We had a wet time at Bay City State Park over the 4th of July holiday. The rain came down and down and down some more. The entire park was flooded. People in tents had to swim to their cars. When the sun finally did come out and dry up some of the puddles, the kids took advantage of the break in the weather to enjoy some time at the water park across the street. On Independence Day we all gathered for our annual family potluck dinner. Terri and I …
Its still winter up here, where is spring? Harrisville State Park is a great place if you are lucky enough to get a site right on the lake shore. This time of year is great for us. The park is still relatively empty and it is a lot easier maneuvering our rig into some of these smaller campsites that are at these older state parks. With the chill in the air during the day and the cold nights, we didn’t spend a lot of time outdoors on this trip. But, …
Terri and I have heard of how nice this park was for years now. A couple of years ago when the state revamped its reservation website and added photos of campsites, we even got to see what all the hype was about. We always said that if we could ever get a site right on the water that we would grab it up. A couple of weeks ago it became a reality when Terri was lucky enough to be on the reservation website and catch a cancelation as it occurred. Harrisville State …
When you make a reservation at a park you can sometimes be in for quite a surprise when you arrive and see what the campsite actually looks like. This was the case when we arrived at the Straits State Park. It was much nicer than we had expected. The site description and photos gave us the impression that we may have some issues with the size and orientation of the spot we reserved. We assumed it was a close-quarters situation with us directly facing our neighbors. When we arrived, we …
Currently, we are back at the Bay City State Park to spend some time with the grandkids before our trip up north. The kids just love the Spray By The Bay, which is the park’s splash pad. There is also a nice playground as well as the beach on the shore of Saginaw Bay. We all had a blast! Here I am posing next to the infamous Big Booty Tree. The kids thought this was just hilarious.