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    Trip Report: Perrot State Park (Onalaska, WI)
    Lara Draxler
    • Jul 28, 2021
    • 5 min

    Trip Report: Perrot State Park (Onalaska, WI)

    We just returned from what I would say was my favorite camping trip we have been on yet. We spent two nights at Perrot State Park near...
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    Trip Report-Pattison State Park (WI)
    Lara Draxler
    • Jun 21, 2021
    • 3 min

    Trip Report-Pattison State Park (WI)

    We recently returned from a great weekend away camping at Pattison State Park in northwest Wisconsin. It was a really nice experience,...
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    Budgeting for Disney
    Lara Draxler
    • Dec 23, 2020
    • 3 min

    Budgeting for Disney

    We just got back from an AMAZING holiday trip to Disney World that I will never forget. I planned and budgeted for almost a year to make...
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    Trip Report-Herbster/Bayfield, WI
    Lara Draxler
    • Oct 29, 2020
    • 5 min

    Trip Report-Herbster/Bayfield, WI

    We recently returned from a wonderful weekend getaway to Herbster, WI (about 30 minutes from the lovely resort town of Bayfield.) I love...
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    Fall Trip plan-Bayfield, WI
    Lara Draxler
    • Sep 13, 2020
    • 3 min

    Fall Trip plan-Bayfield, WI

    Each year, I love booking a fall trip. It was a tradition that my parents started when I was a kid. Fall is my favorite season, and I...
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    Trip Report-Dubuque, IA
    Lara Draxler
    • Aug 5, 2020
    • 6 min

    Trip Report-Dubuque, IA

    We just returned from a really fun weekend to Dubuque, Iowa. We ended up there in a very round about manner as I referenced in a previous...
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    Trip Report-Topsail Island, NC
    Lara Draxler
    • Jul 27, 2020
    • 6 min

    Trip Report-Topsail Island, NC

    I just got home from an amazing week down south. I won't say it was like a "normal" vacation...We had a lot of COVID related issues to...
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    Day Trip to Lake Wissota State Park
    Lara Draxler
    • Jul 14, 2020
    • 3 min

    Day Trip to Lake Wissota State Park

    Last Friday, we enjoyed a fun day trip exploring Lake Wissota State Park. We bought a WI state parks pass back in May, and I have really...
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    Planning a "COVID proof" road trip
    Lara Draxler
    • Jul 9, 2020
    • 3 min

    Planning a "COVID proof" road trip

    If you had asked me a year ago where I would go on a summer road trip this year, I would not have said IOWA. LOL!!! But, we are headed...
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    Mini road trips/day trips with teens and tweens
    Lara Draxler
    • Jul 1, 2020
    • 3 min

    Mini road trips/day trips with teens and tweens

    Throughout all of quarantine, we have enjoyed some mini day trips and outings. It has helped keep all of us sane. Even when we weren't in...
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    Flambeau River State Forest camping trip report
    Lara Draxler
    • Jun 23, 2020
    • 5 min

    Flambeau River State Forest camping trip report

    Our first officially blogged trip is DONE! We had a wonderful family frugal adventure that began with a two hour drive north after we...
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    Planning a camping trip for first-timers
    Lara Draxler
    • Jun 11, 2020
    • 2 min

    Planning a camping trip for first-timers

    So in about a week, we are going on a family camping trip for the first time! I camped some as a kid with friends. Since I grew up next...
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    Humanitarian Travel +Packing List
    Lara Draxler
    • May 27, 2020
    • 4 min

    Humanitarian Travel +Packing List

    I have been wanting to write this post for some time. I just haven't had the time to fit it in. I was thinking this morning, my trips to...
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    Family Hike to Willow River State Park
    Lara Draxler
    • May 20, 2020
    • 3 min

    Family Hike to Willow River State Park

    Throughout quarantine, I have tried to plan at least 2 activities per week for my bonus kids...that could be anything from making or...
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    Plan to park-part 2-add on extra magic!!
    Lara Draxler
    • Apr 30, 2020
    • 3 min

    Plan to park-part 2-add on extra magic!!

    So, you have decided WHEN you want to book. You have decided WHERE you want to stay (either on site at Disney or off site). You have...
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    Married and Family Travel-2018
    Lara Draxler
    • Apr 22, 2020
    • 3 min

    Married and Family Travel-2018

    After we got home from our honeymoon, we slipped into married life. As with all blended families, I was an overnight stepmom to three...
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    Travel Story-2016 to 2017
    Lara Draxler
    • Apr 15, 2020
    • 4 min

    Travel Story-2016 to 2017

    I left off with my move to Wisconsin being exactly what my heart needed to heal. I felt that I needed to start 2016 off right. I did a...
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    My life in travel part 1
    Lara Draxler
    • Feb 25, 2020
    • 2 min

    My life in travel part 1

    Until we reveal our MYSTERY destination for next month's upcoming trip, I thought it would be good to a little blog series called "My...
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