Based on Madeira Island, Portugal, Accessible Madeira Tours (www.madeiraacessivelbywheelchair.com) offers a wide range of tours and services for wheelchair-users and slow walkers. They work to minimize barriers with adaptive equipment to make the impossible possible. To that end … Read More
Located in Lake Superior, just off the Bayfield Peninsula, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (www.nps.gov/apis/index.htm) is composed of 21 islands. Early settlers only found 12 of the islands though, so they named the site for the 12 apostles. The … Read More
Looking for a wheelchair-accessible Lake Michigan cabin? Then look no further than Point Beach State Forest (dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/pointbeach), on the western shore of Lake Michigan. Located about an hour-and-a-half north of Milwaukee, this pine and hemlock forest is home … Read More
Located along scenic Highway 97, just north of Bend, Lava Lands Visitor Center (https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/deschutes/recarea/?recid=38394) is worth a stop on any Crater Lake road trip. Unfortunately many visitors zip right on by this volcanic site on the way to … Read More
Located on the western edge of Lookout Mountain in far Northwestern Georgia, Cloudland Canyon State Park (gastateparks.org/CloudlandCanyon) boasts some of the best views in the state. Visitors marvel at the deep gorge cut by Daniel Creek, and enjoy … Read More
Located in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Brannan Island State Recreation Area (www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=487) is a boater’s delight, as there’s no shortage of waterways, marshes and islands to explore. That said, the land-based facilities are also worth a visit, especially … Read More
