Day in Springfield
Day in Springfield

Onto our first full day in Springfield, Ohio! We packed this day to the brim from morning to night… so I have lots of fun recommendations if you’re planning a visit to the city. But it felt like a good, slow, relaxing day too. We kicked off the day with coffee and a small breakfast at Un Mundo Cafe! When we got downtown and parked, we realized the cafe was right next to their farmer’s market. They have over 35 vendors, with live music, food trucks and fun all in the North Market Alley adjacent to the Heritage Center. Un Mundo Cafe is right on that little corner, so we snuck in for a coffee (soy chai for me, of course) and a lemon poppyseed muffin before making our way over to the Heritage Center for a morning of exploring!

This trip was sponsored by Springfield CVB, but all opinions are my own!

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Greetings from Springfield Mural
Greetings from Springfield Mural

Greetings from Springfield, Ohio! I’m moving into a few posts from our trip there a few weeks ago. I love Springfield. It’s definitely a small town, and to be honest, I probably wouldn’t have heard of it if they hadn’t invited me on a press trip last year… but after our second weekend in the city, I can confirm that we’ve had two really great weekends there. It almost feels like home in a little way now. 🤣 What’s fun too is… this weekend felt like a totally different trip than our weekend there last year! We went back to a few favorite places, but did a lot of new things, explored new areas, and stayed in a super fun treehouse! I’ll be blogging all about our trip, but to kick it off, let’s start with our first night there! A stop to the Greetings from Springfield mural, which is brand new!

This trip was sponsored by Springfield CVB, but all opinions are my own!

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The hay field

Helloooooo, October, you dreamboat of a month you! So technically these photos were taken before our trip to Escanaba. We were having all the fall vibes on our drive up to the upper peninsula, so we stopped to snap these pictures! I actually need to blog my trip to Springfield, Ohio first this week before I can truly move onto fall content, but we’re getting close. We’ve been taking some fall photos lately, and I’m really excited to start blogging in a new season. How in the world did I get so behind? 🤣 So bare with me this week as I get caught up, wrap up the summer season, and fully move into October and autumn. But these photos are at least getting us some of those autumn vibes! 🍂

Outfit details:

Floral Dress via Shop Pitaya (similar)
Madewell The Boxy-Crop Jean Jacket in Lunar Wash
Madewell The Boardwalk Ankle-Strap Sandal

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Why I think Michigan is an awesome place to call home

As most of you know, I love living in Michigan. I grew up here, I went to college here, I found my career here, built a blog I love here, and plan to stay here for the rest of my life! There are so many reasons why I love Michigan. Today I’m going to touch on the top five benefits to living in Michigan in collaboration with MSHDA! If you haven’t heard of MSHDA before, simply put, they help Michigan residents get into homes. They offer several valuable programs, provide housing for veterans, reduce homelessness and make homeownership possible and preserve Michigan history. Be sure to head over to their website to read more!

MSHDA sponsored this post. The opinions and text are my own.

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Guide to Escanaba

Alrighty! Here’s a little recap of our trip to Escanaba… the places I’d recommend to drink, eat, and adventure to! If you know the area better than I do, and you have any more tips/recommendations, let me know in the comments! We loved our trip to Escanaba. Like I mentioned before, I planned this trip to the area because there were five lighthouses I hadn’t seen yet… and needed to check off my list. But I ended up loving this weird, desolate town. 😉 It’s full of character, and I loved the food, wine, vibes and things to do. It was definitely a slower weekend (as most weekends in the upper peninsula are), which I always appreciate. Sometimes it feels like I’m letting out a breath of air I’ve been holding in once I hit the U.P., it’s sort of strange to explain. I just love it up here; and Escanaba is definitely part of that reason now too!

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Peninsula Point Light
Peninsula Point Light

Moving onto the last lighthouse from our trip to Escanaba… the Peninsula Point Light! So the locals call this the Stonington Lighthouse, and I was getting so confused… like am I missing a lighthouse during this trip?! But it’s because it’s out on Stonington Peninsula! So first, it takes about 30 minutes to go down the peninsula and down a narrow dirt road before you reach the lighthouse. Second, this tower is all that remains after a fire and demolition. You can open the door, and climb up by yourself, for a gorgeous view of the bay. Third, this is the only place you can spot the Minneapolis Shoal Light from shore (it’s so distant, but I was able to snap a picture on the furthest zoom!) and…. fourth, this is a gathering place for monarch butterflies each fall where they rest before continuing south across Lake Michigan on their annual migration to Mexico. Long story short, this is such a special place.

Outfit details:

Levi's Premium Wedgie Straight
Tradlands 101 Martine Black Tencel
Ray-Ban Clubmaster Sunglasses
Madewell The Transport Tote
Madewell The Boardwalk Ankle-Strap Sandal

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