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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 lov...
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    Amnicon State Falls Camping-Trip Report
    Lara Draxler
    • Aug 12, 2020
    • 5 min

    Amnicon State Falls Camping-Trip Report

    We recently returned from our last (and second ever) family camping trip of the summer. It was a very adventurous weekend! We drove 2 hou...
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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 co...
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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 th...
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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 pac...
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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 baki...
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    My travel story-2015 to the present (part 1)
    Lara Draxler
    • Apr 9, 2020
    • 4 min

    My travel story-2015 to the present (part 1)

    Encapsulating the last 5 years into a succinct package will be difficult, but I will manage. :) So, I came back from my 2014 Thailand tri...
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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 Lif...
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