Mary Lu Laffey

Mary Lu Laffey is a freelance travel writer with 25-plus years of experience in identifying travel trends and writing about them… Catch her byline on gardendestinations.com, in Leisure Group Travel and Destinations magazines, and members of the Small Newspaper Group.

Fall 2021 Issue - The Beauty of Fall

Fall color in the Midwest: The Big Reveal

Autumn arrives in the Midwest without the fanfare of spring storms. Ditto for summer’s heatwaves or the nostalgia associated with winter holidays. One day the treetops are as green as can be, and then? The Big Reveal of brilliant Technicolor. Find great colors in any of the Breadbasket states or

Mary Lu Laffey September 16, 2021

Winter 2016: National Parks Issue

Be Prepared to be Awed!

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen President Theodore Roosevelt visited the Grand Canyon in 1903, he asked our ancestors to keep it for their children, their children’s children — which would be us — and all who come after us as “the one great sight which every American should see.” More than a century later, my

Mary Lu Laffey December 6, 2016

Mary Lu Laffey

Fall color in the Midwest: The Big Reveal

Be Prepared to be Awed!

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