You're closer to more of Michigan than you think. Here's something Warren doesn't get enough credit for. It sits almost exactly in the middle of everything. Two hours north and you're in the Thumb, where the shoreline is quiet and the campgrounds don't have waiting lists. Two hours west and you're in the Irish Hills, the lakes, the kind of Michigan that people from other states picture when they think about Michigan. Two hours northwest and you're touching the edge of the nor

25 things to do before the bonfire burns down and the boats go back in storage. Summer in Michigan doesn't ease in. One week you're scraping frost off the windshield and questioning every life decision that led you to this state. The next week it's 74 degrees, the water is sparkling, and you're standing in your driveway looking at your camper thinking we need to leave. Right now. Today. That's Michigan. No warning. No transition. Just suddenly, gloriously, summer. And because

Every camper has that story — the one that makes you laugh before you even start telling it. The one you’re grateful you survived… but still aren’t totally sure how. And also the reason you keep coming back for more. Welcome to Campfire Stories, where the best memories are the ones you could never plan for — and definitely couldn’t make up. We had just decided we were going to buy a camper, and somehow that turned into finding the camper almost immediately. It was brand new,