August is nearly behind us. The season of the Lake is past, and we are moving towards fall. The Kid and I made the most of it this year, by taking our yearly "Man's Trip" to the cabin for a week. This year, my good friend Markus was able to join. Take a look!
Well... okay so there were some girls along too. Grandma Polly and Ava were up North at Grandma Grogg's, and so we had some cousin time.
Plenty of time over on Bond with Grandma Grogg :)
This was the weather that greeted us nearly every day! Fantastic!
Poppi was able to join us for a few days (and actually drove The Kid up). On his last day we decided to take a trek further north to a few state parks. The first was an old favorite: Amnicon State Park.
Next stop was the Two Harbors Breakwater. This area has been turned into a really nice city park. Incredible views!
For Markus and I this was a blast from the past. During 2005 we took a trip up this way and stopped through. Markus' family is from this area, so he knows it well.
We decided to be tourists for Lunch, and stopped off at Betty's Pies for lunch. Poppi, Markus and I enjoyed some delicious pie (Coconut Turtle, French Silk, and Key Lime respectively) while the Kid genius lived up to his name by ordering the large cookie, warmed up a la mode!
The next stop was Gooseberry State Park, to see the falls and hike the trails.
Did you know the Kid was so strong?!
Probably my best photo of the trip. This is where the river empties into the Lake, absolutely gorgeous.
This is a recreation of a photo from 2005. One doesn't get views like that in IL!
The kid was absolutely thrilled to get to play in the waterfalls. The "white water" as he called it was his favorite part of the trip.
Our excursion ended with a dinner in Duluth and a trip down the canal.
The next morning before Poppi headed home we got some RC Boating in.
The rest of the trip was full of sun, sand, and water. I think that about sums it up!
There was much much more, I promise - but this is about all I have for pictures.
Stay Healthy!
"The LORD bless you and keep you;
The LORD make His face shine upon you,
And be gracious to you.
The LORD lift up His countenance on you,
And give you peace."
Numbers 6:24-26
