Midwest Family Vacation Reports
Latest Midwest Family Vacation Reports 
dchant - 2011-11-30
Our summer vacation was spent in Door County, Wisconsin this year. Every year we travel to a new state, hoping eventually to hit all 50. Time was ...
msjenn2673 - 2011-11-30
We have an action packed 4 day trip to Kansas City with the kids and loved every minute of it! We live in Tulsa, OK. and were looking for a close ...
kbuccelli - 2011-11-30
In July of 2011, we drove from Southern Maryland to Branson, Missouri. I had planned this vacation for 6 months, and had lots to do and see even on ...
msnancie - 2011-11-30
We went up north for alittle skiing and stopped off at the Grand Traverse Resort for the night. It was great! The kids loved it....so much to do ...
ksblessing - 2011-11-30
We spent a gorgeous week in St. Ignace, Michigan with extended family. The kids ages ranged from 8 to 16 with college age cousins as well. ...
HotmamaC - 2011-11-25
We have been going to Branson since the kids can't even remember! What a great time to spend with the family building memories. Now driving down the ...
Christym - 2011-10-21
We started early in the season, most of the shopping was open. Wisconsin Dells is set up for tweens, the Mirror House was fun and easy. They let us ...
momw/3boys - 2011-07-07
Last year we did the East Coast Summer History/Baseball Trip and ended up seeing 9 baseball parks. This year we decided to add 5 more to our list! ...
E(ticket)lizabeth - 2011-04-30
I found myself invited to present at a conference in Omaha, which is about 3 hours away from my home in the Kansas City metro. I haven't been to ...
amandab52 - 2011-04-28
While blazing our way across the plains, we needed to stop for a break. We took the path less traveled to Wamego, Kansas. We stopped to see the Oz ...
leahmariemac - 2011-04-28
Nestled in the heart of the Ozarks, bordered by the Mark Twain National Forest in southwest Missouri is a nature-lovers paradise for kids and adults ...
E(ticket)lizabeth - 2011-04-16
I found myself with a conference in Omaha, and I hadn't been to the Henry Doorly Zoo there in ages. I decided it was a great time to introduce my ...
EHildy - 2011-04-15
The kids were antsy with the excitement of Christmas behind us so we needed somewhere to chill out and have some fun. Since we did not have any ...
spinder79 - 2011-04-15
My spouse and I decided to take our boys ages 3 & 5 to a Minnesota Vikings game in November, 2010. We have never travelled anywhere, futher ...
wonderdog45 - 2011-04-07
Last summer our family stayed in the St. Louis area. We chose a Holiday Inn as we are club members. We stayed just outside of downtown in a ...
mama to 5 - 2011-03-29
Hello,
We visited the beautiful Wisconsin Dells area in September 2009 (just now writing a review because I got pregnant and had a baby since ...
mama to 5 - 2011-03-29
In late August, early Sept. of 2010, we decided to take a little 4 day vacation to Branson, MO. Our point of destination being Stormy Point Resort ...
jlstewart - 2011-03-26
My family and I spent a week in Chicago, IL last summer. The temperature was perfect! Although I have been to Chicago in February when it is ...
jlstewart - 2011-03-26
My family and I spent a week in Chicago, IL, last summer. The temperature was perfect! Although I have been to Chicago in February when it is ...
horstman60 - 2011-03-19
We are Michiganders and still exploring our state with the kids. For mom's 50th birthday, we all went to Mackinaw Island for a long weekend in the ...
traceyrn - 2011-03-17
My whole family enjoyed our trip to St. Louis. My two teenage boys loved the city museum, ice skating in the park and the arch ride. My husband and ...
aburrows2369 - 2011-03-16
We drove to Mackinaw City MI from Staples MN, and that was a trip all in its own. We started off with being an hour away from home and I forgot mine ...
RKRROG - 2010-11-03
We went to Cincinatti to see the Tampa Bay Buccaneers play the Cincinnati Bengals at the Bengals Stadium. We stayed at the Hyatt Regency which is ...
mastrmary2 - 2010-09-09
I have to say, I wasn't expecting to have the wonderful time that we did. The idea was to visit our uncle that was turning 85 after the death of his ...
michelle-7716 - 2010-08-25
We took a trip in June to Niagara Falls, and it was nice. But, then we took a trip to Hocking Hills, OH and it was soooooo much better!!! We camped ...
pamperin - 2010-08-23
Traveled to St Louis from Wisconsin, along the Mississippi River. Stayed in Madison, WI the first night, Hannibal, MO the second night, St Louis the ...
fly2max - 2010-08-23
Air Venture is a yearly gathering of over 12,000 airplanes and over 500,000 people. Many are pilots, but many are non-pilots that just love ...
jrmarple - 2010-08-10
We had a family reunion with 20+ people aging from 2-80. We were able to reserve (we did it about six months in advance for premium summer time) 6 ...
Debra Brown - 2010-06-07
My husband James and I went to Branson for a long weekend trip. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves but what we noticed the most was the large numbers ...
Host TravelMom401 - 2010-06-01
On Thursday May 19th I was given the opportunity to accompany my daughter, and her 3rd grade class to the Detroit Science Center. What a great ...
happygirl72 - 2010-05-29
We celebrated the long Labor Day weekend by heading to Branson for a mini-vacation! We stayed at a condo and had a blast!
We love the outlet ...
tmw328 - 2010-05-29
We thoroughly recommend Chicago as a family destination. My husband and I visited recently with our 11 year old daughter and we all loved the city! ...
vjtmiller - 2010-05-29
We went to Chicago mostly to celebrate our 8 year old's birthday. We spent hours at the American Girl store in Chicago with her completely on Cloud ...
Loriannwi - 2010-05-27
Wisconsin Dells is a wonderful place to visit. They have a variety of water parks and hotels that will fit everyone's budget. There is a variety of ...
travelbel - 2010-05-17
Cedar Point was great for our kids and for us! Mom and dad were delighted that we could go on most of the kid rides with them and ride. The kids ...
travelbel - 2010-05-17
We went to Michigan Adventure amusement park, thinking that it would be fun for all. Disappointed that the "children's rides" were more ...
tnshsms - 2010-05-09
We drove from St. Louis to Chicago on a Sunday and attempted to do the drive during our daughter's nap time(she was 14 months old). She did pretty ...
sg.premier@yahoo.com - 2010-04-20
This was our 2nd trip. Try the day time skiing before you try the Mid Night Ski! We has two seventeen year olds, one eight year old and two adult ...
stella1078 - 2010-01-08
We wanted a "slow" family vacation-away from Waterparks, Video Arcades, Amusement Parks, malls and all the other stuff. Actually, we do not ...
Hoobilly - 2010-01-04
Cincinnati is a great place for a fun and educational vacation for a family. Many worthwhile places to see, including:
Roebling Suspension Bridge ...
williamsk - 2009-11-01
We rented a cabin from Mountain Laurel Cabin Rentals for a brief stay in the mountains. Our cabin (Northern Lights) or chalet had a jacuzzi on the ...
Carlotta32 - 2009-10-28
Me and my three young children took a road trip to Chicago back in June. We traveled from Columbus, OH to Chicago in a car. The five hour trip was ...
chillcrh - 2009-10-28
We stayed at the hotel in the park and the hotel was very friendly. We had early access to Cedar Point, which we walked to. The entire day was ...
ferretface - 2009-10-28
We visited Grand Marais, MN in June 2009. We camped at the Grand Marais RV Park and Campground. By camping here we had access to the city pool for ...
thenewman4 - 2009-10-28
Who wants to drive all the way to the coast? With children? Even with a tv in the backseat, I'll take a shorter trip any day.
Traverse City, ...
Tracey Thibodeau - 2009-10-27
This past winter seemed like it would never end and our family was suffering from terribly from cabin fever. So for our 17th wedding anniversary we ...
HealthCentral - 2009-10-27
It's been at least ten years since our family has been able to take a vacation together. We can't just book a room and go. We have to find a room ...
MommyBlogExpert - 2009-10-27
During the entire month of August 2009 we took another one of our family U.S. road trips, this one totaling 6000+ miles from beginning to end. As in ...
tgardner516 - 2009-10-20
If you are looking for solitude and family time, this is the place to go. My family had a wonderful and relaxing time in the Ozarks at Rockin Z ...
ausbai - 2009-10-01
Finding a getaway for teenagers can be challenging! Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio makes it easy, especially when your family has a zeal for thrill ...
nrice1@comcast.net - 2009-09-28
You may ask, WHY SOUTH DAKOTA? We'll I'm from there, so I had to take the kids out to the old homestead. It can be a great place to visit. We flew ...
singmama09 - 2009-09-15
For those who live near Galveston, it's a great family vacation! We rented a house with 3 bedrooms and a loft with full bathrooms in all three ...
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