Livin Life With Lori

11/18/2025

Happy 2nd Birthday to our grandson, Peter!🎂🎉🥰 I can’t believe how much he has grown this year and love watching him explore and experience new things.

02/07/2023

Have you seen Big Brutus? It's the largest electric mining shovel in the world! Located near West Mineral, Kansas, Brutus stands 16 stories high, weighs 11 million pounds, and cost $6.5 million dollars to build in 1962.

Take a road trip to see Big Brutus for yourself - plus see other coal mining equipment used in the Kansas coal mines at The Big Brutus Museum & RV Park.

If you love big machines, then you will love standing next to Big Brutus, the largest electric mining shovel in the world! Located in West Mineral, Kansas, the Big Brutus Museum & RV Park is

01/20/2023

Sight & Sounds Theatres brings Bible stories to life in an amazing on-stage theater production. We loved not only the talented singers and dancers but the live animals that play an integral part in the show. Sight & Sound Theatres has two locations: Lancaster, PA & Branson, MO. These shows need to be on your Must See List!

Sight and Sound Theatres takes stories from the Bible and brings them to life in an on-stage musical theater production. The wrap-around stage, sets, incredible singers and dancers, and live animals make Sight and Sound

01/13/2023

While we've been to Branson many times over the years (I even lived and worked there one summer!), we had never taken the dinner cruise on the Showboat Branson Belle. If you're looking for something that the whole family will enjoy - add it to your bucket list next time you visit!

The Showboat Branson Belle is a 700-seat dinner show and cruise aboard an authentic replica of an 1880s Paddlewheeler. The Branson Belle cruises on Table Rock Lake, where guests enjoy a three-course meal, variety show,

01/06/2023

Looking for some easy and tasty camping breakfast ideas? Here are some of our favorite breakfast ideas to help you figure out what to make for breakfast at the campground!

One of our favorite camping meals is breakfast. There are so many easy camping breakfast recipes that can be cooked on the camp stove, camping grill, or over hot coals that are both simple and

12/11/2022

Wine Tasting

12/07/2022

If you've been to Branson, Missouri but haven't visited during Christmas time, you're missing out on making some of the best family memories. There's so much to do in Branson that it has become a year-round destination for all ages!

While Branson, Missouri is a great place to visit any time of year, if you haven't experienced Christmas in Branson, you're missing out on making some wonderful new Christmas traditions for you and your family.

10/25/2022

Do you love to try new wines? We do too! We visited three Finger Lakes Wineries to find out how their wines compared to Long Island wines. We were so happy that ALL of the wineries we visited were dog lovers too! Buddy, our Golden was allowed in the tasting rooms of all the wineries we visited.

If you plan to visit the Finger Lakes, here are three wineries I know you will LOVE - and with views that are AMAZING!
https://livinlifewithlori.com/finger-lakes-wineries-dog-friendly/

10/12/2022

There are so many beautiful state parks in New York, but one of our favorites turned out to be one we just decided on a whim to visit!
Robert H. Treman State Park has nine miles of hiking, 12 waterfalls and you especially want to see the beautiful Lucifer Falls - a 115 ft. waterfall!

Buddy, our Golden Retriever even hiked up and down the 222 stone steps of the Cliff Staircase! This was after hiking to Taughannock Falls that day.

Here's what you'll see at this awesome NY state park!
https://livinlifewithlori.com/robert-h-treman-state-park-how-to-see-beautiful-lucifer-falls/

09/22/2022

We love hiking to see waterfalls! Taughannock Falls is the highest single-drop waterfall in the northeastern United States. At 215 feet, it's even taller than Niagara Falls! There are 2 ways to see Taughannock Falls - and one doesn't require any hiking! Here's how to see the best views of the falls in Taughannock Falls State Park.

09/15/2022

With over 19 waterfalls and spectacular views, we loved hiking in Watkins Glen State Park. Be aware though - there are over 800+ stairs along the trails! Located in the Finger Lakes Region of New York, here are our tips for visiting Watkins Glen State Park. (Link in comments)

09/07/2022

One of our favorite shore excursions in Alaska was in the cruise port of Skagway. The White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad takes you up some 2,888 ft. to the U.S. & Canada border. The views of Skagway from the ship were amazing. Here's a peek at what you'll see...

If Skagway, Alaska is one of your cruise ports on a cruise to Alaska, don't miss riding the White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad as one of your shore excursions! This narrow gauge railroad takes