Riptide Ride

Another fine morning here in the north woods; the temp is in the upper 80's today (waaa-a-a-y too hot for the Yoopers). Believe it or not, we have some trees starting to change color! Random branches on random trees are a beautiful red-orange and I am surely not ready to let go of summer yet! We've barely had time at the beach yet! I'll post some pics of the trees in a day or two.

Camp is filled with summer folks enjoying the various sightseeing stuff in the area including the new Riptide Ride in Munising Bay and it looks awesome! I'm planning on stopping in town to meet the "new kids on the block" and check out the ride for myself. I've included a video of the ride:

Forest at Mid-day

Took this photo in the woods during mid-day. It was not retouched to change the colors; the light was just right to make the forest look purple. I thought this was so beautiful.

Another Great Week

My brother came to visit last week with family and friends. I've missed him SO much since moving north, and it was good to have time to visit.
We've had some lovely weather between the rainy days and we spent the time wisely; visiting the secret spots we love and lying in the sun. My girls and I took my brother and his group to this spot over the July 4th weekend and had a fantastic time.

My poor brother took a spill in Lake Superior and his camera got soaked--not to mention everything else. He has a good sense of humor though--he shook it off and we still had a great time exploring the shoreline. The big lake is cold and invigorating even on the hottest summer days here. Ask my brother--he'll vouch for that!

Snow and Other Great Stuff

The lake-effect snowfall has started again and I've waited for it a bit impatiently I must add. We haven't had snow for a bit and we need it; we're not even up to 24"yet. So far for the season we've had some outrageous number...77" maybe? Not nearly enough and ridiculously short of last year and the 330" mark.As I sit by the kitchen window with a cup of coffee, watching my bird feeders, I hear snowmobiles firing up all over the camp. It's a busy weekend here. Some of my favorite guests were here over the last week: The Santoro group from Chicago , Sigler group from mid-Ohio and the Bayer's from Toledo, Ohio area. I'm so lucky to have connected with all these folks---their arrival is like a gift. The Bayer's were here last year with their long-haired dachshunds (I love them all) and are just the nicest folks. Santoro's are a group of guys that are just always fun to be around; likable and goofy and sweet. The Sigler group (pictured above) are gentlemen that are like family to me; we get along like carrots and peas!

We also have The Gross family with their positively enchanting Golden: Charlie. Charlie and I bonded over a home-smoked soup bone. The Gross' were a wonderful family to have at camp; sweet people and my newest furry friend.Our own dogs enjoyed a romp around the camp with me yesterday while I delivered supplies to various cabins.

The next couple of weeks will bring more guests that I love: Mark and Nancy from Iowa, the Dion group, the Christian family....this is truly the best time of year!