix!, Flickr)

At first glance, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore looks familiar to kids. The drifting sand, seagulls, and miles of turquoise water all add up to one thing—the ocean. But then, somewhere—maybe on the 7.4-mile Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive or while rolling down the pile of sand called Dune Climb (dubbed “the sacrificial dune” because it’s…

The Passport is the New Diploma

Posted by Keith Bellows in Family Time on February 7, 2013
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Mackenzie drawing iguanas in her journal. (Photograph by Keith Bellows)

My daughter Mackenzie just turned 7. At her birthday party at the Playseum, she stood in front of a child’s version of a world map—no country names, just illustrations of objects like whales and palm trees and pandas. I watched, astonished, as she pointed out dozens of places—Paris, Antarctica, China, Australia. Then it dawned on…