On the Waterfront

This is a place that we used to spend hours and hours at--the playground with the best view ever! It is right on the water next to the pier and usually crowded with kids having a great time. A few years ago, the city finally put in this larger version with another area for smaller children to the right. My kids and I have spent many happy hours here playing and meeting friends. It is a great place to come and hang out.

Sorry I've been away--I had the flu for several days and neglected pretty much everything! But all is well now and I'm back!

A great park!

Yesterday we spent the morning and part of the afternoon here at Resort Pike Park. It is a little park right on Walloon Lake, a beautiful spot to play. There is a nice little playground and plenty of picnic tables up on top and then stairs to get to the small beach and swimming area. It is a nice, but rocky beach area and the water stays shallow out to the buoy seen in the water. A quiet little getaway for you and your family! (We had a really good time, but carrying the kayak down the stairs was a chore I was told!)

Little Traverse Bay Shoreline

I do love this view. From the playground seen in the right foreground, you can have a lovely view of the bay, and we're there quite a bit in the summer. The water is beautiful, but here it is quite rocky. The best beach on the bay is in the State Park that you can't quite see on the left side of the shoreline. There the beach is nice and sandy with lots of shallow water in which to swim. The State Park also has camping lots available for those who want to stay a while!!