At around 7:30am on Saturday morning the Morgan's headed off on an adventure to the lovely Lake Michigan. We packed up the gas-guzzling Tahoe and hit the road. A one night stay in the Van Buren State Park about three miles south of South Haven, MI was on the agenda. After a short two hour ride-Phil is a maniac behind the wheel of any car-we arrived and payed the small fee(a hotel usually runs about $200-a-night) and chose a nice camping site near the beach path. The tent was up and we headed the short walk through a wooded path and across a parking lot, and TA-DA......glorious Lake Michigan.
My family didn't visit this grand lake while I was growing up....other than four years of hellish fun at X-Country camp at the Indiana Dunes State Park, visiting Michigan has always been my husband's happy haven. He visited nearly every summer(I grew up at Yellow Creek-small in comparison, but heaven to me) and began sharing this special place with me in 2002. My son is seven and had not visited in five years.
I wish I could explain the look on Ty's face......he was amazed. We swam, ate, told spooky stories(Ty and I did-Phil is not much for creative thought), we strolled through a lovely art fair(I bought a potter's bowl-I have a little problem with pottery), a blueberry farm and more food and we were headed home on Sunday! We are all feeling rejuvenated, reconnected, re-inspired!
Spend time taking adventures-don't be afraid of the unknown. Thank God for nature and for family.
Yes! Michigan was just what we needed!!
