Thursday, September 17, 2009

Lake Michigan









Last summer we visited St. Joe Michigan. I would rank this as one of my most favorite places. It is a small town with a nice square, nice restaurants and an awesome beach. So for an "end of summer" fling, we decided to go there over Labor Day weekend. It's only a 2.5 hour drive for us. We packed up on Saturday morning and headed out. There is a large area between the square and the beach. In the middle of the last century, there was an amusement park there. It's been gone for a long time however, the town is revitalizing the area and built a gorgeous fountain area for children to play in. It opened the day we arrived. This is going to be a huge hit with tourists.

We played in the sand, swam in the surf, took beach walks and relaxed. It was perfect.

Sunday morning must have been a sailing regatta or something because hundreds of people went out to the pier to visit and watch the boats go out. We got there on the tail end of things but it was neat to see ALL the sailboats out in the water. I would say there were over 200. We watched them as they got further and further away.

One neat thing about the weekend was that Dallas and I decided that whenever and if-ever we retire, it will most definitely be around water. We both love it. Now to start saving for a boat!

Cathi

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